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Chapter 11
Misc Diseases
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Pathology
Undergraduate 3
04/15/2010

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mAs controls what?
Definition
Density
Term
kVp controls what?
Definition
density and contrast
Term
OID controls what?
Definition
Contrast (when using air gap), recorded detail, distortion
Term
SID controls what?
Definition
density, recorded detail, distortion
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focal spot size controls what?
Definition
recorded detail
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Grids control what?
Definition
density and contrast
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filtration controls what?
Definition
density and contrast
Term
film-screen combinations control what?
Definition
density and recorded detail
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beam restriction controls what?
Definition
density and contrast
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motion controls what?
Definition
recorded detail
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anode heel effect controls what?
Definition
density
Term
patient factors control what?
Definition
density, contrast, recorded detail, and distortion
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angle (tube, part, or receptor) controls what?
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recorded detail and distortion
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A group of substances essential for normal metabolism, growth and development, and regulation of cell function
Definition
Vitamins
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What work together with enzymes, co-factors, and other substances necessary for healthy life
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vitamins
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There are 13 vitamins essential for bodily functions:

 

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Vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B Vitamins: thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid, biotin, Vitamin B6 (pyroxidine), vitamin B12, and folate (folic acid)
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Fat soluble vitamins
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A,D,E,K (these can be stored within body tissues)
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water soluble vitamins
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B and C (these can't be stored and must be a regular part of diet to prevent deficiency)
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Treatment of vitamin deficiencies include:
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modify diet to include foods that meet RDA standards, oral supplements, vitamin injections
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thiamine (B1) deficiency
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Beriberi
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promotes growth, maintains muscle tone, and heart function
Definition
thiamine
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helps the body's cells convert carbs to energy
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thiamine
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occurs in rice eating countries, such as China, Phillipines, and Pacific Islands
Definition
Beriberi
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can cause weakness, fatigue, psychosis, and nerve damage
Definition
deficiency of thiamine
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In the US this is most often seen in alcoholics, because heavy drinking limits the ability of the body to absorb this vitamin from foods
Definition
thiamine deficiency
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RA: increased cardiac output which leads to CHF and edema
Definition
Beriberi
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Tx: B1, establish a balanced diet
Definition
Beriberi
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Dx: lab tests
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Beriberi
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found in fortified breads and cereals, fish, lean meats, and milk
Definition
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
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Niacin (B3) deficiency
Definition
pellagra
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needed for respiration, helps maintain healthy skin and nerves
Definition
niacin
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deficiency in tryptophan containing proteins
Definition
pellagra
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occurs with high corn diet
Definition
pellagra
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a deficiency of this can cause reddening and scaling of the skin, anemia, V/D, nervous & mental disorders
Definition
Niacin
Term
Tx: B3, establish a balanced diet
Definition
pellagra
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Dx: lab tests
Definition
pellagra
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food sources include dairy, poultry, fish, lean meat, nuts, and eggs
Definition
niacin (B3)
Term
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency
Definition
scurvy
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promotes healthy teeth and gums, helps in the absorption of iron, promotes wound healing, and is an antioxidant
Definition
vitamin c
Term
nutrients that block some of the damage caused by free radicals, which are by products that result when our bodies transform food into energy
Definition
antioxidants
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anemia, bleeding into the skin, joints, and internal organs, subq hemorrhages, gum bleeding and loose teeth, osteoporotic bones
Definition
scurvy
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RA: "white line"-widening and increased density of the zone of calcification
Pelken's spur-spur formation
Wimberger's sign-rings of calcification at epiphysis
Definition
scurvy
Term
Tx: Vitamin C, establish a balanced diet
Definition
scurvy
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citrus fruits, green peppers, strawberries, broccoli, sweet and white potatoes are sources of what?
Definition
vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Term
vitamin D deficiency
Definition
rickets
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lack of this leads to decreased absorption of calcium which results in weak, deformed bones
Definition
lack of vitamin D
Term
what is rickets called in adults?
Definition
osteomalacia
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promotes the body's absorption of calcium, which is essential for the normal development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones
Definition
vitamin D
Term
important to nerve cells, including the brain
Definition
calcium
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also known as the "sunshine vitamin" because the body manufactures the vitamin after being exposed to sunshine
Definition
vitamin D
Term
how many minutes of sunshine 3 times weekly is adequate to produce the body's requirement of vitamin D
Definition
10-15 minutes
Term
bone pain or tenderness, skeletal deformities, dental deformities, stunted growth
Definition
rickets
Term
RA: loss of bone density, protruso acetabuli (deepening of acetabulum), cupping of metaphyseal ends of radius/ulna
Definition
rickets
Term
Tx: vitamin D, establish a balanced diet
Definition
rickets
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Dx: lab tests
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rickets
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cheese, butter, margarine, fortified milk, fish, and fortified cereals are food sources of what vitamin?
Definition
vitamin D
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helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucous membranes, and skin
Definition
vitamin A
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also known as retinol because it generates the pigments in the retina
Definition
vitamin A
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promotes good vision, especially in dim light; may also be required for reproduction and breast feeding
Definition
vitamin A
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night blindness, more susceptible to infectious diseases due to dry mucous membranes cracking, permitting infectious organisms to enter tissues
Definition
vitamin A deficiency
Term
Tx: vitamin A, establish a balanced diet
Definition
vitamin A (retinol) deficiency
Term
Dx: lab tests
Definition
vitamin A (retinol) deficiency
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comes from animal sources such as eggs, meat, and dairy products
Definition
vitamin A (retinol)
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comes from green, leafy vegetables and intensely colored fruits and vegetables
Definition
beta carotene (a precursor of vitamin A)
Term
can occur after prolonged treatment with oral antibiotics, or when there is an inability to absorb the vitamin from the intestinal tract
Definition
vitamin K deficiency
Term
a fat soluble vitamin that plays and important role in blood clotting
Definition
vitamin K
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known as the clotting vitamin, because without it blood would not clot
Definition
vitamin K
Term
increased bruising and bleeding, hemorrhage
Definition
vitamin K deficiency
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Tx: Vitamin K, establish a balanced diet
Definition
vitamin K deficiency
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food sources include cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, and other green, leafy vegetables, as well as cereals
Definition
vitamin K
Term
protein malnutrition, protein-calorie malnutrition, malignant malnutrition, and Mehla hrschaden
Definition
Kwashiorkor
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a condition resulting from inadequate protein intake
Definition
kwashiorkor
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affects millions of young children and occurs after a child is weaned
Definition
kwashiorkor
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