unit 7 assignment 4
Unit 7 assignment 4
Outline a malfunction of the cardiovascular system and briefly describe the signs and symptoms
Coronary heart disease is a malfunction of the cardiovascular system. This is something that happens when the blood supply to your heart is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the arteries
Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart's blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries
Over time, the walls of your arteries can become furred up with fatty deposits. This process is known as atherosclerosis and the fatty deposits are called atheroma
Your risk of developing atherosclerosis is significantly increased if you: smoke have high blood pressure (hypertension) have a high blood cholesterol level do not take regular exercise have diabetes
Other risk factors for developing atherosclerosis include: being obese or overweight having a family history of CHD – the risk is increased if you have a male relative with CHD under 55 or a female relative under 65
Another reason you could get this is due to cholesterol Describe how the presence of this malfunction might affect routine measurements and observations of your body system
If you have heart disease, your heart has to work harder to pump blood. This increase in heart activity affects blood pressure and pulse, increasing both which would be read as high during routine measurement. Heart attacks lead to increased breathing rate and body temperature, both in fact being one of the warning signs of an attack. Weak pulse indicates heart disease. The heart is pumping harder but in actuality is pumping less blood to the organs. Same for breathing rates. Increased rate at rest also shows that the heart is working harder than it should be to produce or pump oxygenated blood. Blood tests, routine tests, can point out a variety of internal issues, from high blood pressure to
Outline a malfunction of the cardiovascular system and briefly describe the signs and symptoms
Coronary heart disease is a malfunction of the cardiovascular system. This is something that happens when the blood supply to your heart is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the arteries
Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart's blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries
Over time, the walls of your arteries can become furred up with fatty deposits. This process is known as atherosclerosis and the fatty deposits are called atheroma
Your risk of developing atherosclerosis is significantly increased if you: smoke have high blood pressure (hypertension) have a high blood cholesterol level do not take regular exercise have diabetes
Other risk factors for developing atherosclerosis include: being obese or overweight having a family history of CHD – the risk is increased if you have a male relative with CHD under 55 or a female relative under 65
Another reason you could get this is due to cholesterol Describe how the presence of this malfunction might affect routine measurements and observations of your body system
If you have heart disease, your heart has to work harder to pump blood. This increase in heart activity affects blood pressure and pulse, increasing both which would be read as high during routine measurement. Heart attacks lead to increased breathing rate and body temperature, both in fact being one of the warning signs of an attack. Weak pulse indicates heart disease. The heart is pumping harder but in actuality is pumping less blood to the organs. Same for breathing rates. Increased rate at rest also shows that the heart is working harder than it should be to produce or pump oxygenated blood. Blood tests, routine tests, can point out a variety of internal issues, from high blood pressure to