Common Biomedical Acute and Chronic Conditions

Reasons for Excellent Diagnostics and Therapeutics:

I. Primary care

A. Musculoskeletal

1. Joint pain and arthritis

a. Degenerative joint disease

b. nonarticular Rheumatism

1) Bursitis

2) Tenosynovitis

3) Raynaud's phenomena

4) Fibrositis/fasciitis

5) Trigger finger

6) Dupytren's contracture

c. Crystal induced arthritis

d. Rheumatoid arthritis

e. Connective tissue disease

2. Exercise related musculoskeletal Problems

3. Neck pain and problems

4. Shoulder pain

5. Back pain

6. knee pain

7. wrist pain

8. ankle pain

9. foot pain

10. elbow pain

11. hand pain

B. Respiratory system

1. Upper respiratory problems

a. Infections--

1) viral/bacterial URI and the common cold

2) acute and chronic sinusitis

3) Influenza

4) sore throat

5) Ear infections

b. nasal/ ear obstructions

c. cancers of the upper respiratory tract

2. Lower respiratory problems

a. infections

1) viral\bacterial pneumonias

2) Fungal lung disease

3) Cough/ bronchitis/epiglottitis/croup

b. COPD, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema

c. Restrictive lung disease and occupational exposures

d. Allergic rhinitis

e. Lung cancers

f. Pulmonary embolism

g. nosebleed

C. Cardiovascular problems

1. Angina pectoris, coronary artery disease,

2. Myocardial infarction

3. Arrythmias/palpitation

4. Hypertension

5. Heart murmur and valvular disease and endocarditis

6. myocarditis and cardiomyopathies

7. hypercholesterolemia

8. Congestive heart failure

9. venous diseases--thrombophlebitis/varicose vein

10. congenital

D. Gastrointestinal problems

1. Abdominal pain

2. Peptic ulcer disease

3. Hiatal hernia, reflux esophagitis, flatulence,

indigestion

4. Constipation

5. Diarrhea, vomiting and gastroenteritis

6. Irritable bowel syndrome

7. Inflammatory bowel disease

8. Diverticular disease

9. hepatitis\jaundice

10. cirrhosis, alcoholic liver disease and liver failure

11. diseases of the gallbladder

12. dysphagia

13. anorexia

14. nutritional disorders

15. cancers of the GI tract

16. intestinal obstructions

17. hernias

18. congenital

19. Rectal prolapse

20. Perirectal absess

21. Hemmorrhoids

E. Renal and urinary problems

1. urinary tract infections

2. hematuria and nephritis

3. protenuria

4. urinary stones

5. acute renal failure

6. chronic renal failure

7. cancers of the urinary system

8. prostatitis

9. benign prostatic hypetrophy

10. incontinence

11. congenital

F. Neurological problems

1. Headache

2. Pain

3. Dizziness, vertigo, near syncope, motion sickness

disequilibrium, ataxia

4. disorders of movement: tremor, parkinson's disease

5. Cerebrovascular disease

6. Peripheral neuropathy

7. Dementia and alzheimer's disease, degenerative

8. Sleep disorders

9. Seizure disorders

10. Multiple sclerosis

11. cancers

12. trauma--subdural\epidural hematomas

13. congenital disorders

14. infections --meningitis, encephalitis, syphilis

G. Metabolic and endocrinological problems

1. Diabetes mellitis

2. Thyroid diseases

3. Hypoglycemia

4. Pituitary

5. Adrenal

6. Parathyroid

7. Osteoporosis

8. hirsutism

H. Nutritional problems

1. Malnutrtion

2. Anorexia

3. Obesity

4. Food

I. Reproductive Problems

1. Birth control

2. impotence\frigidity and sexual disorders

3. ammenorhea

4. PMS

5. dysmennorrhea

6 dysfunctional uterine bleeding

7. infertility

8. menopause and postmenopause

9. abortion, spontaneous and induced

10. endometriosis

11. pelvic pain

12. testicular pain

13. abnormal pap smear

14. rape and sexual abuse

15. diseases of the breast

16. vulvo-vaginitis

17. cancers

18. sexually transmitted diseases

19. Toxic shock syndrome

J. Problems of the eyes and ears

1. the red eye

2. Cataracts

3. Glaucoma

4. Visual changes and vision loss

5. Hearing loss and tinnitis

K. Dental problems

1. Toothache

2. Loose tooth

3. Facial sweeling

4. TMJ

5. Broken Jaw

6. Bleeding from the mouth

7. Absess

8. Dental caries

9. Thrush

10. canker sores, apthous stomatitis, herpetic lesions

11. sores from dentures

12. dislocated jaw

13. Tooth extraction

14. Stones in salivary glands

15. inflamation of salivary\parotid glands

16. Tumors and cancers of the mouth

17. the tongue

L. problems of the skin, nails and hair

1. Contact dermatitis

2. Urticaria

3. Rashes associated with infectious diseases

--viruses, bacterial, and fungal

4. Allergies and rashes

5. Drug reactions

6. Blisters and skin irritations

7. Fungal infections of the scalp, pubis, and nails

8. Lice, scabies and other protozoan infestations

9. Skin Cancer

10. Petechia, purpuria

M. Infectious diseases

1. Virus

2. Bacteria

3. Fungal

4. Protozoan

5. Worms

6. Immunizations

7. Fever

N. Pychological and spiritual problems

1. Psychosis

2. Neurosis

3. Depression

4. Mania

5. Scizophrenia\schizoaffective

6. Sociopathic

7. Personality disorders

8. Anxiety disorders

9. Psychosomatic conditions

10. Family disorders

11. karmic conditions and dharma

12. Death, dying and bereavement

13. Substance abuse

14. Geriatric problems

15. Learning disabilities

16. Attention deficit and hyperactivity

17. amnesia

18. suicide

O. Immunology

1. Allergies

2. Autoimmune disorders

3. Aids and immunodeficiency

P. Hematologic anf hematopoetic problems

1. Anemia

2. Sickle cell

3. Polycythemia

4. Acute and chronic leukemias

5. Lymphomas

6. Lymphadenopathy

7. Myelomas

8. Splenomegaly

9. Coagulopathies

Q. Preventive and prospective medicine

1. Risk factors and choice

2. screening for disease

3. Accident prevention

4. public health and hygeine/sanitation

5. environmental exposure and pollution

6. occupational exposure

7. Political threats to our health

8. Genetics and preventive medicine

R. Oncology and the problems of cancer