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hypocalcemia
hypercalcemia |
hypocalcemia= deficient calcium
hypercalcemia= excessive calcium |
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thyromegaly
pituitarism pheochromocytoma |
thyromegaly= enlarged thyroid
pituitarism= any disorder of the pituitary gland pheochromocytoma= adrenal tumor that releases excessive Epinephrine and Norepinephrine(hypertension) |
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Fasting blood glucose
glucose tolerance |
fasting glucose= measures glucose in blood after 12 hours fast
tolerance= given glucose after 12 hour fast, then blood measured |
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Cushing disease
Addisons disease |
Cushing = excessive amount of cortisol released (moon face, hairy)
Addisons = hypofunctioning of adrenal cortex (muscles weakness, fatigue) |
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dementia
alzheimer disease |
dementia- progressive deterioration of mental function marked by memory impairment, judgement, learning, use of langauge
alzhiemer= death of neurons in cerebral cortex and their replacement by plaque which results in dementia |
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epilepsy
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epilpsy= disorder that results in generations of electrical signals inside the brain
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huntington chorea
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huntington chorea= inherited degenerative disease of CNS, nerve cells in brain waste away. rsults in uncontrolled movements, emotional disturbances
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hydrocephalus
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accumulation of fluid within ventricles of brain that causes pressure build up
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Multiple sclerosis
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degenrative disease of CNS charcterized by the inflammation and hardening of myelin sheath
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neuroblastoma
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malignant tumor composed mainly of cells resembling neuroblast -mostly in children
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neurosis
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non crazy mental illness anxiety and distress
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shingles
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shingles= inflame herpetic vesicles causes by herpes zoster virus along peirpheral nerve
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Parkisons
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progressive neurological disorder caused by neurotransmitter deficiency(dopamine) uncontrollable shaking
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palsy
bell cerebral |
palsy= partial or complete loss of motor function;paralysis
bell= facial paralysis on one side due to inflame of facial nerve cerebral= bilateral symmetrical non-progressive motor dysfunction and partial paralysis can be hereditary or related to trauma |
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spina bifida
spina bifida occulta spina bifida cystica |
congenital neural tube defect by incomplete closure of spinal canal
occulta= most common less severe no protrusion cystica= involves protrusion of meninges(meningocele), spinal cord(myelocele) or both meningomyelocele |
