Chronic Illness in Chronic Illness in American Men:American Men:

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Link leading causes of death with chronic Link leading causes of death with chronic illnessillness

Link back to the points we learned earlier in Link back to the points we learned earlier in the term about how to prevent, detect, and treat the term about how to prevent, detect, and treat each illness.each illness.

Identify your own vulnerabilities to chronic Identify your own vulnerabilities to chronic illness and what you can do about them.illness and what you can do about them.

Leading Causes of Death – Leading Causes of Death – American MenAmerican Men

Heart DiseaseHeart Disease CancerCancer StrokeStroke Chronic Obstructive Lung DiseaseChronic Obstructive Lung Disease Unintentional InjuriesUnintentional Injuries

Honorable MentionHonorable Mention

Diabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus Type IType I Type IIType II

Sickle Cell AnemiaSickle Cell Anemia

Perils and AnswersPerils and Answers

Heart DiseaseHeart Disease CancerCancer StrokeStroke COLDCOLD

DietDiet ExerciseExercise Stress ManagementStress Management AspirinAspirin Moderate Alcohol Moderate Alcohol

IntakeIntake Smoking CessationSmoking Cessation

Heart DiseaseHeart Disease

Killed 1 million people in 2001Killed 1 million people in 2001 More than cancer, accidents, pneumonia, More than cancer, accidents, pneumonia,

influenza, lung disease, diabetes, and AIDS influenza, lung disease, diabetes, and AIDS combinedcombined

CVDCVD CardioCardio VascularVascular DiseaseDisease

Causes 1 in 2.6 deaths in USACauses 1 in 2.6 deaths in USA

 

  

Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain. 

 

  

Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach. 

 

  

Shortness of breath. Often comes along with chest discomfort. But it also can occur before chest discomfort. 

 

  

Other symptoms. May include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness

Heart Attack SignsHeart Attack Signs

Time Is of the EssenceTime Is of the Essence

 

  

Why do people wait?

Do not understand the symptoms of a heart attack and think that what they are feeling is due to something else. 

 

  

Are afraid or unwilling to admit that their symptoms could be serious.

 

  

Are embarrassed about "causing a scene," or going to the hospital and finding out it is a false alarm. 

 

  

Do not understand the importance of getting to the hospital right away.

Treating Heart AttackTreating Heart Attack Besides Besides thrombolyticthrombolytic, or clot-busting, drugs, or clot-busting, drugs,, other medications also are other medications also are

used to treat a heart attack and ischemia, as well as to ease chest pain. used to treat a heart attack and ischemia, as well as to ease chest pain. These drugs include aspirin, nitrates, such as nitroglycerin, and beta These drugs include aspirin, nitrates, such as nitroglycerin, and beta blockers.blockers.

AspirinAspirin.. Aspirin is now given to all patients who arrive at the hospital Aspirin is now given to all patients who arrive at the hospital

emergency department with a suspected heart attack. Aspirin acts to thin emergency department with a suspected heart attack. Aspirin acts to thin the blood and lessen the size of a blood clot during a heart attack.the blood and lessen the size of a blood clot during a heart attack.   

Nitrates, including nitroglycerinNitrates, including nitroglycerin.. This relaxes blood vessels and stops This relaxes blood vessels and stops chest pain.chest pain.   

Beta blockers.Beta blockers. These reduce nerve impulses to the heart and blood vessels. These reduce nerve impulses to the heart and blood vessels. This makes the heart beat more slowly and with less forceThis makes the heart beat more slowly and with less force

More Heart Attack Info:More Heart Attack Info:

www.HeartInfo.orgwww.HeartInfo.org http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/

CancerCancer

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StrokeStroke

Cererbovascular Cererbovascular Accident (CVA)Accident (CVA)

Thrombolytic strokeThrombolytic stroke Hemorrhagic strokeHemorrhagic stroke Transient Ischemic Transient Ischemic

AttackAttack