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Shaken baby syndrome

Child Neglect and Abuse: Physical Abuse
Diffuse Axonal Injury

Shampoos

  • in lice infestation

  • Lice Infestation: Treatment

  • in seborrheic dermatitis

  • Dermatitis: Treatment

  • for skin cleansing

  • Treatment of Skin Disorders: Cleansing Agents

  • in tinea versicolor

  • Tinea Versicolor: Treatment

    Sheehan's syndrome

    Hypopituitarism: Prolactin Deficiency

    Sheep liver fluke infection

    Other ParasitesTables

    Shellfish poisoning

    Microorganisms That Cause GastroenteritisTables
    Chemical Food Poisoning: Shellfish poisoning

    Shift work sleep disorder

    Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders: Causes

    Shigella infection (shigellosis)

    Gastroenteritis: Bacteria
    Microorganisms That Cause GastroenteritisTables
    Shigellosis
    Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Shingles (herpes zoster)

    Shingles
    What Is Postherpetic Neuralgia?Sidebar
    Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

  • immunization for

  • Protecting Adults Through VaccinesTables

  • pain after

  • Some Causes and Features of Low Back PainTables
    Types of Pain: Postherpetic Neuralgia

    Shin muscles

  • strengthening exercises for

  • Strengthening the Shin MusclesSidebar

    Shin splints

    Lower Leg Injuries: Shin Splints
    Shin SplintsFigures
    Strengthening the Shin MusclesSidebar

    Shock

    Low Blood Pressure: Symptoms
    Shock

  • septic

  • Sepsis and Septic Shock

  • in toxic shock syndrome

  • Toxic Shock Syndrome

    Shock (electrical), for cardioversion

    Other Tests for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Electrophysiologic Testing
    Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Restoring normal rhythm

    Shock (electroconvulsive) therapy

    Treatment of Mental Illness: Electroconvulsive Therapy
    Depression: Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Shock wave lithotripsy

    Stones in the Urinary Tract: Treatment
    Removing a Stone With Sound WavesFigures

    Short bowel syndrome

    Short Bowel Syndrome

    Shortness of breath

    see Breath, shortness of

    Short stature

    Hypopituitarism: Growth Hormone Deficiency
    Short Stature
    Osteochondrodysplasias

    Shoulder

  • bursitis of

  • Bursitis

  • glenoid labral tear of

  • Shoulder Injuries: Labral Tear

  • injuries to

  • Shoulder Injuries

  • osteonecrosis of

  • Osteonecrosis: Symptoms

  • range of motion of

  • Increasing the Shoulder's Range of MotionFigures

  • separation of

  • Clavicle Fractures

  • strengthening exercise for

  • Strengthening the ShouldersSidebar

  • tendinitis of

  • Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis: Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
    Shoulder Injuries: Rotator Cuff Injury

  • in thoracic outlet syndrome

  • Thoracic Outlet Syndromes

    Shoulder dystocia

    Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Shoulder Dystocia

    Shoulder impingement syndrome

    Shoulder Injuries: Rotator Cuff Injury

    Shoulder presentation, for delivery

    Position and Presentation of the FetusFigures
    Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Other Presentations

    Shrub poisoning

    Chemical Food Poisoning: Plant and Shrub Poisoning
    Moderately Poisonous PlantsTables
    Chemical Food Poisoning: Plant and Shrub Poisoning

    Shunt

  • in congenital artery blockage

  • Heart Defects: Treatment

  • in hydrocephalus

  • Brain Tumors: Increased Pressure Within the Skull
    Understanding Tumor TreatmentSidebar
    Brain and Spinal Cord Defects: Hydrocephalus

  • in portal hypertension

  • Portal Hypertension: Treatment

    Shy-Drager syndrome

    Multiple System Atrophy

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