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Vegetative state

Vegetative State

Vein(s)

Blood Vessels
Blood Vessels: Circulating the BloodFigures

  • blockage of

  • see Deep vein thrombosis

  • in blood pressure control

  • Low Blood Pressure

  • disorders of

  • Venous Disorders
    Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary EmbolismFigures
    Valves in Varicose VeinsFigures

  • filters in

  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Treatment
    Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary EmbolismFigures
    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Physical Measures

  • in heart disease

  • Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders

  • inflammation of

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms

  • in vasculitis

  • Vasculitic Disorders

  • leg

  • Venous DisordersFigures

  • liver (hepatic)

  • View of the Liver and GallbladderFigures
    Liver: Blood Supply of the Liver
    Blood Supply of the LiverFigures
    Blood Vessel Disorders of the Liver

  • in Budd-Chiari syndrome

  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome

  • in heart failure

  • Congestive Hepatomegaly

  • occlusive disease of

  • Veno-Occlusive Disease of the Liver

  • renal

  • Kidneys
    Viewing the Urinary TractFigures
    Kidney's Blood SupplyFigures

  • metastasis of

  • Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: Treatment

  • thrombosis of

  • Renal Vein Thrombosis

  • spider

  • Spider Veins

  • in ataxia-telangiectasia

  • Ataxia-Telangiectasia

  • radiation therapy and

  • Radiation Injury: Local Radiation Injury

  • stripping of

  • Varicose Veins: Surgery

  • valves in

  • Venous Disorders
    One-Way Valves in the VeinsFigures

  • varicose

  • see also Varicose veins
    Varicose Veins
    Valves in Varicose VeinsFigures

    Vena cava

  • lung cancer spread to

  • Lung Cancer: Complications

  • metastasis of

  • Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: Treatment

    Venereal disease

    see also HIV infection
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    Types of Sexually Transmitted DiseasesTables

  • prevention of

  • How to Use a CondomSidebar

    Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test

    Syphilis: Diagnosis

    Venography

    Angiography: Venography
    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

  • magnetic resonance

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Magnetic Resonance Venography

    Venomous snake bites

    Snake Bites
    Is That a Pit Viper?Figures

    Veno-occlusive disease, of liver

    Veno-Occlusive Disease of the Liver

    Venous insufficiency

  • chronic

  • Limb Pain: What the doctor doesTables
    Swelling: What the doctor doesTables
    Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Chronic venous insufficiency
    Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Postphlebitic Syndrome

    Ventilating (tympanostomy) tubes

    Ventilating Tubes: Treating Recurring Ear InfectionsFigures

    Ventilation, mechanical

    see also Breath; Breathing
    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Treatment of Flare-ups
    Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Treatment
    Mechanical Ventilation

  • in apnea of prematurity

  • Apnea of Prematurity: Treatment

  • in bronchiolitis

  • Bronchiolitis: Prognosis and Treatment

  • bronchopulmonary dysplasia with

  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

  • in meconium aspiration syndrome

  • Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: Treatment

  • in persistent pulmonary hypertension

  • Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment

  • in poisoning

  • Poisoning: Supportive care

    Ventilation scan

    Tests for Lung Disorders: Chest Imaging
    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Diagnosis

    Ventricles

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

  • aneurysm of

  • Complications of a Heart AttackSidebar

  • in tetralogy of Fallot

  • Heart Defects: Tetralogy of Fallot
    Tetralogy of Fallot: Four DefectsFigures

  • thickening of

  • Heart Failure: Compensatory Mechanisms
    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Ventricular fibrillation

    Ventricular Fibrillation

    Ventricular premature beats

    Ventricular Premature Beats

    Ventricular septal defect

    Heart Defects: Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects
    Septal Defect: A Hole in the Heart's WallFigures

  • in tetralogy of Fallot

  • Heart Defects: Tetralogy of Fallot
    Tetralogy of Fallot: Four DefectsFigures

    Ventricular tachycardia

    Ventricular Tachycardia

  • drug-related

  • Some Serious Adverse Drug ReactionsTables

  • torsades de pointes

  • Long QT Syndrome and Torsades de Pointes Ventricular Tachycardia

    Ventriculography

    Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography: Coronary angiography ()

    Venules

    Blood Vessels
    Blood Vessels: Circulating the BloodFigures

    Verbal apraxia

    Specific Types of Brain Dysfunction: Apraxia

  • rehabilitation for

  • Rehabilitation for Specific Problems: Verbal apraxia

    Vernal conjunctivitis

    Allergic Conjunctivitis

    Vernix caseosa

    Newborns and Infants

    Verrucae

    see Warts

    Verruca vulgaris

    Mouth Growths: Noncancerous growths
    Fingernail and Toenail Infections: Verruca Vulgaris

    Vertebrae

    see also Spine
    Low Back and Neck Pain
    Spinal Cord
    How the Spine Is OrganizedFigures

  • age-associated changes in

  • Changes in the Body With Aging: Bones and Joints

  • degenerative disease of

  • Joint Disorders: Symptoms
    Low Back and Neck Pain: Common causes
    Some Causes and Features of Low Back PainTables
    Neck Pain: What the doctor does

  • fracture of

  • Osteoporosis: Symptoms
    Osteoporosis: Treatment of fractures
    Compression Fractures of the Spine

  • infection of

  • Bone and Joint Infections: Symptoms
    Bone and Joint Infections: Treatment

  • inflammation of (ankylosing spondylitis)

  • Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Ankylosing Spondylitis

  • osteoporosis and

  • Osteoporosis: Symptoms
    Low Back and Neck Pain: Common causes

  • in Paget disease

  • Paget Disease of Bone: Symptoms

    Vertebroplasty

    Osteoporosis: Treatment of fractures

    Vertex presentation, for delivery

    Labor: Admission to a Hospital or Birthing Center
    Position and Presentation of the FetusFigures
    Physical Examination of the Newborn

    Vertigo

    Dizziness and Vertigo
    Some Causes and Features of Dizziness and VertigoTables

  • after diving

  • Barotrauma: Ear Barotrauma (Ear Squeeze)

  • benign positional

  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Benign Positional Vertigo)
    The Epley Maneuver: A Simple Cure for a Common Cause of VertigoFigures

  • in decompression sickness

  • Decompression Sickness: Type II (More Severe)

  • in Meniere disease

  • Meniere Disease

  • in vestibular neuronitis

  • Vestibular Neuronitis

    Vesicles

    Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the SkinSidebar

    Vesicoenteric fistula

    Bladder Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes

    Vesicoureteral reflux

    Urinary Tract Infection in Children(UTI)

    Vestibular nerve

  • surgery on

  • Meniere Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

  • tumors of

  • Acoustic Neuroma

    Vestibular neuronitis

    Some Causes and Features of Dizziness and VertigoTables
    Vestibular Neuronitis

    Vestibular schwannoma

    Acoustic Neuroma

    Vestibular system

    A Look Inside the EarFigures
    Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat: Inner Ear

    Vestibulitis, nasal

    Bacterial Nasal Infections

    Vestibulodynia (vestibulitis)

    Dyspareunia: Provoked Vestibulodynia (Vulvar vestibulitis)

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