Calcium Compounds
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Calcium Compounds. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Calcium Compounds.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Apatites - A group of phosphate minerals that includes ten mineral species and has the general formula X5(YO4)3...
Calcium Carbonate - Carbonic acid calcium salt (CaCO3). An odorless, tasteless powder or crystal that occurs in nature. ...
Calcium Chloride - A salt used to replenish calcium levels, as an acid-producing diuretic, and as an antidote for magne...
Calcium Citrate - A colorless crystalline or white powdery organic, tricarboxylic acid occurring in plants, especially...
Calcium Compounds - Inorganic compounds that contain calcium as an integral part of the molecule....
Calcium Fluoride - Calcium fluoride. Occurring in nature as the mineral fluorite or fluorspar. It is the primary source...
Calcium Hydroxide - A white powder prepared from lime that has many medical and industrial uses. It is in many dental fo...
Calcium Phosphates - Calcium salts of phosphoric acid. These compounds are frequently used as calcium supplements....
Calcium Pyrophosphate - An inorganic pyrophosphate which affects calcium metabolism in mammals. Abnormalities in its metabol...
Calcium Sulfate - A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant,...
Calcium, Dietary - Calcium compounds used as food supplements or in food to supply the body with calcium. Dietary calci...
Durapatite - The mineral component of bones and teeth; it has been used therapeutically as a prosthetic aid and i...
Hydroxyapatites - A group of compounds with the general formula M10(PO4)6(OH)2, where M is barium, strontium, or calci...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
