Examples of cystic fibrosis in the following topics:
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- Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder leading to respiratory congestion, multiple organ failure, and metabolic changes.
- The name cystic fibrosis refers to the characteristic scarring (fibrosis) and cyst formation within the pancreas.
- CF is caused by a mutation in the gene for the protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).
- Gene therapy has been explored as a potential cure for cystic fibrosis.
- A graph depicting common bacteria found in the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis patients as a function of age.
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- In contrast, hyperchloremia, or higher-than-normal blood chloride levels, can occur due to dehydration, excessive intake of dietary salt (NaCl) or swallowing of sea water, aspirin intoxication, congestive heart failure, and the hereditary, chronic lung disease, cystic fibrosis.
- In people who have cystic fibrosis, chloride levels in sweat are two to five times those of normal levels; therefore, analysis of sweat is often used in the diagnosis of the disease.
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- In addition, a variety of diseases (e.g. cystic fibrosis, diabetes mellitus, etc. ) are associated with malabsorption.
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- The other types of conditions commonly screened for include neural tube defects, chromosome abnormalities, genetic diseases, spina bifida, cleft palate, Tay-Sachs disease, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, cystic fibrosis, and fragile X syndrome.
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- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys.
- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD or PCKD, also known as polycystic kidney syndrome) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys.
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common of all the hereditary cystic kidney diseases, with an incidence of 1:1,000 to 2:1,000 live births.
- Polycystic kidney disease, or PKD, is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys
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- The liver is directly connected to both the small intestine, through the common bile duct, and the gallbladder, through the cystic duct.
- The cystic duct, from the gallbladder, joins with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.
- Bile can either drain directly into the duodenum via the common bile duct or be temporarily stored in the gallbladder via the cystic duct.
- The gallbladder is connected to the main bile duct through the cystic duct, which in turn connects to the duodenum.
- The cystic duct serves as an entrance and exit to the gallbladder, taking up bile for storage and releasing it when necessary.
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- Low lung compliance is commonly seen in people with restrictive lung diseases, such as pulmonary fibrosis, in which scar tissue deposits in the lung making it much more difficult for the lungs to expand and deflate, and gas exchange is impaired.
- Pulmonary fibrosis is caused by many different types of inhalation exposures, such as silica dust.
- Pulmonary fibrosis stiffens the lungs through deposits of scar tissue, decreasing low compliance and making it more difficult for the lungs to inflate and deflate.
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- Asbestosis specifically refers to interstitial (parenchymal) fibrosis from asbestos, and not pleural fibrosis or plaquing as can be seen in Figure 2 in the staining of lung tissue from a patient with asbestosis.
- The result is interstitial fibrosis.
- Micrograph of asbestosis showing the characteristic ferruginous bodies and marked interstitial fibrosis.
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- An FEV1/FVC ratio of >80% indicates a restrictive lung disease like pulmonary fibrosis or infant respiratory distress syndrome.
- VC tends to be decreased in those with restrictive lung diseases, such as pulmonary fibrosis, making VC a good diagnostic indicator of restrictive lung diseases.
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- The neck tapers and connects to the biliary tree via the cystic duct, which then joins the common hepatic duct to become the common bile duct.