Prevention and Rehab
7 in 10 deaths in the US are related to preventable or unpreventable
diseases like obesity, DM, HTN, heart disease and cancer??
PREVENTABLE
_____ of our heath care dollars are spent treating such diseases,
however only ______ of our health care dollars go towards prevention!
75% to treating
only 3% to preventing :(
The current "health care system" in the US can be described as a...
"disease management system"
What is the primary prevention of CVD?
"Diet, weight control and physical activity are the first steps in the
prevention and treatment of CAD"
What are the ten leading causes of death in the US and what do most of
them have in common?
1 = Heart disease
2 = Cancer
5 = Stroke
6 = Alzheimer's
, 7 = DM
ALL ARE LIFESTYLE RELATED!!
AHA's My Life Check: Life's Simple 7
1 = Manage BP
2 = Reduce blood sugar (learn about DM!)
3 = Exercise
4 = Manage cholesterol (high HDL, low LDL)
5 = Lose weight
6 = Healthy diet
7 = Stop smoking
Primary and secondary prevention in dyslipidemia
Primary = detect hyperlipidemia in patients without heart disease to
reduce risk of CVD
Secondary = lipid lowing (ex. statins) in patients with known CVD to
reduce mortality and recurrent CV events
______ of cardiovascular events can be attributed to potentially
modifiable or preventable risk factors!
>80%
True or false: Analysis showed that the relationship between LDL-C
lowering and reduction in risk of CHD and stroke over 5 years of
treatment was independent of treatment used
TRUE!
7 in 10 deaths in the US are related to preventable or unpreventable
diseases like obesity, DM, HTN, heart disease and cancer??
PREVENTABLE
_____ of our heath care dollars are spent treating such diseases,
however only ______ of our health care dollars go towards prevention!
75% to treating
only 3% to preventing :(
The current "health care system" in the US can be described as a...
"disease management system"
What is the primary prevention of CVD?
"Diet, weight control and physical activity are the first steps in the
prevention and treatment of CAD"
What are the ten leading causes of death in the US and what do most of
them have in common?
1 = Heart disease
2 = Cancer
5 = Stroke
6 = Alzheimer's
, 7 = DM
ALL ARE LIFESTYLE RELATED!!
AHA's My Life Check: Life's Simple 7
1 = Manage BP
2 = Reduce blood sugar (learn about DM!)
3 = Exercise
4 = Manage cholesterol (high HDL, low LDL)
5 = Lose weight
6 = Healthy diet
7 = Stop smoking
Primary and secondary prevention in dyslipidemia
Primary = detect hyperlipidemia in patients without heart disease to
reduce risk of CVD
Secondary = lipid lowing (ex. statins) in patients with known CVD to
reduce mortality and recurrent CV events
______ of cardiovascular events can be attributed to potentially
modifiable or preventable risk factors!
>80%
True or false: Analysis showed that the relationship between LDL-C
lowering and reduction in risk of CHD and stroke over 5 years of
treatment was independent of treatment used
TRUE!
