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High Blood Pressure Systemic Lupus
1,183 wordsLupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called ANTIGENS. In an autoimmune disorder such as Lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances (antigens) and its own cells and tissues. T...
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Systemic Lupus Lupus Erythematosus
1,101 words... leven criteria are closely related to the symptoms discussed above. Some patients suspected of having systemic lupus may never develop enough criteria for a definite diagnosis. Other patients accumulate enough criteria only after months or years of observation. When a person has four or more of these criteria, the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus is suggested. The eleven criteria used for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus are: malar (over the cheeks of the face) "butterfly" ra...
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,983 wordsInflammation is the bodies normal response to injured tissues, although it can sometimes lead to further tissue damage. It was first described around 30 BC by Celsius, as tumour (swelling), rumor (redness), calor (heat) and door (pain); although excess secretion and loss of function are now commonly added. Inflammation is a response which has evolved to try and put things right in a damaged tissue, for example the pain and loss of function allow the tissue to heal easier whilst the heat and redn...
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Effects And Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,098 wordsRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is more than just arthritis. In deed, many doctors call it rheumatoid disease to emphasize its widespread nature. People with RA often describe feeling much as though they have a virus, with fatigue and aching acting on their muscles. It has been estimated that 2 million Americans with 60 % of them women, have rheumatoid arthritis (Brewer, Earl J, 2000). The condition usually appears in middle-aged people, in the forties and fifties, although it can begin at any age. Si...
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Abdominal Pain Older Adults
1,519 wordsWhat is Crohns Disease? Crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines. It primarily causes ulcerations in the small and large intestines, but can effect the digestive system anywhere between the mouth and the anus. It is named after the physician who examined the disease in a landmark paper written in 1932. It is also called Morbus Crohns, Granulomatous enteritis, Regional enteritis, or Terminal ileitis. The disease is found in equal frequency in men and women, and usually e...
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Long Term Effects Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,578 wordsIntroduction There are more than 115 different types of arthritis. Some are very serious and hold the potential for severe disability and deformity, if left untreated. Others may generate only mild discomfort, which may be totally controlled with relative ease. Myths and misconceptions thrive everywhere. Despite the continued efforts of medical professionals, and The Arthritis Society, a large proportion of the population still believes that arthritis is nothing more that aches and pains, is nev...
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Strong Evidence Reported Cases
1,586 wordsCrohn s Disease Crohns disease is named after the physician who described the disease in a paper written in 1972. It is also called Morbus Crohns, Granulomatous enteritis, Regional enteritis, or Terminal ileitis. The disease is usually chronic, with recurrent periods, and also periods of remission. The spread of Crohn s disease into the world is getting worse, and there is still no cure or prevention known to the disease. Crohns disease is an inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, the general name for...
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Bodys Immune System Al 1996 P
1,480 wordsAn Crohns Disease CROHNS DISEASE An inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by intermittent and recurrent abdominal pain associated with ulceration in bowel function. Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often, inflammatory bowel disease is classified as ulceration colitis or Crohns disease but may be referred to as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, or proc titis (Crohns disease-website). Crohns di...
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Nerve Endings Secondary Symptoms
2,961 wordsmigraine In America approximately 45 million people each year consult physicians for relief of chronic headache pain (1). Chronic headache pain is second only to the common cold in loss of work and wages due to ailment (8). In the past decade advancements in the understanding and treatment of vascular headache syndromes have increased drastically. The activity in this field is plagued and sometimes hindered with competing theories about migraine pathogenesis. The many symptoms that have broadene...
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Bodys Immune System Health Care Professionals
1,883 wordsInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often IBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease but may be referred to as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, and proc titis. Ulcerative colitis causes ulceration and inflammation of the inner lining of a couple of really bad places, while Crohns disease is an inflammation that extends into the deeper layers of the intestinal wall. Ulcerative col...
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Bodys Immune System Rheumatoid Arthritis
723 wordsRheumatoid arthritis affects an estimated 293, 000 people, or one person in 100. Rheumatoid Arthritis causes inflammation in the lining of the joints or other internal organs. This inflammation separates Rheumatoid Arthritis from other more common forms of arthritis, like osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect people of all ages from little kids to old people. It most commonly appears between the ages of 25 and 50. Rheumatoid Arthritis affects women three times more often than men. It i...
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