Digestive System
Tremendous chest and stomach pain after eating fried chicken with French fries. The most likely explanation for the pain is that they are having
What is a gallbladder attack?
Deficiency in Vitamin B12
What is pernicious anemia?
A group of inherited diseases that lead to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy and usually appears in early childhood
What is Muscular Dystrophy?
Softening of the bones
What is osteoporosis?
Contagious fungal infection
What is Athlete's Foot?
Life threatening disease caused by injury to the liver from the buildup of scar tissue
What is cirrhosis?
Abnormal, crescent shaped erythrocytes that carry less oxygen
Chronic condition where nerve impulses are not properly transmitted to the muscles and the first sign is ptosis of the eyelids
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
Hunchback or rounded bowing of the back at the thoracic area
What is kyphosis?
Inflammation of the sebaceous glands?
What is Acne Vulgaris?
Symptoms include RLQ pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, & elevate WBC's
What is appendicitis?
Cancer of the bone marrow or lymph tissue
Sudden, painful involuntary muscle contractions usually in the legs or feet
What are muscle spasms?
Swayback or abnormal curvature of the lumbar region
What is Eczema?
Symptoms include indigestion, nausea, vomiting, & pain under the rib cage that radiates to the shoulder after eating a fatty meal
What is cholecystitis?
Heart muscles to do not pump adequately to supply oxygen to the body tissues
Over-stretching or injury to a muscle or tendon
What is a strain?
Bone inflammation caused by a pathogenic organism?
What is Osteomyelitis?
Contagious skin infection usually caused by streptococci or staphylococci organisms
What is Impetigo?
Acid backs up into the esophagus causing heartburn, a sour taste in the mouth, and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)?
Sac-like formation on the wall of a blood vessel
What is an Aneurysm?
Chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain, stiffness, numbness or tingling, fatigue, headaches, depression and the cause is unknown
What is fibromyalgia?
Bone breaks and ruptures through the skin causing an increased risk of infection
What is a compound fracture?
Chronic, non-contagious skin disease with thick, red areas covered with white or silver scales
What is Psoriasis?