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Flank pain

Flank Pain

Flashbacks

  • in posttraumatic stress disorder

  • Anxiety Disorders in Children: Symptoms

    Flashbacks, LSD-induced

    Hallucinogens: Symptoms

    Flashing (flickering) lights

    Other Eye Symptoms: Flashing Lights

    Flat feet

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

    Flatulence

    Gas
    Some Causes and Features of Gas-Related ComplaintsTables

    Flat warts

    Warts: Flat warts

    Flatworm infection (schistosomiasis)

    Schistosomiasis

    Flavonoids

    Atherosclerosis: Diet
    Coronary Artery Disease: Diet

    Flea bites

    Insect Bites

  • rickettsial infections from

  • Some Rickettsial and Related InfectionsTables

    Flesh-eating disease

    Necrotizing Skin Infections

    Flexibility

  • exercise

  • Starting an Exercise Program: Stretching and flexibility

    Flexible spending account

    What Is a Flexible Spending Account?Sidebar

    Flexor digital tenosynovitis

    What Is Trigger Finger?Figures

    Floaters

    Effects of Aging on the Eyes
    Eye Floaters
    Some Causes and Features of Eye FloatersTables
    Changes in the Body With Aging: Eyes

    Flow rate (lung)

    Tests for Lung Disorders: Lung Volume and Flow Rate Measurements
    Using a SpirometerFigures

    Flow volume (lung)

    Tests for Lung Disorders: Flow Volume Testing

    Flu

  • respiratory

  • see Influenza

  • stomach

  • see Gastroenteritis

    Fluconazole

    Drugs for Serious Fungal InfectionsTables
    Drugs Used to Treat Vaginal Yeast InfectionsTables

    Flucytosine

    Drugs for Serious Fungal InfectionsTables

    Fludarabine

    Chemotherapy DrugsTables

    Fludrocortisone

    Dizziness or Light-Headedness When Standing Up: Treatment
    Addison Disease: Treatment

    Fluid retention

    see Swelling (edema)

    Fluid therapy

  • in children

  • Diarrhea in Children: Dehydration
    Vomiting in Infants and Children: Fluids

  • in cholera

  • Cholera: Treatment

  • in cystinuria

  • Cystinuria: Treatment

  • in dehydration

  • Dehydration: Treatment

  • in excessive sweating

  • Heat Disorders: Prevention

  • in gastroenteritis

  • Gastroenteritis: Treatment
    Feeding Problems: Vomiting
    Treating DehydrationSidebar
    Gastroenteritis in Children: Treatment

  • in heat cramps

  • Heat Cramps

  • in hemorrhagic colitis

  • Hemorrhagic Colitis
    Hemorrhagic Colitis: Treatment

  • in hypernatremia

  • Sodium: Diagnosis and Treatment

  • in infants and children

  • Feeding Problems: Vomiting
    Treating DehydrationSidebar

  • in kidney failure

  • Acute Kidney Failure: Treatment

  • in labor and delivery

  • Labor: Admission to a Hospital or Birthing Center

  • in shigellosis

  • Shigellosis: Treatment

    Flukes

    Parasitic Brain Infections: Other infections
    Other ParasitesTables
    Schistosomiasis

    Fluoride

    MineralsTables
    Fluoride

  • cancer risk and

  • Diet and Cancer: Fluoride

  • in cavity prevention

  • Cavities: Fluoride
    Fluoride: Fluoride Deficiency

    Fluoroquinolones

    AntibioticsTables

    Fluoroscopy

    Plain X-Rays: Fluoroscopy
    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

  • in digestive disorders

  • Diagnosis of Digestive Disorders: X-ray Studies

    Fluorosis

    Fluoride: Fluoride Excess

    Fluorouracil

    Actinic Keratoses: Precancerous GrowthsSidebar

    Fluoxetine

  • in anorexia nervosa

  • Anorexia Nervosa: Treatment

    Fluphenazine

    Antipsychotic DrugsTables

    Flurazepam, in elderly persons

    Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

    Flutamide

    Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy

    Fluvastatin

    Lipid-Lowering DrugsTables

    Fly bites

  • disease transmission in

  • Other ParasitesTables
    Leishmaniasis
    Onchocerciasis

    Flying

    see Air travel

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