Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis: Introduction
Cystic Fibrosis:
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States today. It causes the body to produce a thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, leading to ... more about Cystic Fibrosis.
Cystic Fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease affecting the exocrine (mucus) glands of the lungs, liver, pancreas, and intestines, causing progressive disability due to multisystem failure.
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causes, and treatments of Cystic Fibrosis is available below.
Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis
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Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis
- Respiratory treatments - for treating the lung and respiratory tract problems:
- Voluntary coughing
- Respiratory therapy - daily chest and back percussion
- Percussion treatments
- Flutter device
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Types of Cystic Fibrosis
- Over 500 different cystic fibrosis mutations exist
- Delta F508 mutation cystic fibrosis
- R117H mutation cystic fibrosis
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Curable Types of Cystic Fibrosis
Possibly curable types of Cystic Fibrosis include:
- Pneumothorax related to cystic fibrosis
- Nasal polps related to cystic fibrosis
- Chronic sinusitis related to cystic fibrosis
- Meconium ileus related to cystic fibrosis
- Intussusception related to cystic fibrosis
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Rare Types of Cystic Fibrosis:
Rare types of Cystic Fibrosis include:
- Nasal polyps related to cystic fibrosis
- Pancreatic insufficiency related cystic fibrosis
- Sinusitis related cystic fibrosis
- Bronchiectasis related cystic fibrosis
- Intussusception related to cystic fibrosis
- Undescended testis associated to cystic fibrosis
- Hydrocele associated with cystic fibrosis
- more types...»
Diagnostic Tests for Cystic Fibrosis
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Cystic Fibrosis: Complications
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Causes of Cystic Fibrosis
- Genetic mutation. Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common life-shortening genetic diseases
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Medical Textbooks Online about Cystic Fibrosis
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Cystic Fibrosis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Cystic Fibrosis
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Prognosis for Cystic Fibrosis
Prognosis for Cystic Fibrosis:
The predicted median age of survival for a person with CF is 37 years. However, with the continuous introduction of many new treatments, the life expectancy of a person with CF is increasing to ages as high as 40 or 50. Lung transplantation is often necessary as CF worsens
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Reseach about Cystic Fibrosis
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Clinical Trials for Cystic Fibrosis
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Types of Cystic Fibrosis
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Article Excerpts about Cystic Fibrosis
Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States today. It causes the body to produce a thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, leading to infection, and blocks the pancreas, stopping digestive enzymes from reaching the intestines where they are required to digest food.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
NHLBI, Facts About Cystic Fibrosis: NHLBI (Excerpt)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic, progressive, and
frequently fatal genetic (inherited) disease of the body's mucus glands. CF
primarily affects the respiratory and digestive systems in children and young
adults. The sweat glands and the reproductive system are also usually involved. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Facts About Cystic Fibrosis: NHLBI)
Definitions of Cystic Fibrosis:
A congenital metabolic disorder affecting the exocrine glands, inherited as an autosomal trait. The secretions of exocrine glands are abnormal, resulting in excessively viscid mucus production which causes obstruction of passageways (including pancreatic and bile ducts, intestines, and bronchi). The sweat sodium and chloride content are increased. Symptoms usually appear in childhood and include meconium ileus, poor growth despite good appetite, malabsorption and foul bulky stools, chronic bronchitis with cough, recurrent pneumonia, bronchiectasis, emphysema, clubbing of the fingers, and salt depletion in hot weather. -- 2003
- (Source - Diseases Database)
The most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Cystic Fibrosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cystic Fibrosis, or a subtype of Cystic Fibrosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Cystic Fibrosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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