Gened 1053, Heart Disease Epidemic

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Decks in this class (23)

The Heart and Major diseases
What is atherosclerosis,
What causes atherosclerosis,
Brain attackwhat is a stoke
19  cards
Life on Earth and Evolution
Define evolutionary mismatch,
State the big bang theory,
Nebular hypothesis
13  cards
Epidemiologic Transitions
Define public health,
What was the greek s ideology on ...,
What was the roman s ideology on ...
19  cards
Smoking
Describe smoking use in developed...,
How was tobacco used historically,
How was tobacco curing discovered
16  cards
Sugar Trade Routes
Describe the location of the tria...,
When was the enslaved person trad...,
Why was africa targeted for ensla...
8  cards
Obesity
Define the energy balance theory,
Define body mass index,
Explain the shape of mortality of...
14  cards
Diabetes
Define type 1 diabetes,
Define type 2 diabetes,
Describe some diabetes symptoms
7  cards
Epidemiology and Lessons from Humans
Define biostatistics,
Define epidemology,
Define an observational based study
24  cards
Hypertension
Define blood pressure,
Define systolic pressure,
Define diastolic pressure
11  cards
Alcohol
Describe the trend of alcohol ove...,
Describe the trend of alcohol mor...,
Describe the history of human con...
19  cards
Cholesterol
What causes unstable plaques,
Define lipids,
What are the 3 main families of l...
32  cards
Added Sugars
Describe high fructose corn syrup,
What s the difference between glu...,
State what is needed for internal...
16  cards
Processed foods and Trans fats
Describe the presence of trans fat,
Define what a processed food is,
Describe the origins of convenien...
11  cards
Exercise
Describe a brief history of exercise,
Describe what james herrick did,
Describe the jeremy morris study
13  cards
Vitamins and Cool Tech
Describe a brief history of vitamins,
How were vitamins viewed,
What is the risk with vitamins
8  cards
Genetics of Heart disease
Describe the two types of mutations,
Give examples of polygenic mutati...,
Define the central dogma
30  cards
Air Pollution
Define evolutionary mismatch,
State how many people are exposed...,
State how many deaths are due to ...
12  cards
Aging and the Heart
Define longevity,
Define aging,
Define frailty
23  cards
Racism in Medicine
Define race,
Explain,
Describe why race matters in term...
12  cards
Anasarca
State the symptoms that the patie...,
Describe whether there were any o...,
Describe some of the initial trea...
7  cards
Covid and Pandemics
State the characteristics of a virus,
Define r0,
Describe r0
25  cards
Human Research Ethics
State how many jews died in the h...,
Describe the nazis with their pur...,
Define the hippocratic oath
20  cards
What should we do?
State some examples where rights ...,
Describe the typhoid mary case,
Describe how covid is an example ...
5  cards

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