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Disease Management - Educational Materials
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The goal of the ACCESS Plus Disease Management Program is to give you the information you need to help prevent or manage any problems or complications. Please click on the + sign next to each topic to expand the list of available resources for that area...
Cardiovascular Programs
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), also called Coronary Heart Disease, is a condition where plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries.
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Heart Failure (HF) Heart Failure is a condition where the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.
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Hyperlipidemia Better known as high cholesterol or high fat in the blood.
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Hypertension (HTN) Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure.
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Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to your head, organs, and limbs.
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Stroke A stroke or "brain attack" occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body) or a blood vessel (a tube through which the blood moves through the body) breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain.
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) A transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly interrupted.
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Respiratory Programs
Asthma Asthma is a long-term lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease that makes it hard to breathe and gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms.
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Cystic fibrosis (CF), is a disease of the secretory glands, including the glands that make mucus and sweat.
Endocrinology Program
Diabetes Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses the sugar in your blood for energy. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.
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Neurological Programs
Migraines Migraines are headaches that are mild to severe and can cause a lot of pain for hours or even days. A migraine is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease where your body's immune system attacks the protective covering of your nerves.
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Seizure Disorders Epilepsy is a brain disorder where clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally.
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Gastrointestinal Programs
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD) Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a digestive disease that occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally, bile flows back into your food pipe. The backwash of acid irritates the lining of your esophagus and causes GERD signs and symptoms.
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Hepatitis Hepatitis is a swelling of the liver which helps your body digest food, store energy and remove poisons. While there are many causes of liver inflammation, they are divided into two main categories: viral hepatitis and non-infectious hepatitis.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Inflammatory Bowel Disease includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which causes swelling in the digestive tract. Inflammatory bowel disease symptoms include abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea, fever and weight loss.
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Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) A Peptic Ulcer is a sore in the inner lining of the stomach or upper small intestine (duodenum).
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Musculoskeletal Programs
Low Back Pain (LBP) Low back pain is pain that occurs in your back anywhere below the ribs and above the legs.
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Rheumatologic Programs
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Rheumatoid arthritis is a disorder that most typically affects the small joints in your hands and feet.
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