Rheumatology/ Immunology/Endocrine
a chronic autoimmune disease that prevents your pancreas from making insulin when the body's immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas producing insulin. It requires daily management with insulin injections and blood sugar monitoring. Both children and adults can be diagnosed
Type 1 diabetes
MMR
Measles Mumps Rubella
Condition which can develop after BMT if the immune cells from the donor see the recipient's tissues as foreign and start to attack them
Graft versus host disease
a viral infection that causes a painful rash which typically looks like a single stripe of blisters that wraps around the torso, caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Shingles
a blood test used to look at overall health and find a wide range of conditions, including anemia, infection and leukemia. It measures Red blood cells, White blood cells, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, and Platelets
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of red, tender, hot and swollen joints when microscopic crystals of uric acid develop on the joints and cause inflammation, swelling and pain. This often occurs in the big toe
Gout
TSH
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
A type of Bone Marrow Transplant where a patient's own stem cells are collected before chemotherapy and given back later. The patient is both the donor and recipient of the stem cells
autologous transplant
a rash caused by a fungal infection. It's usually an itchy, circular rash with clearer skin in the middle. It gets its name because of its appearance on the skin, the rash often has a ring-shaped pattern and a raised, scaly border that snakes its way around the edge
Ringworm
a noninvasive method for monitoring a person's blood oxygen saturation. Peripheral oxygen saturation readings are typically within 2% accuracy of the more accurate reading of saturation from arterial blood gas analysis
Pulse Oximetry
a painful condition that affects the small, fluid-filled sacs that cushion the bones, causing inflammation in the tendons and muscles near your joints The most common locations are in the shoulder, elbow and hip
Bursitis
SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
A method of collecting stem cells from the peripheral blood. Blood is moved from a vein, through a tube and into a centrifuge which filters out the stem cells saving them for reinfusion later during transplant
Pheresis
A common skin condition with patches of thickened, red and inflamed skin, often with silvery scales forming. New skin cells are produced more quickly than normal leading to a build-up of excess skin cells.
Psoriasis
a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision
Arthroscopy
an autoimmune disorder that leads to an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), due to an abnormal immune system response that causes the thyroid gland to produce too much thyroid hormone.
Graves Disease
BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
A type of BMT using very high doses of chemotherapy to destroy cancer cells. In this process, the patient's bone marrow/stem cells are eliminated and they receive an infusion of new stem cells to completely rebuild blood and the immune system.
Myeloablative transplant
A malignant neoplasm that develops from epithelial cells such as squamous cells and basal cells. This word can be used by itself or as a suffix.
Carcinoma
Type of molecular genetic testing which analyzes the majority of an individual’s DNA to find genetic variations, typically used when single gene or panel testing has not provided a diagnosis, or when the suspected genetic cause is unclear
Whole exome sequencing
An inflammatory arthritis of autoimmune origin which mainly affects the joints in the back, can lead to the vertebrae fusing together. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched posture and stiffening of the spine
Ankylosing Spondylitis
BSO
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. A BSO is the removal of both of the ovaries and adjacent Fallopian tubes and often is performed as part of a total abdominal hysterectomy.
Phase of treatment given to prepare a patient for a transplant when injections of growth factor are given to stimulate stem cell production and get them to move from the bone marrow into the blood stream where the cells can be collected.
Mobilizaton
topical medication used to treat the itching, redness, dryness, and discomfort of various skin conditions like eczema, in a class of medications called corticosteroids. It works by activating natural substances in the skin to reduce swelling, redness, and itching.
Triamcinolone
Part of a coagulation panel, a blood test which measures how long it takes for a clot to form in a blood sample. An INR (international normalized ratio) is a type of calculation based on these test results
Prothrombin time (PT)