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Lubiprostone

Constipation: Laxatives
Agents Used to Prevent or Treat ConstipationTables

Ludwig angina

Submandibular Space Infection

Ludwig's angina

Toothache: Complications
Mouth Sores: Infection

Lumbago

see Back pain

Lumbar plexus

Plexus Disorders
Nerve Junction Boxes: The PlexusesFigures

Lumbar puncture

see Spinal tap

Lump

see also Tumor(s)

  • in breast

  • Breast Disorders: Breast Lumps
    Breast Lumps
    Fibroadenomas
    Breast Cancer: Symptoms

  • in neck

  • Neck Lump

  • in children

  • Neck Masses in Children

  • in newborn skin

  • Physical Examination of the Newborn

  • in throat

  • Lump in Throat

  • in vulva

  • Vulvar Cancer: Symptoms

    Lumpectomy

    Breast Cancer: Surgery
    Surgery for Breast CancerFigures

    Lumpy jaw

    Actinomycosis: Cervicofacial

    Lunacy

    see Mental health disorders

    Lunate bone, avascular necrosis of (Kienböck's disease)

    Kienböck's Disease

    Lungs

    see also Breathing

  • abscess of

  • Pneumonia: Complications
    Abscess in the Lungs
    Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Symptoms

  • age-associated changes in

  • Effects of Aging
    Changes in the Body With Aging: Muscles of Breathing and the Lungs

  • air conditioner

  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Causes
    What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • anthrax infection of

  • Anthrax: Inhalation Anthrax (Woolsorter's Disease)

  • asbestosis of

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Asbestosis

  • aspergillosis of

  • Aspergillosis

  • atelectasis of

  • Atelectasis

  • beryllium disease of

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Beryllium Disease

  • biology of

  • Biology of the Lungs and Airways
    Inside the Lungs and AirwaysFigures
    Gas Exchange Between Alveolar Spaces and CapillariesFigures
    Diaphragm's Role in BreathingFigures

  • biopsy of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Needle Biopsy of the Pleura or Lung
    Tests for Lung Disorders: Bronchoscopy
    Tests for Lung Disorders: Thoracoscopy
    Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Diagnosis

  • bird fancier's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • black

  • Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis

  • bleeding from

  • Some Causes and Features of HemoptysisTables

  • blood flow in

  • Biology of the Heart and Blood Vessels: Function of the Heart
    A Look Into the HeartFigures

  • byssinosis of

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Byssinosis

  • cancer of

  • Lung Cancer
    Deaths Due to Lung CancerFigures

  • abscess with

  • Abscess in the Lungs: Causes

  • asbestosis and

  • Asbestosis

  • coughing up blood in

  • Coughing Up Blood
    Some Causes and Features of HemoptysisTables

  • paraneoplastic syndromes in

  • What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?Sidebar

  • screening for

  • Lung Cancer: Screening
    Cancer Screening Recommendations*Tables

  • toxic gas exposure and

  • Gas and Chemical Exposure

  • cheese washer's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • chemical exposure and

  • Gas and Chemical Exposure
    What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • in chickenpox

  • Chickenpox: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • cigarettes and

  • see Smoking

  • collapse of

  • Pneumothorax
    What Is Tension Pneumothorax?Sidebar

  • congestion of

  • see Pneumonia; Pulmonary edema

  • cork worker's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • cystic fibrosis of

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
    Cystic Fibrosis: Not Just a Lung DiseaseSidebar

  • cysts of, in Marfan syndrome

  • Marfan Syndrome

  • defense mechanisms of

  • Defense Mechanisms

  • diffusing capacity of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Diffusing Capacity Measurement

  • disorders of

  • see also specific disorders, eg, Pneumonia

  • allergic

  • Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases of the Lungs
    What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • autoimmune

  • Goodpasture's Syndrome

  • coma with

  • Some Causes of Stupor and ComaTables

  • diagnosis of

  • Diagnosis of Lung Disorders
    Using a SpirometerFigures
    Understanding BronchoscopyFigures

  • information resources on


  • interstitial (infiltrative)

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases
    Unusual Interstitial Lung DiseasesTables
    Causes of Interstitial Lung DiseasesTables
    Comparing Types Of Idiopathic Interstitial PneumoniasTables

  • in newborn

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  • occupational (environmental)

  • Environmental Lung Diseases
    Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Nanoparticles: A New Cause of Environmental Lung Disease?Sidebar

  • rehabilitation for

  • Rehabilitation for Lung and Airway Disorders
    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Pulmonary Rehabilitation

  • shortness of breath and

  • Some Causes and Features of Shortness of BreathTables

  • symptoms of

  • Symptoms of Lung Disorders

  • in systemic lupus erythematosus

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Lung Problems

  • travel and

  • Specific Medical Conditions and Travel: Lung Disease

  • drug-induced disease of

  • Unusual Interstitial Lung DiseasesTables

  • dysplasia of, in newborn

  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

  • embolism of

  • see Pulmonary embolism

  • failure of

  • Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    What Causes Respiratory Failure?Tables

  • farmer's

  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Causes
    What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • fetal

  • Diabetes During Pregnancy: Treatment
    Problems With Amniotic Fluid
    Prematurity: Prevention

  • fibrosis of

  • Comparing Types Of Idiopathic Interstitial PneumoniasTables

  • in black lung

  • Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis

  • cystic

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
    Cystic Fibrosis: Not Just a Lung DiseaseSidebar

  • idiopathic

  • Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • flow rate of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Lung Volume and Flow Rate Measurements
    Using a SpirometerFigures

  • fluid accumulation in, in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Symptoms
    Heart Failure: Treatment of Acute Heart Failure

  • fluke infection of

  • Other ParasitesTables

  • function testing of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT)
    Using a SpirometerFigures

  • gas exchange in

  • Exchanging Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
    Gas Exchange Between Alveolar Spaces and CapillariesFigures

  • grain worker's

  • Byssinosis

  • hantavirus infection of

  • Hantavirus Infection

  • histoplasmosis of

  • Histoplasmosis

  • imaging of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Chest Imaging

  • infection of

  • see and specific conditions

  • inflammation of

  • see Pneumonitis

  • injury to

  • blood transfusion related

  • Precautions and Adverse Reactions During Blood Transfusion: Lung injury

  • irritation of

  • see Pneumonitis

  • malt worker's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • maple bark stripper's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • miller's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • mushroom worker's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

  • occupational diseases of

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar

  • pleural effusion and

  • Pleural Effusion
    Common Causes of Pleural Effusion*Sidebar

  • pleurisy and

  • Chest Pain: Causes
    Major Causes of Pleuritic Chest PainSidebar

  • postural drainage of

  • Chest Physical Therapy: Postural drainage

  • in premature infant

  • Prematurity: Underdeveloped Lungs
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  • radiation injury to

  • Radiation Injury: Local Radiation Injury

  • reduction surgery for

  • Bronchiectasis and Atelectasis: Treatment and Prognosis

  • respiratory distress syndrome

  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
    Causes of Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeSidebar

  • scan of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Chest Imaging
    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Diagnosis

  • shortness of breath and

  • Shortness of Breath: Lung disorders

  • silicosis of

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Silicosis

  • silo filler's disease of

  • Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Gas and Chemical Exposure

  • smoke-related injury to

  • Smoke InhalationSidebar

  • suctioning of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Suctioning
    Chest Physical Therapy: Suctioning

  • surgery on

  • in bronchiectasis

  • Bronchiectasis and Atelectasis: Treatment and Prognosis

  • in cystic fibrosis

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Treatment

  • in lung cancer

  • Lung Cancer: Surgery

  • thoracoscopy for

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Thoracoscopy

  • thoracotomy for

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Thoracotomy

  • transplantation of

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Other Treatments
    Bronchiectasis and Atelectasis: Treatment and Prognosis
    Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment
    Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation

  • in cystic fibrosis

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Treatment

  • tuberculosis of

  • Tuberculosis and Leprosy

  • tumors of

  • Tumors of the Lungs

  • woodworker's

  • What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?Tables

    Lung volume

    Tests for Lung Disorders: Lung Volume and Flow Rate Measurements
    Using a SpirometerFigures

    Lung volume reduction surgery

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Other Treatments

    Lupus erythematosus

  • discoid

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

  • hair loss and

  • Some Causes and Features of Hair LossTables

  • systemic

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
    Characteristics of LupusSidebar
    Some Autoimmune DisordersTables

  • information resources on


  • in pregnancy

  • Autoimmune Disorders During Pregnancy: Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)

  • swollen lymph nodes and

  • Some Causes and Features of Swollen Lymph NodesTables

    Lupus pneumonitis

    Some Causes and Features of HemoptysisTables

    Luteinizing hormone

    Major HormonesTables
    Pituitary: The Master GlandFigures
    Pituitary Gland Disorders
    Biology of the Female Reproductive System

  • deficiency of

  • Hypopituitarism: Deficiency of Gonadotropins (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone)

  • measurement of

  • Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis

  • in menstrual cycle

  • Changes During the Menstrual CycleFigures
    Menstrual Cycle: Follicular Phase

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