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De

Deafness

see Hearing, loss of

Death and dying

see also Legal issues
Death and Dying

  • advance directive for

  • Legal and Ethical Concerns at the End of Life: Advance Directives
    Advance Directives

  • anxiety and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Depression and Anxiety

  • of athlete

  • Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes

  • in breast cancer

  • Breast Cancer: End-of-Life Issues

  • breathing during

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Shortness of Breath

  • confusion and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Confusion and Unconsciousness

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Prognosis and End-of-Life Issues

  • depression and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Depression and Anxiety

  • digestive system disorders during

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Digestive Tract Problems

  • disability and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Disability

  • fatigue and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Fatigue

  • of fetus

  • Miscarriage: Symptoms
    Stillbirth

  • financial concerns and

  • Financial Concerns at the End of Life

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: End-of-Life Issues

  • hospice care and

  • Hospice Care

  • incontinence and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Incontinence

  • of infant

  • Illness and Death in Infants

  • SIDS and

  • Sleeping in Newborns and Infants
    Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    Safe to Sleep: Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death SyndromeSidebar

  • information resources on


  • legal issues and

  • Legal and Ethical Concerns at the End of Life

  • in leukemia

  • Leukemias: Treatment

  • in lung cancer

  • Lung Cancer: Prognosis

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Treatment and Prognosis

  • obesity and

  • Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Complications

  • pain in

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Pain

  • preparation for

  • Acceptance of Death and Dying

  • pressure sores and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Bedsores

  • suicide and

  • Legal and Ethical Concerns at the End of Life: Suicide

  • time course of

  • Time Course of Dying

  • treatment options and

  • Treatment Options at the End of Life

  • unconsciousness and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Confusion and Unconsciousness

    Death certificate

    When Death Occurs

    Death rattle

    When Death Is Near

    Death With Dignity Act

    Legal and Ethical Concerns at the End of Life: Suicide

    Decay, tooth (cavities)

    Cavities
    Types of CavitiesFigures
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

    Decibels

    Measurement of LoudnessSidebar

    Decision making

  • before death

  • Choices to Make Before Death

  • medical

  • Medical Decision Making

  • surrogate

  • Default Surrogate Decision Making

    Decompression sickness

    Decompression Sickness

    Decongestants

    Cough: Other drugs
    Nonprescription Cold RemediesTables

  • in allergic rhinitis

  • Seasonal Allergies: Nasal symptoms

  • for children

  • Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: Prevention and Treatment

  • before diving

  • Barotrauma: Prevention

  • overuse of

  • Nasal Congestion and Discharge: Less common causes
    Some Causes and Features of Nasal Congestion and DischargeTables

    Decubitus ulcers

    see Pressure sores

    Deep brain stimulation

  • for Parkinson's disease

  • Parkinson's Disease: Deep Brain Stimulation

  • for Tourette's syndrome disease

  • Tics: Severe Symptoms

  • for tremors

  • Tremor: Deep brain stimulation

    Deep-sea diving injuries

    Diving and Compressed Air Injuries

    Deep vein thrombosis

    Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
    Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary EmbolismFigures

  • after surgery

  • Surgery: Complications

  • limb pain with

  • Limb Pain: What the doctor doesTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Swelling During Late Pregnancy: Less common causes
    Some Causes and Features of Swelling During Late PregnancyTables
    Thromboembolic Disorders During Pregnancy

  • in thrombophilia

  • Thrombophilia: Symptoms and Complications

    Deer fly bites

    Insect Bites

    Deer fly fever (tularemia)

    Tularemia
    Types of TularemiaSidebar

    DEET (diethyltoluamide)

    Preventing Tick BitesFigures
    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Prevention

    Defecation

    see Bowel movements

    Defense mechanisms

  • against disease

  • see also Immune system
    Biology of the Immune System: Physical barriers

  • against infection

  • Defenses Against Infection

  • of lungs

  • Defense Mechanisms

    Deferasirox

    Secondary Iron Overload: Treatment

    Deferoxamine

    Iron: Iron Excess
    Secondary Iron Overload: Treatment
    Iron Poisoning: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Defibrillation

    Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Restoring normal rhythm

    Defibrillator

  • external

  • Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the HeartFigures

  • implantable

  • travel and

  • Specific Medical Conditions and Travel: Heart Disease

    Deformities

    see Birth defects

    Dehydration

    Dehydration

  • in Addison disease

  • Addison Disease

  • during air travel

  • Problems in Transit: Dehydration

  • body response to

  • Organ Systems

  • in burn injury

  • Burns: Complications

  • in cholera

  • Cholera: Symptoms

  • constipation and

  • Constipation: Causes

  • in cystic fibrosis

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Symptoms

  • in diabetes insipidus

  • Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Central Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in diarrhea

  • Diarrhea in Adults: Complications
    Diarrhea in Children: Dehydration

  • in elderly persons

  • Spotlight on AgingSidebar

  • in gastroenteritis

  • Gastroenteritis: Symptoms
    Gastroenteritis: Treatment
    Gastroenteritis in Children: Treatment

  • heat illness and

  • Heat Disorders: Exertion in the Heat

  • in infants and children

  • Feeding Problems: Vomiting
    Dehydration in Children
    Treating DehydrationSidebar
    Gastroenteritis in Children: Treatment

  • during labor and delivery

  • Labor: Admission to a Hospital or Birthing Center

  • in radiation illness

  • Radiation Injury: Acute Radiation Illness

  • in shigellosis

  • Shigellosis: Symptoms
    Shigellosis: Symptoms

  • in vomiting

  • Vomiting in Infants and Children

    Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

    Major HormonesTables
    Menopause: Alternative medicine

  • in Addison's disease

  • Addison Disease

  • as nutraceutical

  • Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

    Dejection

    see Depression

    Delavirdine

    Drugs For HIV InfectionTables

    Delayed sleep phase syndrome

    Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders: Causes

    Delirium

    Delirium
    What Is Confusion?Sidebar

  • vs. dementia

  • Delirium and Dementia
    Comparing Delirium and DementiaTables

  • hospitalization and

  • Problems Due to Hospitalization: Confusion and Decline in Mental Function

  • in mania

  • Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness): Mania

  • mental health and

  • Personality and Behavior Changes

  • in older people

  • Spotlight on AgingSidebar

  • vs. psychosis

  • Comparing Delirium and DementiaTables
    Delirium: Medical History
    Delirium or Psychosis?Tables

  • after surgery (postoperative)

  • Surgery: Complications

    Delirium tremens (DTs)

    Alcohol: Withdrawal Symptoms
    Alcohol: Emergency Treatment

    Delivery

    see Labor and delivery

    Delta-aminolevulinic acid

    Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Diagnosis

    Deltoid muscles

  • strengthening exercise for

  • Strengthening the ShouldersSidebar

    Delusional disorder

    Delusional Disorder

    Delusions

    Personality and Behavior Changes

  • in schizophrenia

  • Schizophrenia: Categories

    Demecarium

    Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

    Demeclocycline

    AntibioticsTables

    Dementia

    Memory Loss: Common causes
    Some Causes and Features of Memory LossTables
    What Is Confusion?Sidebar
    Dementia
    Creating a Beneficial Environment for People With DementiaSidebar
    Caring for CaregiversSidebar

  • Alzheimer's

  • Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease

  • vs. delirium

  • Delirium and Dementia
    Comparing Delirium and DementiaTables

  • vs. depression

  • Dementia

  • information resources on


  • Lewy body

  • Dementia: Lewy Body Dementia

  • reversible

  • Dementia: Causes

  • sleep disorders with

  • Sleep Disorders in Dementia

  • vascular

  • Dementia: Vascular Dementia

    Dementia pugilistica

    Dementia: Dementia Pugilistica

    Dendrite

    Typical Structure of a Nerve CellFigures

    Dendritic cells

    Understanding the Immune SystemSidebar
    Innate Immunity: Dendritic Cells

    Dengue fever

    Dengue Fever

    Denial

    Mind and BodySidebar

    Dental caries (cavities)

    Cavities
    Types of CavitiesFigures
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

    Dental hygiene

    see Oral hygiene

    Dental problems

    see Tooth (teeth)

    Dentin

    Biology of the Mouth

    Dentist

  • examination by

  • Cavities: Diagnosis

  • language of

  • The Language of DentistsTables

  • tooth repair techniques of

  • A Brighter Smile Through Cosmetic DentistrySidebar
    Cavities: Treatment
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

    Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

    Genetics: DNA
    Structure of DNAFigures

  • cell transfer of (gene therapy)

  • Gene Therapy

  • laboratory copying of

  • Gene Technology

  • mitochondrial

  • Inheritance of Single-Gene Disorders: Abnormal Mitochondrial Genes

    Dependence, drug

    see also Drugs, abuse of
    Treatment of Pain: Side Effects
    Drug Use and Abuse: Drug Dependence

    Depersonalization

    Depersonalization Disorder
    Dissociative Identity Disorder: Symptoms

    Depilatory

    Hairiness: Physical methods

    Depression

    Depression
    Some Causes of DepressionTables
    What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?Sidebar
    Drugs Used to Treat DepressionTables

  • in adolescents

  • Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Risk Factors

  • after stroke

  • Preventing and Treating Problems After a StrokeTables

  • alcohol and

  • Alcohol: Long-Term Effects

  • bed rest and

  • Problems Due to Hospitalization: Depression

  • in burn injury

  • Burns: Severe Burns

  • in cancer

  • Symptoms of Cancer: Depression

  • in children

  • Depression in Children
    Symptoms of Depression in ChildrenSidebar

  • vs. dementia

  • Memory Loss: Common causes
    Some Causes and Features of Memory LossTables
    Dementia

  • disease and

  • Mind-Body Interactions

  • drugs for

  • see Antidepressants

  • in dying person

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Depression and Anxiety

  • in elderly persons

  • Disorders in Older People

  • fatigue in

  • Fatigue: What the doctor doesTables

  • information resources on


  • mental retardation and

  • Intellectual Disability: Symptoms

  • physical disorders and

  • Depression: Causes

  • postpartum (after childbirth)

  • Postpartum Depression
    Preventing Depression After DeliverySidebar

  • screening for

  • Selected Screening Schedule for Adults*,†Tables

  • sleep problems with

  • Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Treatment

  • suicide and

  • Depression: Suicide
    Suicidal Behavior: Causes

  • transient

  • Depression: Causes

  • weight loss in

  • Involuntary Weight Loss: What the doctor doesTables

    De Quervain syndrome

    Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis: De Quervain Syndrome

    Derealization

    Dissociative Identity Disorder: Symptoms

    Dermabrasion

    Acne: Severe Acne

    Dermatitis

    Dermatitis

  • of anus

  • Anal Itching
    Causes and Features of Anal ItchingTables

  • atopic

  • Itching: What the doctor doesTables
    Dermatitis: Atopic Dermatitis

  • chronic

  • Dermatitis
    Dermatitis: Pompholyx

  • contact

  • Dermatitis: Contact Dermatitis
    Common Causes of Allergic Contact DermatitisSidebar
    Poison Ivy DermatitisSidebar

  • itching and

  • Itching: What the doctor doesTables

  • diaper

  • Rashes in Children

  • of ear canal

  • Dermatitis of the Ear Canal

  • exfoliative

  • Dermatitis: Generalized Exfoliative Dermatitis

  • in food allergy

  • Food Allergy: Symptoms

  • hot-tub

  • Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Folliculitis

  • in infants and young children

  • Rashes in Children

  • nummular

  • Dermatitis: Nummular Dermatitis

  • perioral

  • Dermatitis: Perioral Dermatitis

  • photoallergic

  • Photosensitivity Reactions: Chemical photosensitivity

  • phototoxic

  • Photosensitivity Reactions: Chemical photosensitivity

  • poison ivy

  • Poison Ivy DermatitisSidebar

  • scratch

  • Dermatitis: Localized Scratch Dermatitis

  • seborrheic

  • Dermatitis: Seborrheic Dermatitis
    Blepharitis: Treatment
    Rashes in Children

  • stasis

  • Dermatitis: Stasis Dermatitis

    Dermatitis herpetiformis

    Dermatitis Herpetiformis

  • in celiac disease

  • Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    Dermatofibroma

    Dermatofibromas

    Dermatomes

    DermatomesFigures

    Dermatomyositis

    Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

  • in cancer

  • What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?Sidebar

  • swallowing difficulty in

  • Some Causes and Features of Difficulty SwallowingTables

    Dermatophytid eruption

    Fungal Skin Infections

    Dermatophytoses (fungal skin infection)

    Fungal Skin Infections

    Dermis

    see also Skin
    Getting Under the SkinFigures
    Structure and Function of the Skin: Dermis

    Dermoid cyst

    Tumors That Originate in or Near the BrainTables
    Noncancerous Ovarian Growths: Benign Tumors

    DES (diethylstilbestrol)

    Vaginal Cancer
    Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy*Tables

    Desensitization (immunotherapy)

    Allergic Reactions and Other Hypersensitivity Disorders: Allergen immunotherapy

    Desert rheumatism

    Coccidioidomycosis: Symptoms

    Desloratadine

    Some AntihistaminesTables

    Deslorelin

    Early Puberty

    Desmopressin

  • in bed-wetting

  • Incontinence in Children: Nighttime incontinence

  • in central diabetes insipidus

  • Central Diabetes Insipidus: Treatment

    Desquamative gingivitis

    Gingivitis: Gingivitis Due to Menopause

    Desquamative interstitial pneumonia

    Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Respiratory Bronchiolitis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease and Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia

    Detoxification

  • in alcohol abuse

  • Alcohol: Detoxification and Rehabilitation

  • in antianxiety drug dependence

  • Antianxiety and Sedative Drugs: Detoxification and Rehabilitation

  • in cocaine abuse

  • Cocaine: Detoxification and Rehabilitation

  • in opioid dependence

  • Opioids: Detoxification

    Development

  • adolescent

  • behavioral

  • Intellectual and Behavioral Development

  • problems in

  • Behavioral Problems in Adolescents

  • emotional

  • Emotional Development

  • intellectual

  • Intellectual and Behavioral Development

  • physical

  • Milestones in Sexual DevelopmentFigures
    Physical and Sexual Development
    Milestones in Sexual DevelopmentFigures

  • social

  • Social and Psychologic Development

  • child

  • behavioral

  • Social and Emotional Development
    Preventive Health Care Visits

  • mental retardation and

  • Intellectual Disability: Symptoms

  • intellectual

  • Intellectual Development
    Preventive Health Care Visits

  • normal

  • Preschool and School-Aged Children
    Milestones From Ages 18 Months to 6 YearsTables

  • physical

  • Physical Development
    Height and Weight Charts for Boys and GirlsFigures
    Toilet TeachingSidebar

  • problems in

  • Behavioral and Developmental Problems in Young Children
    Behavioral Problems Due to Parenting ProblemsSidebar
    What Are Stress-Related Behaviors?Sidebar
    Learning and Developmental Disorders
    Signs of ADHDSidebar

  • infant

  • behavioral

  • Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development of Infants
    An Infant's First Year: Developmental MilestonesTables

  • intellectual

  • Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development of Infants
    An Infant's First Year: Developmental MilestonesTables

  • physical

  • Physical Development of Infants
    An Infant's First Year: Physical DevelopmentFigures

    Deviated septum

    Deviated Septum

    Devic disease

    Other Primary Demyelinating Diseases: Neuromyelitis Optica

    DEXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry)

    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

    Dexamethasone

    see also Corticosteroids

  • in meningitis

  • Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Treatment

  • in transplantation

  • Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant RejectionTables

    Dexamethasone suppression test

    Cushing Syndrome: Diagnosis
    Virilization: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    DEXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) scan

    Tests for Musculoskeletal Disorders: Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
    Fat Versus Lean: Body CompositionSidebar

    Dexchlorpheniramine

    Some AntihistaminesTables

  • in elderly persons

  • Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

    Dextromethorphan

    Cough: Cough suppressants
    Nonprescription Cold RemediesTables

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