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diabetes vocab

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Ascites   Excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity  
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Asterixis   Abnormal muscle tremor consisting of involuntary jerking movements  
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Cirrhosis   A progressive irreversible disorder, eventually leading to liver failure, the end stage of chronic liver disease  
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Dawn phenomenon   A rise in glucose between 4 A.M. and 8 A.M. that is not a response to hypoglycemia  
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Encephalopathy   Generalized brain dysfunction marked by varying degrees of impairment of speech, cognition, orientation, and arousal  
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Esophageal varices   Enlarged thin  
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Hematemesis   Blood in vomit  
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Hepatitis   Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a virus, may be acute or chronic  
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Hyperglycemia   Elevated blood glucose levels (above 16 mg/dl) which causes osmotic diuresis and if chronic, damages vessel epithelium and renal glomeruli  
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Hypoglycemia   Low blood glucose levels, deficiency of blood sugar  
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IDDM   Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus  
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Insulin   A hormone that facilitates entry of glucose into fat and muscle cells for energy  
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Jaundice   Yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membrane, and sclera, caused by greater than normal amount of bilirubin in the blood  
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Ketoacidosis   A condition of very high blood glucose and insufficient insulin that results in accumulation of ketones and fatty acids in the blood and urine and diuresis  
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Lipodystrophy   Disturbance of fat metabolism. Common findings include localized accumulation of fat under the skin and on the trunk, or fatty atrophy  
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Nephropathy   Disease of the kidney. It includes inflammatory (nephritis), degenerative (nephrosis), and sclerotic lesion of the kidney  
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Neuropathy   Damage to peripheral nerves causing hyper or hyposensation and leading to pain and injury  
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NIDDM   Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, the former abbreviation for the disease now known as Type 2 diabetes mellitus  
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Obstruction   Blockage of a structure that prevents it fro functioning normally  
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Paracentesis   Aspiration of fluid from the peritoneal cavity  
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Portal hypertension   Elevated pressure in the portal venous system that causes rerouting of blood to adjoining lower pressure vessels  
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Retinopathy   Any non inflammatory retinal damage or disease  
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Somogyl effect (phenomenon?)   In Diabetes mellitus, rebound hyperglycemia following an episode of hypoglycemia caused by counter regulatory hormone release  
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