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Hyaline membrane disease
| |
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
|
|
|
Hyaluronate injection
| |
Joint Disorders: Treatment
|
|
|
Hydatid disease (echinococcosis)
| |
Parasitic Brain Infections: Other Infections
Other Parasites
|
|
|
Hydatidiform mole
| |
Hydatidiform Mole
Some Causes and Features of Nausea and Vomiting During Early Pregnancy
|
|
|
vaginal bleeding and
| |
Some Causes and Features of Vaginal Bleeding During Early Pregnancy
|
|
|
Hydralazine
| |
|
|
|
vitamin deficiencies and
| |
Some Drugs That Cause Vitamin Deficiency
|
|
|
Hydramnios
| |
Problems With Amniotic Fluid
|
|
|
Hydranencephaly
| |
Other Birth Defects
|
|
|
Hydrocarbon poisoning
| |
Hydrocarbon Poisoning
|
|
|
Hydrocele
| |
Scrotal Swelling: Common causes
Scrotal Swelling: What the doctor does
|
|
|
Hydrocephalus
| |
Brain Tumors: Increased Pressure Within the Skull
Understanding Tumor Treatment
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|
|
brain tumor and
| |
Brain Tumors: Symptoms
|
|
|
congenital
| |
Brain and Spinal Cord Defects:
Hydrocephalus
|
|
|
normal-pressure
| |
Dementia:
Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
|
|
|
subarachnoid hemorrhage and
| |
Hemorrhagic Stroke: Symptoms
|
|
|
Hydrochloric acid, in stomach
| |
Stomach
|
|
|
Hydrocolloid dressings
| |
Treatment of Skin Disorders: Protective Agents
Pressure Sores: Treatment
|
|
|
Hydrocortisone
| |
|
|
|
in Addison disease
| |
Addison Disease: Treatment
|
|
|
in fungal infection
| |
Ringworm (Tinea): Treatment
|
|
|
in itching
| |
Itching: Topical treatments
|
|
|
in proctitis
| |
Proctitis: Treatment
|
|
|
in skin disorders
| |
Treatment of Skin Disorders:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
|
|
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Hydrofluoric acid
| |
Gas and Chemical Exposure: Symptoms and Diagnosis
|
|
|
Hydrogen peroxide, in trench mouth
| |
Trench Mouth: Diagnosis and Treatment
|
|
|
Hydrogen sulfide
| |
Gas and Chemical Exposure
|
|
|
Hydromorphone
| |
Opioid Analgesics
|
|
|
abuse of
| |
Opioids
|
|
|
Hydronephrosis
| |
Acute Kidney Failure: Symptoms
Hydronephrosis: A Distended Kidney
Obstruction of the Urinary Tract
|
|
|
Hydrophobia (rabies)
| |
Rabies
Who Should Receive the Rabies Vaccine?
|
|
|
Hydrops
| |
see Swelling (edema)
|
|
|
Hydrops fetalis
| |
Erythema Infectiosum
|
|
|
Hydroquinone cream
| |
Vitiligo: Treatment
Melasma
|
|
|
Hydrostatic (underwater) weighing
| |
Fat Versus Lean: Body Composition
|
|
|
Hydrotherapy
| |
Types of Heat Therapy
|
|
|
Hydroxyapatite
| |
Biology of the Musculoskeletal System
|
|
|
Hydroxychloroquine
| |
|
|
|
in porphyria
| |
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: Treatment
|
|
|
in rheumatoid arthritis
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
|
|
|
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)
| |
Carcinoid Tumors: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Hydroxymethylbilane synthase deficiency (acute intermittent porphyria)
| |
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
|
|
|
5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, triptans)
| |
Migraines: Treatment
Drugs Used to Treat Migraines
|
|
|
Hydroxyurea
| |
|
|
|
in polycythemia
| |
Polycythemia Vera: Prognosis and Treatment
|
|
|
in sickle cell disease
| |
Sickle Cell Disease: Treatment
|
|
|
in thrombocythemia
| |
Thrombocythemia: Treatment
|
|
|
Hydroxyzine
| |
Some Antihistamines
|
|
|
in elderly persons
| |
Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
|
|
|
in physical allergy
| |
Physical Allergy: Diagnosis and Treatment
|
|
|
Hymen
| |
External Female Genital Organs
Female Internal Genital Organs
Dyspareunia: Superficial Pain
|
|
|
Hymenolepsis nana infection
| |
Other Parasites
|
|
|
Hyoscyamine
| |
Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary Incontinence
|
|
|
Hyoscyamine, in elderly persons
| |
Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
|
|
|
Hypacusis
| |
Hearing Loss and Deafness:
Testing
|
|
|
Hyperactivity, in children
| |
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Signs of ADHD
ADHD: Epidemic or Over-Diagnosis?
|
|
|
Hyperaldosteronism
| |
Hyperaldosteronism
Eating Real Licorice
|
|
|
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
| |
Air Embolism: Treatment
Recompression Therapy
Disorders Treated With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
|
|
|
in altitude illness
| |
Altitude Illness: Treatment
|
|
|
in decompression sickness
| |
Decompression Sickness: Recompression Therapy
|
|
|
Hyperbilirubinemia
| |
see also Jaundice
Jaundice in the Newborn
|
|
|
Hypercalcemia
| |
Calcium:
Hypercalcemia
What Is Hyperparathyroidism?
|
|
|
in cancer
| |
What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?
|
|
|
constipation in
| |
Some Physical Causes and Features of Constipation in Infants and Children
|
|
|
in multiple myeloma
| |
Multiple Myeloma: Complications
|
|
|
in Paget disease of bone
| |
Paget Disease of Bone: Complications
Paget Disease of Bone: Treatment
|
|
|
in sarcoidosis
| |
Sarcoidosis: High Calcium Levels
|
|
|
in vitamin D excess
| |
Vitamin D:
Vitamin D Excess
|
|
|
Hypercalciuria
| |
Stones in the Urinary Tract: Prevention
|
|
|
Hypercholesterolemia
| |
see Cholesterol, high blood levels of
|
|
|
Hyperchylomicronemia
| |
Dyslipidemia:
Hereditary Dyslipidemias
|
|
|
Hyperemesis gravidarum
| |
Nausea and Vomiting During Early Pregnancy
Some Causes and Features of Nausea and Vomiting During Early Pregnancy
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
|
|
|
Hypereosinophilic syndrome
| |
Eosinophilic Disorders:
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome
|
|
|
Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura
| |
Protein Disorders Causing Blood Vessel Disorders:
Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura
|
|
|
Hyperglycemia
| |
see also Diabetes mellitus
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
in premature infant
| |
Prematurity:
Difficulty Regulating Blood Sugar Levels
|
|
|
Hyperhidrosis
| |
Excessive Sweating
Some Causes of Excessive Sweating
|
|
|
Hyperhomocysteinemia
| |
Thrombophilia: Causes
Thrombophilia: Diagnosis and Treatment
|
|
|
atherosclerosis and
| |
Atherosclerosis: High blood levels of homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia)
|
|
|
Hyper-IgD syndrome
| |
Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
|
|
|
Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome
| |
Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E Syndrome
|
|
|
Hyperkalemia
| |
Potassium:
Hyperkalemia
What Makes the Potassium Level Increase?
|
|
|
in kidney failure
| |
Chronic Kidney Failure: Diagnosis
Chronic Kidney Failure: Treatment
|
|
|
periodic paralysis with
| |
Periodic Paralysis
|
|
|
Hyperlipoproteinemia (hyperlipidemia)
| |
Dyslipidemia
Limiting Fat and Cholesterol in the Diet
A Practical Approach to a Low-Cholesterol, Low-Saturated Fat Diet
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
|
|
hereditary
| |
Dyslipidemia:
Hereditary Dyslipidemias
|
|
|
Hypermagnesemia
| |
Magnesium:
Hypermagnesemia
|
|
|
Hypernatremia
| |
Sodium:
Hypernatremia
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
in older people
| |
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
Hyperopia (farsightedness)
| |
Understanding Refraction
Refractive Disorders: Causes
|
|
|
in children
| |
Refractive Errors in Children
|
|
|
Hyperosmia
| |
Overview of Smell and Taste Disorders: Smell
|
|
|
Hyperparathyroidism
| |
Calcium: Causes
What Is Hyperparathyroidism?
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 1 disease
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 2A disease
|
|
|
Hyperphosphatemia
| |
Phosphate:
Hyperphosphatemia
|
|
|
in kidney failure
| |
Chronic Kidney Failure: Treatment
|
|
|
Hyperproteinemia, idiopathic (intestinal lymphangiectasia)
| |
Intestinal Lymphangiectasia
|
|
|
Hypersensitivity
| |
see Allergy and allergic reactions
|
|
|
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
| |
Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?
|
|
|
Hypersensitivity reactions
| |
|
|
|
drug-induced
| |
|
|
|
cutaneous
| |
Photosensitivity Reactions:
Chemical photosensitivity
|
|
|
Hypersensitivity vasculitis
| |
Some Disorders in Which Vasculitis Can Occur
|
|
|
Hypersplenism
| |
Enlarged Spleen:
Hypersplenism
|
|
|
Hypertension
| |
see also High blood pressure
High Blood Pressure
|
|
|
classification of
| |
Classifying Blood Pressure in Adults
|
|
|
intracranial
| |
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Treatment
|
|
|
headache with
| |
Some Causes and Features of Headaches
|
|
|
malignant
| |
|
|
|
kidney failure in
| |
Malignant Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
|
|
|
portal
| |
Portal Hypertension
|
|
|
pulmonary
| |
Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction
Pulmonary Hypertension
Cor Pulmonale: A Disorder Stemming From Pulmonary Hypertension
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
|
|
|
pregnancy and
| |
Heart Disorders During Pregnancy
|
|
|
renovascular
| |
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Renal Arteries
|
|
|
secondary
| |
High Blood Pressure: Treatment of secondary hypertension
|
|
|
white coat
| |
High Blood Pressure: Aggravating factors
|
|
|
Hyperthermia, malignant
| |
Genetic Makeup and Response to Drugs
|
|
|
Hyperthyroidism
| |
Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Storm
Drugs Used to Treat Hyperthyroidism
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Postpartum Thyroid Disorders
|
|
|
apathetic
| |
Hyperthyroidism: Symptoms
|
|
|
arrhythmias in
| |
Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Causes
|
|
|
in elderly persons
| |
Disorders in Older People
|
|
|
heart failure with
| |
Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction
|
|
|
masked
| |
Hyperthyroidism: Symptoms
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Thyroid Disorders in the Newborn:
Hyperthyroidism in the Newborn
|
|
|
in older people
| |
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
over-the-counter drug precautions in
| |
Chronic Disorders and Over-the-Counter Drugs
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Physical Changes During Pregnancy: Hormones
|
|
|
weight loss in
| |
Involuntary Weight Loss: What the doctor does
|
|
|
Hypertrichosis
| |
Hairiness
Some Causes and Features of Hirsutism
|
|
|
Hypertriglyceridemia
| |
see Triglycerides, high blood levels
|
|
|
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
| |
What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?
|
|
|
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
| |
Feeding Problems:
Vomiting
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
|
|
|
Hyperuricemia
| |
Gout and Pseudogout
Risk Factors for the Development of Gout
Drugs Used to Treat Gout
|
|
|
Hyperventilation
| |
|
|
|
alkalosis with
| |
Alkalosis
|
|
|
Hyperventilation syncope
| |
Fainting: What the doctor does
|
|
|
Hyperventilation syndrome
| |
Shortness of Breath: Other causes
Some Causes and Features of Shortness of Breath
|
|
|
Hyperviscosity syndrome
| |
Protein Disorders Causing Blood Vessel Disorders:
Hyperviscosity syndrome
Macroglobulinemia: Symptoms and Complications
|
|
|
Hyphema
| |
Blunt Injuries to the Eye:
Hyphema
|
|
|
Hypnosis
| |
Mind-Body Techniques:
Hypnotherapy
|
|
|
in dissociative amnesia
| |
Dissociative Amnesia: Treatment and Prognosis
|
|
|
in dissociative identity disorder
| |
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Diagnosis
|
|
|
for pain
| |
Treatment of Pain:
Nondrug Pain Treatments
|
|
|
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia
| |
Dyslipidemia:
Hereditary Dyslipidemias
|
|
|
Hypobetalipoproteinemia
| |
Hypolipoproteinemia
|
|
|
Hypocalcemia
| |
Calcium:
Hypocalcemia
|
|
|
Hypochondriasis
| |
Hypochondriasis
|
|
|
in children
| |
Somatoform Disorders in Children
|
|
|
Hypogammaglobulinemia, in infants
| |
Transient Hypogammaglobulinemia of Infancy
|
|
|
Hypogeusia
| |
Overview of Smell and Taste Disorders: Taste
|
|
|
Hypoglossal nerve
| |
Testing Cranial Nerves
Hypoglossal Nerve Disorders
|
|
|
Hypoglycemia
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia
|
|
|
in children
| |
Diabetes Mellitus in Children(DM):
Complications of Treatment and Illness
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
fainting with
| |
Fainting: Causes
Fainting: What the doctor does
|
|
|
in pancreatitis
| |
Chronic Pancreatitis: Treatment
|
|
|
in premature infant
| |
Prematurity:
Difficulty Regulating Blood Sugar Levels
|
|
|
Hypohidrosis
| |
Diminished Sweating
|
|
|
Hypokalemia
| |
see also Potassium, low blood levels of
Potassium:
Hypokalemia
What Makes the Potassium Level Decrease?
|
|
|
in children
| |
Some Physical Causes and Features of Constipation in Infants and Children
|
|
|
Hypolipoproteinemia
| |
Hypolipoproteinemia
|
|
|
Hypomagnesemia
| |
Magnesium:
Hypomagnesemia
|
|
|
low calcium levels and
| |
Calcium: Causes
|
|
|
Hypomania
| |
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness):
Hypomania
|
|
|
Hypomenorrhea
| |
Deciphering Medical Terms for Menstrual Disorders*
|
|
|
Hyponatremia
| |
Sodium:
Hyponatremia
Causes of Hyponatremia
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
in gastroenteritis
| |
Gastroenteritis: Symptoms
|
|
|
in older people
| |
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
Hypopharynx
| |
A Look Inside the Nose and Throat
Throat
|
|
|
Hypophosphatemia
| |
Phosphate:
Hypophosphatemia
|
|
|
rickets and
| |
Hypophosphatemic Rickets
|
|
|
Hypopituitarism
| |
Hypopituitarism
What Causes an Underactive Pituitary?
|
|
|
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
| |
Other Birth Defects
|
|
|
Hyposmia
| |
Overview of Smell and Taste Disorders
|
|
|
Hypospadias
| |
Urinary Tract Defects:
Bladder and Urethra Defects
|
|
|
Hypotension
| |
see also Low blood pressure
Low Blood Pressure
|
|
|
orthostatic
| |
Physical Therapy (PT): Tilt table
|
|
|
in anemia
| |
Anemia Due to Excessive Bleeding: Symptoms and Diagnosis
|
|
|
idiopathic
| |
Pure Autonomic Failure
|
|
|
in multiple system atrophy
| |
Multiple System Atrophy: Symptoms
Multiple System Atrophy: Treatment
|
|
|
postprandial
| |
Postprandial Hypotension
|
|
|
Hypothalamic-pituitary axis
| |
Endocrine Controls
|
|
|
Hypothalamus
| |
Brain: Cerebrum
Major Endocrine Glands
|
|
|
in female reproductive function
| |
Biology of the Female Reproductive System
|
|
|
in hormone control
| |
Endocrine Controls
Adrenal Gland Disorders
|
|
|
Hypothermia
| |
Hypothermia
|
|
|
aging and
| |
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
Hypothyroidism
| |
Hypopituitarism:
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiency
Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis
Hypothyroidism
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Postpartum Thyroid Disorders
|
|
|
after thyroid removal
| |
Hyperthyroidism: Prognosis and Treatment
|
|
|
arrhythmias in
| |
Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Causes
|
|
|
in children
| |
Some Physical Causes and Features of Constipation in Infants and Children
|
|
|
cholesterol levels in
| |
Dyslipidemia
|
|
|
in elderly persons
| |
Disorders in Older People
|
|
|
fatigue in
| |
Fatigue: What the doctor does
|
|
|
heart failure with
| |
Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Thyroid Disorders in the Newborn:
Hypothyroidism in the Newborn
|
|
|
nipple discharge and
| |
Nipple Discharge: What the doctor does
|
|
|
in older people
| |
Hypothyroidism: Symptoms
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
in thyroiditis
| |
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
|
|
|
Hysterectomy
| |
Premature Menopause
Understanding Hysterectomy
|
|
|
in cervical cancer
| |
Cervical Cancer: Initial Spread Within the Pelvis
|
|
|
in dysfunctional uterine bleeding
| |
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Treatment
|
|
|
in endometrial cancer
| |
Cancer of the Uterus: Treatment
|
|
|
in fibroids
| |
Fibroids: Surgery
|
|
|
Hysteria
| |
see Conversion disorder
|
|
|
Hysterosalpingography
| |
Tests for Gynecologic Disorders:
Hysterosalpingography
Problems With the Fallopian Tubes: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Hysteroscopy
| |
Tests for Gynecologic Disorders:
Hysteroscopy
Problems With the Fallopian Tubes: Diagnosis
Diagnostic Procedures
|