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Chemotherapy DrugsTables

Examination

see Physical examination

Excessive daytime sleepiness

Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Changes in Behavior to Improve SleepTables

Excoriation

Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the SkinSidebar

Exemestane

Breast Cancer: Drugs

Exenatide

Oral Antihyperglycemic DrugsTables

Exercise

Exercise and Fitness
Starting an Exercise ProgramSidebar
Calories Expended During Exercise*Tables

  • aerobic

  • Starting an Exercise Program: Aerobic exercise
    Choosing the Right Exercise: Aerobic dancing

  • after childbirth

  • Postdelivery Period: Diet and Exercise

  • after hip fracture

  • Rehabilitation for Specific Problems: Hip Fracture

  • after menopause

  • Menopause: General measures

  • allergy to

  • Exercise-Induced Allergic Reactions

  • ambulation

  • Physical Therapy (PT): Ambulation exercises
    Helping a Person WalkFigures

  • anaerobic

  • Starting an Exercise Program: Strength training

  • in ankylosing spondylitis

  • Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Treatment

  • asthma with

  • Asthma: Diagnosis
    Exercise-Induced Allergic Reactions

  • in back pain prevention

  • Exercises to Prevent Low Back PainFigures

  • balance

  • Physical Therapy (PT): Coordination and balance exercises

  • benefits of

  • Tools of Prevention: Healthful Lifestyle
    Exercise and Fitness

  • breathing

  • Chest Physical Therapy: Breathing exercises

  • calories burned during

  • Calories Expended During Exercise*Tables

  • choice of

  • Choosing the Right Exercise

  • conditioning

  • Physical Therapy (PT): General conditioning exercises

  • cooling down for

  • Exercising Safely: Cooling down

  • coordination

  • Physical Therapy (PT): Coordination and balance exercises

  • in COPD

  • Rehabilitation for Lung and Airway Disorders: Exercise training

  • in coronary artery disease prevention

  • Atherosclerosis: Physical inactivity
    Coronary Artery Disease: Physical inactivity

  • with dieting

  • Diets: Weight Loss Diets

  • in elderly

  • Spotlight on AgingSidebar
    Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: DrugsSidebar

  • in elderly persons

  • Exercise and Fitness

  • fainting with

  • Fainting: What the doctor doesTables

  • flexibility

  • Starting an Exercise Program: Stretching and flexibility

  • in fracture

  • Fractures: Rehabilitation and Prognosis

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Lifestyle Changes

  • heat disorder and

  • Heat Disorders: Prevention

  • in high blood pressure

  • High Blood Pressure: Treatment

  • hydration for

  • Exercising Safely: Hydration

  • injury prevention during

  • Exercising Safely

  • Kegel

  • in pelvic floor disorders

  • Pelvic Floor Disorders: Exercises

  • in urinary incontinence

  • Urinary Incontinence in Adults: General measures
    Menopause: General measures

  • in multiple sclerosis

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Treatment

  • muscle-strengthening

  • see also Strength exercise
    Physical Therapy (PT): Muscle-strengthening exercises

  • in osteoarthritis

  • Joint Disorders: Treatment

  • in osteoporosis prevention

  • Osteoporosis: Diet and exercise

  • in pain prevention

  • Low Back and Neck Pain: Prevention

  • in peripheral arterial disease

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of the Legs and Arms

  • during pregnancy

  • Self-Care During Pregnancy: Physical Activity

  • in pulmonary rehabilitation

  • Rehabilitation for Lung and Airway Disorders: Exercise training

  • range-of-motion

  • Physical Therapy (PT): Range-of-motion exercises
    Increasing the Shoulder's Range of MotionFigures

  • shortness of breath in

  • Shortness of Breath: Lung disorders

  • spray and stretch, in temporomandibular joint disorders

  • Physical Therapy for Jaw MusclesSidebar

  • strength training

  • Starting an Exercise Program: Strength training

  • stretching

  • Starting an Exercise Program: Stretching and flexibility

  • target heart rate and

  • Estimating Target Heart RateSidebar
    Starting an Exercise Program: Aerobic exercise
    Usual Maximum and Target Heart RatesTables

  • types of

  • Starting an Exercise Program: Type of Exercise

  • warming up for

  • Exercising Safely: Warming up

    Exercise stress testing

    Stress Testing
    Other Tests for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Radionuclide Imaging
    Angina: Diagnosis
    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

    Exfoliative dermatitis

    Dermatitis: Generalized Exfoliative Dermatitis

    Exhibitionism

    Paraphilias: Exhibitionism

    Exophthalmos

    Eyes, Bulging
    Some Causes and Features of Bulging EyesTables

  • in Graves' disease

  • Hyperthyroidism: Symptoms

  • in newborn

  • Thyroid Disorders in the Newborn: Hyperthyroidism in the Newborn

    Exotropia

    Strabismus
    Strabismus: A Misaligned EyeFigures

    Expectant mother

    see Pregnancy

    Expectorants

    Cough: Expectorants
    Nonprescription Cold RemediesTables

    Exposure therapy

    What Is Exposure Therapy?Sidebar

  • for agoraphobia

  • Phobic Disorders: Treatment

  • for obsessive-compulsive disorder

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Treatment

  • for panic attacks and panic disorder

  • Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder: Psychotherapy

  • for phobias

  • Phobic Disorders: Treatment

  • for social phobia

  • Phobic Disorders: Treatment

    Exstrophy of bladder

    Urinary Tract Defects: Bladder and Urethra Defects

    External auditory meatus

    A Look Inside the EarFigures
    Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat: Outer Ear

    Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

    Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment

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