| A | B |
|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease | progressive degenerative disease leading to dementia |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Progressive CNS motor neuron disease; leads to atrophy of voluntary muscle |
| Anemia | shortage of red blood cells, hemoglobin or both |
| aneurysm | pouching of artery or delicate bulge |
| Anklyosing Spondylitis | progressive arthritis of the spine |
| Appendicitis | inflammation of veriform appendix |
| Asthma | spasmodic constriction of bronchial tubes; excess mucus |
| Atherosclerosis | occluded or partially occluded arteries; build-up of plaque |
| Bell's Palsy | inflammation of cranial nerve; 1-sided facial paralysis VII |
| Boil | staph infection of skin |
| Bursitis | inflammation of fluid filled sacs in and around some joints; can be caused by repetitive movements |
| Cancer | growth of malignant cells that can spread through lymphatic system or other organs or tissue |
| Cerebral Palsy | group of CNS damage disorders occurring in pregnancy or infancy |
| Chorea | involuntary twitching; due to essential tumor, Huntington's disease or Parkinson's |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | autoimmune dysfunction can be tied to a pathogen or not, causing unrelenting tiredness not rectified by sleep |
| Cirrhosis | when scar tissue replaces healthy liver cells; causes liver dysfunction |
| Contracture | permanently shortened mucles or groups of muscles stuck in thick, contracted fascia |
| Emphysema | fibrous and inelastic alveoli merge with each other decreasing oxygen consumption and limiting CO2 exchange |
| Cyst | connective tissue mass surrounding invading infection or around object |
| Crohn's disease | progressive inflammatory condition affecting small/large intestine, damaging function |
| Decubitis Ulcers | bedsores; caused by lack of circulation |
| Diabetes Mellitus | glucose intolerance or inability to process carbohydrate, fat and protein |
| Diverticulitis | inflammation of small pouches on colon |
| Dupuytren's contracture | shrinking & thickening of fascia on palm of hand |
| Edema | retention of interstitial fluid |
| Embolism | blood clot that has broken loose & travels |
| Encephalitis | viral infection of brain |
| Fibromyalgia | chronic muscle pain, tender points and tiredness |
| Gallstones | cholesterol or bile pigment crystals |
| Gout | uric acid build-up causing inflammatory arthritis, typically the feet |
| Guillain Barre Syndrome | automimmune dysfunction following infections, vaccinations, Hodgkin's lymphoma, surgery or exposure to certain drugs |
| Myocardial Infarction | heart attack caused by obstruction to the heart |
| Hematoma | deep bruise |
| Hemophilia | genetic bleeding disorder; clotting factors absent |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| Hernia | hole or tear in abdominal or inguinal ring; intestine may protrude |
| Herpes Zoster | viral infection from varicella (chicken pox virus); causes painful rash along dermatomes |
| HIV/AIDS | disabled immune system caused by infection of human immunodeficiency syndrome virus |
| Hives | allergic response causes round, red, itchy wheals |
| Hodgkin's lympoma | lymphoma of cervical lymph nodes; slow growing |
| Hypertension | "silent killer"; high blood pressure |
| Hyperthyroidism | reaction to excess production of thyroid hormones |
| Impetigo | bacterial infection of the skin; caused by strep or staph |
| Interstitial cystitis | chronic inflammation of the bladder, causing scar tissue, bleeding,etc. |
| Jaundice | excess bilirubin in the blood, causing yellowish pigment of eyes & skin |
| Kidney stones | Crystalline substances in the kidney or ureters |
| Lyme Disease | infection from bacterial borrelia burgdorferi; transmitted by deer ticks |
| Lymphangitis | infection of lymph capillaries; if carried to blood stream, septicemia results |
| Marfan's syndrome | genetic disorder affecting musculoskeletal, circulatory systems and eyes |
| Meningitis | infection of layers of pia mater and arachnoid mater |
