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1
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call 911 when

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- severe chest pain
cant breathe
is turning blue
has pain with vomiting sweating
passes out
2
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adrenal gland medulla

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  • makes adrenaline and noadrenaline

- control fight or flight repsonse

3
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adrenal gland cortex

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makes cortisol

aldosterone

androgens and estrogen

4
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Addison’s disease

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  • adrenal insufficiency occurs when the adrenal gland is not producing enough hormones
  • potentially fatal is the patient does not receive hormones in pill form
5
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Cushing’s disease

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  • too much cortisol
6
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adrenal fatigue

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  • applied to a collection of nonspecific symptoms, such as body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems
7
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signs of adrenal insufficiency

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-fatigue
body aches

-unexplaines weight loss

  • low blood pressure
  • lightheadedness
  • loss of body hair
  • skin discoloration
  • anxiety and SOB
8
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iris contraction test

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  • sit in a darkened room.
    take a flashlight and shine it across your eye
  • in a hypoadrenal state, your pupil will not be able to hold onto its contraction for more than 2 minutes and thus will begin to dilate despite light repeatedly shining on it
9
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raglunds test

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  • check BP while laying down for 5 minutes
  • then stand up and conduct the test again
  • normally you should experience an almost immediate rise in blood pressure.

adrenal fatigue sufferers will see no change in their BP, or even a slight fall

10
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pancreas

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  • converting the food we eat into fuel for the body’s cells
  • digestion with multiple enzymes
  • regulates blood sugar with insulin and glucagon
11
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pancreatitis

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  • inflammation of the pancreas that occurs when pancreatic enzyme secretions build up and begin to digest the organ itself
12
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pancreatic cancer

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pretty lethal

13
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acute pancreatitis sign and symptoms

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-upper abdominal pain
abdominal pain that radiates to your back
- abdominal pain that feels worse after eating

-fever, rpaid pulse, nausea, vomiting, tenderness when touching abdomen

14
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chronic pancreatitis signs and symptoms

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upper abdominal pain
losing weight without trying
- oily smelly stools

15
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what questions should you ask for pancreatic problems?

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- smell
digestion
trouble with certain foods
gallbladder issues
-stomach pain, backpain?
16
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Symptoms of shingles

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  • pain, burning nombness or tingling
  • sensitivity to touch
  • red rash that begins a few days after the pain
  • fluid-filled blisters that break open and crusts over
  • itching
17
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spleen

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  • similar in structure to a large lymph node
  • acts primarily as a blood filter
  • functions in immunity

-destroys old and damaged cells 8th an d9th rib 31/4 of the way protected by floating rib

18
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ruptured spleen

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this can occur following an injury and cause life-threatening internal bleeding

-sometimes, the spleen will burst at the time of the injury; other times, it will burst days or weeks later.

19
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enlarged spleen

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this can occur due to a variety of conditions, such as infectious mono, blood cancers bacterial infections, and liver disease

20
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sickle cell disease

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this is an inherited form of anemia, red blood cells are abnormally shaped and clock the flow of blood , causing damage to organs, including the spleen

21
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thrombocytopenia

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if the spleen becomes enlarged, it may store too many platelets, meaning that there ar enot enough in the rest of the body’s circulatory system. without platelets available to help blood clot, the primary symptoms to thrombocytopenia is bleeding

22
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lung cancer

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  • chronic, hacking, raspy cough
  • blood in mucuc
  • respiratory infections that keep coming back
  • SOB
    -wheezing
    -lasting chest and upper back pain
    -horseness
    -swelling of the neck and face
    -pain and weakness in the UE
    -fatigue
    trouble swallowing
    -weight loss
    HA and Body ache
23
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pancreatic cancer symptoms

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jaundice
abdominal pain
bak pain
bloating
nausea
vomiting
weight loss
dark urine
light color stool
enlarged lymph nodes
itching
24
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liver cancer

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  • pain swelling or tenderness in the upper right section of the abdomen
-weight liss
loss of appetite
jaundice
itching all over the body
swollen legs
nausea
white stools
25
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stomach cancer

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ondigetsion
feeling bloated
heartburn
nausea
loss of appetite
stomach pain
blod ins tool
vomiting
 weight loss
trouble swallowing
jaundice
constipation or diarrhea
weakness and  fatigue
26
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hepatitis

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“inflammation of the liver” and it can lead to ultimate liver damage or failure

  • most common causes of hepatitis s the hepatitis viruses
27
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fatty liver syndrome two types

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  • alcoholic

- nonalcoholic

28
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nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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results largely from metabolic syndrome
-a condition marked by high blood pressure, high levels of bad cholesterol, insulin resistance and large amounts of belly fat

29
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nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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  • NASH mean you have inflammation in your liver
30
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cirrhosis

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  • formation of fibrous scar tissues in the liver => stops normal blood flow ruins function
  • cannot be reverse
31
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causes of cirrhosis

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mostly due to prolonged alcoholism
fatty liver disease
hepatitis B and C

tobacco smoking
certain drugs