Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Calcium Metabolism Disorders. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Calcium Metabolism Disorders.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Calcinosis - Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues....
Calciphylaxis - Condition of induced systemic hypersensitivity in which tissues respond to appropriate challenging a...
Calcium Metabolism Disorders - Disorders in the processing of calcium in the body: its absorption, transport, storage, and utilizat...
CREST Syndrome - A mild form of LIMITED SCLERODERMA, a multi-system disorder. Its features include symptoms of CALCIN...
Decalcification, Pathologic - The loss of calcium salts from bones and teeth. Bacteria may be responsible for this occurrence in t...
Hypercalcemia - Abnormally high level of calcium in the blood....
Hypocalcemia - Reduction of the blood calcium below normal. Manifestations include hyperactive deep tendon reflexes...
Hypophosphatemic Rickets, X-Linked Dominant - An X-linked disorder characterized by HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; RICKETS; OSTEOMALACIA; renal defects in phos...
Nephrocalcinosis - A condition characterized by calcification of the renal tissue itself. It is usually seen in distal ...
Osteomalacia - A condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralization, with excess accumulati...
Pseudohypoparathyroidism - A hereditary condition clinically resembling HYPOPARATHYROIDISM, but caused by failure of response t...
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - A genetically related form of PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM characterized by the same features except for...
Renal Osteodystrophy - Decalcification of bone or abnormal bone development due to chronic KIDNEY DISEASES, in which 1,25-D...
Rickets - A condition caused by deficiency of VITAMIN D, especially in infancy and childhood, with disturbance...
Tetany - A disorder characterized by muscle twitches, cramps, and carpopedal spasm, and when severe, laryngos...
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.
