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|
Libido (sex drive)
|  |
|
 |
|
female
|  |
Sexual Dysfunction in Women
What Affects Sexual Function in Women?
Low Sexual Desire Disorder
Spotlight on Aging
|
 |
|
male
|  |
Sexual Dysfunction in Men:
Normal Male Sexual Function
Decreased Libido in Men
|
 |
|
in erectile dysfunction
|  |
Erectile Dysfunction (ED): Other disorders
|
 |
|
Lice
|  |
Itching: What the doctor does
Lice Infestation
A Close-up Look at Lice
Insect Bites
|
 |
|
rickettsial infections from
|  |
Some Rickettsial and Related Infections
|
 |
|
in traveler
|  |
Problems at the Destination:
Lice and Scabies
|
 |
|
Lichenification
|  |
Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the Skin
|
 |
|
Lichen planus
|  |
Mouth Sores and Inflammation: Systemic disorders
Mouth Sores: Inflammatory disorders
Lichen Planus
|
 |
|
nail deformities and
|  |
Deformities and Discoloration of the Nails:
Deformities Associated With Skin Diseases
|
 |
|
of scalp
|  |
Some Causes and Features of Hair Loss
|
 |
|
Lichen sclerosus
|  |
Lichen Sclerosus
Vaginal Itching: Causes
|
 |
|
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
|  |
Penile and Testicular Disorders
|
 |
|
Lichen simplex chronicus (neurodermatitis)
|  |
Itching: What the doctor does
Dermatitis:
Localized Scratch Dermatitis
|
 |
|
Licorice
|  |
Eating Real Licorice
Some Possible Medicinal Herb–Drug Interactions
Licorice
|
 |
|
Liddle syndrome
|  |
Liddle Syndrome
|
 |
|
Lidocaine
|  |
|
 |
|
for mouth sores
|  |
Mouth Sores and Inflammation: Topical treatments
Mouth Sores: Treatment
|
 |
|
topical
|  |
Treatment of Pain:
Anesthetics
Mouth Sores and Inflammation: Topical treatments
Mouth Sores: Treatment
|
 |
|
Life-care communities
|  |
Types of Long-Term Care
Life-Care Communities
|
 |
|
Life-care community
|  |
Settings for Care:
Long-Term Care Facilities
|
 |
|
Life expectancy
|  |
The Aging Body:
Life Expectancy
|
 |
|
Life span
|  |
The Aging Body:
Life Expectancy
|
 |
|
Lifestyle
|  |
|
 |
|
aging and
|  |
Looking for the Fountain of Youth
Indirect Influences on Health in Older People:
Social Relationships
|
 |
|
healthful
|  |
Tools of Prevention:
Healthful Lifestyle
Tools of Prevention:
Healthful Lifestyle
|
 |
|
longevity and
|  |
The Aging Body:
Life Expectancy
|
 |
|
in risk assessment
|  |
Examples of Risk Factors for Health Problems
|
 |
|
Life-sustaining treatment
|  |
Treatment Options at the End of Life
Medical Terms Related to Life-Sustaining Treatment
|
 |
|
physician orders for
|  |
Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders:
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
|
 |
|
Life-threatening event
|  |
|
 |
|
in infants
|  |
Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)
|
 |
|
Lifting technique
|  |
Low Back and Neck Pain:
Prevention
|
 |
|
Ligament(s)
|  |
Ligaments
|
 |
|
age-associated changes in
|  |
Changes in the Body With Aging:
Bones and Joints
|
 |
|
ankle
|  |
Lower Leg Injuries:
Ankle Sprain
Spraining an Ankle
|
 |
|
knee
|  |
Ligaments of the knee.
|
 |
|
pain in
|  |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Causes
|
 |
|
scapholunate
|  |
Common Hand Injuries
|
 |
|
Light
|  |
|
 |
|
depression (seasonal affective disorder) and
|  |
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
|
 |
|
sensitivity to (photophobia)
|  |
Other Eye Symptoms: Light Sensitivity
|
 |
|
sun
|  |
see Sunlight; Ultraviolet light
|
 |
|
Light-headedness
|  |
Dizziness and Vertigo
Some Causes and Features of Dizziness and Vertigo
|
 |
|
in heart disease
|  |
Fainting: What the doctor does
|
 |
|
upon standing
|  |
Dizziness or Light-Headedness When Standing Up
Dizziness or Light-Headedness When Standing Up: What the doctor does
|
 |
|
Lightning injury
|  |
Lightning Injuries
|
 |
|
Light therapy
|  |
|
 |
|
for seasonal affective disorder
|  |
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
|
 |
|
Lily of the valley poisoning
|  |
Chemical Food Poisoning:
Plant and Shrub Poisoning
|
 |
|
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
|  |
Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy
|
 |
|
Limbic system
|  |
Brain: Cerebrum
|
 |
|
Limbs
|  |
see also Arm; Leg
|
 |
|
amputated
|  |
Limb Prosthetics
|
 |
|
pain after
|  |
Stump Pain
|
 |
|
artificial
|  |
Limb Prosthetics
Types of Prostheses
Options for Prostheses
|
 |
|
birth defects of
|  |
Bone and Muscle Defects:
Limb and Joint Defects
|
 |
|
movement of
|  |
|
 |
|
during sleep
|  |
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder and Restless Legs Syndrome
|
 |
|
pain in
|  |
Limb Pain
Limb Pain: What the doctor does
|
 |
|
severed or constricted
|  |
Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits
|
 |
|
swelling (edema) of
|  |
Swelling
Swelling: What the doctor does
|
 |
|
Lindane
|  |
Lice Infestation: Treatment
|
 |
|
Linea alba, of gum
|  |
Color Changes in the Mouth
|
 |
|
Linezolid
|  |
Antibiotics
|
 |
|
Lip
|  |
Biology of the Mouth
|
 |
|
cancer of
|  |
Cancerous Mouth Growths: Symptoms
|
 |
|
cleft
|  |
Bone and Muscle Defects:
Facial Defects
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate: Defects of the Face
|
 |
|
color changes in
|  |
Lip and Tongue Disorders:
Discoloration
|
 |
|
inflammation of (cheilitis)
|  |
Lip and Tongue Disorders:
Inflammation
|
 |
|
keratoacanthoma of
|  |
Mouth Growths: Noncancerous growths
Noncancerous Mouth Growths
|
 |
|
sores on
|  |
Lip and Tongue Disorders:
Sores
|
 |
|
sunlight damage to
|  |
Lip and Tongue Disorders:
Sun Damage
|
 |
|
swelling of
|  |
Lip and Tongue Disorders:
Swelling
|
 |
|
Lipase
|  |
Pancreas
Acute Pancreatitis: Diagnosis
Blood Tests*
|
 |
|
Lipid
|  |
see Fat; Lipoproteins
|
 |
|
Lipid-lowering drugs
|  |
Dyslipidemia: Treatment
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
 |
|
after menopause
|  |
Menopause: Other drugs
Some Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms and Effects of Menopause
|
 |
|
Lipidoses
|  |
Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
Other Rare Hereditary Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
|
 |
|
Lipodystrophy, intestinal (Whipple disease)
|  |
Whipple Disease
|
 |
|
Lipohyalinosis
|  |
Ischemic Stroke: Causes
|
 |
|
Lipoma
|  |
Lipomas
|
 |
|
small intestine
|  |
Small-Intestine Tumors That Are Noncancerous
|
 |
|
spinal cord
|  |
Brain and Spinal Cord Defects:
Neural Tube Defects
|
 |
|
Lipoprotein(s)
|  |
|
 |
|
in metabolic syndrome
|  |
Metabolic Syndrome: Diagnosis
|
 |
|
Lipoprotein lipase deficiency
|  |
Dyslipidemia:
Hereditary Dyslipidemias
|
 |
|
Lipoproteins
|  |
Cholesterol Disorders
Lipoproteins: Lipid Carriers
|
 |
|
after menopause
|  |
Menopause: After menopause
|
 |
|
in atherosclerosis
|  |
Atherosclerosis: Cholesterol levels
Cholesterol Disorders
Dyslipidemia: Symptoms
|
 |
|
desirable blood levels of
|  |
Desirable Lipid Levels in Adults
|
 |
|
HDL
|  |
Atherosclerosis: Cholesterol levels
Coronary Artery Disease: High cholesterol levels
Cholesterol Disorders
Lipoproteins: Lipid Carriers
Desirable Lipid Levels in Adults
Blood Tests*
|
 |
|
progestin and
|  |
Menopause:
Hormone therapy
|
 |
|
high blood levels of
|  |
Cholesterol Disorders
Dyslipidemia
Limiting Fat and Cholesterol in the Diet
A Practical Approach to a Low-Cholesterol, Low-Saturated Fat Diet
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
 |
|
inhibitors of
|  |
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
 |
|
LDL
|  |
Atherosclerosis: Cholesterol levels
Coronary Artery Disease: High cholesterol levels
Cholesterol Disorders
Lipoproteins: Lipid Carriers
Desirable Lipid Levels in Adults
Blood Tests*
|
 |
|
progestin and
|  |
Menopause:
Hormone therapy
|
 |
|
lowering of
|  |
Dyslipidemia: Treatment
Dyslipidemia: Treatment
Limiting Fat and Cholesterol in the Diet
A Practical Approach to a Low-Cholesterol, Low-Saturated Fat Diet
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
 |
|
in coronary artery disease prevention
|  |
Coronary Artery Disease: High cholesterol levels
|
 |
|
oral contraceptive use and
|  |
Family Planning:
Oral Contraceptives
|
 |
|
VLDL
|  |
Cholesterol Disorders
Lipoproteins: Lipid Carriers
|
 |
|
Liposuction
|  |
|
 |
|
in gynecomastia
|  |
Breast Disorders in Men:
Breast enlargement
|
 |
|
Lip reading
|  |
Management of Hearing Loss: Other Means of Coping With Hearing Loss
|
 |
|
Liquid diet
|  |
Diets:
Liquid Diets
|
 |
|
Liquor
|  |
see Alcohol use and abuse
|
 |
|
Lisfranc's fracture-dislocation
|  |
Foot and Ankle Fractures: Metatarsal Fractures
|
 |
|
Listeria monocytogenes infection (listeriosis)
|  |
Listeriosis
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Infections During Pregnancy
|
 |
|
Listeriosis
|  |
Gastroenteritis:
Bacteria
|
 |
|
Lithium
|  |
|
 |
|
in manic-depressive illness
|  |
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness): Lithium
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy*
|
 |
|
Lithotripsy
|  |
Stones in the Urinary Tract: Treatment
Removing a Stone With Sound Waves
|
 |
|
Liver
|  |
Digestive System
Liver
|
 |
|
abscess of
|  |
Abdominal Abscesses: Causes and Symptoms
|
 |
|
adenoma of
|  |
Hepatocellular Adenoma
|
 |
|
age-associated changes in
|  |
Effects of Aging on the Digestive System:
Pancreas, Liver, and Gallbladder
Effects of Aging on the Liver
Changes in the Body With Aging:
Digestive System
|
 |
|
alcohol effects on
|  |
Alcohol: Long-Term Effects
|
 |
|
in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
|  |
Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
|
 |
|
angiosarcoma of
|  |
Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary Liver Cancers
|
 |
|
in ascites
|  |
Ascites
|
 |
|
biology of
|  |
View of the Liver and Gallbladder
Liver
Blood Supply of the Liver
|
 |
|
biopsy of
|  |
Diagnosis of Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders: Biopsy of the Liver
Chronic Hepatitis: Diagnosis
Primary Liver Cancers: Diagnosis
Metastatic Liver Cancer: Diagnosis
|
 |
|
blood supply of
|  |
Liver:
Blood Supply of the Liver
Blood Vessel Disorders of the Liver
Blood Supply of the Liver
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Hepatic and Splenic Arteries
Blood Vessel Disorders of the Liver
|
 |
|
cancer of
|  |
Primary Liver Cancers:
Hepatocellular carcinoma
|
 |
|
cholangiocarcinoma of
|  |
Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary Liver Cancers
|
 |
|
in cholestasis
|  |
Cholestasis
|
 |
|
cirrhosis of
|  |
Cirrhosis
Alcohol's Toll on the Liver
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Liver and Gallbladder Disorders During Pregnancy
|
 |
|
colorectal cancer spread to
|  |
Colorectal Cancer: Treatment
|
 |
|
copper accumulation in (Wilson's disease)
|  |
Copper:
Wilson's Disease
|
 |
|
cysts of
|  |
Tumors of the Liver
|
 |
|
disease of
|  |
see also specific diseases
|
 |
|
cholesterol levels in
|  |
Dyslipidemia
|
 |
|
clinical manifestations of
|  |
Manifestations of Liver Disease
Some Features* of Liver Disease
Some Causes and Features of Jaundice
|
 |
|
drug effects and
|  |
Effects of Liver Disorders on Drugs
|
 |
|
information resources on
|  |
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Liver and Gallbladder Disorders During Pregnancy
|
 |
|
prevention of
|  |
Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major Health Problems
|
 |
|
in Reye syndrome
|  |
Reye Syndrome: Symptoms
|
 |
|
swelling (edema) and
|  |
Swelling: What the doctor does
|
 |
|
tests for
|  |
Diagnosis of Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders
Liver Function Tests
|
 |
|
in ulcerative colitis
|  |
Ulcerative Colitis: Complications
|
 |
|
drug metabolism by
|  |
Drug Metabolism
Drug Elimination: Elimination in the Bile
Genetic Makeup and Response to Drugs
Drug Interactions: Alteration
Effects of Aging on the Liver
Drugs and the Liver
|
 |
|
drug-related damage to
|  |
Some Serious Adverse Drug Reactions
Acetaminophen Poisoning: Symptoms and Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in encephalopathy
|  |
Hepatic Encephalopathy
|
 |
|
enlargement of
|  |
|
 |
|
in heart disease
|  |
Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
|
 |
|
heart failure and
|  |
Congestive Hepatomegaly
|
 |
|
in myelofibrosis
|  |
Myelofibrosis: Symptoms, Complications, and Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in polycythemia
|  |
Polycythemia Vera: Symptoms and Complications
|
 |
|
failure of
|  |
Liver Failure
|
 |
|
in Budd-Chiari syndrome
|  |
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
|
 |
|
coma with
|  |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
 |
|
fatty
|  |
Fatty Liver
Common Causes of Fatty Liver
Alcohol's Toll on the Liver
|
 |
|
of pregnancy
|  |
Liver and Gallbladder Disorders During Pregnancy:
Fatty liver of pregnancy
|
 |
|
gonococcal infection of
|  |
Gonorrhea: Symptoms
|
 |
|
granulomas of
|  |
Hepatic Granulomas
|
 |
|
hemangioma of
|  |
Hemangiomas of the Liver
|
 |
|
hepatoblastoma of
|  |
Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary Liver Cancers
|
 |
|
hepatoma of
|  |
Primary Liver Cancers:
Hepatocellular carcinoma
|
 |
|
infection of
|  |
see also Hepatitis
Abdominal Abscesses: Causes and Symptoms
Hepatitis
The Hepatitis Viruses
|
 |
|
inflammation of
|  |
see Hepatitis
|
 |
|
injury to
|  |
Liver Injury
|
 |
|
in jaundice
|  |
Jaundice
Some Causes and Features of Jaundice
|
 |
|
medicinal herbs and
|  |
Medicinal Herbs and the Liver
|
 |
|
metastasis to
|  |
Metastatic Liver Cancer
|
 |
|
in portal hypertension
|  |
Portal Hypertension
|
 |
|
of premature infant
|  |
Prematurity:
Underdeveloped Digestive Tract and Liver
|
 |
|
primary biliary cirrhosis of
|  |
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
|
 |
|
primary sclerosing cholangitis of
|  |
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
|
 |
|
sarcoidosis of
|  |
Sarcoidosis: Liver and Spleen
|
 |
|
tests for
|  |
Diagnosis of Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders
Liver Function Tests
Blood Tests*
|
 |
|
transplantation of
|  |
Liver Transplantation
|
 |
|
in cirrhosis
|  |
Cirrhosis: Prognosis and Treatment
|
 |
|
in hepatitis
|  |
Chronic Hepatitis: Liver Transplantation
|
 |
|
in liver failure
|  |
Liver Failure: Treatment
|
 |
|
in primary sclerosing cholangitis
|  |
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Prognosis and Treatment
|
 |
|
tumors of
|  |
Tumors of the Liver
|
 |
|
Liver fluke infection
|  |
Other Parasites
|
 |
|
Liver spots
|  |
Spotlight on Aging
|
 |
|
Living alone
|  |
|
 |
|
aging and
|  |
Life-Changing Events Related to Aging: Changes in Living Arrangements
|
 |
|
Living arrangements
|  |
|
 |
|
changes in
|  |
Life-Changing Events Related to Aging: Changes in Living Arrangements
|
 |
|
Living will
|  |
Some Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Advance Directives:
Living Will
|
 |
|
Lizard bites
|  |
Lizard Bites
|