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Ho

Hoarseness

  • in laryngitis

  • Laryngitis: Symptoms

  • in vocal cord disorders

  • Vocal Cord Polyps, Nodules, and Granulomas

    Hodgkin's disease

    Hodgkin Lymphoma
    Symptoms of Hodgkin LymphomaTables
    Stages of Hodgkin LymphomaTables

  • paraneoplastic syndromes in

  • What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?Sidebar

    Holter monitoring

    Other Tests for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Continuous Ambulatory Electrocardiography
    Holter Monitor: Continuous ECG ReadingsFigures

  • in angina evaluation

  • Angina: Diagnosis

  • in arrhythmias

  • Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Diagnosis

    Home care

    Services to Know AboutSidebar
    Settings for Care: Home Health Care
    Care in the Home

  • antibiotic administration in

  • Antibiotics: Home Antibiotic Therapy
    Antibiotics: Home Antibiotic Therapy

  • health insurance and

  • Who Pays for What?Tables

  • home health aide and

  • Care Providers: Practitioners: Home Health Aides

  • information resources on


  • oxygen therapy in

  • Oxygen Therapy

    Homeopathy

    Whole Medical Systems: Homeopathy

    Homeostasis

    Organ Systems

    Home pregnancy test

    Normal Pregnancy

    Homework

    Promoting Optimal Health and Development

    Homocysteinemia

  • atherosclerosis and

  • Atherosclerosis: High blood levels of homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia)

  • thrombophilia and

  • Thrombophilia: Causes
    Thrombophilia: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Homocystinuria

    Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism: Homocystinuria

    Homonymous hemianopia

    Visual Pathways and the Consequences of DamageFigures

    Homosexuality

    Sexuality: Homosexuality

  • in adolescents

  • Development of Sexuality

    Honey

    Feeding of Newborns and Infants: Starting Solid Foods

    Hook of hamate bone

    Common Hand InjuriesFigures

    Hookworm infection

    Hookworm Infection
    Life Cycle of the HookwormFigures

  • of skin (creeping eruption)

  • Cutaneous Larva Migrans

    Hordeolum

    Chalazion and Stye (Hordeolum)

    Hormonal therapy

  • in dysfunctional uterine bleeding

  • Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Treatment

  • in endometrial cancer

  • Cancer of the Uterus: Treatment

  • in hirsutism

  • Hairiness: Hormonal therapy

    Hormone(s)

    Organ Systems
    Endocrine Function
    Major HormonesTables
    Pituitary: The Master GlandFigures

  • in alopecia

  • Hair Loss (Alopecia): Hormone imbalance

  • in anorexia

  • Anorexia Nervosa: Symptoms

  • disorders of

  • see also specific hormones
    Pituitary Gland Disorders

  • obesity and

  • Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Hormones

  • generic substitutions for

  • When Generic Substitution May Not Be AppropriateTables

  • in Hirsutism

  • Hairiness: Causes

  • sex

  • see Estrogens; Testosterone

    Hormone replacement therapy

    Menopause: Hormone therapy
    Some Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms and Effects of MenopauseTables

  • urinary incontinence with

  • Some Drugs That Can Cause IncontinenceTables

    Horner's syndrome

    Aneurysms: Symptoms
    Horner's Syndrome

    Horner syndrome

    Lung Cancer: Complications
    Some Causes and Features of Unequal PupilsTables

  • in esophageal cancer

  • Esophageal Cancer: Symptoms

    Hornet stings

    Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Ant Stings

    Horsefly bites

    Insect Bites

    Horse serum

    What Is Serum Sickness?Sidebar

    Horton disease

    Giant Cell Arteritis

    Hospice

    Hospice Care

    Hospice care

    Services to Know AboutSidebar
    Settings for Care: Hospice Care

    Hospitalization

    What to Bring to the HospitalSidebar
    Special Care Units: When People Need Special CareSidebar

  • for burns

  • Burns: Treatment

  • for children

  • Illness in Children

  • delirium and

  • Delirium: Hospitalization

  • discharge and

  • Being Discharged From the Hospital

  • discharge from

  • Surgery: Discharge Home After Hospitalization

  • fever and

  • Fever in Adults: Risk factorsTables

  • infection during

  • Problems Due to Hospitalization: Hospital-Acquired Infections

  • long-term care after

  • Long-Term Care

  • in older people

  • Spotlight on AgingSidebar
    Settings for Care: Hospitals
    Who Pays for What?Tables

  • pneumonia and

  • Hospital-Acquired and Institution-Acquired Pneumonia

  • after surgery

  • Surgery: Hospitalization

    Host defenses

    see Immune system

    Hot flashes

    Menopause: Perimenopause
    Some Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms and Effects of MenopauseTables

  • prevention of

  • Menopause: General measures

    Hot-tub folliculitis

    Pseudomonas Infections: Symptoms
    Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Folliculitis

    Hot tub lung

    What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

    House dust, allergy to

    Year-Round Allergies

    Household products

  • burns with

  • Caustic Substances Poisoning

  • nontoxic

  • Nontoxic Household Products*Sidebar

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