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Toadstool poisoning

Chemical Food Poisoning: Mushroom (Toadstool) Poisoning

Tobacco

see Smoking

Tobramycin

AntibioticsTables

Todd's paralysis

Seizure Disorders: Symptoms

Toe(s)

  • big

  • displacement of

  • Hallux Valgus With a BunionFigures

  • fracture of

  • Foot FracturesFigures
    Foot and Ankle Fractures: Toe Fractures

  • blue discoloration (acrocyanosis) of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Acrocyanosis

  • bunion and

  • Bunion

  • corns of

  • Corns and Calluses

  • fracture of

  • Foot and Ankle Fractures: Toe Fractures
    Foot FracturesFigures

  • gout in

  • Risk Factors for the Development of GoutSidebar
    Drugs Used to Treat GoutTables

  • hammer

  • Hammer Toe
    What Is Hammer Toe?Figures

  • Morton neuroma of

  • Pain in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia): Causes

  • Raynaud's syndrome of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Raynaud's Syndrome

  • severed or constricted

  • Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits

    Toenails

  • curved

  • Deformities and Discoloration of the Nails: Onychogryphosis

  • infection of

  • Fingernail and Toenail Infections

  • ingrown

  • Ingrown Toenail

    Toilet teaching

    Toilet TeachingSidebar

    Tolazamide

    Oral Antihyperglycemic DrugsTables

    Tolbutamide

    Oral Antihyperglycemic DrugsTables

  • during pregnancy

  • Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy*Tables

    Tolcapone

    Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseTables

    Tolerance, to drug

    Tolerance and Resistance to Drugs

    Tolterodine

    Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables
    Urinary Incontinence in Adults: Urge incontinence

    Tongue

    Biology of the Mouth
    A View of the MouthFigures

  • atrophy of

  • Hypoglossal Nerve Disorders

  • cancer of

  • Cancerous Mouth Growths: Risk Factors

  • chemical burns of

  • Caustic Substances Poisoning

  • color changes of

  • Tongue Disorders: Discoloration
    Cancerous Mouth Growths: Symptoms

  • disorders of

  • Tongue Disorders

  • drug administration under

  • Drug Administration: Sublingual Route

  • geographic

  • Tongue Disorders: Discoloration

  • "hairy"

  • Tongue Disorders: "Hairiness"

  • inflammation of (glossitis)

  • Tongue Disorders: Discoloration

  • strawberry

  • Tongue Disorders: Discoloration
    Kawasaki Disease: Symptoms

  • taste receptors of

  • How People Sense FlavorsFigures

  • temperature taking under

  • How to Take a Child's TemperatureSidebar

  • tumors of

  • Tongue Disorders: Sores and Bumps

    Tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures

    Seizure Disorders: Generalized Seizures
    Brain Activity During a SeizureFigures

    Tonometry

    The Eye Examination: Tonometry
    Glaucoma: Screening and Diagnosis

    Tonsillectomy

    Tonsillopharyngitis: Tonsillectomy
    Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids: Treatment

    Tonsillitis

    Sore Throat: Tonsillopharyngitis
    Tonsillopharyngitis

    Tonsillopharyngitis

    Sore Throat: Tonsillopharyngitis
    Some Causes and Features of Sore ThroatTables
    Tonsillopharyngitis

    Tonsils

    Lymphatic System: Helping Defend Against InfectionFigures
    Biology of the Immune System: Organs
    A Look Inside the Nose and ThroatFigures
    Throat
    Locating the Tonsils and AdenoidsFigures

  • abscess of

  • Tonsillar Cellulitis and Abscess

  • cancer of

  • Tonsillar Cancer

  • enlargement of

  • Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids

  • infection of

  • Sore Throat: Tonsillopharyngitis

  • tumors of

  • Tonsillar Cancer

    Tooth (teeth)

    A View of the MouthFigures
    Biology of the Mouth
    The Language of DentistsTables

  • abscess of

  • Periapical Abscess

  • ache in

  • see Toothache

  • after dental treatment

  • Complications After Dental Treatment

  • age-associated changes in

  • Effects of Aging on the Mouth

  • brushing of

  • Cavities: Oral Hygiene

  • cavities in

  • Cavities
    Types of CavitiesFigures
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

  • fluoride deficiency and

  • Fluoride: Fluoride Deficiency

  • tooth pain and

  • Toothache: Causes
    Some Causes and Features of ToothacheTables

  • clenching of

  • Tooth Disorders: Symptoms

  • cosmetic treatments for

  • A Brighter Smile Through Cosmetic DentistrySidebar

  • discoloration of

  • Color Changes in the MouthSidebar
    Tooth Disorders: Symptoms

  • disorders of

  • Tooth Disorders

  • emergency problems of

  • Urgent Dental Problems

  • eruption of

  • Biology of the Mouth
    Physical Development of Infants
    Teething

  • examination of

  • Cavities: Diagnosis

  • extraction of

  • Cavities: Root Canal Treatment and Tooth Extraction
    Impacted Teeth
    Complications After Dental Treatment: Dry socket

  • fluorosis of

  • Fluoride: Fluoride Excess

  • fracture of

  • Fractured, Loosened, or Knocked-Out Teeth

  • grinding of

  • Teeth Grinding
    Tooth Disorders: Symptoms
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Muscle Pain and Tightness

  • impaction of

  • Impacted Teeth
    Gingivitis: Gingivitis Due to an Impacted Tooth (Pericoronitis)

  • infection of

  • Tooth Disorders: Symptoms

  • headache with

  • Some Causes and Features of HeadachesTables

  • inflammation of (pulpitis)

  • Pulpitis

  • injury to

  • Fractured, Loosened, or Knocked-Out Teeth

  • in jaw fracture

  • Fractures of the Jaw and Face

  • knocked-out

  • Fractured, Loosened, or Knocked-Out Teeth

  • loosened

  • Fractured, Loosened, or Knocked-Out Teeth

  • loss of

  • in periodontitis

  • Periodontitis
    Periodontitis: From Plaque to Tooth LossFigures

  • prevention of

  • Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major Health ProblemsTables

  • malocclusion (misalignment) of

  • Malocclusion
    Malocclusion

  • misshapen

  • Tooth Disorders: Symptoms

  • pain in

  • see Toothache

  • in periodontal diseases

  • Periodontal Diseases

  • in periodontitis

  • Periodontitis: From Plaque to Tooth LossFigures

  • reimplantation of

  • Fractured, Loosened, or Knocked-Out Teeth: Knocked-out teeth

  • root canal treatment in

  • Cavities: Root Canal Treatment and Tooth Extraction
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar

  • sensitivity of

  • Cavities: Symptoms
    Pulpitis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Gum Recession

  • tetracycline effect on

  • Risk Factors for Adverse Drug Reactions: Age

  • wisdom

  • Biology of the Mouth
    Impacted Teeth

    Toothache

    Toothache
    Some Causes and Features of ToothacheTables
    Tooth Disorders: Symptoms
    Cavities: Symptoms

  • in pulpitis

  • Pulpitis: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Tophi

    Gout and Pseudogout: Symptoms
    Gout and Pseudogout: Other Treatments

    Topical drugs

    Drug Administration: Cutaneous Route
    Treatment of Skin Disorders

    Topiramate

    Drugs Used to Treat SeizuresTables

    Topoisomerase inhibitors

    Chemotherapy DrugsTables

    Torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia

    Long QT Syndrome and Torsades de Pointes Ventricular Tachycardia

    Torsion

  • femoral

  • Common Foot, Knee, and Leg Conditions in Infants and Young ChildrenSidebar

  • ovarian

  • Adnexal Torsion

  • testicular

  • Scrotal Pain: Common causes
    Scrotal Pain: What the doctor doesTables
    Testicular Torsion
    What Is Testicular Torsion?Figures
    Some Medical Disorders That Cause Excessive Crying in Infants and Young Children*Tables

  • tibial

  • Common Foot, Knee, and Leg Conditions in Infants and Young ChildrenSidebar

    Torticollis

    Neck Pain: Less common causes
    Neck Pain: Treatment
    Dystonia: Focal and Segmental Dystonias
    Other Birth DefectsTables

    Torus

    Mouth Growths: Noncancerous growths
    Noncancerous Mouth Growths

    Total parenteral nutrition

    Undernutrition: Intravenous feeding

    Touch

  • sense of, testing of

  • Physical Examination: Sensory nerves

  • therapeutic

  • Energy Therapies: Therapeutic Touch

    Tourette's syndrome

    Tics: Tourette's Syndrome

    Toxemia of pregnancy (preeclampsia)

    Drug Use During Pregnancy
    Preeclampsia

    Toxic amblyopia

    Toxic Amblyopia

    Toxic colitis

    Ulcerative Colitis: Complications
    Ulcerative Colitis: Surgery

    Toxic diffuse goiter (Graves' disease)

    Hyperthyroidism: Causes
    Hyperthyroidism: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in pregnancy

  • Thyroid Disorders During Pregnancy: Graves' disease

    Toxic enterocolitis

    Digestive Tract Defects: Hirschsprung's Disease

    Toxic epidermal necrolysis

    Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Symptoms
    Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

  • drug-related

  • Some Serious Adverse Drug ReactionsTables

    Toxicity, drug

    Overdose Toxicity

    Toxic megacolon

    Ulcerative Colitis: Complications
    Ulcerative Colitis: Surgery

    Toxic multinodular goiter (Plummer's disease)

    Hyperthyroidism: Causes

    Toxic shock syndrome

    Toxic Shock Syndrome

  • after childbirth

  • Postpartum Infections: Symptoms

    Toxins

  • bacterial

  • Development of Infection

  • in cholera

  • Cholera

  • Clostridium difficile

  • Clostridium difficile-Induced Colitis: Diagnosis

  • in diphtheria

  • Diphtheria: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • foodborne

  • in botulism

  • Botulism

  • chemical

  • Gastroenteritis: Chemical Gastroenteritis
    Chemical Food Poisoning

  • in cholera

  • Cholera

  • in frostbite

  • Frostbite

  • liver processing of

  • Liver: Functions of the Liver

  • in optic neuropathy

  • Toxic Amblyopia

  • in tetanus

  • Tetanus

  • in toxic shock syndrome

  • Toxic Shock Syndrome

    Toxocariasis

    Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Parasites
    Toxocariasis

    Toxoplasmosis

    Toxoplasmosis

  • with HIV infection

  • Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDSTables

  • in newborn

  • Some Infections of NewbornsTables

  • during pregnancy

  • Infections During Pregnancy

  • swollen lymph nodes and

  • Some Causes and Features of Swollen Lymph NodesTables

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