Question

THIS QUESTION IS FOR HEALTH CLASS (NOT NURSING).

What are your CVD risk factors, and how can you improve your risk profile?

Have you discussed your risk profile with your healthcare provider? Why or why not?

How does your ethnicity influence your risk profile?

Write a short paragraph answering these questions.

Answer 1

-Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels,there is increased risk of fat deposits in arteries leading to coronary artery disease (CAD), strokes, aortic disease, peripheral artery disease.

-Risk factors of CVD include:

-High Blood pressure,diabetes,smoking,high cholestrol levels,obesity,alcohol,familial risks.

-Risk profile of CVD can be improved by:

-quitting smoking,maintaining healthy diet with low levels of sugar,salts,fats and cut down alcohol

-regular physical activity and maintain proper weight

-eat healthy fats, fibres, plenty of fruits and vegetables

-prescribed medications such as aspirin to reduce blood clots, clot busters statins to lower blood cholesterol

-one should definitely discuss risk profile with healthcare provider because he prescribes proper medical approach to treat CVD and its risk factors and help in improving our risk profile

-Ethnicity does play a role as one of risk factor in risk profile because CVD is more common in Africa or Carribean , south asian countries such as in India as people here are more likely to have risk factors such as cholesterol, BP, obesity,diabetes