difficulty swallowing; may be due ot obstruction of injury to esophagus
dysphagia
inflammation of intestinal mucosa
dysentery
caused by ingetsting pathogenic bacteria or theri toxins
food poisioning
an organism that causes food posining
salmonella
most serious type of food posising,
its toxins are posions not the organism
boutulism
tooth decay
dental caries
person over the age of 35 are more susctabel to this
many types
most cause inflamtions
caused by many things
peridontal disease
branch of dentistry that prevents and corrects misaligned teeth
orthodontics
tooth griding// clenching
- usually done at night
- usually a response to stress
bruxsim
inflammation of gums
ginigivitis
offeensive breath odor
halitosis
viral disesas of parotid salivary glands
mumps
caused by lack of vitamin B12 which is need to produce mature RBCs
pernicious anemia
stomach fails to secrete ______ to allow absoprtion of vitamin B12 in small intestine
injection of vitamin B12 is an effective treatment
intrinscie factor
massive overeating followed by puring such as self induced vomintg, taking laxative, excessive exercsing
buliminia
inflammation of liver
usually caused by viruse
hepatits
chronic disea of liver in whic fibrous tisues replaces functional hepatic cells
cirrhosis
malignant cnacerous tumerous of liver that is ususally fatal
hepatomas
fomartion of gall stones
obstruct common bile duct; cause inetnse pain
symtpom of dysfunction of liver or gallbladder
jaundice
inflammation of pancrease
usually cayused by blocakge of pancreatic duct
cuase buildup of enzyme tryspin
pancreatitits
erosions in mucosu membrane of stomach or duodenum
petic ulces
inflammation of intestinal mucosa and reffered to as intewstinal flu
enteritis
appendicitis
acutue inflammation of appendix
appedncetom is usally treatment
inflammation of awalls of colon
diverticulitis
inflammation of colon and rectum
colitis
verciosse veions of rectum
hemoorhoids
formation of and adominal exit of GI tract by bring a loop of the colon to surface abdomwn
colostomy
an inhereatied disease of exorine gland particullra the pancreas
cystic fibrosis
surgical removal of a section of vagus nerve wher it enteres teh stomach to elimante nere impules that timulat gastric acid sec
vagotomy
a surgical procedure for creating a bypass of considerable of small instestine. it reduce absoprtive capicty of small intestin and is used to control extreme obesity
jujunoieal bypass
discharge of pus at base of teeth at gum line
pyorrhea
contagious bacterial infection that cuase inflammation ulceration and painful swelling of floor of mouth
trench mouth
abnormal accumulation of fluid within the paritoneal cavity ; if excessive cause bisible bloating of abdomen. May result from prtal hypertension caused by cirrosh or by heart or kidney disease
ascities
a pathological changee in the epithelium of the lower esophagus