Endocrine
This is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by glucose intolerance or deficiency and disturbances in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.
What is diabetes mellitus?
Considered to be an autoimmune disease that affects the synovial articulations, particularly in the hands, and is identified with acute inflammation with distorted, painful joints. Considered to be a crippling form of arthritis.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
This is tendonitis in the medial condyle of the elbow.
What is golfers elbow?
A Stationary blood clot.
What is thrombosis?
This is an entrapment of the median nerve as it passes under the transverse carpal ligament into the wrist. It has several different causes. CTS will cause pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness in the part of the hand supplied by the median nerve.
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
A condition of excess fluid in the interstitial spaces caused by electrolyte or protein imbalances or because of mechanical obstructions in the lymph or circulatory system. Characterized by swelling/puffiness of the tissues.
What is edema?
This is the blood type of a universal blood donor.
What is an O-negative blood type?
Autoimmune disorder. A rare type, but more serious. Requires self-administered doses of insulin to take the place of the constant steady production provided by the pancreas.
What is Diabetes type 1?
This is degenerative joint inflammation brought about by wear and tear, causing cumulative damage to articular cartilage. Most often affects the fingers, knees, hips, and distal joints.
What is osteoarthritis?
When a muscle or part of a muscle is suddenly or gradually deprived of oxygen. It impedes blood flow. Rather than becoming loose and weak, it becomes tighter and tighter.
What is ischemia?
This indicates a shortage of red blood cells or hemoglobin or both.
What is Anemia?
Characterized by pain, fatigue, and stiffness in the muscles. It is associated with stress, poor sleeping habits and is more prevalent in women. Often related to chronic fatigue syndrome. It is diagnosed when all other diseases have been ruled out in 7 to 10 active trigger points are identified.
What is fibromyalgia?
An autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack various types of connective tissue throughout the body.
What is lupus?
This blood type is a universal blood recipient.
What is an AB-positive blood type?
A longlife habit of high carbohydrate diet wears out the pancreas and makes the insulin producing cells less efficient. This is an inability of the body to use insulin. The insulin production may be at normal levels, but the incoming flood of glucose is too much to deal with.
What is diabetes type 2?
The buildup of uric acid crystals (sharp needle-like crystals) that get stuck in the joints (especially in the big toe) causing inflammation and pain. The uric acid crystals form when you have high levels of uric acid in your blood.
What is gout?
Medial tibial stress syndrome is an inflammation of the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue around your tibia. Pain along the tibia bone. A common exercise-related problem.
What are shin splints?
The ballooning in the weakened wall of an artery. Most commonly occurs in the abdominal or thoracic cavity and occasionally in the brain. Asymptomatic. The most serious consideration is that it could rupture causing internal bleeding and possibly death. Also known as an aneurosa.
What is an aneurysm?
Progressive degeneration of nerve tissue. Lack of the production of the neurotransmitter dopamine from the brain which helps maintain balance, posture and coordination. Early symptoms include general stiffness and fatigue, resting tremors or shaking of the hand, foot or head, poor balance. Later symptoms include a shuffling gait and monotone voice.
What is Parkinson's disease?
A skin condition characterized by red patches covered with white-silver scales. It is caused by the overproliferation of skin cells that replicate too fast. Non-contagious skin disease. Common chronic inflammation is usually found on the scalp, elbows, knees, and lower back. Often associated with bleeding. If irritated it can spread.
What is psoriasis?
Damaging inflammatory response follows the consumption of any food containing gluten.
What is celiac disease?
This is elevated levels of sugar in the bloodstream
What is hyperglycemia?
This is inflammation of the synovial-filled sac that acts as a protective cushion at points of recurring pressure. This sac eases the movement of tendons and ligaments moving over bones and cushions points of contact between bones.
What is bursitis?
Permanently contracted muscles or muscle groups in which the muscle atrophies and shrinks while the connective tissue thickens.
What are contractures?
Blood clots that travel through the circulatory system.
What is an embolism?
An infection the pia mater and the arachnoid layers around the brain and spinal cord. The Inflammation of these layers.
What is meningitis?
Cancer In the lymph nodes.
What is lymphoma?
A deposit of crystallized substances inside the kidneys or the ureters. Can cause extreme pain that may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Pain may refer from the back into the groin and hips.
What are kidney stones?
An immune system disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism). The condition is more common in women under age 40. Symptoms include anxiety, hand tremor, heat sensitivity, weight loss, puffy eyes and enlarged thyroid.
What is Graves' disease?
This is also known as hunchback /stooped shoulders. Fragile/brittle bones that are prone to fractures and breaks.
What is osteoporosis?
Acceleration and deceleration of the cervical neck.
What is whiplash?
This occurs when a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in your body, usually in your legs.
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?
A neurovascular entrapment. Caused by compression or entrapment of the brachial nerve plexus and or blood vessels going to or from the arm that results in pain, numbness or weakness in the shoulder, neck and arm.
What is thoracic outlet syndrome?
A form of cancer in which there is an uncontrolled production of white blood cells. These cells do not fully mature, and they remain non-functional. As a result, the person's resistance to disease is reduced.
What is leukemia?
This is the inflammation of pouches in the intestines when they become infected. When inflammation is present, lower left-side abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, constipation, or diarrhea will occur.
What is diverticulitis?
This is a serious condition of an excess of the steroid hormone cortisol in the blood level caused by a pituitary tumor secreting adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
What is Cushing's disease?
The bone is broken. One end of the bone is sticking out of the skin.
What is an open or compound fracture?
Genetically inherited mutated genes that cause progressive degeneration of the voluntary muscles. Muscle fibers are being replaced with connective tissue. It usually begins in the skeletal muscles of the extremities but ultimately can affect the breathing muscles and the heart.
What is muscular dystrophy?
A condition in which the arteries become partially or completely high cholesterol or plaque build up.
What is Atherosclerosis?
This is another name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It's a progressive disease that begins in the central nervous system. It involves the degeneration of motor neurons and the subsequent atrophy of voluntary muscle. Symptoms of ALS include weakness, fatigue, and muscle spasms. It appears most frequently in men between 40 and 70 years of age.
What is Lou Gehrig's disease?
This is most commonly caused by the removal of or damage to your lymph nodes. It results from a blockage in your lymphatic system. The blockage prevents lymph fluid from draining well, and the fluid buildup leads to swelling. The valves in the veins are not working anymore.
What is lymphedema?
Crystallized formations of cholesterol or bile pigments in the gallbladder. They can be as small as grains of sand or as large as a golf ball. Pain occurs in the upper right side of the abdomen which may refer to the back and right scapula.
What are gall stones?
A condition involving the excessive secretions of the growth hormone often related to a benign tumor on the pituitary gland. The bones of the hands, feet, face and the spine enlarge.
What is acromegaly?
When your bones are weaker than normal but not so far gone that they break easily, which is the hallmark of osteoporosis.
What is osteopenia?
small fluid-filled connective tissue pouches that usually appear on the wrist or ankle. They are not usually painful. These sacks are attached to tendons, tendinous sheaths, ligaments, or the periosteum of the bone.
What are ganglion cysts?
Walls of the affected arteries tend to thicken or harden.
What is Arteriosclerosis?
An injury to the cervical spine C1 through T1. Affecting the neck, shoulders, arms, hands, and legs.
What is quadriplegia?
This involves a weak or impaired esophageal sphincter and the chronic splashing of acidic stomach secretions into the esophagus.
What is Gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD?
This is a highly contagious bacterial (staphylococcus or streptococcus) infection of the skin. There is a rash with fluid-filled blisters and honey-colored crusts. It usually begins somewhere on the face. Most common in children.
What is impetigo?
A condition in which inadequate levels of thyroid hormone are circulating, or the body has built up a resistance to the hormone. Signs and symptoms of include weakness, fatigue, and lethargy; intolerance to cold; decreased memory; and possible constipation, muscle cramps, and weight gain.
What is hypothyroidism?
This is a fracture to the malleolus. Twist the ankle and Fracture the bone. Combining abduction and rotation of the ankle.
What is Pott's fracture?
Spasms are considered ______ when they are sustained (contracted for a long period of time) or ________ when they alternate between contraction and relaxation.
What are tonic and clonic?
Another name for cerebrovascular accident. The result of a blood clot or ruptures blood vessels in or around the brain. It is the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease.
What is a stroke?
A disease in which the immune system eats away at the myelin sheath of the nerves. It results in nerve damage that disrupts communication between the brain and the body. It causes many different symptoms, including vision loss, muscle pain, fatigue, and impaired coordination.
What is multiple sclerosis?
An enlargement of the opening in the diaphragm where the esophagus passes through to the stomach.
What is a hiatal hernia?
A chronic inflammation of the bladder?
What is cystitis?
This is the production of excessive amounts of growth hormone. If the hypersecretion occurs before puberty, the activity in the growth plates of the bones is accelerated in a condition known as gigantism.
What is hyperpituitarism?
Posterior extensions of the joint capsule of the knee. A fluid-filled cyst causes a bulge and a feeling of tightness behind your knee. Sometimes the knee produces too much synovial fluid, resulting in a buildup of fluid in an area on the back of your knee.
What is a Baker's cyst?
A painful and dangerous condition caused by pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of the muscle tissues. The pressure decreases blood flow, depriving muscles and nerves of needed nourishment. Symptoms may include severe pain, the sensation of pins and needles, and weakness in the affected area.
What is compartment syndrome?
This is another name for transient ischemic attack.
What is a mini-stroke?
This is a paralysis of one side of the face caused by inflammation or damage to cranial nerve VII.
What is Bell's palsy?
A type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition.
What is Crohn's disease?
The growth of endometrial cells in the peritoneal cavity (lining of the uterus). The cells swell and subside with the menstrual cycle. Symptoms are generally painful intercourse and abdominal pain during menstruation.
What is endometriosis?
Too much calcium in your blood can weaken your bones and create kidney stones. Excess calcium in your blood means your kidneys have to work harder to filter it. This can cause excessive thirst and frequent urination.
What is hypercalcemia?
Progressive autoimmune inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine. It generally begins as stiffness and pain around the sacrum, with occasionally referred pain going down into the legs. Primarily affects men. In more advanced cases, this can cause sections of the spine to fuse in a fixed, immobile position.
What is ankylosing (new bone formation in the spine) spondylitis?
A progressive autoimmune disorder in which the acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscles are damaged. This limits the strength of nerve transmissions and causes the muscles to become weak, often muscles that control the eyes and mouth, but the limbs can also be involved. This weakness progresses for several years and then reaches a plateau and stabilizes.
What is Myasthenia gravis?
This syndrome causes decreased blood flow to the fingers. This happens due to spasms of blood vessels in those areas. The spasms happen in response to cold, stress, or emotional upset.
What is Raynaud's syndrome?
A Cleft spine. A birth defect in which a developing baby's spinal cord fails to develop properly. It occurs when a developing baby's spinal cord fails to develop or close properly while in the womb. There can be damage to the meninges or spinal cord, and a high risk of distal paralysis and infection.
What is spina bifida?
This condition usually begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a woman whose blood pressure had been normal. It can lead to serious, even fatal, complications for both mother and baby. High blood pressure and protein in the urine are key features. There may also be swelling in the legs and water retention.
What is pre-eclampsia?
A condition in which the prostate gland of a mature man becomes enlarged. Symptoms have to do with obstruction of the urethra. This leads to problems urination, a feeling of frequency, initiating the flow of urine, leaking, and the sensation that the bladder is never emptied.
What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?