Definition

Small cell lung cancer is a disease in which the cells
of the lung tissues grow uncontrollably and form tumors.

Description

Alternative names
Adrenocortical hypofunction; Chronic adrenocortical insufficiency; Adrenal insufficiency

Definition
Addison’s disease is a hormone deficiency caused by damage to the outer layer of the adrenal gland (adrenal cortex).

Definition

Abnormally strange, unusual, or weird behavior in a person that is not typical of that individual (delirium or dementia).

Definition
A form of psoriasis with characteristic water drop shaped scaly macules.

Alternative Names
Guttate psoriasis

Definition
Psoriasis is a common skin inflammation (irritation and swelling) characterized by frequent episodes of redness; itching; and thick, dry, silvery scales on the skin.

Alternative Names
Plaque psoriasis

Dysthymia Disorder

Definition

A disorder with a chronic depressed mood; it is a mild form of depression.

Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors

Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the lack of an X chromosome.

Alternate Names : Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, IDDM, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Alternative names
Cholecystitis - acute; Gallstones - acute cholecyctitis

Definition
Acute cholecystitis is a sudden inflammation of the gallbladder that causes severe abdominal pain.

Alternative names
Infectious diarrhea - bacterial gastroenteritis; Acute gastroenteritis; Gastroenteritis - bacterial

Alternative names
Acute gastritis

Definition
Acute gastritis is a sudden inflammation of the lining of the stomach.

Alternative names
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Acute colonic ileus; Colonic pseudo-obstruction; Idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Ogilvie’s syndrome

Alternative names
Secondary glaucoma; Open angle glaucoma; Chronic glaucoma; Closed angle glaucoma; Congenital glaucoma; Acute glaucoma

Alternative names
Gouty arthritis - acute; Gout - acute

Alternative names
Landry-Guillain-Barre syndrome; Acute idiopathic polyneuritis; Infectious polyneuritis; Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy

Alternative names
Renal failure - acute; Kidney failure; Kidney failure - acute; Renal failure; ARF

Alternative names
Tubulointerstitial nephritis; Nephritis - interstitial; Acute interstitial (allergic) nephritis

Alternative names
Acute invasive aspergillosis; Aspergillosis - acute invasive

Alternative names
Acute intermittent porphyria; Hereditary coproporphyria; Congenital erythropoietic porphyria; Erythropoietic protoporphyria

Definition

Alternative names
Glomerulonephritis - acute; Acute glomerulonephritis; Nephritis syndrome - acute

Alternative names
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML); Acute granulocytic leukemia; Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL)

Alternative names
High altitude cerebral edema; Altitude anoxia; Altitude sickness; Mountain sickness; High altitude pulmonary edema

Alternative names
ALL; Acute childhood leukemia; Cancer - acute childhood leukemia (ALL)

Alternative names
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema; Increased-permeability pulmonary edema; Stiff lung; Shock lung; Adult respiratory distress syndrome; Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Definition

Alternative names
Mitral insufficiency; Acute mitral regurgitation