指嚴重超重及身體脂肪率高的人士。³¹

31. NHS. Obesity. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obesity/. Last accessed September 2021.

指透過口部服食的藥物。³²

32. Cambridge Dictionary. Orally. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/orally. Last accessed September 2021.

指病人無需醫生處方便可直接購買的藥物。³³

33. Cambridge. Over the counter. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/over-the-counter. Last accessed September 2021.

一個植入在胸口的小型儀器，能幫助控制不規則的心律。³⁴

34. NIH. Pacemakers. Available at: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/pacemakers. Last accessed September 2021.

指為肺部供血的肺動脈發生阻塞，大多由於血栓從腿部靜脈流到肺部引起，少數情況下亦可從身體其他部位流往肺部。³⁵

35. Mayo Clinic. Pulmonary embolism. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-embolism/symptoms-causes/syc-20354647. Last accessed September 2021.

指必須由醫生、牙醫、護士、藥劑師、視光師、物理治療師或足病診療師等合資格的專業醫護人員處方的藥物。³⁶

36. NHS. Medicines information. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/medicines-information/. Last accessed September 2021.

指透過電話或視像形式（而非面對面）與醫生或護士等醫護人員的問診。³⁷

37. NHS. Clinical guide for the management of remote consultations and remote working in secondary care during the coronavirus pandemic. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/media/default/about/covid-19/specialty-guides/specialty-guide-virtual-working-and-coronavirus.pdf. Last accessed September 2021.

指會增加患病機會的因素，如癡肥或吸煙。³⁸

38. MedicineNet. Medical Definition of Risk factor. Available at: https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5377. Last accessed September 2021.

由藥物引起的不良症狀，亦稱為不良反應。 所有藥物都帶有副作用，尤其是在未按照指示服用時。這包括處方及非處方藥物。^39,40

39. US FDA. Finding and learning about side effects (adverse reactions). Available at: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-consumers-and-patients-drugs/finding-and-learning-about-side-effects-adverse-reactions. Last accessed October 2021.
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屬一種嚴重疾病。腦部的血液供給被血栓阻斷，或腦血管爆裂出血，導致氧氣無法到達腦部，造成中風。^41,42

41. NHS. Stroke. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/. Last accessed September 2021.
42. Healthline. Everything You Need to Know About Stroke. Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke. Last accessed September 2021.

一種注射方法，利用短針筒將藥物注射至皮膚及肌肉之間的組織層。以這種方法注射時，藥物的吸收速率通常比靜脈注射慢，有時需要24小時以上。⁴³

43. Healthline. What is a subcutaneous injection? Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/subcutaneous-injection. Last accessed September 2021.

病人自己的主觀感受，可表明一個人患上疾病。⁴⁴

44. Nature. Signs and symptoms. Available at: https://www.nature.com/subjects/signs-and-symptoms. Last accessed September 2021.

指在血管內形成的血栓，並不會隨血液流走。⁴⁵

45. Medline Plus. Thrombus. Available at: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18120.htm. Last accessed September 2021.

有時會注射到患者的靜脈中，以快速溶解血塊。此類藥物可能會引起突然且嚴重的出血，因此通常用於病情嚴重的病人上。這種藥物通常稱為「血栓分解藥」或「血栓溶解藥」。^13-15

13. What is stroke? Available at: https://www.stroke.org.uk/what-is-stroke/diagnosis-to-discharge/treatment. Last accessed September 2021.
14. Pulmonary embolism. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-embolism/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354653. Last accessed September 2021.
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