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What is how long the coronavirus lives outside the body?
Several hour to days.
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What are some of the common symptoms of stroke?
Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially one side of the body.
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What is hypertension?
20% of the population have this condition.
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What is 3 times?
It is recommended that you do activity ______ times a week.
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What is 60%
This percentage of fatal falls occur in the home each year.
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What is 80%
This percentage of people confirmed to have coronavirus develop mild to moderate symptoms.
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What is TPA?
Medication known as a “clot buster” that may be given to patients having a stroke.
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What are risk factors for high blood pressure.
Increasing age, obesity and African American ethnicity.
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What is 100%?
A medium size orange contains _____ percent of your daily dose of vitamin C.
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What is 18 seconds?
Every ___ seconds an elder is treated in the ER for a fall.
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What are people with existing medical conditions?
These people are at the highest risk for developing severe Covid.
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What are hypertension, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, afib, obesity, excessive ETOH, drugs, TIAs?
Identify 2 "modifiable" risk factors for a stroke.
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What are possible causes of primary hypertension?
Genetics unhealthy diet, smoking and certain medical conditions.
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What is protein?
This food group builds muscle.
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Who are people 65 and over?
People in this age group are more likely to fall.
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What is Covid 19?
This illness is transmitted through respiratory droplets and particles, spit, sneezing and coughing.
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What is hypoglycemia?
The illness that most closely mimics a stroke.
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What is anxious?
White coat syndrome is a transient elevation of blood pressure when in the clinical setting, likely from feeling......
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What are vitamins and minerals?
They are calcium rich foods that help develop or promote the growth of healthy bones.
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What are non slip shoes?
These should be on a person's feet to prevent falls.
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What is crown or wreath?
This is what Corona means in Latin.
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What are the stroke symptoms unique to women?
Sudden face and limb pain, hiccups, nausea, general weakness, chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations.
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What is diastolic blood pressure?
The name of the lower blood pressure number.
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What is dehydration?
It is a significant loss of body fluids.
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What is exercising?
Doing these at home every day can make a person stronger and improve balance leading to less falls.
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