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|
Sea anemone sting
|  |
Marine Animal Stings and Bites:
Jellyfish
|
 |
|
Seafood poisoning
|  |
Cholera
Chemical Food Poisoning:
Seafood Poisoning
|
 |
|
Sealants, in cavity prevention
|  |
Cavities:
Sealants
|
 |
|
Sea sickness
|  |
see Motion sickness
|
 |
|
Seasonal affective disorder
|  |
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
|
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|
Seasonal allergies
|  |
Seasonal Allergies
Allergic Conjunctivitis
|
 |
|
Sea urchin injury
|  |
Marine Animal Stings and Bites:
Sea Urchins
|
 |
|
Sebaceous cyst
|  |
Ear Tumors: Noncancerous tumors
|
 |
|
Sebaceous glands
|  |
Getting Under the Skin
Structure and Function of the Skin:
Dermis
Acne
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
Acne
Comparing Mild Acne and Severe Acne
|
 |
|
Seborrheic dermatitis
|  |
Dermatitis:
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Blepharitis: Treatment
|
 |
|
in infants and young children
|  |
Rashes in Children
|
 |
|
Seborrheic keratoses
|  |
Seborrheic Keratoses
|
 |
|
Sebum
|  |
Acne
|
 |
|
Secobarbital, in elderly persons
|  |
Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
|
 |
|
Second opinion
|  |
Getting a Second Opinion
How to Get a Second Opinion
|
 |
|
Second opinion, for surgery
|  |
Surgery:
Second Opinion
|
 |
|
Secretin test
|  |
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: An Acid-Stimulating Cancer
|
 |
|
Sedatives
|  |
|
 |
|
abuse of
|  |
Antianxiety and Sedative Drugs
Classifying the Abuse Potential of Prescription Drugs
|
 |
|
in elderly persons
|  |
Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
|
 |
|
in mechanical ventilation
|  |
Mechanical Ventilation: Complications
|
 |
|
Seeing
|  |
see Eye(s); Vision
|
 |
|
Seizures
|  |
Seizure Disorders
Drugs Used to Treat Seizures
|
 |
|
brain activity during
|  |
Brain Activity During a Seizure
|
 |
|
causes of
|  |
Seizure Disorders:
Causes
Causes of Seizures
|
 |
|
in children
|  |
Neurologic Disorders in Children
Some Causes of Seizures in Newborns and Infants
Using Drugs to Treat Seizures in Children
|
 |
|
coma with
|  |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
 |
|
electroencephalography (EEG) in
|  |
Tests for Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders:
Electroencephalography
Brain Activity During a Seizure
|
 |
|
with fever (febrile)
|  |
Neurologic Disorders in Children:
Febrile Seizures
|
 |
|
pregnancy and
|  |
Seizure Disorders During Pregnancy
|
 |
|
in roseola infantum
|  |
Roseola Infantum
|
 |
|
salaam (infantile spasms)
|  |
Neurologic Disorders in Children:
Infantile Spasms
|
 |
|
Selective antibody deficiency
|  |
Selective Immunoglobulin Deficiency
|
 |
|
Selective estrogen receptor modulators
|  |
Menopause:
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)
Some Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms and Effects of Menopause
|
 |
|
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
|  |
Depression: Drug Therapy
Drugs Used to Treat Depression
|
 |
|
in autism
|  |
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Prognosis and Treatment
|
 |
|
in children
|  |
Depression in Children: Treatment
|
 |
|
Selegiline
|  |
Parkinson's Disease: Other Drugs
Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's Disease
|
 |
|
Selenium
|  |
Minerals
Selenium
|
 |
|
cancer risk and
|  |
Diet and Cancer:
Selenium
|
 |
|
deficiency of
|  |
Selenium:
Selenium Deficiency
|
 |
|
excess of
|  |
Selenium:
Selenium Excess
|
 |
|
Selenium sulfide
|  |
Tinea Versicolor: Treatment
|
 |
|
Self-concept
|  |
Social and Emotional Development
|
 |
|
Self-neglect
|  |
When People Neglect Themselves
|
 |
|
Self-tanning lotion
|  |
Are Tans Healthy?
|
 |
|
Sella turcica
|  |
Pituitary Gland Disorders
|
 |
|
enlargement of (empty sella syndrome)
|  |
Empty Sella Syndrome
|
 |
|
Semen
|  |
Biology of the Male Reproductive System
|
 |
|
analysis of
|  |
Problems With Sperm: Diagnosis
|
 |
|
blood in
|  |
Semen, Blood in
|
 |
|
ejaculation of
|  |
see Ejaculation
|
 |
|
Semicircular canals
|  |
A Look Inside the Ear
Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat:
Inner Ear
|
 |
|
in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
|  |
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Benign Positional Vertigo): Causes
The Epley Maneuver: A Simple Cure for a Common Cause of Vertigo
|
 |
|
Seminal vesicles
|  |
Biology of the Male Reproductive System
Male Reproductive Organs
|
 |
|
Senecio leaves
|  |
Veno-Occlusive Disease of the Liver: Causes
|
 |
|
Senescence
|  |
see also Aging
|
 |
|
Senile chorea
|  |
Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus
|
 |
|
Senile tremor
|  |
Tremor: Causes
|
 |
|
Senna
|  |
Constipation:
Laxatives
Agents Used to Prevent or Treat Constipation
|
 |
|
Sensate focus exercises
|  |
Sexual Arousal Disorders: Treatment
|
 |
|
Sensation
|  |
|
 |
|
changes in
|  |
What Is a Neurologic Symptom?
|
 |
|
dizziness
|  |
Fainting
Fainting: What the doctor does
Dizziness and Vertigo
Some Causes and Features of Dizziness and Vertigo
Dizziness and Vertigo: Key Points
Motion Sickness
|
 |
|
fainting
|  |
Fainting
Fainting: What the doctor does
|
 |
|
hearing
|  |
see Hearing
|
 |
|
lightheadedness
|  |
Fainting
Fainting: What the doctor does
|
 |
|
loss of
|  |
Numbness
|
 |
|
pain
|  |
see Pain
|
 |
|
pathway of
|  |
Numbness:
Pathway for sensation
|
 |
|
sight
|  |
see Vision
|
 |
|
smell
|  |
see Smell
|
 |
|
taste
|  |
see Taste
|
 |
|
throat sticking
|  |
Lump in Throat
|
 |
|
touch, testing of
|  |
Physical Examination:
Sensory nerves
|
 |
|
whirling
|  |
see Vertigo
|
 |
|
Sensitivity
|  |
|
 |
|
to allergens
|  |
see Allergy and allergic reactions
|
 |
|
of test
|  |
Medical Testing Decisions:
Doing Tests and Interpreting Results
|
 |
|
Sensory nerves
|  |
Nerves: Cranial and Spinal Nerves
|
 |
|
hereditary neuropathies of
|  |
Hereditary Neuropathies
|
 |
|
pathway of
|  |
Numbness:
Pathway for sensation
|
 |
|
testing of
|  |
Physical Examination:
Sensory nerves
|
 |
|
Sentinel lymph node, in breast cancer
|  |
What Is a Sentinel Lymph Node?
Breast Cancer: Surgery
|
 |
|
Separation anxiety
|  |
Separation and Stranger Anxiety
Social and Emotional Development
Anxiety Disorders in Children:
Separation Anxiety Disorder
|
 |
|
Sepsis
|  |
Sepsis and Septic Shock
|
 |
|
in children
|  |
|
 |
|
vomiting with
|  |
Some Causes and Features of Vomiting in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
|
 |
|
heart infection (endocarditis) and
|  |
Infective Endocarditis: Causes
|
 |
|
in newborn
|  |
Sepsis in the Newborn
Some Infections of Newborns
|
 |
|
Septic arthritis
|  |
Infectious Arthritis
|
 |
|
of temporomandibular joint
|  |
Temporomandibular Disorders :
Arthritis
Temporomandibular Disorders : Diagnosis
Temporomandibular Disorders :
Arthritis
|
 |
|
Septic shock
|  |
Shock: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Sepsis and Septic Shock
|
 |
|
Septostomy
|  |
Heart Defects: Treatment
|
 |
|
Septum
|  |
|
 |
|
cardiac, hole in
|  |
Heart Defects:
Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects
Septal Defect: A Hole in the Heart's Wall
|
 |
|
nasal
|  |
Nose and Sinuses
|
 |
|
deviated
|  |
Deviated Septum
|
 |
|
perforation of
|  |
Perforations of the Septum
|
 |
|
Sequoiosis
|  |
What Causes Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?
|
 |
|
Serafinib
|  |
Chemotherapy Drugs
|
 |
|
Serotonin
|  |
|
 |
|
receptors for
|  |
Targets in The Body: Cell Receptors
|
 |
|
Serotonin modulators
|  |
Drugs Used to Treat Depression
|
 |
|
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
|  |
Drugs Used to Treat Depression
|
 |
|
Serratia infection
|  |
Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia Infections
|
 |
|
Serum sickness
|  |
Pain in More Than One Joint: What the doctor does
Hives: What the doctor does
Snake Bites: Treatment
What Is Serum Sickness?
|
 |
|
Sesamoid bones, fracture of
|  |
Foot Fractures
Foot and Ankle Fractures: Sesamoid Fractures
|
 |
|
Sesamoiditis
|  |
Pain in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia):
Sesamoiditis
|
 |
|
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
|  |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
|
 |
|
Severe combined immunodeficiency
|  |
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
|
 |
|
Sever's disease
|  |
Sever's Disease
|
 |
|
Sex chromosomes
|  |
see also X chromosome; Y chromosome
Genetics:
Chromosomes
Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities
|
 |
|
abnormalities of
|  |
Fragile X Syndrome
|
 |
|
Sex drive (libido)
|  |
|
 |
|
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
|
 |
|
Sex hormones
|  |
see Estrogens; Testosterone
|
 |
|
Sex organs
|  |
see Reproductive system
|
 |
|
Sex reassignment surgery
|  |
Gender Identity: Treatment
|
 |
|
Sexual abuse
|  |
Gonorrhea: Symptoms
Domestic Violence
Rape
|
 |
|
of children
|  |
Child Neglect and Abuse:
Sexual Abuse
Child Neglect and Abuse:
Sexual Abuse
Child Neglect and Abuse:
Sexual Abuse
|
 |
|
Sexual activity
|  |
see also Sexuality
|
 |
|
with age
|  |
Spotlight on Aging
|
 |
|
bisexual
|  |
Sexuality: Homosexuality
|
 |
|
with different partners
|  |
Sexuality: Frequent Sexual Activity With Different Partners
|
 |
|
extramarital
|  |
Sexuality: Extramarital Sex
|
 |
|
heart disease and
|  |
Sexual Activity and Heart Disease
|
 |
|
HIV transmission with
|  |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection:
Transmission of Infection
What Is the Risk of HIV Transmission During Sexual Activities?
|
 |
|
homosexual
|  |
Sexuality: Homosexuality
|
 |
|
in paraphilias
|  |
Paraphilias
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Self-Care During Pregnancy:
Sexual Intercourse
|
 |
|
Sexual arousal disorder
|  |
Sexual Arousal Disorders
|
 |
|
Sexual development
|  |
Puberty in Boys
Milestones in Sexual Development
Physical and Sexual Development
Milestones in Sexual Development
|
 |
|
delay of
|  |
Delayed Puberty
|
 |
|
early
|  |
Early Puberty
|
 |
|
Sexuality
|  |
see Sexual activity
|
 |
|
in adolescents
|  |
Development of Sexuality
|
 |
|
aging and
|  |
Intimacy
|
 |
|
development of
|  |
Puberty in Boys
Milestones in Sexual Development
Physical and Sexual Development
Milestones in Sexual Development
Development of Sexuality
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
Sexuality
|
 |
|
female
|  |
Sexual Dysfunction in Women
What Affects Sexual Function in Women?
Spotlight on Aging
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
Dyspareunia
|
 |
|
in male
|  |
Male Reproductive Function
Sexual Dysfunction in Men:
Normal Male Sexual Function
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
Sexual Dysfunction in Men
Psychologic Causes of Sexual Dysfunction
|
 |
|
heart disease and
|  |
Sexual Activity and Heart Disease
|
 |
|
Sexually transmitted diseases
|  |
see also HIV infection
Urethritis: Causes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
|
 |
|
prevention of
|  |
Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major Health Problems
How to Use a Condom
|
 |
|
proctitis and
|  |
Proctitis
|
 |
|
reactive arthritis and
|  |
Chlamydial and Other Infections: Complications
|
 |
|
reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome) with
|  |
Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis:
Reactive Arthritis
|
 |
|
screening for
|  |
Tests for Gynecologic Disorders:
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
|
 |
|
swollen lymph nodes and
|  |
Some Causes and Features of Swollen Lymph Nodes
|
 |
|
in traveler
|  |
Problems at the Destination:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
|
 |
|
Sézary syndrome
|  |
Mycosis Fungoides
|