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HI

5-HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid)

Carcinoid Tumors: Diagnosis

Hiatus hernia

Physical Causes and Features of Chronic Abdominal PainTables
Hiatus Hernia, Bezoars, and Foreign Bodies
Understanding Hiatus HerniaFigures

Hiccups

Hiccups
Some Causes and Features of Persistent or Intractable HiccupsTables

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

High blood pressure

see also Hypertension
High Blood Pressure

  • arteriosclerosis and

  • High Blood Pressure: Secondary hypertension
    Atherosclerosis: High blood pressure

  • causes of

  • High Blood Pressure: Causes
    Some Causes of Secondary HypertensionSidebar

  • in cirrhosis

  • Cirrhosis: Complications

  • classification of

  • Classifying Blood Pressure in AdultsTables

  • complications of

  • High Blood Pressure: Complications

  • coronary artery disease and

  • Coronary Artery Disease: High blood pressure

  • diagnosis of

  • High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
    Measuring Blood PressureFigures

  • drug therapy in

  • High Blood Pressure: Drug therapy
    Antihypertensive DrugsTables

  • essential (primary)

  • High Blood Pressure: Primary hypertension

  • eye damage and

  • High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
    Hypertensive Retinopathy

  • heart failure and

  • Heart Failure: Diastolic Dysfunction

  • in kidney failure

  • Chronic Kidney Failure: Symptoms

  • in Liddle syndrome

  • Liddle Syndrome

  • in lungs

  • Pulmonary Hypertension
    Cor Pulmonale: A Disorder Stemming From Pulmonary HypertensionSidebar

  • in malignant nephrosclerosis

  • Malignant Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis

  • measurement of

  • Other Tests for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

  • in nephritic syndrome

  • Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome): Symptoms

  • over-the-counter drug precautions in

  • Chronic Disorders and Over-the-Counter DrugsTables

  • in pheochromocytoma

  • High Blood Pressure: Symptoms
    High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis of cause
    Pheochromocytoma

  • in polycystic kidney disease

  • Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

  • in portal vein

  • Portal Hypertension

  • in pregnancy

  • Drug Use During Pregnancy
    High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
    Preeclampsia

  • in pseudoxanthoma elasticum

  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

  • in renal artery stenosis

  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Cause of Renal Artery BlockageSidebar

  • retinopathy in

  • High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
    Hypertensive Retinopathy

  • secondary

  • High Blood Pressure: Secondary hypertension
    Some Causes of Secondary HypertensionSidebar

  • sexual activity and

  • Sexual Activity and Heart DiseaseSidebar

  • systolic, isolated

  • Effects of Aging on the Heart and Blood Vessels
    High Blood Pressure

  • treatment of

  • High Blood Pressure: Treatment
    Antihypertensive DrugsTables

    High-pressure neurologic syndrome

    Gas Toxicity During Diving: High-Pressure Neurologic Syndrome

    Hip

  • congenital dislocation (developmental dysplasia) of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

  • fracture of

  • Fractures: Pulmonary Embolism
    Hip Fractures
    Repairing a Fractured HipFigures
    Replacing a HipFigures

  • rehabilitation after

  • Rehabilitation for Specific Problems: Hip Fracture

  • in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

  • Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

  • in newborn

  • Physical Examination of the Newborn

  • osteonecrosis of

  • Osteonecrosis: Symptoms

  • pain in

  • in slipped capital femoral epiphysis

  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

  • replacement of

  • Joint Disorders: Treatment
    Replacing a HipFigures

  • in osteonecrosis

  • Osteonecrosis: Surgical procedures

    HIPAA

    Handling Medical Records

    Hippocampus

    Brain: Cerebrum

    Hirschsprung disease

    Some Physical Causes and Features of Constipation in Infants and ChildrenTables
    Digestive Tract Defects: Hirschsprung's Disease

    Hirsutism (excess hair)

    Hairiness
    Some Causes and Features of HirsutismTables

  • in polycystic ovary syndrome

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Symptoms

    Hirudin

    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Anticoagulation

    Histamine

    see also Antihistamines
    Innate Immunity: Basophils

  • fish, poisoning from

  • Chemical Food Poisoning: Scombroid poisoning

  • receptors for

  • Targets in The Body: Cell ReceptorsTables

    Histamine-2 blockers

  • in elderly persons

  • Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

  • in gastritis

  • Gastritis: Treatment

  • in peptic ulcer

  • Peptic Ulcer: Acid-reducing Drugs
    Drugs Used to Treat Peptic DisordersTables

    Histiocytoma

    Bone and Joint Tumors: Fibrosarcomas andMalignant Fibrous Histiocytomas

    Histiocytosis

    Pulmonary Langerhans' Cell Granulomatosis

    Histocompatibility

    Understanding the Immune SystemSidebar

    Histoplasmosis

    Histoplasmosis

  • pulmonary

  • Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Fungi

    Hives

    Allergic Reactions and Other Hypersensitivity Disorders: Symptoms
    Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the SkinSidebar
    Itching: What the doctor doesTables
    Hives
    Hives: What the doctor doesTables

  • with angioedema

  • Angioedema: Symptoms

  • in solar urticaria

  • Photosensitivity Reactions: Solar urticaria

    HIV infection (human immunodeficiency virus infection, AIDS)

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection
    What Is a Retrovirus?Sidebar
    Simplified Life Cycle of the Human Immunodeficiency VirusFigures

  • AIDS development and

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prognosis

  • CD4+ lymphocyte count in

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: CD4 Count

  • dementia with

  • Dementia: HIV-Associated Dementia

  • erythema infectiosum in

  • Erythema Infectiosum

  • fatigue in

  • Fatigue: What the doctor doesTables

  • heart inflammation in

  • Acute Pericarditis: Causes

  • in infants and children

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children

  • infections in

  • Infections in People With Impaired Defenses
    Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Progression and Spread of Infection
    Toxoplasmosis
    Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDSTables
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prevention of Opportunistic Infections

  • information resources on


  • Kaposi's sarcoma in

  • Color Changes in the MouthSidebar
    Cancerous Mouth Growths: Types of Oral Cancer

  • low white blood cell count and

  • Lymphocytopenia

  • meningitis in

  • Viral Meningitis: Treatment

  • nail discoloration in

  • Deformities and Discoloration of the Nails: Drugs

  • in newborn

  • Some Infections of NewbornsTables

  • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Symptoms
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Prevention of Opportunistic Infections

  • Pneumocystis jeroveci pneumonia in

  • Pneumonia in Immunocompromised People

  • during pregnancy

  • Infections During Pregnancy
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Diagnosis

  • prevention of

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prevention
    Strategies for Preventing the Transmission of HIVSidebar

  • prognosis for

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prognosis

  • screening for

  • Selected Screening Schedule for Adults*,†Tables

  • swollen lymph nodes and

  • Some Causes and Features of Swollen Lymph NodesTables

  • tests for

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Diagnosis

  • toxoplasmosis in

  • Toxoplasmosis

  • transfusion-acquired

  • Testing Donated Blood for InfectionsSidebar

  • transmission of

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Transmission of Infection
    What Is the Risk of HIV Transmission During Sexual Activities?Tables
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Transmission of Infection

  • treatment of

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Treatment
    Drugs For HIV InfectionTables

  • tuberculosis in

  • Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Progression and Spread of Infection

  • weight loss in

  • Involuntary Weight Loss: What the doctor doesTables

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