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Incapacity
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Some Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Capacity to Make Health Care Decisions
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Incentive spirometry
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Chest Physical Therapy:
Breathing exercises
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Inclusion conjunctivitis
| |
Infectious Conjunctivitis
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Inclusion cyst
| |
Gynecologic Cysts:
Inclusion and Epidermal Cysts of the Vulva
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vulvar
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Gynecologic Cysts
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Incompetency
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Some Legal Terms Related to Health Care
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Incontinence
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fecal
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Fecal Incontinence
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in children
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Stool Incontinence in Children
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in dying person
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Symptoms During a Fatal Illness:
Incontinence
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hospitalization and
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Problems Due to Hospitalization:
Incontinence
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urinary
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Urinary Incontinence in Adults
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after menopause
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Menopause: After menopause
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causes of
| |
Urinary Incontinence in Adults:
Causes
Urinary Incontinence in Adults:
Causes
Some Drugs That Can Cause Incontinence
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in children
| |
Incontinence in Children
Incontinence in Children: What the doctor does
Incontinence in Children: What the doctor does
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drugs for
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Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary Incontinence
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in dying person
| |
Symptoms During a Fatal Illness:
Incontinence
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hospitalization and
| |
Problems Due to Hospitalization:
Incontinence
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information resources on
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|
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Incus (anvil)
| |
A Look Inside the Ear
Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat:
Middle Ear
|
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Indigestion
| |
see also Heartburn; Nausea; Vomiting
Symptoms of Digestive Disorders
Indigestion
Some Causes and Features of Indigestion
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Indinavir
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Drugs For HIV Infection
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Indomethacin
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|
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in elderly persons
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Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
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during pregnancy
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Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension: Causes
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Infant(s)
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apparent life-threatening event in
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Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)
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botulism in
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Some Physical Causes and Features of Constipation in Infants and Children
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colic in
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Colic
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constipation in
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Symptoms in Infants and Children
Some Physical Causes and Features of Constipation in Infants and Children
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crying by
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Crying
Some Medical Disorders That Cause Excessive Crying in Infants and Young Children*
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diarrhea in
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Diarrhea in Children
Some Causes and Features of Diarrhea
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fever in
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Fever in Infants and Children
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large-for-gestational-age
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Large for Gestational Age (LGA)
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rash in
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Rashes in Children
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seizures in
| |
Some Causes of Seizures in Newborns and Infants
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separation anxiety in
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Separation and Stranger Anxiety
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small-for-gestational-age
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Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
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vomiting in
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Vomiting in Infants and Children
Some Causes and Features of Vomiting in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
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Infantile esotropia
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Strabismus:
Infantile Esotropia
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Infantile paralysis
| |
Polio
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Infantile spasms (salaam seizures)
| |
Neurologic Disorders in Children:
Infantile Spasms
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Infant(s)
| |
see also Children
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abdominal pain in
| |
Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
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adverse drug reactions in
| |
Factors Affecting Response to Drugs: Effects of Age
Many Factors Affect Drug Response
Risk Factors for Adverse Drug Reactions: Age
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antibodies in
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Effects of Aging on the Immune System: Newborns
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bacterial infections in
| |
Bacterial Infections in Infants and Children
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botulism in
| |
Botulism: Causes
Botulism: Symptoms
Feeding of Newborns and Infants:
Starting Solid Foods
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breathing (respiratory) disorders in
| |
Respiratory Disorders in Children
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choking in
| |
Clearing a Blocked Airway in an Infant
Choking:
First-Aid Treatment
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death of
| |
Illness and Death in Infants
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SIDS and
| |
Sleeping in Newborns and Infants
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Safe to Sleep: Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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development of
| |
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behavioral
| |
Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development of Infants
An Infant's First Year: Developmental Milestones
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intellectual
| |
Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development of Infants
An Infant's First Year: Developmental Milestones
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physical
| |
Physical Development of Infants
An Infant's First Year: Physical Development
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feeding of
| |
Feeding of Newborns and Infants
Positioning a Baby to Breastfeed
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problems in
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Feeding Problems
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fever in
| |
How to Take a Child's Temperature
Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor does
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immunization for
| |
Vaccination of Infants and Children
Vaccinating Infants and Children
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myasthenia in
| |
Myasthenia Gravis: Neonatal myasthenia
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normal
| |
Newborns and Infants
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premature
| |
see also Premature infants
Complications of Labor and Delivery :
Preterm Labor
|
|
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preventive health care for
| |
Preventive Health Care Visits for Infants
|
|
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problems in
| |
Miscellaneous Disorders in Infants and Young Children
Treating Dehydration
Undescended Testis
|
|
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transient hypogammaglobulinemia in
| |
Transient Hypogammaglobulinemia of Infancy
|
|
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undernutrition in
| |
Undernutrition
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|
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viral infection in
| |
Viral Infections in Infants and Children
Some Viral Infections At a Glance
Enteroviral Infections: Common in Childhood
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|
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vitamin deficiencies in
| |
Vitamin E: Symptoms
|
|
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Infarction
| |
|
|
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brain
| |
see Stroke
|
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kidney
| |
Blockage of the Renal Arteries
|
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lung
| |
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Symptoms
|
|
|
myocardial
| |
see Heart attack
|
|
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Infection
| |
|
|
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abdominal
| |
Abdominal Abscesses
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|
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after childbirth
| |
Postpartum Infections
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|
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after rape
| |
Rape: Symptoms
|
|
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anus and rectum
| |
Anorectal Abscess
|
|
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bacterial
| |
see also Bacterial infections
Other Bacterial Infections
|
|
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in children
| |
Bacterial Infections in Infants and Children
|
|
|
bacterial infections
| |
Bacterial Infections
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|
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Bartholin gland
| |
Nearby Infections: Vulvitis and Bartholinitis
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|
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in biological warfare
| |
Biological Warfare and Terrorism start
|
|
|
biology of
| |
Biology of Infectious Disease
Types of Infectious Organisms
Fever in Adults: Risk factors
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|
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bladder (cystitis)
| |
Bladder Infection (Cystitis)
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Bladder and Kidney Infections
|
|
|
in children
| |
Urinary Tract Infection in Children(UTI)
|
|
|
bloodstream
| |
Bacteremia
|
|
|
in children
| |
Occult Bacteremia
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Sepsis in the Newborn
Some Infections of Newborns
|
|
|
bone (osteomyelitis)
| |
Bone and Joint Infections
|
|
|
with bone marrow transplantation
| |
Stem Cell Transplantation
|
|
|
brain
| |
Brain Infections
Who Should Receive the Rabies Vaccine?
Who Should Receive the Rabies Vaccine?
Meningitis
Some Causes of Noninfectious Meningitis
|
|
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childhood disintegrative disorder and
| |
Autism Spectrum Disorders:
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
seizures with
| |
Causes of Seizures
|
|
|
breast
| |
Breast Infection and Abscess
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Breast Infection
|
|
|
bronchus (bronchitis)
| |
Acute Bronchitis
Understanding Bronchitis
|
|
|
conjunctiva
| |
see Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
coronary artery disease and
| |
Coronary Artery Disease:
Risk Factors
|
|
|
in cystic fibrosis
| |
Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Treatment
|
|
|
defenses against
| |
see also Immune system
Biology of the Immune System: Physical barriers
Defenses Against Infection
|
|
|
detection of
| |
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
|
|
|
development of
| |
Development of Infection
Infection From Medical Devices
|
|
|
in diabetes mellitus
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM):
Complications
Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
The Foot in Diabetes
|
|
|
diagnostic tests in
| |
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
|
|
|
diverticula
| |
Diverticulitis
|
|
|
during cancer treatment
| |
Chemotherapy:
Low Blood Cell Counts
|
|
|
ear
| |
External Otitis
Otitis Media (Acute)
|
|
|
in children
| |
Middle Ear Infections in Young Children
Ventilating Tubes: Treating Recurring Ear Infections
|
|
|
chronic
| |
Otitis Media (Chronic)
|
|
|
eardrum
| |
Infectious Myringitis
|
|
|
ehrlichial
| |
Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
|
|
|
epiglottis
| |
Epiglottitis
Epiglottitis: Prevention and Treatment
|
|
|
esophageal
| |
Infection of the Esophagus
|
|
|
eye
| |
see also Conjunctivitis
Superficial Punctate Keratitis
Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Endophthalmitis
|
|
|
eyelid
| |
Blepharitis
|
|
|
fatigue in
| |
Fatigue: What the doctor does
|
|
|
fever in
| |
Fever in Adults
Fever in Adults: Risk factors
Fever in Infants and Children: Causes
Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor does
|
|
|
finger
| |
Hand and Finger Infections
|
|
|
fungal
| |
see Fungal infection
Fungal Infections
|
|
|
gastroenteritis
| |
Gastroenteritis
Microorganisms That Cause Gastroenteritis
|
|
|
in children
| |
Gastroenteritis in Children
|
|
|
in infants
| |
Feeding Problems:
Vomiting
|
|
|
glomerulonephritis after
| |
Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome)
Secondary Causes of Glomerulonephritis
|
|
|
gums and
| |
Gingivitis:
Gingivitis Due to Infections
|
|
|
hand
| |
Hand and Finger Infections
|
|
|
heart (endocarditis)
| |
Infective Endocarditis
An Inside View of Infective Endocarditis
Which Procedures Require Preventive Antibiotics?*
|
|
|
in Hodgkin lymphoma
| |
Symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma
|
|
|
hospital-acquired
| |
Problems Due to Hospitalization:
Hospital-Acquired Infections
|
|
|
immunization against
| |
see Immunization
|
|
|
in immunodeficiency disorders
| |
Immunodeficiency Disorders:
Symptoms
Immunodeficiency Disorders:
Prevention and Treatment
|
|
|
immunologic tests in
| |
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases:
Tests That Detect Antibodies to Microorganisms
|
|
|
joint
| |
Infectious Arthritis
|
|
|
temporomandibular
| |
Temporomandibular Disorders :
Arthritis
|
|
|
kidney (pyelonephritis)
| |
Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Bladder and Kidney Infections
|
|
|
in children
| |
Urinary Tract Infection in Children(UTI)
|
|
|
liver (hepatitis)
| |
Hepatitis
|
|
|
lung
| |
see Pneumonia
|
|
|
lymph node
| |
Lymphadenitis
|
|
|
mastoid
| |
Mastoiditis
|
|
|
from medical devices
| |
Infection From Medical Devices
|
|
|
meninges
| |
see Meningitis
|
|
|
mouth
| |
Mouth Sores and Inflammation:
Viral infections
Mouth Sores:
Infection
Periapical Abscess
|
|
|
mouth floor
| |
Submandibular Space Infection
|
|
|
in multiple myeloma
| |
Multiple Myeloma: Treatment and Prognosis
|
|
|
in neutropenia
| |
Neutropenia
|
|
|
in newborns
| |
Some Infections of Newborns
|
|
|
in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
| |
Symptoms of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
|
|
|
nose
| |
Bacterial Nasal Infections
|
|
|
opportunistic
| |
|
|
|
in HIV infection
| |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Symptoms
Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prevention of Opportunistic Infections
|
|
|
in immunosuppressed person
| |
Infections in People With Impaired Defenses
|
|
|
orbit
| |
Infections of the Orbit (Preseptal Cellulitis; Orbital Cellulitis)
|
|
|
organ transplantation and
| |
Transplantation: Medical Screening
|
|
|
pancreas
| |
Acute Pancreatitis: Complications
Acute Pancreatitis: Diagnosis
|
|
|
parasitic
| |
see also Parasitic infection
Parasitic Infections
|
|
|
peritoneum
| |
see Peritonitis
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Drug Use During Pregnancy:
Illicit Drugs
Infections During Pregnancy
Urinary Tract Infections During Pregnancy
Birth Defects:
Infections
|
|
|
in premature infant
| |
Prematurity:
Underdeveloped Immune System
|
|
|
in pressure sores
| |
Pressure Sores: Symptoms
Pressure Sores: Treatment
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Prevention of Infection
|
|
|
prostate gland
| |
Bladder Infection (Cystitis): Men
Prostatitis
|
|
|
prosthesis and
| |
Skin Care for Amputees:
Preventing Infections
|
|
|
reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome) with
| |
Reactive Arthritis
|
|
|
rectum
| |
Proctitis
|
|
|
respiratory
| |
see also Pneumonia
Common Cold
Influenza
|
|
|
rickettsial
| |
Rickettsial and Related Infections
|
|
|
salivary gland
| |
Salivary Gland Disorders:
Salivary gland infection
|
|
|
in sickle cell disease
| |
Sickle Cell Disease: Complications
|
|
|
sinus
| |
Sinusitis
Fungal Sinus Infections
|
|
|
skin
| |
see Skin, infection of
|
|
|
spinal cord
| |
Brain Infections
Meningitis
Some Causes of Noninfectious Meningitis
|
|
|
in spleen disorders
| |
Spleen Disorders and Immunodeficiency
|
|
|
stomach
| |
Gastritis: Causes
When the Stomach Is Infected
|
|
|
susceptibility testing in
| |
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases:
Culture and Susceptibility Testing
|
|
|
swollen lymph nodes and
| |
Some Causes and Features of Swollen Lymph Nodes
|
|
|
tests for
| |
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
|
|
|
throat
| |
Sore Throat
Some Causes and Features of Sore Throat
Tonsillopharyngitis
Epiglottitis
Epiglottitis: Prevention and Treatment
|
|
|
tonsil
| |
Sore Throat:
Tonsillopharyngitis
Tonsillopharyngitis
|
|
|
tooth
| |
Periapical Abscess
|
|
|
transfusion-acquired
| |
Testing Donated Blood for Infections
|
|
|
travel and
| |
Problems in Transit:
Spread of Infection
|
|
|
urethra (urethritis)
| |
Urethritis
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
see also Urinary tract, infection of
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Factors Contributing to Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections
|
|
|
uterus, after childbirth
| |
Infections of the Uterus
|
|
|
vagina
| |
Vaginal Infections and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Some Vaginal Infections
|
|
|
viral
| |
see also Viral infection
Viral Infections
|
|
|
in children
| |
Viral Infections in Infants and Children
|
|
|
vulva
| |
Nearby Infections: Vulvitis and Bartholinitis
|
|
|
wound
| |
Wounds
|
|
|
Infectious mononucleosis
| |
Viral Infections: Types of Viral Infections
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection
|
|
|
Infertility
| |
Infertility
What Causes Infertility in Men?
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
|
|
|
unexplained
| |
Unidentified Infertility Factors
|
|
|
Infiltrative lung diseases
| |
Unusual Interstitial Lung Diseases
|
|
|
Inflammation
| |
Biology of the Immune System: Molecules
Defenses Against Infection:
Inflammation
|
|
|
alveoli (alveolitis), allergic
| |
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?
|
|
|
appendix (appendicitis)
| |
Appendicitis
|
|
|
in children
| |
Appendicitis in Children
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Disorders That Require Surgery During Pregnancy: Appendicitis
|
|
|
bile duct
| |
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
|
|
|
in ulcerative colitis
| |
Ulcerative Colitis: Complications
|
|
|
bladder
| |
Bladder Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes
|
|
|
blood vessels (vasculitis)
| |
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease:
Symptoms
Superficial Venous Thrombosis
Vasculitic Disorders
Some Disorders in Which Vasculitis Can Occur
Biopsy of the Temporal Artery
|
|
|
brain
| |
see Encephalitis; Encephalopathy
|
|
|
bronchus (bronchitis)
| |
Acute Bronchitis
Understanding Bronchitis
|
|
|
bursa
| |
Bursitis
|
|
|
cancer and
| |
Risk Factors for Cancer:
Inflammatory Disorders
|
|
|
cervix
| |
Gonorrhea
|
|
|
choroid (choroiditis)
| |
Uveitis
|
|
|
conjunctiva
| |
see Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
diverticula (diverticulitis)
| |
Constipation: Complications
Diverticulitis
Complications of Diverticular Disease
|
|
|
epididymis (epididymitis)
| |
Epididymitis and Epididymo-orchitis
|
|
|
esophagus (esophagitis)
| |
Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD): Symptoms and Complications
|
|
|
erosive
| |
Injury to the Esophagus:
Erosive Esophagitis
|
|
|
eye
| |
see also Conjunctivitis
Eyelid Swelling
Some Causes and Features of Eyelid Swelling
Episcleritis
Uveitis
Inflammation of the Orbit
|
|
|
eyelid (blepharitis)
| |
Blepharitis
|
|
|
fallopian tube
| |
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
|
|
|
gallbladder (cholecystitis)
| |
Cholecystitis
|
|
|
gums (gingivitis)
| |
Gingivitis
|
|
|
heart
| |
|
|
|
endocarditis
| |
Infective Endocarditis
An Inside View of Infective Endocarditis
Which Procedures Require Preventive Antibiotics?*
Endocarditis Without Infection
|
|
|
myocarditis
| |
Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction
Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Causes
|
|
|
pericarditis
| |
Chest Pain: Causes
Heart Failure: Diastolic Dysfunction
Acute Pericarditis
Cardiac Tamponade: The Most Serious Complication of Pericarditis
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Other problems
|
|
|
iris (iritis)
| |
Uveitis
|
|
|
joint
| |
see also Arthritis
|
|
|
kidney
| |
Kidney Filtering Disorders
|
|
|
large intestine
| |
see also Colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation Caused by Crohn Disease
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation Caused by Ulcerative Colitis
|
|
|
larynx (laryngitis)
| |
Laryngitis
|
|
|
in leprosy
| |
Leprosy: Symptoms
|
|
|
lip (cheilitis)
| |
Lip and Tongue Disorders:
Inflammation
|
|
|
liver
| |
see Hepatitis
|
|
|
lymphatic vessels (lymphangitis)
| |
Lymphangitis
|
|
|
lymph nodes (lymphadenitis)
| |
Lymphadenitis
|
|
|
nose (rhinitis)
| |
Rhinitis
|
|
|
optic nerve (optic neuritis)
| |
Optic Neuritis
|
|
|
orbit
| |
Inflammation of the Orbit
|
|
|
pancreas (pancreatitis)
| |
Pancreatitis
|
|
|
in mumps
| |
Mumps: Symptoms and Diagnosis
|
|
|
penis (balanoposthitis)
| |
Penile and Testicular Disorders
|
|
|
pericardium
| |
see Pericarditis
|
|
|
plantar fascia
| |
Plantar Fasciosis
|
|
|
prostate gland (prostatitis)
| |
Prostatitis
|
|
|
pulp (pulpitis)
| |
Pulpitis
|
|
|
rectum (proctitis)
| |
Proctitis
|
|
|
ulcerative
| |
Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis: Prognosis
|
|
|
sclera (scleritis)
| |
Scleritis
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sinus (sinusitis)
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Nose and Sinuses
Sinusitis
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skin
| |
see also Dermatitis
Overview of Dermatitis
Common Causes of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Poison Ivy Dermatitis
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small and medium-sized arteries (Thromboangiitis Obliterans)
| |
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease:
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
|
|
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spinal cord (transverse myelitis)
| |
Acute Transverse Myelitis
|
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stomach (gastritis)
| |
Gastritis
When the Stomach Is Infected
|
|
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superficial veins (thrombophlebitis)
| |
Superficial Venous Thrombosis
|
|
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sweat gland
| |
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
|
|
|
tendon (tendinitis)
| |
Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
Shoulder Injuries:
Rotator Cuff Injury
|
|
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tendon sheath (tenosynovitis)
| |
Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
|
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testis (orchitis)
| |
Scrotal Pain: What the doctor does
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thumb tendon (De Quervain syndrome)
| |
Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis:
De Quervain Syndrome
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thyroid gland (thyroiditis)
| |
Hyperthyroidism: Causes
|
|
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tibia
| |
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
|
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tongue (glossitis)
| |
Tongue Disorders:
Discoloration
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tooth
| |
Pulpitis
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treatment of
| |
Treatment of Pain and Inflammation
Types of Heat Therapy
|
|
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urethra
| |
see Urethritis
|
|
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uvea (uveitis)
| |
Uveitis
|
|
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vagina (vaginitis)
| |
Vaginal Discharge
Vaginal Infections and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Some Vaginal Infections
|
|
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veins
| |
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease:
Symptoms
|
|
|
vertebrae (ankylosing spondylitis)
| |
Ankylosing Spondylitis
|
|
|
Inflammatory bowel disease
| |
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation Caused by Crohn Disease
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation Caused by Ulcerative Colitis
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|
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in children
| |
Some Causes and Features of Diarrhea
Fever in Infants and Children: What the doctor does
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diarrhea and
| |
Some Causes and Features of Diarrhea
|
|
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pelvic pain and
| |
Some Gynecologic Causes of Pelvic Pain
|
|
|
pregnancy and
| |
Some Causes and Features of Pelvic Pain During Early Pregnancy
Some Causes and Features of Pelvic Pain During Early Pregnancy
|
|
|
Inflammatory breast cancer
| |
Breast Cancer: Types
Breast Cancer: Symptoms
Breast Cancer: Treatment of Specific Types of Breast Cancer
|
|
|
Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome)
| |
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
|
|
|
Inflammatory orbital pseudotumor
| |
Inflammation of the Orbit: Causes
|
|
|
Infliximab
| |
see also Immunosuppressive drugs
|
|
|
in autoimmune disorders
| |
Autoimmune Disorders: Treatment
|
|
|
in Crohn disease
| |
Crohn Disease:
Immunomodulating drugs
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation Caused by Crohn Disease
|
|
|
in rheumatoid arthritis
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Immunosuppressive drugs
|
|
|
in transplantation
| |
Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant Rejection
|
|
|
in ulcerative colitis
| |
Ulcerative Colitis:
Immunomodulating drugs
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation Caused by Ulcerative Colitis
|
|
|
Influenza
| |
Influenza
|
|
|
bird (avian)
| |
Influenza:
Bird Flu
|
|
|
in children
| |
Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
|
|
|
immunization for
| |
Preventing Certain Pneumonias With Vaccines
Protecting Children Through Vaccines
Protecting Adults Through Vaccines
Common Vaccinations:
Influenza
Influenza: Prevention
Preventing Influenza With a Vaccine
Vaccinating Infants and Children
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|
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in children
| |
Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: Prevention and Treatment
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|
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in pregnant women
| |
Medical Care During Pregnancy: Follow-up Examinations
|
|
|
travel and
| |
Vaccines for International Travel*,†,‡
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major Health Problems
|
|
|
Informed consent
| |
Informed Consent
Surgery: Decision Making
What Participants Need to Know About Clinical Trials: Problems and Safeguards
Elements of Informed Consent Documents
|
|
|
Informed refusal
| |
Informed Consent:
Refusing care
|
|
|
Ingrown hair
| |
Ingrown Beard Hairs
Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses:
Folliculitis
|
|
|
Ingrown toenail
| |
Ingrown Toenail
|
|
|
Inguinal hernia
| |
Abdominal Wall Hernias:
Inguinal Hernia
What Is an Inguinal Hernia?
Scrotal Pain: What the doctor does
Scrotal Swelling: When to see a doctor
Scrotal Swelling: What the doctor does
Hernia in Children:
Inguinal Hernia
|
|
|
Inhalants
| |
Solvent Inhalants
Common Products That Contain Solvent Inhalants
Abused Inhalants With Medical Uses
|
|
|
Inhalation
| |
|
|
|
drug administration by
| |
Drug Administration: Inhalation
|
|
|
dust
| |
Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?
|
|
|
gas or chemical
| |
Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?
Gas and Chemical Exposure
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?
|
|
|
Inhalational fever
| |
Building-Related Illnesses: Specific Building-Related Illnesses
|
|
|
Inhaler
| |
|
|
|
in allergy
| |
Allergic Reactions and Other Hypersensitivity Disorders:
Mast cell stabilizers
Some Drugs Used to Treat Allergies: Available Forms
|
|
|
in asthma
| |
How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler
Asthma: Beta-Adrenergic Agonists
Respiratory Disorders in Children: Treatment
|
|
|
Inheritance
| |
see Gene(s); Genetics
|
|
|
Injections
| |
|
|
|
of contraceptive
| |
How Effective Is Contraception?
Comparing Contraceptive Methods
Family Planning:
Contraceptive Injections
|
|
|
of drugs
| |
Drug Administration: Injection Routes
Through the Skin
|
|
|
of insulin
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM):
Insulin Replacement Therapy
Insulin Replacement Therapy
|
|
|
Injection sclerotherapy
| |
|
|
|
for hemorrhoids
| |
Hemorrhoids: Treatment
|
|
|
for varicose veins
| |
Varicose Veins:
Injection therapy (sclerotherapy)
|
|
|
Injury (injuries)
| |
|
|
|
abdominal
| |
Abdominal Injuries
|
|
|
acute stress gastritis and
| |
Gastritis: Symptoms and Complications
|
|
|
altitude illness
| |
Altitude Diseases
|
|
|
arm, in newborn
| |
Birth Injury:
Nerve Injury
|
|
|
arteriovenous fistula with
| |
Arteriovenous Fistula
|
|
|
atelectasis after
| |
Atelectasis: Causes
|
|
|
birth
| |
Birth Injury
|
|
|
in cerebral palsy
| |
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
|
|
|
bite
| |
see Bites and stings
|
|
|
bladder
| |
Bladder Injuries
|
|
|
body part reattachment after
| |
Reattaching a Body Part
|
|
|
bone
| |
see Fracture
|
|
|
brain
| |
see Brain, injury to
|
|
|
burn
| |
Burns
When Chemicals Burn the Skin
Estimating the Extent of a Burn
Smoke Inhalation
Small, Shallow Burns
Electrical and Lightning Injuries
|
|
|
in child abuse
| |
Child Neglect and Abuse:
Physical Abuse
|
|
|
to esophagus
| |
Caustic Substances Poisoning
|
|
|
to eye
| |
Burns to the Eye
|
|
|
in child abuse
| |
Child Neglect and Abuse
|
|
|
cold
| |
Cold Injuries
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
compressed air
| |
Diving and Compressed Air Injuries
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Diving Precautions and Prevention of Diving Injuries
|
|
|
diving
| |
Diving and Compressed Air Injuries
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Diving Precautions and Prevention of Diving Injuries
|
|
|
domestic violence
| |
Domestic Violence
|
|
|
ear
| |
Barotrauma of the Ear
The Eustachian Tube: Keeping Air Pressure Equal
Ear Injury
|
|
|
in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
| |
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
|
|
|
esophagus
| |
Injury to the Esophagus
|
|
|
exercise-related, prevention of
| |
Exercising Safely
|
|
|
eye
| |
Injuries to the Eye
|
|
|
sympathetic ophthalmia after
| |
Sympathetic Ophthalmia
|
|
|
first aid for
| |
First Aid
Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the Heart
|
|
|
hand
| |
Hand Injuries
Common Hand Injuries
|
|
|
head
| |
see Head, injury to
|
|
|
heat
| |
Heat Disorders
Ways to Help Prevent Heat Disorders
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
high potassium levels with
| |
Potassium:
Hyperkalemia
|
|
|
intestine, in newborn
| |
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
|
|
|
kidney
| |
Kidney Injuries
Kidney Injuries: Minor to Severe
|
|
|
lightning
| |
Lightning Injuries
|
|
|
liver
| |
Liver Injury
|
|
|
lung, in newborn
| |
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
|
|
|
motor vehicle-related
| |
The Older Driver:
Crash Rates and Traffic Violations
|
|
|
mouth
| |
Mouth Sores and Inflammation:
Injury or irritation
Mouth Sores:
Injury or irritation
|
|
|
muscle
| |
Fractures: Compartment Syndrome
|
|
|
nail
| |
Fingernail and Toenail Trauma
|
|
|
near drowning
| |
Drowning
|
|
|
needlestick
| |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection:
Transmission of Infection
Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection:
Prevention
|
|
|
nerve
| |
Mononeuropathy
Multiple Mononeuropathy
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Birth Injury:
Nerve Injury
|
|
|
nose
| |
Fractures of the Nose
Saddle Nose Deformity
|
|
|
penis
| |
Injuries to the Penis and Scrotum
|
|
|
poisoning
| |
see Poisoning
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Safety 101
Spotlight on Aging
Sports Injuries:
Prevention
|
|
|
radiation
| |
Radiation Injury
|
|
|
rape
| |
Rape
|
|
|
salivary gland
| |
Salivary Gland Disorders:
Salivary gland swelling
|
|
|
scrotum
| |
Injuries to the Penis and Scrotum: Injury of the Scrotum and Testes
|
|
|
soft tissue, first aid for
| |
Soft-Tissue Injuries
Commonly Used Splints
|
|
|
spinal cord
| |
Where Is the Spinal Cord Damaged?
Spinal Injuries
|
|
|
compression of
| |
Compression of the Spinal Cord
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Birth Injury:
Nerve Injury
|
|
|
rehabilitation after
| |
Rehabilitation for Specific Problems:
Spinal Injuries
|
|
|
spleen
| |
Spleen Injury
|
|
|
sports
| |
Sports Injuries
Children and Sports Injuries
|
|
|
stings
| |
see Bites and stings
|
|
|
stress gastritis and
| |
Gastritis: Causes
|
|
|
stress reaction after
| |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
|
|
|
testes
| |
Injuries to the Penis and Scrotum
|
|
|
tongue
| |
Tongue Disorders:
Injury
|
|
|
tooth
| |
Fractured, Loosened, or Knocked-Out Teeth
|
|
|
during travel
| |
Problems in Transit:
Minor Injuries
Problems at the Destination:
Injuries and Death
|
|
|
ureter
| |
Ureteral Injuries
|
|
|
urethra
| |
Urethral Injuries
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
Injury to the Urinary Tract
Kidney Injuries: Minor to Severe
|
|
|
Inner ear
| |
A Look Inside the Ear
Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat:
Inner Ear
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
Some Causes and Features of Tinnitus
Middle Ear Disorders
Inner Ear Disorders
The Epley Maneuver: A Simple Cure for a Common Cause of Vertigo
How Ear Disorders Affect the Facial Nerve
|
|
|
Inocybe (mushroom) poisoning
| |
Chemical Food Poisoning:
Mushroom (Toadstool) Poisoning
|
|
|
Inotropic drugs
| |
Some Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure
|
|
|
Insanity
| |
see Mental health disorders
|
|
|
Insecticide poisoning
| |
Insecticide Poisoning
|
|
|
Insects
| |
see also specific insects
|
|
|
bites by
| |
Insect Bites
|
|
|
in ear
| |
Ear Blockages:
Foreign objects
Objects in the Ears and Nose: In the Ear
|
|
|
Insemination
| |
|
|
|
artificial
| |
Problems With Sperm: Treatment
|
|
|
intrauterine
| |
Problems With Mucus in the Cervix: Treatment
|
|
|
Insomnia
| |
Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Changes in Behavior to Improve Sleep
|
|
|
drugs and
| |
Some Drugs That Interfere With Sleep
|
|
|
drugs for
| |
Prescription Sleep Aids: Not to Be Taken Lightly
|
|
|
in elderly persons
| |
Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
|
|
|
fatal familial
| |
Fatal Insomnia
|
|
|
Institutional Review Boards
| |
What Participants Need to Know About Clinical Trials: Problems and Safeguards
|
|
|
Insulin
| |
Pancreas
Major Hormones
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
|
|
|
in diabetes mellitus
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM):
Insulin Replacement Therapy
Insulin Replacement Therapy
Diabetes Mellitus in Children(DM):
Treatment
|
|
|
insufficiency of
| |
see Diabetes mellitus
|
|
|
low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) with
| |
Hypoglycemia:
Drugs
|
|
|
meal frequency and
| |
Diets:
Weight Loss Diets
|
|
|
in pancreatitis
| |
Chronic Pancreatitis: Treatment
|
|
|
in polycystic ovary syndrome
| |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Symptoms
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Physical Changes During Pregnancy: Hormones
|
|
|
receptor binding of
| |
Cells
|
|
|
resistance to
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM):
Insulin Replacement Therapy
|
|
|
in polycystic ovary syndrome
| |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
|
|
|
sensitivity to
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM):
Insulin Replacement Therapy
Diabetes Mellitus (DM):
Oral Antihyperglycemic Drugs
|
|
|
during travel
| |
Specific Medical Conditions and Travel:
Diabetes
|
|
|
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I)
| |
Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis
Acromegaly and Gigantism: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Insulinoma
| |
Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors:
Insulinoma
Hypoglycemia: Symptoms
Hypoglycemia: Cause
|
|
|
Insulin resistance syndrome
| |
Metabolic Syndrome
|
|
|
Insurance plans
| |
How Health Care Is Paid For
|
|
|
drug coverage
| |
How Health Care Is Paid For:
Paying for Drugs
|
|
|
long-term care and
| |
Who Needs Long-Term Care Insurance?
|
|
|
Medicare and
| |
Medicare
|
|
|
for older people
| |
Health Care Coverage for Older People
Who Pays for What?
|
|
|
for travel
| |
Travel and Health:
Health and Travel Insurance
|
|
|
Integrase inhibitors
| |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection:
Antiretroviral Drugs
Drugs For HIV Infection
|
|
|
Intellectual development
| |
|
|
|
adolescent
| |
Intellectual and Behavioral Development
|
|
|
child
| |
Intellectual Development
Preventive Health Care Visits
|
|
|
galactosemia and
| |
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Prognosis
|
|
|
low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) and
| |
Diabetes Mellitus in Children(DM):
Complications of Treatment and Illness
|
|
|
infant
| |
Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development of Infants
An Infant's First Year: Developmental Milestones
|
|
|
Intellectual disability
| |
Intellectual Disability
Levels of Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
Some Causes of Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
|
|
|
in Down syndrome
| |
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G)
|
|
|
in fragile X syndrome
| |
Fragile X Syndrome
|
|
|
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
| |
|
|
|
in autism
| |
Autism Spectrum Disorders:
Intelligence
|
|
|
in Down syndrome
| |
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G): Symptoms
|
|
|
evaluation of
| |
Intellectual Disability: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in mental retardation
| |
Intellectual Disability
Levels of Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
|
|
|
Intensive care unit (ICU)
| |
Special Care Units: When People Need Special Care
|
|
|
Intention tremor
| |
Tremor:
Intention tremor
Tremor: What a doctor does
|
|
|
Intercourse
| |
see Sexual activity
|
|
|
Interdigital nerve pain
| |
Pain in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia):
Damage to the Nerves in the Foot
|
|
|
Interdisciplinary care
| |
Continuity of Care: Interdisciplinary Care
|
|
|
Interferon-alpha
| |
Immunotherapy for Cancer
Antiviral Drugs
|
|
|
in cancer
| |
Chemotherapy Drugs
|
|
|
in decreased platelets (thrombocythemia)
| |
Thrombocythemia: Treatment
|
|
|
in hepatitis
| |
Chronic Hepatitis:
Hepatitis B and C
|
|
|
in polycythemia
| |
Polycythemia Vera: Prognosis and Treatment
|
|
|
Interferon-gamma
| |
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
|
|
|
Interferons
| |
Innate Immunity:
Cytokines
|
|
|
Interleukin
| |
Understanding the Immune System
|
|
|
in kidney cancer
| |
Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: Treatment
|
|
|
Intermittent claudication
| |
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of the Legs and Arms
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of the Legs and Arms
|
|
|
Intermittent exotropia
| |
Strabismus:
Intermittent Exotropia
|
|
|
Intermittent porphyria
| |
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
|
|
|
International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)
| |
Classification and Diagnosis of Mental Illness
|
|
|
International travel
| |
see Air travel; Travel
|
|
|
Internet
| |
|
|
|
for research
| |
Medical Decision Making
|
|
|
Internet, for research
| |
Researching a Disorder
|
|
|
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
| |
Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Symptoms
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
|
|
|
Interpersonal therapy
| |
Treatment of Mental Illness:
Psychotherapy
|
|
|
Intersex states
| |
Genital Defects
|
|
|
Interstitial cystitis
| |
Some Causes and Features of Painful Urination
Interstitial Cystitis
Bladder Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes
|
|
|
Interstitial lung disease
| |
Interstitial Lung Diseases
Unusual Interstitial Lung Diseases
Causes of Interstitial Lung Diseases
Comparing Types Of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
|
|
|
drug-induced disease of
| |
Unusual Interstitial Lung Diseases
|
|
|
shortness of breath and
| |
Some Causes and Features of Shortness of Breath
|
|
|
Interstitial pneumonia
| |
|
|
|
desquamative
| |
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias:
Respiratory Bronchiolitis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease and Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia
|
|
|
lymphoid
| |
Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia
|
|
|
Interstitial pneumonitis, in HIV infection
| |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Symptoms
|
|
|
Intervertebral disks
| |
How the Spine Is Organized
|
|
|
degenerative disease of
| |
Joint Disorders: Symptoms
|
|
|
herniation of
| |
Low Back and Neck Pain: Types
Low Back and Neck Pain: Common causes
A Herniated Disk
Some Causes and Features of Low Back Pain
Neck Pain: What the doctor does
|
|
|
Intestinal lipodystrophy (Whipple disease)
| |
Whipple Disease
|
|
|
Intestinal lymphangiectasia
| |
Intestinal Lymphangiectasia
|
|
|
Intestine
| |
see also Large intestine; Small intestine
Digestive System
|
|
|
blood supply to
| |
|
|
|
blockage of
| |
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Ischemic Colitis
|
|
|
death (necrosis) of, in premature infant
| |
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
|
|
|
hernia of
| |
Abdominal Wall Hernias
|
|
|
incarceration of
| |
Abdominal Wall Hernias:
Incarceration and Strangulation
|
|
|
inguinal hernia of
| |
Abdominal Wall Hernias:
Inguinal Hernia
What Is an Inguinal Hernia?
|
|
|
ischemia of
| |
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Superior Mesenteric Artery
When the Blood Supply to the Intestine Is Blocked
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Superior Mesenteric Artery
|
|
|
malrotation of
| |
Digestive Tract Defects:
Intestinal Malrotation
|
|
|
obstruction of
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Intestinal Obstruction
What Causes Intestinal Strangulation?
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in children
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Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
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constipation and
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Constipation: Causes
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constipation with
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Constipation: What the doctor does
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in dying person
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Symptoms During a Fatal Illness:
Nausea and Vomiting
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nausea and vomiting with
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Some Causes and Features of Nausea and Vomiting
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during pregnancy
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Disorders That Require Surgery During Pregnancy: Obstruction of the intestine
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perforation of
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Perforation of the Digestive Tract
Some Causes of Perforation
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strangulation of
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Abdominal Wall Hernias:
Incarceration and Strangulation
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Intimacy
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aging and
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Intimacy
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Intoxication
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see Alcohol use and abuse; Poisoning; Toxins
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Intracerebral hematoma
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Intracranial Hematomas: Intracerebral Hematomas
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Intracerebral hemorrhage
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Bursts and Breaks: Causes of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Hemorrhagic Stroke:
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
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headache with
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Some Causes and Features of Headaches
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Intracorneal ring segments
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Refractive Disorders: Other Refractive Surgery
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Intracranial hemorrhage
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Hemorrhagic Stroke
Bursts and Breaks: Causes of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Herniation: The Brain Under Pressure
Intracranial Hematomas
Pockets of Blood in the Brain
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Intraductal papilloma
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Nipple Discharge: What the doctor does
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Intramuscular route, of drug administration
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Through the Skin
Drug Administration: Injection Routes
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Intraocular lens, implantation of
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Refractive Disorders: Other Refractive Surgery
Cataract: Treatment
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Intraocular pressure
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increased (glaucoma)
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see also Glaucoma
Glaucoma
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
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measurement of
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Glaucoma:
Screening and Diagnosis
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Intrathecal route, of drug administration
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Drug Administration: Injection Routes
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Intrauterine device (IUD)
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How Effective Is Contraception?
Comparing Contraceptive Methods
Family Planning:
Intrauterine Devices
Understanding Intrauterine Devices
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menstrual cramps and
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Some Causes and Features of Menstrual Cramps
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Intrauterine insemination
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Problems With Mucus in the Cervix: Treatment
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Intravenous route
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for drug administration
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Through the Skin
Drug Administration: Injection Routes
Antibiotics:
Home Antibiotic Therapy
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for nutrient administration
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Undernutrition:
Intravenous feeding
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Intravenous urography
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Diagnosis of Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders:
Intravenous Urography
Diagnostic Procedures
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Intrinsic factor
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Gastritis: Symptoms and Complications
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Introitus
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External Female Genital Organs
Female External Genital Organs
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Intubation
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see Tube
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Intussusception
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Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
Intestinal Obstruction: Causes
What Causes Intestinal Strangulation?
What Is Intussusception?
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in children
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Crying: Medical disorders
Some Medical Disorders That Cause Excessive Crying in Infants and Young Children*
Some Causes and Features of Vomiting in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Intussusception
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In vitro fertilization
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Problems With Sperm: Treatment
Assisted Reproductive Techniques:
In vitro (test tube) fertilization (IVF)
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