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Apgar score

Newborns and Infants
Apgar ScoreTables

Aphakia

Refractive Disorders: Causes

Aphasia

Specific Types of Brain Dysfunction: Aphasia
Testing a Person With AphasiaSidebar

  • rehabilitation for

  • Rehabilitation for Specific Problems: Aphasia

    Aplastic anemia

    Aplastic Anemia: When the Bone Marrow Shuts DownSidebar

    Apnea

  • in newborn

  • Prematurity: Underdeveloped Brain

  • in premature infant

  • Apnea of Prematurity

  • sleep

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Sleep Studies
    Sleep Apnea
    Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids: Symptoms

    Apolipoprotein CII deficiency

    Dyslipidemia: Hereditary Dyslipidemias

    Apolipoprotein E (apo E)

    Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease

    Apomorphine

    Parkinson's Disease: Other Drugs
    Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseTables

    Apoptosis

    Changes in the Body With Aging: Aging Cells

    Appendicitis

    Appendicitis

  • in children

  • Appendicitis in Children

  • pelvic pain and

  • Some Gynecologic Causes of Pelvic PainTables

  • during pregnancy

  • Some Causes and Features of Pelvic Pain During Early PregnancyTables
    Disorders That Require Surgery During Pregnancy: Appendicitis

    Appendix

    Digestive SystemFigures
    Large Intestine

  • immune function of

  • Lymphatic System: Helping Defend Against InfectionFigures
    Biology of the Immune System: Organs
    Acquired Immunity: T cells

  • inflammation of

  • see Appendicitis

  • in children

  • Some Causes and Features of Vomiting in Infants, Children, and AdolescentsTables

    Appetite

  • in dying person

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Loss of Appetite

  • increased

  • weight loss in

  • Involuntary Weight Loss: Causes

  • loss of

  • Loss of Appetite

  • weight loss and

  • Involuntary Weight Loss: Causes

  • in young children

  • Eating Problems in Young Children

    Applanation tonometry

    The Eye Examination: Tonometry

    Apprehension

    see Anxiety

    Apraclonidine

    Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

    Apraxia

    Specific Types of Brain Dysfunction: Apraxia

  • rehabilitation for

  • Rehabilitation for Specific Problems: Verbal apraxia

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