Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is an inherited condition that affects mainly the bone marrow‚ pancreas‚ and skeletal system of the human body. Bone marrow produces new blood cells; however‚ in a patient with SDS‚ the bone marrow does not make all of the types of white blood cells making the body more vulnerable to infection. The pancreas produces enzymes that help break down and use nutrients from food. SDS results in the pancreas not producing enough of these enzymes‚ which makes it hard to digest
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Psychologists are brought in as expert witnesses in court on many occasions including battered woman syndrome and automatism syndrome. In both syndrome’s people have a strong opinion one-way or the other with little ability to believe in a middle ground when deciding if they believe in the syndrome or if they do not. Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) - "The syndrome denotes a set of distinct psychological and behavioral symptoms that result from prolonged exposure to situation of intimate partner
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Overview Diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome is serious complication that is sometimes experienced by diabetic patients‚ most commonly those with type 2 diabetes. It occurs when the body consistently produces dangerously high blood sugar levels. As a result‚ the body attempts to flush out the excess blood sugar through increased urination. If it is not treated‚ it can become life threatening or even fatal. While the condition often develops in response to an infection or illness‚ it can also be caused
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Restless Legs Syndrome I. History of Disorder Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disorder that has been studied for hundreds of years. The earliest documentation of the syndrome was recorded nearly 400 years ago by Thomas Willis‚ a 17th century English physician who served King Charles II. Willis described cases of people having trouble sleeping because of constant contractions of tendons in the legs. Soreness resulted from these contractions and would hinder sleep for days at a time. The
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Chronic Pain vs. Acute Pain There are two types of pain: acute and chronic. Acute pain is a pain that comes on quickly‚ it can be severe‚ but it lasts a relatively short time as opposed to chronic pain. All chronic pain patients were once acute pain patients. Each pain presents different psychological profiles because chronic pain often carries an overlay of psychological distress which complicates diagnosis and treatment. Acute pain doesn’t last long and usually goes away as your body heals
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Accessory navicular syndrome involves an extra piece of either cartilage or bone located on the medial side of the foot‚ on the navicular bone. The accessory navicular articulates with the navicular bone‚ while the navicular bone articulates with numerous bony structures. It articulates posteriorly with the talus‚ anteriorly with the cuneiform bones‚ and laterally with the cuboid bone. The joint associated with accessory navicuar syndrome is the talonavicular joint (Panchbhavi‚ V. K.‚ 2015‚ December
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Overview Tourette Syndrome (TS)‚ also named multiple tics-coprolalia syndrome‚ was initially described by Gilles de la Tourette in 1900. It is a “developmentally regulated neurobehavioral disorder characterized by multiform‚ frequently changing motor and phonic tics.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Tics means “involuntary‚ rapid repetitive and stereotyped movements of individual muscle groups.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Although the definite cause of TS is unknown‚ it is well recognized that
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Prader-Willi Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome is an unusual disorder rooting from the gene that is passed down to that person (Prader-Willi Syndrome). This disorder can act as an origin for a perpetual sensation of hunger as well as weak muscle tone and a minimal amount of sex hormones (Prader-Willi Syndrome) .This disorder is generally caused by the lacking pieces or defect in chromosome 15 in addition to the malfunction in the part of the brain that controls hunger.. Unfortunately‚ PWS
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Goodpasture’s syndrome (GS) is a rare disease‚ identified by Dr. Ernest Goodpasture in 1919 He described the syndrome during the influenza pandemic of 1919 when he reported on a patient who died from bleeding in the lungs and kidney failure. The incidence of Goodpasture is estimated to 1 case per million per year. This disease occurs more commonly in white people than in black people and is widespread in men than in women. Goodpasture syndrome is a pulmonary-renal syndrome‚ which is a group of acute illnesses
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Asperger’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the individual has normal intelligence and language development‚ but lack some social and communication skills. People with Asperger’s Syndrome dislike change and have obsessive routines that they must follow. They have overly acute senses and observe the world differently than others. However‚ people with Asperger’s syndrome have a normal IQ and in some cases are very talented in a certain area. Treatment for Asperger’s syndrome is mostly to
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