Category: S

A disease caused by another disease, as when obesity causes diseases of the joints and muscles of the lower limbs due to the increased trauma of transporting and supporting the added weight.  

Diphtheritic membrane formation on wounds.  

Distention of the stomach caused by food or gas. Acute dilatation of the stomach or acute gastro-mesenteric ileus may occur as a postoperative or postpartum condition and usually results from reflex spasm of the gastric outlet rather than mechanical obstruction of the organ.  

Diarrhea occurring in children during months when rotavirus is not prevalent. Shigella, Campylobacter jejuni, and Cryptosporidia are among the most common causes. A type of contagious stomach and intestinal inflammation commonly observed in children, typically occurring in the summer and often triggered by food contamination due to flies.  

Diarrhea in which stools contain only normal excreta.  

Diarrhea in which there is a large volume of fecal output caused by abnormalities of the movement of fluid and electrolytes into the intestinal lumen. This can be caused by hormonal abnormalities present in disorders such as carcinoid syndrome, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, certain types of pancreatic adenomas, and medullary carcinomas of the thyroid.  

Regulation of blood sugars to normal or nearly normal levels, both before and after meals. Tight control of blood sugars has been shown to improve the survival of patients in intensive-care units and to prevent long-term complications of DM (e.g., blindness, nerve damage, and kidney failure).  

DM that results from damage to the pancreas (e.g., after frequent episodes of pancreatitis), or from drugs such as corticosteroids (which increase resistance to the effects of insulin).  

A device used to reduce edema or prevent the formation of blod clots in an extremity. A chambered nylon sleeve is progressively inflated from its distal segment to the proximal segment, forcing venous and lymphatic return. Sequential compression devices are inflated with air (pneumatic compression) or, less commonly, chilled water (cryocompression).  

One whose sexual behavior is considered to be abnormal or socially unacceptable.