What type of disease or sickness is this called?

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What are some diseases/sicknesses that requires the sick person to have to take white potassium pills and causes weight loss?
Hypokalemia or low potassium would necessitate a person to take potassium supplements. This depeletion might be due to the use of diuretics. Another sickness is vomiting and diarrhea. Working out and extensive exercises that results in heavy sweating. and loss of electrolytes. This is exacerbated by inadequate oral intake. Enema abuse or use of laxatives.


Hypokalemia may be due to a total body deficit of potassium, which may result from long-term inadequate intake, long-term diuretic or laxative use, and chronic diarrhea, hypomagnesemia, or hyperhidrosis. Acute causes of potassium depletion include diabetic ketoacidosis, severe gastrointestinal losses from vomiting and diarrhea, dialysis, and diuretic therapy. Hypokalemia may also be the manifestation of large potassium shifts from the extracellular to intracellular space, as seen with alkalosis, insulin, catecholamines, sympathomimetics, and hypothermia.

Other recognizable causes include renal tubular disorders, such as distal renal tubular acidosis, Bartter and Gitelman syndromes, periodic hypokalemic paralysis, hyperthyroidism, administration of beta2-adrenergic agents, and hyperaldosteronism. Other mineralocorticoid excess states that may cause hypokalemia include cystic fibrosis (with hyperaldosteronism from severe chloride and volume depletion), Cushing syndrome, and exogenous steroid administration.  (+ info)

What is the most common type of vaccine for bacterial disease?

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Toxoid? Killed whole cell or cell fractions? Live attenuated organisms? or Antibody (I'm not sure this choice is even a vaccine)?

I also believe the most common viral vaccine is attenuated.
Killed cells or fractions.  (+ info)

Do you know what type of disease this person has?

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A boy i know almost never sleeps, and to me hes not affected by it at all. Hes always active, happy, gets As in all his courses etc. Yet he claimed one day that he has a major disease.... Anyone got a clue? A list of any disease that is possible would be great.
If he wanted you to know more. He would've told you. Respect his privacy, as you'd like yours to be. Tomorrow, that could very easily be you.  (+ info)

if someone his a Disease exspecially some type of Muscular Dystrophy how do you cope with it?

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plz state the Disease or Muscular Dystrophy!

I have SMA TYPE 2 (type of Muscular Dystrophy) and i'm in a wheelchair and i'm 17!
I have spina bifida. I am 24. I'm also in a wheelchair. You just move on. You deal with the fact that you have a disability and live the life you want. Nothing you can do about it, but live.  (+ info)

How could a Six Flags trip be managed with Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease?

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My friend invited me to Six Flags last year. I had diabetes but not celiac, so I am more concerned about that. Usually, they have dinner inside the park, but you bring your own lunch to eat outside the park. So I'm fine for lunch, but not dinner. I don't want to be too much of a hassle during this. They do not allow food inside the park. So what should I do?

By the way, I cannot eat things on the inside in case they contain gluten. Just to be on the safe side.
That stinks ... I remember a discussion about bringing food inside of parks a while ago, but I can't remember exactly what was said.

If I recall correctly, people said they kept coolers in their cars, and would get their hand stamped when they left so they could get back in.

But I don't think it's fair that you would have to do that. I wonder if you could get a note from your doctor talking about your Celiac, and then they would let you bring food in. It's not like you want to bring food in to be cheap.

Here's a link to the "contact us" page from their website:

http://www.sixflags.com/national/footerNav/contact.aspx

It lists phone numbers for all the Six Flags. Maybe you could call the guest relations number for your Six Flags?  (+ info)

If you were asked to choose one type of a disease and write an essay on it, which disease would you choose?

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you can choose any disease except cancer. which disease(s) can somebody find alot of materials to research on?
MRSA.  (+ info)

What type of disease / disorder causes random blackouts?

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It's not actually blackouts. Sometimes, i'll be watching TV, or eating, or reading - and all of a sudden everything goes dark and i see only blackness (like a patch). It lasts for less than a second and it is random (2 -3 times a day). (It's like staring into a blank TV screen). Is this a symptom for something severe?
could be low sugar or seizure, you do need to see a doctor, you don't want to be behind the wheel when this happens  (+ info)

Is there a reproductive disease which dictates one must reproduce with someone with the same blood type?

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If so what is it? I have heard of it but cannot verify it. I would like to try and get the name so I can search it. THANKS!
The only thing that comes to mind that has more than a 2% chance of occurrence is hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN), which is a result of a mother carrying a fetus that contains a blood group antigen (blood type) that differs from her own. Her body may in turn form blood group antibodies against her fetus' RBCs which can cause some potential problems in regards to the transport of oxygen to developing tissues etc. This however would be totally prevented by her mating with someone with the same type blood alleles (simple genetics). Maybe this is what you were referring to? Hope I have helped.  (+ info)

Is it possible to contract any type of sexual transmitted disease from getting fingered by someone?

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Could you please help me out on finding an answer I am very very very anxious to know!
If we go into the History of Medicine the hard chancre of the Primary syphilis at the base of the finger was originally described by John Hunter in this manner and hence the name goes as Hunterian chancre!
However contracting of STD by getting fingered is not otherwise known though it may not be totally ruled out!!  (+ info)

What is this type of noncommunicable disease?

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That results in the breakdown of body's cells and tissues are said to be___?
Oh oh, sounds like a homework question. There is a category for homework and it's called Homework.  (+ info)

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