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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Primary Glomerular Disorders That Can Cause Nephrotic SyndromeTables

Folate(folic acid)

Symptoms of Nutrient DeficienciesTables

Folic acid (folate)

VitaminsTables
Folate

  • cancer risk and

  • Diet and Cancer: Folate

  • deficiency of

  • Symptoms of Nutrient DeficienciesTables
    Folate: Folate Deficiency

  • anemia with

  • Vitamin Deficiency Anemia

  • birth defects and

  • Genetic Disorders Detection: Neural Tube Defects
    Birth Defects: Nutrition

  • excess of

  • Folate: Folate Excess

  • during pregnancy

  • Self-Care During Pregnancy: Drugs and Dietary Supplements
    Brain and Spinal Cord Defects: Neural Tube Defects
    Intellectual Disability: Prognosis and Prevention

    Follicle-stimulating hormone

    Major HormonesTables
    Pituitary: The Master GlandFigures
    Pituitary Gland Disorders
    Biology of the Female Reproductive System

  • deficiency of

  • Hypopituitarism: Deficiency of Gonadotropins (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone)

  • measurement of

  • Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis

  • in menstrual cycle

  • Changes During the Menstrual CycleFigures
    Menstrual Cycle: Follicular Phase

    Folliculitis

    Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Symptoms
    Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses

  • hot-tub

  • Pseudomonas Infections: Symptoms

    Fondaparinux

    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Anticoagulation

    Fontanelles, in newborn meningitis

    Meningitis in Children: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Food

    see also Diet; Nutrition

  • additives to

  • Food Additives and Contaminants
    Diet and Cancer: Food Additives
    Food Allergy

  • allergy to

  • Food Allergy
    Anaphylactic Reactions

  • in children

  • Some Causes and Features of Vomiting in Infants, Children, and AdolescentsTables

  • in infant

  • Feeding of Newborns and Infants: Starting Solid Foods
    Some Causes and Features of DiarrheaTables

  • aspiration of

  • Undernutrition: Tube feeding

  • bioengineered

  • Diet and Cancer: Bioengineered Foods

  • calories in

  • Calories

  • cancer risk and

  • Diet and Cancer

  • composition of

  • Overview of Nutrition: Components of the Diet

  • contaminants of

  • Food Additives and Contaminants

  • contamination of

  • Staphylococcal Food Poisoning

  • cravings for

  • Physical Changes During Pregnancy: Digestive Tract

  • diarrhea with

  • Diarrhea in Adults: Classification
    Foods and Beverages That Can Cause DiarrheaTables

  • drug interactions with

  • Drug Interactions: Drug-Nutrient Interactions
    Some Drug-Food InteractionsTables

  • gas-producing

  • Gas: Flatus
    Some Causes and Features of Gas-Related ComplaintsTables

  • gastroenteritis from

  • Staphylococcal Food Poisoning
    Salmonella Infections

  • glycemic index of

  • Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats: Glycemic Index
    Glycemic Index of Some FoodsTables
    Diets: High Protein–Low Carbohydrate Diets

  • in healthy lifestyle

  • Tools of Prevention: Healthful Lifestyle

  • hypoglycemic reaction to

  • Hypoglycemia: Reaction to Eating

  • infection from

  • Parasitic Brain Infections
    Salmonella Infections: Typhoid Fever
    Other ParasitesTables
    Cryptosporidiosis
    Giardiasis
    Hookworm Infection
    Tapeworm Infection
    A Beef TapewormFigures
    Toxoplasmosis
    Trichinosis
    Whipworm Infection

  • intolerance to

  • Food Allergy

  • in infant

  • Feeding of Newborns and Infants: Starting Solid Foods

  • irradiated

  • Diet and Cancer: Irradiated Foods

  • in irritable bowel syndrome

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Causes

  • malabsorption of

  • Some Causes and Features of DiarrheaTables
    Malabsorption
    Symptoms of Nutrient DeficienciesTables

  • poisoning from

  • see Food poisoning

  • prion contamination of

  • Of Sheep and CowsSidebar
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

  • propulsion of, problems with

  • Abnormal Propulsion of Food

  • safe handling of

  • Safety 101Sidebar

  • serotonin in

  • Carcinoid Tumors: Diagnosis

  • solid, for infant

  • Feeding of Newborns and Infants: Starting Solid Foods

  • spitting up of (regurgitation)

  • Regurgitation

  • in children

  • Feeding of Newborns and Infants
    Feeding Problems: Spitting up
    Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children

  • swallowing of

  • see Swallowing

    Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)

    Over-the-Counter Drugs: Historical Background

    Food and Drug Administration

    Overview of Drugs: Prescription or Nonprescription
    From Laboratory to Medicine CabinetTables
    Trade-Name and Generic Drugs
    Bioequivalence and Interchangeability of Generic Drugs: Evaluation and Approval Procedures
    Over-the-Counter Drugs
    Drug Use During Pregnancy

    Food poisoning

    Some Causes and Features of DiarrheaTables
    Microorganisms That Cause GastroenteritisTables

  • chemical

  • Chemical Food Poisoning

  • Clostridium botulinum (botulism)

  • Botulism
    What Are Clostridia?Sidebar
    Feeding of Newborns and Infants: Starting Solid Foods

  • Clostridium perfringens

  • Microorganisms That Cause GastroenteritisTables
    Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning
    What Are Clostridia?Sidebar

  • fish

  • Chemical Food Poisoning: Seafood Poisoning

  • mushroom

  • Chemical Food Poisoning: Mushroom (Toadstool) Poisoning

  • seafood

  • Chemical Food Poisoning: Seafood Poisoning

  • staphylococcal

  • Microorganisms That Cause GastroenteritisTables
    Staphylococcal Food Poisoning

  • traveler‘s diarrhea and

  • Traveler's Diarrhea

    Foot

    see also Toe(s); Toenails

  • age-associated changes in

  • Spotlight on AgingSidebar

  • amputation of

  • prosthetics for

  • Options for ProsthesesTables

  • asleep

  • When the Foot Is AsleepSidebar

  • athlete's

  • Ringworm (Tinea): Athlete's foot

  • ball of

  • pain in

  • Pain in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia)

  • birth defects of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects
    Common Types of ClubfootFigures

  • blue discoloration (acrocyanosis) of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Acrocyanosis

  • calluses of

  • Corns and Calluses

  • care for

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of the Legs and Arms
    Caring for the FeetSidebar
    Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Complications
    The Foot in DiabetesSidebar

  • in diabetes mellitus

  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Complications
    The Foot in DiabetesSidebar

  • disorders of

  • Foot Problems
    Some Common Foot and Ankle Disorders by LocationTables
    What Is a Heel Spur?Figures
    Bursitis in the HeelFigures
    Hallux Valgus With a BunionFigures
    Spraining an AnkleFigures

  • erythromelalgia of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Erythromelalgia

  • fat pads of

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

  • flat

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

  • fracture of

  • Foot and Ankle Fractures
    Foot FracturesFigures
    Lower Leg Injuries: Stress Fractures of the Foot
    What Is a Stress Fracture?Figures

  • immersion

  • Nonfreezing Tissue Injuries: Immersion foot

  • Kohler's bone disease of

  • Köhler's Bone Disease

  • nerve injury to

  • Pain in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia): Damage to the Nerves in the Foot

  • pronation of

  • Sports Injuries

  • swelling (edema) of

  • see also Swelling
    Heart Failure: Symptoms

  • swelling (edema) of

  • Swelling
    Swelling: What the doctor doesTables

  • trench

  • Nonfreezing Tissue Injuries: Immersion foot

  • ulcer of

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

  • warts on

  • Warts: Plantar and palmar warts

    Foramen ovale

    Heart Defects

    Forbes' disease

    Types and Characteristics of Glycogen Storage DiseasesTables

    Forceps delivery

    Delivery: Delivery of the Baby
    Labor and Delivery Procedures
    Using Forceps or a Vacuum ExtractorFigures

    Foreign objects

  • in airway

  • Some Causes and Features of Shortness of BreathTables
    Some Causes and Features of WheezingTables
    Some Causes and Features of Cough in ChildrenTables

  • in anus and ractum

  • Foreign Objects in the Rectum

  • in digestive tract

  • Bezoars and Foreign Bodies of the Digestive Tract

  • in ear

  • Some Causes and Features of EaracheTables
    Some Causes and Features of Ear DischargeTables
    Ear Blockages: Foreign objects
    Objects in the Ears and Nose

  • in eye

  • Corneal Abrasions and Foreign Bodies

  • in nose

  • Some Causes and Features of Nasal Congestion and DischargeTables
    Objects in the Nose
    Objects in the Ears and Nose

  • in vagina

  • Vaginal Discharge: What the doctor doesTables

    Foreign travel

    see Air travel; Travel

    Foreskin

  • inflammation of (balanoposthitis)

  • Penile and Testicular Disorders

  • removal of (circumcision)

  • First Few Days After Birth: Circumcision
    Urinary Tract Infection in Children(UTI): Prevention and Treatment

  • tightness of (phimosis)

  • Phimosis and Paraphimosis: Phimosis

    Forgetfulness

    see Amnesia; Dementia; Memory

    Formoterol

    Drugs Used to Treat AsthmaTables

    Formulas, for bottle-feeding

    Feeding of Newborns and Infants: Bottle-Feeding

    Fosamprenavir

    Drugs For HIV InfectionTables

    Foscarnet

    Antiviral DrugsTables

    Fosfomycin

    AntibioticsTables

    Fosphenytoin

    Drugs Used to Treat SeizuresTables

    Foster care

    Foster Care

    Fournier gangrene

    Scrotal Pain: What the doctor doesTables

    Foxglove poisoning

    Chemical Food Poisoning: Plant and Shrub Poisoning

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