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Fiber

  • in atherosclerosis

  • Atherosclerosis: Diet

    Fiber, dietary

    Coronary Artery Disease: Diet
    Fiber
    Dyslipidemia: Treatment

  • in constipation

  • Constipation: Diet and behavior

  • in irritable bowel syndrome

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Treatment

  • in ulcerative colitis

  • Ulcerative Colitis: Dietary Restrictions

  • in weight loss diet

  • Diets: High-Fiber Diets

    Fibric acid derivatives

    Lipid-Lowering DrugsTables

    Fibrillary glomerulonephritis

    Primary Glomerular Disorders That Can Cause GlomerulonephritisTables

    Fibrin

    Blood Clots: Plugging the BreaksFigures
    Blood Clotting Process

    Fibrinogen

    Blood Clotting Process

    Fibrinolytic therapy

    see Thrombolytic therapy

    Fibroadenoma

  • breast

  • Breast Lumps: Common causes

    Fibroadenoma, breast

    Fibroadenomas

    Fibroblasts

    Myelofibrosis

    Fibrocystic breast changes

    Breast Lumps: Common causes
    Nipple Discharge: What the doctor doesTables

    Fibrocystic breast disease

    Fibrocystic Changes

    Fibroids

    Fibroids

  • cervical

  • Cervical Myomas

  • menstrual cramps and

  • Some Causes and Features of Menstrual CrampsTables

  • pelvic pain in

  • Some Gynecologic Causes of Pelvic PainTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Some Causes and Features of Pelvic Pain During Early PregnancyTables
    Fibroids During Pregnancy

  • vaginal bleeding and

  • Some Causes and Features of Vaginal BleedingTables

    Fibrolamellar carcinoma

    Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary Liver Cancers

    Fibroma

  • chondromyxoid

  • Bone and Joint Tumors: Chondromyxofibromas

  • heart

  • Heart Tumors

  • ovarian

  • Noncancerous Ovarian Growths: Benign Tumors

  • small intestine

  • Small-Intestine Tumors That Are Noncancerous

  • uterine

  • Fibroids

    Fibromatosis

  • plantar

  • Plantar Fibromatosis

    Fibromatosis, palmar

    Hand and Finger Deformities: Dupuytren's Contracture

    Fibromuscular dysplasia

    Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Cause of Renal Artery BlockageSidebar

    Fibromyalgia

    Pain in More Than One Joint: What the doctor doesTables
    Muscle, Bursa, and Tendon Disorders
    Fibromyalgia: Finding the Tender PointsFigures

  • fatigue in

  • Fatigue: What the doctor doesTables

  • information resources on


  • low back pain and

  • Low Back and Neck Pain: Common causes
    Some Causes and Features of Low Back PainTables

  • neck pain and

  • Neck Pain: What the doctor does

    Fibromyoma

    Fibroids

    Fibromyositis

    Muscle, Bursa, and Tendon Disorders
    Fibromyalgia: Finding the Tender PointsFigures

    Fibrosarcoma

    Bone and Joint Tumors: Fibrosarcomas andMalignant Fibrous Histiocytomas

    Fibrosis

  • bone marrow

  • Major Myeloproliferative DisordersTables
    Myelofibrosis

  • cystic

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
    Cystic Fibrosis: Not Just a Lung DiseaseSidebar

  • idiopathic pulmonary

  • Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • lung

  • Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
    Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • premacular (macular pucker)

  • Epiretinal Membrane

    Fibrositis

    Muscle, Bursa, and Tendon Disorders
    Fibromyalgia: Finding the Tender PointsFigures

    Fibrous dysplasia

  • of bone

  • Other Bone Abnormalities: Fibrous Dysplasia

    Fibrous histiocytoma

    Bone and Joint Tumors: Fibrosarcomas andMalignant Fibrous Histiocytomas

    Fiddleback spider bite

    Spider Bites

    Fifth disease

    Rashes in Children
    Some Viral Infections At a GlanceTables
    Erythema Infectiosum

    Fight-or-flight response

    Organ Systems
    Targets in The Body: Cell ReceptorsTables

    Filariasis

  • lymphatic

  • Swelling: What the doctor doesTables
    Other ParasitesTables

  • lymphedema in

  • Lymphedema: Acquired lymphedema

  • urinary tract

  • Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Parasites

    Filiform warts

    Warts: Filiform warts

    Fillings, tooth

    Cavities: Fillings

    Filter, in pulmonary embolism prevention

    Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Treatment
    Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary EmbolismFigures
    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Physical Measures

    Filtration surgery, for glaucoma

    Glaucoma: Treatment

    Finasteride

    Hair Loss (Alopecia): Drugs
    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Drugs

  • in urinary incontinence

  • Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Finger

    see also Hand

  • birth defects of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

  • blue discoloration (acrocyanosis) of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Acrocyanosis

  • clubbing of

  • Clubbing
    Recognizing Finger ClubbingFigures

  • deformities of

  • Hand and Finger Deformities
    When the Fingers Are Abnormally BentFigures

  • dislocations of

  • Common Hand InjuriesFigures

  • fracture of

  • Hand Fractures

  • infections of

  • Hand and Finger Infections

  • injuries to

  • Hand Injuries
    Common Hand InjuriesFigures
    Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits
    Hand Fractures: Finger Fractures

  • mallet

  • Hand and Finger Deformities: Mallet Finger
    When the Fingers Are Abnormally BentFigures
    Hand Fractures: Finger Fractures

  • Raynaud's syndrome of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Raynaud's Syndrome

  • reattachment of

  • Reattaching a Body PartSidebar

  • in scleroderma

  • Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma): Symptoms

  • severed or constricted

  • Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits

  • trigger

  • What Is Trigger Finger?Figures

    Fire ant stings

    Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Ant Stings

    First aid

    First Aid
    Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the HeartFigures

  • for cardiac arrest

  • Cardiac Arrest: First-Aid Treatment
    Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the HeartFigures
    Opening an Airway in an AdultFigures
    Performing Chest Compressions in an AdultFigures
    Performing Chest Compressions in an Infant or a ChildFigures

  • for choking

  • Choking: First-Aid Treatment
    Performing Abdominal ThrustsFigures
    Clearing a Blocked Airway in an InfantFigures

  • for internal bleeding

  • Internal Bleeding: First-Aid Treatment

  • for poisoning

  • Poisoning: First Aid

  • for soft tissue injuries

  • Soft-Tissue Injuries: First-Aid Treatment
    Commonly Used SplintsFigures

  • for wounds

  • Wounds: First-Aid Treatment

    Fish oils

    Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats: Fatty Acids
    Diet and Cancer: Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
    Fish Oil

    Fish poisoning

    Chemical Food Poisoning: Seafood Poisoning

    Fish tapeworm

    Tapeworm Infection

    Fissure, anal

    Anal Fissure

  • in Crohn's disease

  • Crohn's Disease: Complications

    Fistula

  • anus-rectum (anorectal)

  • Anorectal Fistula
    Digestive Tract Defects: Anal Atresia

  • artery-vein (arteriovenous)

  • Arteriovenous Fistula

  • in hemodialysis

  • Dialysis: Hemodialysis
    Comparing Hemodialysis With Peritoneal DialysisFigures

  • bladder-intestine (vesicoenteric)

  • Bladder Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes

  • in Crohn's disease

  • Crohn's Disease: Complications

  • in diverticulitis

  • Diverticulitis: Complications
    Complications of Diverticular DiseaseFigures

  • trachea-esophagus (tracheoesophageal)

  • Digestive Tract Defects: Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
    Atresia and Fistula: Defects in the EsophagusFigures

  • urinary tract

  • Gas in the Urine

    Fistulotomy

    Anorectal Fistula: Treatment

    Fitness

    see also Exercise
    Exercise and Fitness
    Starting an Exercise ProgramSidebar
    Estimating Target Heart RateSidebar
    Usual Maximum and Target Heart RatesTables
    Calories Expended During Exercise*Tables

    Fits

    see Seizures

    Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

    Gonorrhea: Symptoms
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): Symptoms

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