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Inflamation of the vagina. Yeast. Symptoms: White thickish vaginal discharge (cottage cheese) Treatment: anti-fungal meds dilute vinegar & live-culture yogurt |
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Microscopic identification of motile single celled organisms. Watery grey-ish green discharge. Fishy odor. |
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Abnormal growth of bateria in vagina. White or grey, thick or thin, adherent discharge. Can lead to: uterine infection and/or infertility. |
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(urethritis, cystitis, bladder) E.Coli (from rectum) Symptoms: urinary frequency, urgancy; dysuria Treatment: Antibiotics |
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Pubic or crab lice. or scabies. |
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Symptoms: itching, red bumps, presence of nits or lice in hair. Treatment: shave hair. treat with RID or Lindane shampoo. |
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female burrows under skin to deposit eggs. Symptoms: intense itching, worse at night. Treatment: Kwell lotion. Disinfect clothing and bedding. |
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| Syphillis (primary stage) |
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developes 3 weeks after exposure painless extremely infectious lesions disappear after 2-6 weeks |
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| Syphillis (secondary stage) |
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Reappears intermittently Flu like symptoms Skin rash, mouth ulcers and hairloss |
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| Syphillis (tertiary stage) |
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Heart disease Brain damage Blindness Death |
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Treatment: Penicilin and tetracycline Congenital disease: can spread to fetus, miscarriage, still birth, birth defect Partners must be tested |
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Symptoms: Men- dysuria, urinary frequency, penile discharge 80% have symptoms Women- green vaginal discharge, dysuria 20% have symptoms Treatment: Penicillin and tetracycline |
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#1 STI thretening women bacterium 1/2 women w/ tubal inflammation have it and gonorrhea half of college women have it 85% of infections have little or no symptoms |
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Symptoms: occur 1-3 weeks after exposure Men- urethritis Women- abnormal cervical discharge, dysuria Treatment: azithromycin & quinolone Consequences if untreated: PID (including abcess, infertility, ectopic pregnancy) Pneumonia and eye infections in newborns Diagnosis: immunoassays(antibodies), DNA probes |
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Symptoms: initial outbreak: flu like, "fiery" or painful lesions (blisters), lasts 3 weeks recurrent: tingling and itching (48 hrs prior) smaller lesions, lasts 2 weeks triggers: stress, fatigue, other infections Transmission: skin to skin(even w/ no lesions seen) extremely contagious when sores present virus travels down nerve cells to lie dormant Treatment: Acyclovir (Zovirax) |
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Symptoms: painless warts, no abnormal discharge Diagnosis: usually during routine pap smear dilute vinegar solution turns them white biopsy suspicious tissues Treatment: cryosurgery, caaustic burn, laser, electrocautery, interferon. Transmission: male condom not good protection warts on base of penis transmission to fetus during childbirth |
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| Remains confined to its original location. |
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| Small tumor that has not yet spread |
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| Capable of spreading to surrounding tissue= CANCER |
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| Spread throughout the body |
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Original site --> lungs --> liver (direction of blood flow) |
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| How bad the cells look (1,2,3) |
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| How far the cancer has spread (I,II,III,IV) |
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| Neoplasm ("new growth") can be solid or cysts (fluid filled) |
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Decrease in production of estrogen (due to decrease in follicles) Ovulation stops |
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| Factors that affect early menopause |
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| Smoking, no childbirth, early menarche, hysterectomy, age, living in high alttitude. |
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| Hormonal Changes (during menopause) |
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LH and FSH increase estrogen and progesterone decrease though there is more estrogen than progesterone |
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| Estrogen deprivation leads to... |
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| mood swings, hot flashes, thinning of mucuos membrane, osteoporosis |
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| 2 types of bone more likely to lose calcium |
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cortical- long bones trabecular- short bones |
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| having too little body fat to maintain health, causing a person to have a weight for a given height that is below an acceptable defined standard. |
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| having a moderate amount of excess body ffat, resulting in a person having a weight greater than an accepted standard but not considered to be obese. |
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| having an amount of excess body fat that adversely affects health, resulting in a weight substantially greater than an accepted standard. |
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| contraction of the stomach (empty) sending signals via the vagus nerve to the brain. This results in both voluntary and involuntary physical system. streatching of the stomach and intestine after eating sends the opposite information, but this is a slow process and takes several minutes (20) |
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Pangs Senses The clock. Ghrelin Leptin Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) |
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| monitors the fat reserve. Regulates hunger. |
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| results in a constant flow of glucose and insulin into the bloodstream that regulates hunger |
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| Eating fiber-rich, unrefined foods |
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| stimulates appetite-suppressing hormone |
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| How to control your appetite... |
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Low-glycemic foods Eating fiber rich, unrefined foods Flavor changes eat at a consistent time slow down |
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smallest area of waist / widest measure around hips >0.9 for men >0.8 for women |
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Upper body obesity increase risk for type II diabetes and hypertension altered metabolism of fat leadds to high cholesterol |
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Lower body obesity does not seem to significaly increase risk of chronic disease |
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Characteristics: usually affects younger women, slightly underweight, vomitting and laxatives, excessive compulsive exercising. Consequences: severe dental decay, chronic diarrhea and dehydration, irregular periods, stomach bleeding and esophageal tears. |
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Characteristics: most common disorder, about 2% in US, most are obese, at least 2 times per week for >6 weeks. 5000 calories each time. Consequences: obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, menstrual disorder, sleep problems. |
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| having a body weight that exceeds 100% of normal, putting the individual at a very high risk for serious heart problems. |
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| Cancer Treatment- Surgery |
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| Excision of tumor and surrounding tissue. |
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| Cancer Treatment- Radiation |
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| Kill local areas of rapidly-dividing cells |
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| Cancer Treatment- Chemotherapy |
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| Interferes with cells ability to divide |
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| Cancer Treatment- Hormone therapy |
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| Suppress particular types via hormone receptors |
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| Cancer Treatment- Chemoprevention |
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| Anti-estrogens, gene therapies |
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| Cancer Treatment- Immunotherapy |
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Alpha-interferon (stimulates immune system) Vaccines |
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| Cancer Treatment- Nutritional |
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Food limitation (fasting, severe calorie restriction) Raw and/or organic Vitamin therapies |
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| Cancer Treatment- Manipulative |
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| Accupuncture, accupressure, shiatsu |
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| Cancer Treatment- Psychologic |
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| Visualization, integration of diet, fitness and emotional support. |
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Heart Disease Cancer Cerebrovascular Diseases CHronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Accidents Assults Maternal |
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