Search
SectionsIndexFirst Aid
  • Blood Disorders
  • Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders
  • Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders
  • Cancer
  • Children's Health Issues
  • Digestive Disorders
  • Disorders of Nutrition
  • Drugs
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
  • Eye Disorders
  • Fundamentals
  • Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
  • Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders
  • Immune Disorders
  • Infections
  • Injuries and Poisoning
  • Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders
  • Liver and Gallbladder Disorders
  • Lung and Airway Disorders
  • Men's Health Issues
  • Mental Health Disorders
  • Mouth and Dental Disorders
  • Older People's Health Issues
  • Skin Disorders
  • Special Subjects
  • Women's Health Issues
ABCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQR
STUVWXYZ
  • Emergencies
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Choking
  • Drowning
  • Injuries
  • Altitude Illness
  • Bee Stings
  • Bites, Animal
  • Bites, Human
  • Bites, Snake
  • Burns
  • Electrical Injuries
  • Eye, Blunt Injury to
  • Eye, Chemical Burns of
  • Fractures
  • Frostbite
  • Head Injury
  • Heatstroke
  • Hypoithermia
  • Lightning Injuries
  • Shock
  • Sprains and Strains
  • Wounds
Resources
  • About The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook Online Version
  • Anatomical Drawings
  • The One-Page Merck Manual of Health
  • Multimedia
  • Pronunciations
  • Selected Links
  • Weights and Measures
  • Common Medical Tests
  • Drug Names: Generic and Trade
  • Resources for Help and Information
Index
t3t4tatbtctethtitltmtotrtutwty
Type in the first few letters of a word to get there faster:
Go

Tr

Trabeculectomy

Glaucoma: Treatment

Trace minerals

Vitamins and Minerals
Minerals

Trachea (windpipe)

Respiratory System
Inside the Lungs and AirwaysFigures
A Look Inside the Nose and ThroatFigures
Throat

  • bacterial infection of

  • Bacterial Tracheitis

  • burns of

  • Smoke InhalationSidebar

  • fistula of

  • Digestive Tract Defects: Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
    Atresia and Fistula: Defects in the EsophagusFigures

    Tracheitis

    Bacterial Tracheitis

    Tracheoesophageal puncture

    Speech Without Vocal CordsSidebar

    Tracheostomy

  • in mechanical ventilation

  • Mechanical Ventilation

  • in vocal cord paralysis

  • Vocal Cord Paralysis: Treatment

    Trachoma

    Trachoma

    Trachyonychia

    Deformities and Discoloration of the Nails: Deformities Associated With Skin Diseases

    Traction

    Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: Traction

    Trade names

  • of drugs

  • Drug Names: Generic and Trade

    Trade names, of drugs

    Overview of Drugs: Drug Names
    Trade-Name and Generic Drugs
    What's In a Name?Tables

    Train sickness

    see Motion sickness

    Transaminases

    Blood Tests*Tables

    Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

    Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: Electrical stimulation
    Low Back and Neck Pain: Treatment of chronic pain
    Treatment of Pain: Nondrug Pain Treatments

  • in temporomandibular joint disorders

  • Physical Therapy for Jaw MusclesSidebar

    Transdermal route (drug administration)

    Drug Administration: Transdermal Route

    Transesophageal echocardiography

    Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis
    Ultrasonography: Procedure

    Transesophageal ultrasonography

    Echocardiography and Other Ultrasound Procedures

    Trans fat

    Types of FatSidebar

    Trans fats

    Atherosclerosis: Diet
    Where's the Fat? Tables
    Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats: Kinds of Fat
    Dyslipidemia: Treatment

    Transferrin

    Iron: Diagnosis
    Iron Deficiency Anemia: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Transfer training

    Physical Therapy (PT): Transfer training

    Transfusion, blood

    see Blood transfusion

    Transient depression

    Depression: Causes

    Transient global amnesia

    Specific Types of Brain Dysfunction: Transient Global Amnesia

    Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy

    Transient Hypogammaglobulinemia of Infancy

    Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

    Stroke (CVA): Types
    Transient Ischemic Attacks

  • fainting with

  • Fainting: What the doctor doesTables

    Transient tachypnea

    Transient Tachypnea

    Transillumination

    Pneumothorax in Newborns: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Transitional cell carcinoma, of renal pelvis

    Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer

    Transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunting (TIPS)

    Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Treatment

    Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS)

    Portal Hypertension: Treatment

    Transplantation

    Transplantation

  • adrenal gland

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • in amyloidosis

  • Amyloidosis: Prognosis and Treatment

  • body part

  • Reattaching a Body PartSidebar

  • bone

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • bone marrow

  • Stem Cell Transplantation

  • in osteopetroses

  • Osteopetroses: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in myelofibrosis

  • Myelofibrosis: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in sickle cell disease

  • Sickle Cell Disease: Treatment

  • cartilage

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • complications of

  • Transplantation: Complications

  • cornea

  • Transplantation of Other Organs
    Corneal Transplants and Why They Usually WorkSidebar
    Corneal Transplantation

  • donors for

  • Choices to Make Before Death: Choosing to Donate Organs After Death

  • fetal tissue

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • gene therapy in

  • Gene Therapy

  • hair

  • Hair Loss (Alopecia): Hair transplantation

  • heart

  • Heart Failure: Other Measures
    Heart Transplantation

  • in congenital heart defects

  • Heart Defects: Treatment

  • heart-lung

  • Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation

  • immune system suppression in

  • Transplantation: Suppression of the Immune System
    Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant RejectionTables

  • immunosuppressive drugs for

  • Transplantation: Suppression of the Immune System

  • information resources on


  • islet cell

  • Pancreas Transplantation: Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation

  • kidney

  • Kidney Transplantation

  • pregnancy and

  • Kidney Disorders During Pregnancy

  • liver

  • see also Liver, transplantation of
    Liver Transplantation

  • lung

  • 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

  • pancreas

  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Experimental Treatments
    Pancreas Transplantation

  • rejection of

  • Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant RejectionTables

  • screening for

  • Transplantation: Pretransplantation Screening

  • skin

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • small intestine

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • stem cell

  • see also Stem cells, transplantation of
    Stem Cell Transplantation

  • thymus

  • Transplantation of Other Organs

  • in immunodeficiency disorders

  • Immunodeficiency Disorders: Prevention and Treatment

    Transposition of great arteries

    Heart Defects: Transposition of the Great Arteries

    Transsexualism

    Gender Identity: Gender Identity Disorders and Transsexualism

    Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)

    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Surgery

    Transvenous liver biopsy

    Diagnosis of Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders: Biopsy of the Liver

    Transverse myelitis

    Some Causes and Features of Muscle WeaknessTables
    Acute Transverse Myelitis

    Transvestic fetishism

    Paraphilias: Transvestic Fetishism

    Trastuzumab

    Chemotherapy DrugsTables
    Immunotherapy for Cancer

  • in breast cancer

  • Breast Cancer: Drugs
    Breast Cancer: Treatment of Cancer That Has Spread (Stage IV)

    Trauma

    see Injury

  • sports-related

  • Sports Injuries: Blunt Trauma

    Travel

    Travel and Health

  • air

  • see Air travel

  • immunization for

  • Vaccination Before Foreign Travel
    Travel and Health: Vaccinations
    Vaccines for International Travel*,†,‡Tables

  • information resources on


  • motion sickness and

  • Motion Sickness

  • during pregnancy

  • Self-Care During Pregnancy: Travel During Pregnancy

  • useful contacts for

  • Travel and Health: Health and Travel InsuranceTables

    Traveler's diarrhea

    Traveler's Diarrhea
    Problems at the Destination: Traveler's Diarrhea

    Travel insurance

    Travel and Health: Health and Travel Insurance

    Travoprost

    Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

    Treacher Collins syndrome

    Bone and Muscle Defects: Facial Defects

    Tremor

    Tremor
    Tremor: What a doctor doesTables

  • in alcohol abuse

  • Alcohol: Long-Term Effects

  • in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

  • Fragile X–Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome

  • in Parkinson disease

  • Tremor: What a doctor doesTables

  • Parkinson's disease

  • Parkinson's Disease: Symptoms

    Trench foot

    Nonfreezing Tissue Injuries: Immersion foot

    Trench mouth

    Trench Mouth
    Candidiasis: Symptoms

    Treponema infection

    Bejel, Yaws, and Pinta
    Syphilis
    The Human Body

    Tretinoin

  • in acne

  • Acne: Mild Acne
    Drugs Used to Treat AcneTables

  • in cancer

  • Chemotherapy DrugsTables

    Triamcinolone hexacetonide

    Drugs Used to Treat GoutTables

    Triamterene

  • vitamin deficiencies and

  • Some Drugs That Cause Vitamin DeficiencyTables

    Trichiasis

    Trichiasis

    Trichinosis

    Trichinosis

    Trichomoniasis

    Trichomoniasis
    Some Vaginal InfectionsTables
    Trichomonas Vaginitis

  • in traveler

  • Problems at the Destination: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • urinary tract

  • Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Parasites

  • vaginal discharge and

  • Vaginal Discharge: What the doctor doesTables

    Trichophyton infection (ringworm)

    Ringworm (Tinea): Athlete's foot

    Trichotillomania

    Hair Loss (Alopecia): Psychologic stresses
    Some Causes and Features of Hair LossTables

    Trichuriasis

    Whipworm Infection

    Tricuspid valve

    Biology of the Heart and Blood Vessels
    A Look Into the HeartFigures

  • regurgitation at

  • Tricuspid Regurgitation

  • stenosis of

  • Tricuspid Stenosis

    Tricyclic antidepressants

    Depression: Drug Therapy
    Drugs Used to Treat DepressionTables

  • vitamin deficiencies and

  • Some Drugs That Cause Vitamin DeficiencyTables

    Trifluoperazine

    Antipsychotic DrugsTables

    Trifluridine

    Antiviral DrugsTables

    Trigeminal nerve, testing of

    Testing Cranial NervesTables

    Trigeminal neuralgia

    Trigeminal Neuralgia
    Taking the Pressure Off a NerveFigures

    Trigger finger

    What Is Trigger Finger?Figures

    Triglycerides

    Cholesterol Disorders
    Blood Tests*Tables

  • desirable blood levels of

  • Desirable Lipid Levels in AdultsTables

  • high blood levels of

  • Cholesterol Disorders
    Dyslipidemia
    Limiting Fat and Cholesterol in the DietTables
    A Practical Approach to a Low-Cholesterol, Low-Saturated Fat DietTables
    Lipid-Lowering DrugsTables

  • hereditary

  • Dyslipidemia: Hereditary Dyslipidemias

  • in metabolic syndrome

  • Metabolic Syndrome: Diagnosis

    Trihexyphenidyl

    Parkinson's Disease: Other Drugs
    Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseTables

    Triiodothyronine (T3)

    see Thyroid hormones

  • in pregnancy

  • Thyroid Disorders During Pregnancy: Graves' disease

    Trimethadione, during pregnancy

    Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy*Tables

    Trimethobenzamide, in elderly persons

    Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

    AntibioticsTables

  • folic acid deficiency with

  • Folate: Folate Deficiency

  • in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Prevention of Opportunistic Infections

    Tripelennamine, in elderly persons

    Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

    Triplets

    Fetus or Newborn Problems During Delivery: Multiple Births

    Triple X syndrome

    Triple X Syndrome

    Triptans (5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT))

    Migraines: Treatment
    Drugs Used to Treat MigrainesTables

    Trisomy 21

    see Down syndrome

    Trisomy 21

    Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G)
    Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G): ComplicationsTables

    Trisomy G

    Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G)
    Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G): ComplicationsTables

    Trochlear nerve

    Testing Cranial NervesTables
    Palsies of Cranial Nerves That Control Eye Movement: Fourth Cranial Nerve (Trochlear Nerve) Palsy

    Troleandomycin

    AntibioticsTables

    Tropheryma whippelii infection (Whipple disease)

    Whipple Disease

    Tropia

    Strabismus

    Tropical eosinophilia

    Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Tropical spastic paraparesis

    Other Primary Demyelinating Diseases: Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

    Tropical sprue

    Tropical Sprue

    Tropical spastic paraparesis

    Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-1–Associated Myelopathy

    Troponin

    Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Diagnosis
    Blood Tests*Tables

    Trospium

    Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Trots

    see Diarrhea

    Trousseau syndrome

    Superficial Venous Thrombosis

    Trovafloxacin

    AntibioticsTables

    Truancy

    School Problems in Adolescents

    Trypanosoma brucei infection (sleeping sickness)

    Other ParasitesTables

    Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas' disease)

    Other ParasitesTables

    Trypsin

    Pancreas

  • in cystic fibrosis

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Diagnosis

    Tryptophan deficiency, of Hartnup disease

    Hartnup Disease

    t3t4tatbtctethtitltmtotrtutwty
    Audio
    Figures
    Photographs
    Pronunciations
    Sidebar
    Tables
    Videos

    Copyright     © 2010-2013 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A.    Privacy    Terms of Use