Sentences with phrase «by systemic disease»

Secondary hypothyroidism, unusual in dogs, is caused by systemic disease and the pituitary gland failing to release the thyroid stimulants TSH, or thyroid - stimulating hormone, and TRH, or thyrotropin - releasing hormone.

The results of a urinalysis and routine blood work, including a complete blood count and serum biochemistry profile, are usually unremarkable, unless the dog's colitis is caused by a systemic disease.

Not exact matches

It is also possible that the upheaval caused by Original Sin results in the prevalence of chronic systemic diseases.

A recent scientific literature review conducted by researchers in the U.K., Japan, France and Italy concluded that exposure to systemic insecticides, including neonics, renders bees more susceptible to numerous diseases.

Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized clinically by the orderly spread of disease from one lymph node group to another and by the development of systemic symptoms with advanced disease.

Indeed, a series of recent, exciting studies have shown that the pathologic hallmarks of various PMDs, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases, and some forms of systemic amyloidosis, can be induced under experimental conditions by administration of tissue homogenates carrying the respective misfolded proteins (Xing et al., 2001; Lundmark et al., 2002; Meyer - Luehmann et al., 2006; Clavaguera et al., 2009; Ren et al., 2009; Eisele et al., 2010; Grad et al., 2011; Luk et al., 2012; Morales et al., 2012; Mougenot et al., 2012; Stöhr et al., 2012; Iba et al., 2013).

Long - term goal of the project will be to visualize and manipulate tau expression also in a systemic context (organotypic slice preparations, mouse brain) by affecting the function of tau mRNA - containing neuronal granules as a potential drug target for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

These findings suggest that systemic blockade of PKal is well tolerated and effective in treating leaky blood vessels caused by another disease.

«They point to differences in heart disease risk tied to systemic inflammation and modified by race and age.»

The authors use the official term SEID (systemic exertion intolerance disease), which was recommended by an Institute of Medicine panel in 2015, but hasn't really stuck among those in the ME / CFS field.

Furthermore, while it is true that metastatic melanoma is a systemic disease — and also that mortality is not caused by dermal or subcutaneous lesions but rather by metastases to the liver, brain, lung, and other sites — locoregional disease is often disfiguring and painful, and locoregional therapy may provide clinical benefit.

Although there are many different types of autoimmune diseases and they can affect many different organs, at their core they are all similar in that they are an immune response caused by systemic inflammation that leads your body to attack itself.

By creating holes in gut linings, glyphosate increases intestinal permeability, or «leaky gut» — implicated in systemic inflammation as well as inflammatory bowel disease, depression, autism and autoimmunity.

For about half of those with systemic lupus erythematosus — the most common type of lupus — a major organ like the kidneys, heart, lungs, or brain will be damaged by the disease.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), described by patients as «brain fog», and recently renamed by the Institute of Medicine as «Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID)», is a pertinent topic... -LSB-...]

Dercums Disease, Agressive Osteoarthritis caused by Dercum's, Systemic Lymphedema, caused by biopsy for Dercum's.

Summarized by Suzuki (2013), «Disruption of the intestinal tight junction barrier, followed by permeation of luminal noxious molecules, induces a perturbation of the mucosal immune system and inflammation, and can act as a trigger for the development of intestinal and systemic diseases» (p. 631).

You already know that trans fats not only cause systemic inflammation throughout your entire body, and can also cause death by heart disease and cancer, but what many people don't realize is that refined vegetable oils are almost equally dangerous to your health, causing serious inflammation throughout your body.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by persistent pain and stiffness, along with progressive joint destruction, particularly in the hands and feet, leading to crippling deformities.

Research at Harvard has shown that people with high levels of systemic inflammation (measured by a test called C - reactive protein, or CRP) had higher risk for heart disease than those with high cholesterol, while normal cholesterol was not protective to those with high CRP.

In a study published by the National Institutes of Health, «TFA (Trans Fatty Acid) intake is positively associated with markers of systemic inflammation... (the) influences of TFAs on inflammation and of implications for coronary disease, diabetes, and other conditions is warranted.»

Ear infections can be caused by allergies, ear mites, water in the ears, systemic disease, allergies, or any number of things.

Among the more common include: breed predisposition (inherited), immune mediated disorders (caused by the animal's own immune system), use of certain drugs, and some systemic diseases.

This is most often caused by dental disease but could also be an indication of systemic illness

Systemic disease that causes any change in a rabbit's normal diet and eating patterns may lead to dental disease.1 — 4 A systemic disease characterized by altered calcium levels may result in changes in jawbones and altered tooth placemSystemic disease that causes any change in a rabbit's normal diet and eating patterns may lead to dental disease.1 — 4 A systemic disease characterized by altered calcium levels may result in changes in jawbones and altered tooth placemsystemic disease characterized by altered calcium levels may result in changes in jawbones and altered tooth placement.3, 5

Breathing difficulties can be caused by allergies, infections, foreign bodies, airway disorders and systemic disease.

Important in identifying systemic hypersensitivity, which can be caused by heartworm disease, flea bite dermatitis, feline asthma, allergic gastroenteritis and more

Dental scaling in an animal with evidence of systemic disease that may be worsened by bacteremia.

Renal failure in dogs can be brought about by a variety of conditions such as Lyme disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes mellitus, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, genetic abnormalities, hypertension, and even skin infections.

Because itchy skin also can be caused by conditions other than allergies, your veterinarian may want to rule out the other potential causes, such as parasites, bacterial or fungal infections, or systemic diseases.

Diarrhea can also be caused by more serious problems, like poisoning or systemic disease.

All too often we see patients who have simply outlived their teeth, or have suffered from systemic illnesses (heart disease, kidney failure, etc.) caused, or worsened by, dental disease.

Vomiting is usually caused by gastrointestinal disease, systemic disease, oesophageal disease, infections or poisons.

Respiratory or cardiac arrest can be caused by a variety of factors including pre-existing disease of the thorax, (including the heart or lungs), other systemic disease (particularly involving the liver and / or kidneys where anesthetics must be cleared from the body), blockage of the air passageway (blocked ET tube, regurgitation of material from stomach, blood) and overdose of the anesthetic agent (s).

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Other diseases carried by mosquitoes include Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

malaria endemic or epidemic parasitic disease caused by species of the genus Plasmodium (protozoa) and transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Auopheles; produces high fever attacks and systemic disorders, and kills ~ 2 million people every year

Malaria - Endemic or epidemic parasitic disease caused by species of the genus Plasmodium (Protozoa) and transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles; produces bouts of high fever and systemic disorders, affects about 300 million and kills approximately 2 million people worldwide every year.

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