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44 Cards in this Set
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hypersecretion of growth hormone in children. person becomes abnormally tall.
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Gigantism
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hypersecretion of growth hormone after epiphyseal plates have closed.
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Acromegaly
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hyposecretion of growth hormone in children. shortened height.
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Dwarfism
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ADH deficiency; huge output of urine and intense thirst.
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Diabetes insipidus
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Hypothyroid syndrom, low metabolic rate
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Myxedema
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hyperthyroid condition
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graves' disease
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excess of glucocorticoids
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Cushing's Syndrome
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deficits in glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids
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Addison's Disease
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hyposecretion or hypoactivity of insulin
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Diabetes Mellitus
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escessive insulin secretion
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Hypoglycemia
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anemia due to blood loss
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hemorrhagic
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anemia due to blood cell destruction
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hemolytic
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anemia due to bone marrow destruction
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aplastic
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anemia which results in small pale rbcs
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iron deficiency
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anemia due to a deficiency of vitamin B12 or intrinsic factor
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pernicious
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anemia due to depressed synthesis of globin chains
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thalassemias
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anemia due to abnormal hemoglobin
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sickle-cell
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abnormal excess of rbcs leading to increased blood viscosity
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polycythemia
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abnormally low wbc count
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Leukopenia
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cancerous condition of wbc
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Leukemia
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condition in which the pumping efficiency of the heart is so low that blood circulation is inadequate to meet tissue needs.
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Congestive heart faliure
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clogging of coronary vessels with fatty buildup
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Coronary atherosclerosis
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the heart must work harder to pump the blood against the pressure exerted by arterial blood
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Persistent high blood pressure
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decreases pumping efficiency because dead heart cells are replace by scar tissue
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Multiple myocardial infarcts
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Heart enlargement
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Dilated cardiomyopathy
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narrowing of the valve
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Stenosis
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genetic defects that produce an extreme deficit of B and T cells
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Severe combined immunodeficiency sydromes (SCID)
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Viral infection (HIV) is transferred in blood and body fluids; destroys T Helper cells; body's immune system stops working.
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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destroys myelin of the brain and spinal cord
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multiple sclerosis
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impairs communication between nerves and skeletal muscles
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Myasthenia gravis
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makes the thyroid gland produce excessive thyroxine
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Graves' disease
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destroys beta cells of pancreas
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Type I diabetes mellitus
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systemic disease affects kidneys, heart, lungs, and skin
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Systemic lupus erythematosus
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attacks joints
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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permanent anlargement of alveoli with destruction of alveolar walls.
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Emphysema
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inhaled irritants lead to chronic excessive mucus production by the mucosa of the lower repiratory passageways
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Chronic bronchitis
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episodes of couphing , dyspnea, wheezing, and chest tightness; acute periods followed by free periods.
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Asthma
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infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis; bacteria for nodules in the lungs
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Tuberculosis
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Lung cancer that originates in bronchial epithelium
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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lung cancer that originates in peripheral lung areas
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Adenocarcinoma
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lung cancer that originate in main bronchi
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Small cell carcinoma
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erosions in the stomach wall (caused by Heliobacter Pylori)
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Gastric Ulcers
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formation of diverticula (small herniation of the mucosa through the colon walls)
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Diverticulosis
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Watery stools
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Diarrhea
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