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GRADE & SECTION: 9-INTEGRITY
ACTIVITY 2: Cardiovascular Disease Fact Chart – Fill out the table below with the missing information.
Disease Signs & Symptoms
Heart Failure
* Tingling on one side of
the body or numbness
* Muscles on one side of
the face, arm, or leg
becomes weak
* Trouble in speaking and
walking
* Problems with the vision
Hypertension * Easily confused
* Hears buzzing or
irritating noise in the ear
* Heartbeat becomes
irregular
* Pain in the chest
* Gets tired easily
* Bleeding nose
* Changes in vision
Anemia
Cause/s Treatment
* Right-sided heart
failure means the right
ventricle of the heart
loses its pumping
function.
* Left-sided heart
failure means the
heart’s ability to pump
blood forward from the
left side of the heart is
decreased
* A person must see a
doctor and treatment must
begin within 3 hours after
the symptoms first started.
A CT scan must be done to
see whether the disease is
from a clot or from
bleeding.
*Bad genes or *LDL cholesterol levels
hereditary less than or equal to 100
*Diabetes mg/dL
* High blood pressure * Glycosylated hemoglobin
* Abnormal cholesterol (HbA1c) levels less than or
levels or high LDL equal to 7%
(bad) cholesterol * Blood pressure less than
* High triglyceride or equal to 120/80mmHg
levels
*Excess body fat
around the waist
* Gets tired easily
* Weakness or
shortness of breath
* Palpitations
* Looking pale
*Chest pain, angina, or
worse, heart attack
* Dizziness or fainting
* Stool color becomes
black and tarry tools
(sticky and foul
smelling), maroon-
colored, or visibly
bloody stool.
Leukemia * Smoking
* Long-term exposure
to some chemicals such
as benzene and
formaldehyde and even
pesticides
* Prolonged exposure
to the radiation
* Hereditary
* Immaturity of blasts
or cells that are
produced in the bone
marrow
*Exposure to high
doses of high-energy
X-rays (radiation)