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Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

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

Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

Some Genetic Disorders That Can Be Detected Before BirthTables
Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies

Duck-bill deformity

Hand and Finger Deformities: Swan-Neck Deformity

Ductus arteriosus

Heart Defects

  • coarctation of aorta and

  • Heart Defects: Coarctation of the Aorta

  • patent

  • Heart Defects: Patent Ductus Arteriosus
    Patent Ductus Arteriosus: Failure to CloseFigures

    Duloxetine

    Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Dumping syndrome

    Bariatric Surgery: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    Duodenum

    Small Intestine

  • blockage of

  • Intestinal Obstruction: Causes

  • gastrinoma of

  • Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Gastrinoma

  • perforation of

  • Perforation of the Digestive Tract
    Some Causes of PerforationTables

  • ulcers of

  • Peptic Ulcer
    What Are the Complications of Peptic Ulcers?Sidebar
    Drugs Used to Treat Peptic DisordersTables

  • in children

  • Peptic Ulcer in Children

    Dupuytrens contracture

    Hand and Finger Deformities: Dupuytren's Contracture

    Durable power of attorney for health care

    Some Legal Terms Related to Health CareSidebar
    Advance Directives: Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

    Dura mater

    Viewing the BrainFigures
    Brain: Meninges
    How the Spine Is OrganizedFigures

    Dusts

  • asbestos

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Asbestosis

  • in asthma

  • Asthma: Causes
    Avoiding Common Causes of Asthma AttacksSidebar

  • beryllium

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Beryllium Disease

  • coal

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis

  • fiber

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Byssinosis

  • house

  • Year-Round Allergies

  • organic

  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

  • silica (quartz)

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Silicosis

    Dutasteride

    Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables
    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Drugs

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