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Additive & Destructive Pathologies

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MegaColon   Additive - enlarged colon  
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Gout   Destructive - deteriorates joints  
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Leukemia   Destructive  
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Diverticulitis   Additive  
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Anencephaly   Destructive - lacks cranium covering brain  
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Prostate Cancer   Depends on stage, and if tumor exists  
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Acromegaly   Additive - limbs are abnormally large  
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Rheumatoid Arthritis   Additive - joint inflammation  
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Emphysema   Destructive - increased air in lungs  
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Hydrocephalus   Additive - fluid in cranium  
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Cirrhosis   Additive - causes hardening  
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Osteroporosis   Destructive  
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Gallstones   Additive  
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Aseptic Necrosis   Destructive - tissue dies due to infection  
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Cystic Fibrosis   Additive - fluid in cysts  
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Kidney Stones   Additive  
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Bowel Obstruction   Destructive - increased air in bowel  
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Pneumothorax   Destructive - air in chest cavity  
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Atelectasis   Additive - no air in portion due to collapsed lung  
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Ileus   Additive - is the actual bowel obstruction  
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Volvulus   Additive - bowel twisted on itself therefore thicker  
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Intussusception   Slightly Additive - part of bowel telescopes over  
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Colon Cancer   Depends on stage and if tumor exists  
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Osteogenesis Imperfect   Destructive - excessively fragile bones  
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Ulcers   Destructive - tissue is eaten away  
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Pleural Effusion   Additive - fluid in pleural cavity  
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Empyema   Additive - pus trapped in bronchioles  
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Pneumonia   Additive - fluid in lungs  
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Atrophy   Destructive - tissue broken down  
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Ascites   Additive - fluid in abdomen  
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GERD   Destructive - Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease  
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Hydronephrosis   Additive - fluid in renal pelvis  
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Ectopic Kidney   Destructive - usually non-functional so withers away  
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Multiple Myeloma   Very Destructive - bones are eaten away severely  
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Paget's disease (earlier stages)   Additive - bone thickens  
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Abscess   Additive - collection of pus  
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Edema   Additive - swelling  
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Tumor   Additive - solid or fluid filled lesion  
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Anorexia Nervosa   Destructive - weakens body due to malnutrition  
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Emaciation   Destructive - substantial loss of fat and sometimes muscle  
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Pheumoconiosis   Additive - Black Lung  
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Pneumonectomy   Additive - lung cut out so less air  
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Hyperparathyroidism   Destructive - causes bones to lose calcium  
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Osteolytic Metastases   Destructive - destroys bones  
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Osteomalacia   Destructive - softens bones, bones bend easier  
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Tuberculosis   Additive - very contagious, lung infection  
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Aortic Aneurysm   Additive - bulging of aorta  
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Aerophagia   Destructive - excess air in stomach/esophagus  
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Chronic Osteomyelitis   Additive - inflammation of bone marrow  
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Advanced Paget's Disease   Destructive - bone breaks down  
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Active Osteomyelitis   Destructive  
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Carcinoma   Destructive - cancer in epithelial cells, weakens body  
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Osteoblastic Metastases   Additive - spread of osteoblasts that form bones  
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Osteochondroma   Additive - tumor of cartilage and bone  
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Degenerative Arthritis   Destructive - breaks down joints  
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