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Stable angina
| |
Angina: Classification
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Staghorn stone
| |
Stones in the Urinary Tract
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|
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Staging, of cancer
| |
Diagnosis of Cancer:
Staging
|
|
|
breast
| |
Breast Cancer:
Staging
Stages of Breast Cancer
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|
|
gynecologic
| |
Cancers of the Female Reproductive System:
Diagnosis
Staging Cancers of the Female Reproductive System
|
|
|
prostate
| |
Prostate Cancer:
Staging
|
|
|
Stanozolol
| |
Hereditary and Acquired Angioedema: Treatment
|
|
|
Stapedius muscle
| |
Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat:
Middle Ear
|
|
|
Stapes (stirrup)
| |
A Look Inside the Ear
Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat:
Middle Ear
|
|
|
Staphylococcal infection
| |
Staphylococcus aureus Infections
|
|
|
bone
| |
Bone and Joint Infections: Causes
|
|
|
food poisoning
| |
Microorganisms That Cause Gastroenteritis
Staphylococcal Food Poisoning
|
|
|
gastrointestinal
| |
Gastroenteritis:
Bacteria
|
|
|
impetigo
| |
Impetigo
|
|
|
skin
| |
Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses
|
|
|
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
| |
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
|
|
|
Starvation
| |
Undernutrition:
Marasmus
How Starvation Affects the Body
|
|
|
Stasis dermatitis
| |
Dermatitis:
Stasis Dermatitis
|
|
|
Statins
| |
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
|
|
in coronary artery disease
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Coronary Artery Disease
|
|
|
food interactions with
| |
Some Drug-Food Interactions
|
|
|
Status asthmaticus
| |
Status Asthmaticus
|
|
|
Status epilepticus
| |
Seizure Disorders: Generalized Seizures
Seizure Disorders: Emergency Treatment
|
|
|
Statutory rape
| |
Paraphilias:
Pedophilia
Rape
|
|
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Stavudine (d4T)
| |
Drugs For HIV Infection
|
|
|
STD
| |
see Sexually transmitted diseases
|
|
|
Steam inhalation
| |
Cough: Other treatments
|
|
|
Steatorrhea
| |
Malabsorption: Symptoms
|
|
|
in abetalipoproteinemia
| |
Hypolipoproteinemia
|
|
|
in cholestasis
| |
Cholestasis: Symptoms
|
|
|
Steatosis (fatty liver)
| |
Fatty Liver
Common Causes of Fatty Liver
Alcohol's Toll on the Liver
|
|
|
Steinert's disease (myotonic dystrophy)
| |
Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy:
Myotonic Myopathies
|
|
|
Stein-Leventhal syndrome
| |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
|
|
|
Stem cells
| |
Formation of Blood Cells
What Are Stem Cells?
|
|
|
in neutropenia
| |
Neutropenia: Determination of cause
|
|
|
transfusion of
| |
Special Blood Donation Procedures:
Hematopoietic stem cell apheresis
|
|
|
transplantation of
| |
Special Blood Donation Procedures:
Hematopoietic stem cell apheresis
Stem Cell Transplantation
|
|
|
in chronic granulomatous disease
| |
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
|
|
|
corneal limbal
| |
Corneal Transplantation:
Corneal Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation
|
|
|
in Hodgkin lymphoma
| |
Hodgkin Lymphoma: Treatment and Prognosis
|
|
|
in immunodeficiency disorders
| |
Immunodeficiency Disorders:
Prevention and Treatment
|
|
|
in leukemia
| |
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL): Relapse
|
|
|
in myelofibrosis
| |
Myelofibrosis: Prognosis and Treatment
|
|
|
in Parkinson's disease
| |
Parkinson's Disease:
Stem Cells
|
|
|
in sickle cell disease
| |
Sickle Cell Disease: Treatment
|
|
|
in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
| |
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
|
|
|
Stenosis
| |
|
|
|
anal
| |
Some Physical Causes and Features of Constipation in Infants and Children
|
|
|
aortic valve
| |
Aortic Stenosis
Heart Defects:
Aortic Valve Stenosis
|
|
|
cervical
| |
Some Causes and Features of Menstrual Cramps
Cervical Stenosis
|
|
|
of cervix
| |
Menstrual Cramps: Less common causes
|
|
|
mitral valve
| |
Understanding Stenosis and Regurgitation
Mitral Stenosis
Rheumatic Fever: Heart
|
|
|
pulmonary valve
| |
Pulmonic Stenosis
Heart Defects:
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
|
|
|
pyloric
| |
|
|
|
hypertrophic
| |
Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
|
|
|
pyloric, hypertrophic
| |
Feeding Problems:
Vomiting
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
|
|
|
renal artery
| |
Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Cause of Renal Artery Blockage
|
|
|
spinal
| |
Low Back and Neck Pain: Common causes
Some Causes and Features of Low Back Pain
|
|
|
tricuspid valve
| |
Tricuspid Stenosis
|
|
|
Stents
| |
|
|
|
for abdominal aneurysm
| |
Aneurysms: Treatment
Aneurysms: Treatment
|
|
|
for coronary artery disease
| |
Coronary Artery Disease:
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Understanding Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
Specific Medical Conditions and Travel:
Heart Disease
|
|
|
ischemic stroke and
| |
Ischemic Stroke: Stents
|
|
|
Step aerobics
| |
Choosing the Right Exercise:
Step aerobics
|
|
|
Stereotactic surgery, for brain tumor
| |
Understanding Tumor Treatment
|
|
|
Sterilization, for family planning
| |
Sterilization
Disrupting the Tubes: Sterilization in Women
|
|
|
Steroids
| |
|
|
|
anabolic
| |
Anabolic Steroids
|
|
|
cortico-
| |
see Corticosteroids
|
|
|
Stethoscope
| |
Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
Measuring Blood Pressure
|
|
|
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
| |
Mouth Sores and Inflammation: Systemic disorders
Mouth Sores: Inflammatory disorders
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
|
|
|
Stiffness
| |
Joint Stiffness
|
|
|
in osteoarthritis
| |
Joint Disorders: Symptoms
|
|
|
in polymyalgia rheumatica
| |
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
|
|
|
Stiff-person syndrome
| |
Overactive Nerves: Two Syndromes
|
|
|
Still's disease
| |
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): Symptoms
|
|
|
Stillbirth
| |
Stillbirth
|
|
|
Stingray injury
| |
Marine Animal Stings and Bites:
Stingrays
|
|
|
Stings
| |
see Bites and stings
|
|
|
Stirrup (stapes)
| |
A Look Inside the Ear
Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat:
Middle Ear
|
|
|
Stocking
| |
see also Support hose
|
|
|
elastic
| |
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Prevention
Varicose Veins: Treatment
|
|
|
pneumatic
| |
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Prevention
Lymphedema: Treatment
|
|
|
Stomach
| |
Digestive System
Stomach
|
|
|
acid in
| |
see Acid, stomach
|
|
|
age-associated changes in
| |
Effects of Aging on the Digestive System:
Stomach
|
|
|
banding of
| |
|
|
|
in obesity
| |
Bariatric Surgery:
Adjustable gastric banding
Banding the Stomach
|
|
|
bezoars of
| |
Bezoars and Foreign Bodies of the Digestive Tract
|
|
|
bleeding from
| |
|
|
|
drug-related
| |
Some Serious Adverse Drug Reactions
|
|
|
blockage of
| |
What Are the Complications of Peptic Ulcers?
Feeding Problems:
Vomiting
|
|
|
bypass surgery on
| |
|
|
|
in obesity
| |
Bariatric Surgery:
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
|
|
|
bypass surgery on, in obesity
| |
Bypassing Part of the Digestive Tract
After Bariatric Surgery: When to Call the Doctor
|
|
|
cancer of
| |
Stomach Cancer
Rare Types of Stomach Cancer
|
|
|
abdominal pain and
| |
Physical Causes and Features of Chronic Abdominal Pain
|
|
|
ulcers and
| |
Peptic Ulcer: Causes
|
|
|
chemical burns of
| |
Caustic Substances Poisoning
|
|
|
emptying of, in poisoning
| |
Poisoning: Prevent absorption of poison
|
|
|
foreign objects in
| |
Bezoars and Foreign Bodies of the Digestive Tract
|
|
|
hernia of
| |
Hiatus Hernia, Bezoars, and Foreign Bodies
Understanding Hiatus Hernia
|
|
|
infection of
| |
Gastritis: Causes
When the Stomach Is Infected
Gastroenteritis
Microorganisms That Cause Gastroenteritis
|
|
|
in children
| |
Gastroenteritis in Children
|
|
|
inflammation of (gastritis)
| |
Gastritis
When the Stomach Is Infected
|
|
|
metaplasia of
| |
Gastritis: Symptoms and Complications
|
|
|
perforation of
| |
Perforation of the Digestive Tract
Some Causes of Perforation
|
|
|
polyps of
| |
Stomach Tumors That Are Noncancerous
Stomach Cancer: Causes and Risk Factors
|
|
|
removal of
| |
Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Treatment
|
|
|
in weight loss treatment
| |
Bariatric Surgery:
Biliopancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch
|
|
|
tumors of
| |
Stomach Tumors That Are Noncancerous
Rare Types of Stomach Cancer
|
|
|
ulcers of
| |
Gastritis: Symptoms and Complications
Peptic Ulcer
What Are the Complications of Peptic Ulcers?
Drugs Used to Treat Peptic Disorders
|
|
|
in children
| |
Peptic Ulcer in Children
|
|
|
upset
| |
see Indigestion
|
|
|
Stomach flu
| |
see Gastroenteritis
|
|
|
Stomatitis
| |
Mouth Sores and Inflammation
Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
|
|
|
Stomatodynia (burning mouth syndrome)
| |
Burning Mouth Syndrome
|
|
|
Stomatopyrosis (burning mouth syndrome)
| |
Burning Mouth Syndrome
|
|
|
Stones
| |
|
|
|
bile duct (choledocholithiasis)
| |
Gallstones
|
|
|
bladder
| |
Stones in the Urinary Tract
|
|
|
gallbladder
| |
see Gallstones
|
|
|
kidney
| |
Flank Pain: Causes
Cystinuria
Stones in the Urinary Tract
Removing a Stone With Sound Waves
|
|
|
birth defects and
| |
Urinary Tract Defects
|
|
|
in gout
| |
Gout and Pseudogout: Symptoms
Gout and Pseudogout: Other Treatments
|
|
|
salivary gland
| |
Salivary Gland Disorders:
Salivary gland stones
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
Flank Pain: Causes
Cystinuria
Stones in the Urinary Tract
Removing a Stone With Sound Waves
|
|
|
urination problems with
| |
Urination, Excessive or Frequent: What the doctor does
Urine, Blood in: What the doctor does
Urine, Blood in: What the doctor does
|
|
|
Stool
| |
|
|
|
blood in
| |
Diarrhea in Adults: Classification
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Colorectal Cancer: Symptoms
Diagnosis of Cancer:
Screening
Cancer Screening Recommendations*
|
|
|
in constipation
| |
see Constipation
|
|
|
in diarrhea
| |
see Diarrhea
|
|
|
in diverticulosis
| |
Diverticulosis: Symptoms
|
|
|
examination of
| |
Diarrhea in Adults: Testing
|
|
|
fat in (steatorrhea)
| |
Malabsorption: Symptoms
|
|
|
in abetalipoproteinemia
| |
Hypolipoproteinemia
|
|
|
in cholestasis
| |
Cholestasis: Symptoms
|
|
|
impaction of
| |
see also Constipation
Constipation: Complications
|
|
|
in infant
| |
Stools and Urine in Infants
|
|
|
in malabsorption
| |
Malabsorption: Symptoms
|
|
|
passing of
| |
see Bowel movements
|
|
|
softeners for
| |
Constipation:
Laxatives
Agents Used to Prevent or Treat Constipation
|
|
|
Stop-and-start technique, in premature ejaculation
| |
Learning to Delay Ejaculation
|
|
|
Stork-bite
| |
Common Birthmarks and Minor Skin Markings in Newborns
|
|
|
Stork bites (birthmark)
| |
Growths and Malformations of the Vessels:
Port-Wine Stain
|
|
|
STP (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine)
| |
Hallucinogens
|
|
|
Strabismus
| |
Strabismus
Strabismus: A Misaligned Eye
|
|
|
in amblyopia
| |
Amblyopia: Strabismic Amblyopia
|
|
|
screening for
| |
Selected Screening Schedule for Adults*,†
|
|
|
Strain
| |
|
|
|
first aid for
| |
Soft-Tissue Injuries
Commonly Used Splints
|
|
|
lumbar
| |
Low Back and Neck Pain: Common causes
Some Causes and Features of Low Back Pain
|
|
|
Strains
| |
|
|
|
sports-related
| |
Sports Injuries: Sprains and Strains
|
|
|
Strangulation
| |
|
|
|
intestinal
| |
Abdominal Wall Hernias:
Incarceration and Strangulation
|
|
|
Strangulation, intestinal
| |
Intestinal Obstruction: Strangulation
What Causes Intestinal Strangulation?
|
|
|
Stratum corneum
| |
Getting Under the Skin
Structure and Function of the Skin:
Epidermis
|
|
|
Strawberry hemangioma
| |
Growths and Malformations of the Vessels:
Superficial Hemangiomas
Common Birthmarks and Minor Skin Markings in Newborns
|
|
|
Strawberry tongue
| |
Tongue Disorders:
Discoloration
Kawasaki Disease: Symptoms
|
|
|
Strength exercise
| |
Physical Therapy (PT): Muscle-strengthening exercises
|
|
|
in back pain prevention
| |
Low Back and Neck Pain:
Prevention
Exercises to Prevent Low Back Pain
|
|
|
in fracture
| |
Fractures:
Rehabilitation and Prognosis
|
|
|
hamstring
| |
Strengthening the Hamstrings
|
|
|
wrist muscles
| |
Strengthening the Wrist Muscles
|
|
|
Strength training
| |
Starting an Exercise Program:
Strength training
|
|
|
Strep throat
| |
Streptococcal Infections: Symptoms
Sore Throat:
Tonsillopharyngitis
Some Causes and Features of Sore Throat
Tonsillopharyngitis: Causes
|
|
|
glomerulonephritis after
| |
Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome)
|
|
|
rapid test for
| |
Streptococcal Infections: Diagnosis
Sore Throat: Testing
|
|
|
rheumatic fever after
| |
Rheumatic Fever
|
|
|
Streptococcal infection
| |
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococci and Some Disorders They Cause
|
|
|
glomerulonephritis after
| |
Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome)
|
|
|
obsessive-compulsive disorders and
| |
Anxiety Disorders in Children:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
|
|
|
pneumococcal infection
| |
see Pneumococcal infection
|
|
|
rheumatic fever after
| |
Rheumatic Fever
|
|
|
skin (cellulitis)
| |
Cellulitis
|
|
|
skin (impetigo)
| |
Impetigo
|
|
|
Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
| |
see Pneumococcal infection
|
|
|
Streptomycin
| |
Antibiotics
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy*
|
|
|
in tuberculosis
| |
Tuberculosis and Leprosy:
Treatment
Drugs Used to Treat Tuberculosis
|
|
|
Stress
| |
|
|
|
acute
| |
Acute Stress Disorder
|
|
|
in Addison disease
| |
Addison Disease
|
|
|
amenorrhea and
| |
Absence of Menstrual Periods: Secondary amenorrhea
|
|
|
angina and
| |
Angina:
Symptoms
|
|
|
anxiety and
| |
Anxiety Disorders
|
|
|
blood pressure effects of
| |
High Blood Pressure: Aggravating factors
|
|
|
in children and adolescents
| |
Anxiety Disorders in Children:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
|
|
|
children's responses to
| |
What Are Stress-Related Behaviors?
|
|
|
overscheduling and
| |
Promoting Optimal Health and Development
|
|
|
disease and
| |
Mind-Body Interactions
|
|
|
dissociative disorders and
| |
Dissociative Disorders
|
|
|
in dying person
| |
Symptoms During a Fatal Illness:
Stress
|
|
|
family
| |
|
|
|
in divorce
| |
Divorce and Children
|
|
|
in childhood illness
| |
Illness in Children
|
|
|
family, in childhood illness
| |
Childhood Cancers
|
|
|
gastritis and
| |
Gastritis: Causes
Gastritis: Symptoms and Complications
Gastritis: Treatment
|
|
|
memory loss and
| |
Memory Loss: Common causes
|
|
|
peptic ulcers and
| |
Peptic Ulcer
|
|
|
posttraumatic
| |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
|
|
|
psychosomatic disorders and
| |
Mind and Body
|
|
|
suicidal behavior and
| |
Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Risk Factors
|
|
|
Stress fracture, foot
| |
Lower Leg Injuries:
Stress Fractures of the Foot
What Is a Stress Fracture?
|
|
|
Stress incontinence
| |
Urinary Incontinence in Adults
Urinary Incontinence in Adults:
Stress incontinence
|
|
|
after menopause
| |
Menopause: After menopause
|
|
|
Stress testing
| |
Stress Testing
Other Tests for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders:
Radionuclide Imaging
Angina: Diagnosis
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
Stretching exercise
| |
Starting an Exercise Program:
Stretching and flexibility
|
|
|
after burn injury
| |
Burns: Deep Minor Burns
|
|
|
in back pain prevention
| |
Low Back and Neck Pain:
Prevention
Exercises to Prevent Low Back Pain
|
|
|
in muscle cramp prevention
| |
Muscle Cramps: Prevention
|
|
|
Stretch marks, during pregnancy
| |
Physical Changes During Pregnancy:
Skin
|
|
|
Striatonigral degeneration
| |
Multiple System Atrophy
|
|
|
Stridor
| |
Stridor
|
|
|
in croup
| |
Croup: Symptoms and Diagnosis
|
|
|
in respiratory tract infection
| |
Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: Symptoms and Complications
|
|
|
Stroke
| |
Stroke (CVA)
Why Strokes Affect Only One Side of the Body
Preventing and Treating Problems After a Stroke
|
|
|
atrial fibrillation and
| |
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Preventing blood clots
|
|
|
Bell palsy vs
| |
Bell Palsy: Diagnosis
|
|
|
cholesterol level and
| |
Dyslipidemia: Symptoms
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
dementia with
| |
Dementia:
Vascular Dementia
|
|
|
estrogen and
| |
Menopause:
Hormone therapy
|
|
|
fainting with
| |
Fainting: What the doctor does
|
|
|
hemorrhagic
| |
Hemorrhagic Stroke
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
|
|
|
ischemic
| |
Ischemic Stroke
Clogs and Clots: Causes of Ischemic Stroke
|
|
|
muscle weakness and
| |
Some Causes and Features of Muscle Weakness
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major Health Problems
Stroke (CVA):
Prevention
|
|
|
problems after
| |
Preventing and Treating Problems After a Stroke
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
rehabilitation after
| |
Rehabilitation for Specific Problems:
Brain Injuries
Rehabilitation for Specific Problems:
Speech Disorders
Stroke (CVA): Treatment
|
|
|
risk factors for
| |
Stroke (CVA): Risk Factors
|
|
|
speech disorders after
| |
Rehabilitation for Specific Problems:
Speech Disorders
Stroke (CVA): Symptoms
|
|
|
swallowing difficulty in
| |
Some Causes and Features of Difficulty Swallowing
|
|
|
vision changes with
| |
Some Causes and Features of Sudden Loss of Vision
|
|
|
Strongyloides (threadworm) infection
| |
Other Parasites
|
|
|
Structural integration (rolfing)
| |
Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies:
Structural Integration
|
|
|
Struvite stones
| |
Stones in the Urinary Tract: Types of stones
|
|
|
Stupor
| |
Delirium:
Symptoms
Stupor and Coma
Spotlight on Aging
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
Sturge-Weber syndrome
| |
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
|
|
|
Stuttering
| |
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
|
|
|
Stye
| |
Chalazion and Stye (Hordeolum)
|