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Fe

Fear

see also Anxiety

  • exaggerated (phobia)

  • Phobic Disorders
    Some Common PhobiasTables

  • of marketplace (agoraphobia)

  • Phobic Disorders: Agoraphobia

  • of school

  • School Problems in Adolescents

    Febrile seizures

    Causes of SeizuresTables
    Neurologic Disorders in Children: Febrile Seizures

    Febuxostat

  • in gout

  • Drugs Used to Treat GoutTables

    Feces

    see Stool

    Feeding

    see also Diet; Nutrition

  • enteral

  • Undernutrition: Tube feeding

  • of infants

  • see also Breastfeeding
    Feeding of Newborns and Infants
    Positioning a Baby to BreastfeedFigures

  • problems in

  • Feeding Problems

  • intravenous

  • Undernutrition: Intravenous feeding

  • in necrotizing enterocolitis

  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC): Prevention and Treatment

  • of premature infant

  • Prematurity: Underdeveloped Digestive Tract and Liver
    Prematurity: Treatment

  • tube

  • Undernutrition: Tube feeding

  • for cancer patient

  • Chemotherapy: Other Common Side Effects

  • for dying person

  • Treatment Options at the End of Life: Feeding Tubes
    Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Loss of Appetite

    Fee for service

    How Health Care Is Paid For: Fee for Service

    Felbamate

    Drugs Used to Treat SeizuresTables

    Felon (fingertip infection)

    Hand and Finger Infections: Felon

    Felty syndrome

    Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Blood tests

    Female athlete triad

    Starting an Exercise Program: Screening for sports participation

    Female genital mutilation

    Female Genital Mutilation

    Female-pattern baldness

    Hair Loss (Alopecia): Androgenetic alopecia
    Losing HairFigures
    Some Causes and Features of Hair LossTables

    Femoral artery

  • hernia of

  • Abdominal Wall Hernias: Femoral Hernia

    Femoral artery, aneurysm of

    Aneurysms: Aneurysms in Other Arteries

    Femur (thighbone)

  • fracture of

  • Leg Fractures: Femur Fractures

  • in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

  • Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

  • separation of (slipped capital femoral epiphysis)

  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
    Slipped Capital Femoral EpiphysisFigures

  • torsion of

  • Common Foot, Knee, and Leg Conditions in Infants and Young ChildrenSidebar

    Fenofibrate

    Lipid-Lowering DrugsTables

    Fentanyl

    Opioid AnalgesicsTables

  • abuse of

  • Opioids

    Ferritin

    Iron: Diagnosis
    Iron Deficiency Anemia: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Ferrochelatase deficiency

    Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
    Erythropoietic Protoporphyria: Prevention and Treatment

    Ferrous sulfate, in elderly persons

    Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

    Fertility problems

    Infertility
    What Causes Infertility in Men?Tables

    Fertilization

    Stages of Development of the Fetus: Fertilization
    From Egg to EmbryoFigures

  • most likely time for

  • Female Internal Genital Organs: Uterus and Cervix

  • in vitro

  • Problems With Sperm: Treatment
    Assisted Reproductive Techniques: In vitro (test tube) fertilization (IVF)

    Fesoterodine

    Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Fetal alcohol syndrome

    Drug Use During Pregnancy: Alcohol
    Intellectual Disability: Prognosis and Prevention

    Fetal tissue implant

    Transplantation of Other Organs

    Fetishism

    Paraphilias: Fetishism

    Fetoscopy

    Labor: Fetal Monitoring
    Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Fetal Distress

    Fetus

  • alcohol effect on

  • Drug Use During Pregnancy: Alcohol

  • amniocentesis from

  • see also Amniocentesis
    Prenatal Diagnostic Testing: Amniocentesis
    Detecting Abnormalities Before BirthFigures

  • anticonvulsant effects on

  • Seizure Disorders During Pregnancy

  • blood sampling from

  • Prenatal Diagnostic Testing: Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling
    Monitoring the FetusSidebar

  • caffeine effects on

  • Drug Use During Pregnancy: Caffeine

  • chorionic villus sampling from

  • Prenatal Diagnostic Testing: Chorionic Villus Sampling
    Detecting Abnormalities Before BirthFigures
    Birth Defects: Diagnosis
    Intellectual Disability: Prognosis and Prevention

  • circulation of

  • Heart Defects
    Normal Circulation in a FetusFigures

  • death of

  • Miscarriage: Symptoms
    Stillbirth

  • development of

  • From Egg to EmbryoFigures
    Stages of Development of the Fetus: Development of the Fetus and Placenta

  • distress of

  • Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Fetal Distress

  • drug effects on

  • Acne and Related Disorders: Severe acne
    Drug Use During Pregnancy
    How Drugs Cross the PlacentaFigures
    Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy*Tables

  • Graves' disease effects on

  • Thyroid Disorders During Pregnancy: Graves' disease

  • heartbeats of

  • Medical Care During Pregnancy: Follow-up Examinations
    Labor: Fetal Monitoring
    Monitoring the FetusSidebar
    Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Fetal Distress

  • hemolytic disease of

  • Rh Incompatibility

  • infections in

  • Some Infections of NewbornsTables

  • lungs of

  • Diabetes During Pregnancy: Treatment
    Problems With Amniotic Fluid
    Prematurity: Prevention

  • lupus antibodies of

  • Autoimmune Disorders During Pregnancy: Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)

  • maternal diabetes and

  • Diabetes During Pregnancy

  • maternal heart disease effects on

  • Heart Disorders During Pregnancy

  • monitoring of

  • Monitoring the FetusSidebar

  • multiple

  • Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Multiple Births

  • nutrition for

  • Birth Defects: Nutrition

  • prenatal testing of

  • Risk of Having a Baby With a Chromosomal AbnormalityTables
    Prenatal Diagnostic Testing
    Some Genetic Disorders That Can Be Detected Before BirthTables
    Detecting Abnormalities Before BirthFigures

  • presentations of

  • Labor: Admission to a Hospital or Birthing Center
    Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Abnormal Position and Presentation of the Fetus
    Position and Presentation of the FetusFigures

  • radiation effects on

  • Radiation Injury: Radiation and Children

  • radiation risks and

  • Common Imaging Tests: During Pregnancy

  • toxoplasmosis in

  • Toxoplasmosis

  • ultrasound examination of

  • Prenatal Diagnostic Testing: Ultrasonography
    Detecting Abnormalities Before BirthFigures
    Medical Care During Pregnancy: Follow-up Examinations

  • umbilical cord injury of

  • Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Nuchal Cord

    Fever

    Fever in Adults
    Fever in Adults: Risk factorsTables

  • after childbirth

  • Postpartum Infections

  • after surgery (postoperative)

  • Surgery: Complications

  • blood transfusion and

  • Precautions and Adverse Reactions During Blood Transfusion: Fever

  • in childhood respiratory tract infection

  • Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: Symptoms and Complications

  • in cholecystitis

  • Cholecystitis: Symptoms

  • coma with

  • Some Causes of Stupor and ComaTables

  • consequences of

  • Fever in Adults: Consequences of fever

  • in infants and children

  • Fever in Infants and Children
    How to Take a Child's TemperatureSidebar
    Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor doesTables
    Occult Bacteremia

  • inhalational

  • Building-Related Illnesses: Specific Building-Related Illnesses

  • in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): Symptoms

  • in malaria

  • Malaria: Symptoms and Complications

  • Mediterranean, familial

  • Familial Mediterranean Fever

  • Pel-Ebstein

  • Hodgkin Lymphoma: Symptoms

  • during pregnancy

  • Fevers During Pregnancy

  • in rheumatic fever

  • Rheumatic Fever: Joints

  • scarlet

  • Streptococcal Infections: Symptoms

  • seizures with

  • Causes of SeizuresTables
    Neurologic Disorders in Children: Febrile Seizures

  • of unknown origin

  • Fever in Adults: Testing
    Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor doesTables

    Feverfew

    Some Possible Medicinal Herb–Drug InteractionsTables
    Feverfew

    Fexofenadine

    Some AntihistaminesTables

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