Smoking related diseases by Jem

9. A smoker under the age of 40 is how many more times likely to have a heart attack than a non-smoker?

j_parocki — 2015-04-17 21:05:38 UTC

10. If a person is a very light smoker (1-5) cigarettes, how much more likely are they to have a heart attack?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:04:19 UTC

Double the risk

11. How much does passive smoking increase a non-smokers risk of heart disease?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:04:48 UTC

10%

12. How does smoking affect a smoker's blood and blood vessels?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:05:07 UTC

13. How does nicotine affect the heart?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:05:16 UTC

14. What happens to the brain cells during a stroke?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:05:19 UTC

Blood clot stops the blood from flowing to your brain

15. Name 5 possible symptoms of a stroke?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:05:43 UTC

16. How much more likely is a heavy smoker to have a stroke than a non-smoker?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:05:51 UTC

17. Why is a smoker more at risk of having a stroke? What does smoking do to the arteries leading to the brain?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:06:20 UTC

Narrows the arteries to your brain and causes them to become blocked

18. How much is the risk of having a stroke reduced after 5 years of quitting smoking?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:07:06 UTC

Half

19. List 3 symptoms of gangrene

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:07:27 UTC

20. What parts of the body does gangrene normally affect?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:07:55 UTC

21. Name 2 factors, aside from smoking, that can make you more at risk of gangrene

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:08:15 UTC

Diabetes and blood vessel disease

22. In the UK how many amputations happen every year because of smoking?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:08:45 UTC

23. Why does smoking make it harder to pump blood around the body?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 07:09:29 UTC

1. Name 3 symptoms of lung cancer

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:26:33 UTC

Shortness of breath

Chest pain

Coughing up blood

2. What percentage of people with lung cancer live for at least 5 years after they are first diagnosed?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:27:15 UTC

3. How many people died of lung cancer in the UK in 2007?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:27:22 UTC

43,000

4. Death from lung cancer accounts for what percentage of all deaths from cancer?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:27:38 UTC

90%

6. How many of the chemical found in tobacco are known to cause cancer?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:28:07 UTC

60%

7. Apart from lung cancer, what cancers are primarily caused by smoking?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:28:23 UTC

Mouth

8. How much does passive smoking increase a non-smokers risk of getting lung cancer?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:29:06 UTC

15-30

24. What other name is emphysema known by? Why is it called this?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:34:06 UTC

25. What is the main cause of emphysema?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:34:20 UTC

Smoking makes the alveoli burst

26. If a person has emphysema, what happens to the walls of the alveoli and the air sacs in the lungs?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:34:45 UTC

27. Name 2 signs of emphysema. Explain why this is a symptom of oemphysema

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:35:06 UTC

28. How does emphysema affect a person's quality of life?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:35:21 UTC

29. Can the damage caused by emphysema be reversed?

j_parocki — 2015-04-20 10:35:34 UTC

Test

2015-04-20 15:36:00 UTC