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Enamel, tooth

Biology of the Mouth
Tooth Disorders: Symptoms

Encephalitis

Encephalitis

  • arbovirus

  • Encephalitis

  • in children

  • Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor doesTables
    Viral Central Nervous System Infections in Children

  • enteroviral

  • Enteroviral Infections: Common in ChildhoodSidebar

  • herpes

  • Viral Central Nervous System Infections in Children

  • measles

  • Measles: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)

  • varicella-zoster virus

  • Chickenpox: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • equine

  • Encephalitis: Epidemic Encephalitis

  • granulomatous amebic

  • Amebic Infections Due to Free-Living Amebas: Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis

  • headache with

  • Some Causes and Features of HeadachesTables

  • herpes

  • Encephalitis: Sporadic Encephalitis
    Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: Other Infections and Complications

  • immunization for

  • Vaccines for International Travel*,†,‡Tables

  • rabies

  • Rabies
    Who Should Receive the Rabies Vaccine?Sidebar

  • rubella

  • Rubella: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in toxoplasmosis

  • Toxoplasmosis: Symptoms

  • West Nile

  • Encephalitis: Epidemic Encephalitis

    Encephalocele

    Brain and Spinal Cord Defects: Neural Tube Defects

    Encephalomyelitis

    Other Primary Demyelinating Diseases
    Other Primary Demyelinating Diseases: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
    Viral Central Nervous System Infections in Children

    Encephalopathy

  • in chronic kidney failure

  • Chronic Kidney Failure: Symptoms

  • hypertensive

  • High Blood Pressure: Symptoms

  • lead

  • Lead Poisoning

  • liver (hepatic)

  • Hepatic Encephalopathy

  • coma with

  • Some Causes of Stupor and ComaTables

  • radiation therapy and

  • Radiation Damage

  • spongiform (prion disease)

  • Prion Diseases
    Of Sheep and CowsSidebar
    Kuru

  • traumatic

  • Dementia: Dementia Pugilistica

  • Wernicke's

  • Specific Types of Brain Dysfunction: Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
    Alcohol: Wernicke's Encephalopathy

    Enchondroma

    Bone and Joint Tumors: Enchondromas

    Encopresis

    Stool Incontinence in Children

    Endarterectomy

    Transient Ischemic Attacks: Treatment
    Ischemic Stroke: Surgery

    Endocarditis

    Infective Endocarditis
    An Inside View of Infective EndocarditisFigures

  • antibiotic prevention of

  • Infective Endocarditis: Prevention
    Which Procedures Require Preventive Antibiotics?*Tables

  • in children

  • Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor doesTables

  • fatigue in

  • Fatigue: What the doctor doesTables

  • heart valve disease and

  • Mitral Regurgitation: Treatment

  • joint pain in

  • Pain in More Than One Joint: What the doctor doesTables

  • Löffler

  • Eosinophilic Disorders: Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

  • noninfective

  • Endocarditis Without InfectionSidebar

  • Pseudomonas

  • Pseudomonas Infections: Symptoms

  • in rheumatic fever

  • Rheumatic Fever: Heart

  • staphylococcal

  • Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Symptoms

  • streptococcal

  • Streptococcal Infections: Treatment

  • weight loss in

  • Involuntary Weight Loss: What the doctor doesTables

    Endocervical curettage

    Tests for Gynecologic Disorders: Endocervical Curettage

    Endocrine system

    see also Gland(s); Hormone(s)
    Organ Systems
    Major Organ SystemsTables
    Biology of the Endocrine System

  • age-associated changes in

  • Changes in the Body With Aging: Endocrine System

    End-of-life care

    Death and Dying

  • in brain cancer

  • Brain Tumors: End-of-Life Issues

  • in breast cancer

  • Breast Cancer: End-of-Life Issues

  • decisions about

  • Choices to Make Before Death

  • in dementia

  • Dementia: End-of-Life Issues

  • hospice care and

  • Hospice Care

  • in multiple system atrophy

  • Multiple System Atrophy: End-of-Life Issues

  • in Parkinson's disease

  • Parkinson's Disease: Caregiver and End-of-Life Issues

  • pneumonia and

  • Hospital-Acquired and Institution-Acquired Pneumonia: End-of–life Issues

  • in stroke

  • Stroke (CVA): End-of-Life Issues

    Endolymphatic hydrops

    Meniere Disease

    Endolymphatic shunt decompression

    Meniere Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Endometrioma

    Endometriosis: Symptoms

    Endometriosis

    Endometriosis
    Endometriosis: Misplaced TissueFigures
    Drugs Commonly Used to Treat EndometriosisTables

  • menstrual cramps and

  • Some Causes and Features of Menstrual CrampsTables

  • pelvic pain in

  • Some Gynecologic Causes of Pelvic PainTables

  • vaginal bleeding and

  • Some Causes and Features of Vaginal BleedingTables

  • vulvar

  • Gynecologic Cysts: Endometriomas of the Vulva

    Endometritis

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

    Endometrium

    Internal Female Genital OrgansFigures
    Female Internal Genital Organs: Uterus and Cervix

  • biopsy of

  • Tests for Gynecologic Disorders: Uterus
    Cancer of the Uterus: Diagnosis

  • cancer of

  • Menopause: Hormone therapy
    Cancer of the Uterus
    Understanding HysterectomySidebar

  • pelvic pain in

  • Some Gynecologic Causes of Pelvic PainTables

  • staging of

  • Staging Cancers of the Female Reproductive SystemTables

  • vaginal bleeding and

  • Some Causes and Features of Vaginal BleedingTables

  • dilation and curettage of

  • Tests for Gynecologic Disorders: Dilation and Curettage
    D and CFigures

  • menstrual cycle of

  • Menstrual Cycle
    Changes During the Menstrual CycleFigures

  • thickening (hyperplasia) of

  • Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

    Endophthalmitis

    Eye Pain: What the doctor doesTables
    Endophthalmitis

    Endorphins

    Pituitary: The Master GlandFigures
    Pituitary Gland Disorders

    Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

    Understanding Endoscopic Retrograde CholangiopancreatographyFigures
    Diagnosis of Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders: Imaging Tests
    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

  • in bile duct cancer

  • Tumors of the Bile Ducts and Gallbladder: Diagnosis

  • in gallstones

  • Gallstones: Gallstones in the Bile Ducts

  • in pancreatitis

  • Acute Pancreatitis: Treatment

  • in primary sclerosing cholangitis

  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Diagnosis

    Endoscopy

    Diagnosis of Digestive Disorders: Endoscopy
    Viewing the Digestive Tract With an EndoscopeFigures
    Common Medical Tests: Endoscopy
    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

  • capsule

  • Diagnosis of Digestive Disorders: Capsule Endoscopy

  • in esophageal cancer

  • Esophageal Cancer: Diagnosis

  • in gastroesophageal reflux

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD): Diagnosis

  • in intestinal obstruction

  • Intestinal Obstruction: Treatment

  • in peptic ulcers

  • Peptic Ulcer: Diagnosis

  • in small intestine cancer

  • Small-Intestine Cancer: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in stomach cancer

  • Stomach Cancer: Diagnosis

  • of urinary tract

  • Diagnosis of Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders: Cystoscopy

    Enema

  • air

  • Intussusception: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Enemas

    Agents Used to Prevent or Treat ConstipationTables
    Constipation: Enemas

    Energy

    see also Calories

  • in food

  • Calories

  • lack of (fatigue)

  • Fatigue
    Fatigue: What the doctor doesTables

  • requirements for

  • Calories

    Energy therapies

    Energy Therapies

    Enfuvirtide

    Drugs For HIV InfectionTables

    Enkephalins

    Pituitary: The Master GlandFigures

    Entacapone

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

    Entamebiasis

    Gastroenteritis: Parasites

    Entamoeba histolytica infection

    Microorganisms That Cause GastroenteritisTables
    Amebiasis

    Entecavir

    Chronic Hepatitis: Hepatitis B and C

    Enteral feeding

    Undernutrition: Tube feeding

    Enteric fever

    Salmonella Infections: Typhoid Fever

    Enteritis

    see also Gastroenteritis

  • regional (Crohn's disease)

  • Crohn's Disease
    Drugs That Reduce Bowel InflammationTables

    Enterobacteriaceae infection

    Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia Infections

    Enterobiasis (pinworm infection)

    Pinworm Infection

    Enterocele

    When the Bottom Falls Out: Prolapse in the PelvisFigures
    Pelvic Floor Disorders: Enterocele

    Enteroclysis

    Small-Intestine Cancer: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Enterocolitis

  • necrotizing

  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)

  • toxic

  • Digestive Tract Defects: Hirschsprung's Disease

    Enterohepatic circulation

    Gallbladder and Biliary Tract

    Enteropathy, gluten (celiac sprue)

    Celiac Disease

    Enteroviral infections

    Enteroviral Infections: Common in ChildhoodSidebar

  • polio

  • Polio

    Entropion (turned-in eyelid)

    Entropion and Ectropion

    Enuresis (bed-wetting)

    Incontinence in Children
    Incontinence in Children: What the doctor doesTables

    Envenomation

    Snake Bites
    Is That a Pit Viper?Figures

    Environmental factors

  • in cancer

  • Risk Factors for Cancer: Environmental Factors
    Some CarcinogensTables

  • in child development

  • Promoting Optimal Health and Development

  • in dementia

  • Dementia: Safety Measures
    Creating a Beneficial Environment for People With DementiaSidebar

  • falls and

  • Falls: Causes
    Falls: Prevention
    Checklist for Preventing Falls in the HomeTables

  • in infant development

  • Promoting Optimal Development of Infants

  • lung disease and

  • Environmental Lung Diseases
    Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Nanoparticles: A New Cause of Environmental Lung Disease?Sidebar

  • in risk assessment

  • Examples of Risk Factors for Health ProblemsTables

  • safety and

  • Safety 101Sidebar

    Enzymes

    Hereditary Metabolic Disorders

  • digestive

  • Pancreas
    Acute Pancreatitis: Diagnosis
    Chronic Pancreatitis: Treatment
    Malabsorption

  • tests for

  • Malabsorption: Diagnosis

  • drug effects on

  • Site Selectivity: Enzymes

  • in drug metabolism

  • Drug Metabolism
    Genetic Makeup and Response to Drugs

  • in heart attack

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Diagnosis

  • liver

  • Liver Function TestsSidebar

  • in porphyrias

  • Porphyrias
    Investigating the FamilySidebar

  • proteins and

  • Genetics

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