Common Diseases Flashcards
Leukemia
WHAT: • Cancer beginning in bone marrow and affecting white blood cells. Too many abnormal CAUSES: • Partly genetic • Partly environment - Smoking, radiation, chemotherapy TREATMENTS: • Bone marrow transplant • Chemotherapy • Radiotherapy FACT: • Most common cancer in children
Alcohol-related liver disease
WHAT:
• Stage 1: Alcoholic fatty liver disease -> Excessive drinking can cause build up of fat. Few symptoms. Easily reversible by not drinking.
• Stage 2: Alcoholic hepatitis -> Inflammation of the liver. More noticeable. Usually reversible unless severe. Can cause death.
• Stage 3: Cirrhosis -> Significant scarring of the liver. High risk of death. Not reversible, but can be managed by not drinking alcohol.
CAUSES:
• Excess alcohol -> Chronic or binge-drinking
TREATMENTS:
• Abstaining from alcohol
• Liver transplant
Alzheimer’s disease
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Anorexia
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Anxiety
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Arthritis
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Asthma
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Autism
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Blood cancer
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Sepsis
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Brain tumours
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Breast cancer
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Chest pain
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C. difficile
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Common cold
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Cystic fibrosis
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Deep vein thrombosis
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Dementia
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Depression
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Diabetes
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Flu
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Headaches
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Heart failure
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Hepatitis
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