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Wa

Waist circumference

  • metabolic syndrome and

  • Metabolic Syndrome: Diagnosis

    Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

    Macroglobulinemia

    Walking

    see also Running
    Choosing the Right Exercise: Walking

  • for amputee

  • Rehabilitation for Specific Problems: Leg (lower-limb) amputation

  • assistive devices for

  • Just the Right HeightFigures

  • in ataxia-telangiectasia

  • Ataxia-Telangiectasia

  • cane for

  • Just the Right HeightFigures

  • in children

  • Milestones From Ages 18 Months to 6 YearsTables
    Physical Development

  • cholesterol lowering with

  • Dyslipidemia: Treatment

  • exercise improvement of

  • Physical Therapy (PT): Ambulation exercises
    Helping a Person WalkFigures

  • after hip fracture

  • Rehabilitation for Specific Problems: Hip Fracture

  • with frostbite

  • Frostbite: Outside of the hospital

  • pain with

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of the Legs and Arms
    Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of the Legs and Arms

  • in Parkinson's disease

  • Parkinson's Disease: Symptoms

  • pronation and

  • Sports Injuries

  • in pulmonary rehabilitation

  • Rehabilitation for Lung and Airway Disorders: Exercise training

  • test of (gait)

  • Physical Examination: Coordination, balance, and gait

    Wandering eye (strabismus)

    Strabismus
    Strabismus: A Misaligned EyeFigures

    Warfarin

    Drugs and Blood Clots: A Complicated RelationshipSidebar

  • after surgery

  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Anticoagulation

  • barbiturate interaction with

  • Drug Interactions: Alteration

  • monitoring of

  • Drug Effectiveness and Safety

  • during pregnancy

  • Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy*Tables

  • in pulmonary embolism

  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Anticoagulation

  • vitamin K deficiency and

  • Vitamin K: Vitamin K Deficiency

    Warm antibody hemolytic anemia

    Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

    Warming therapy

  • in frostbite

  • Frostbite: Outside of the hospital

  • in hypothermia

  • Hypothermia: Treatment

    Warts

    Warts

  • genital

  • Genital Warts
    Growths on the Penis

  • nail

  • Fingernail and Toenail Infections: Verruca Vulgaris

  • oral

  • Mouth Growths: Noncancerous growths
    Noncancerous Mouth Growths

  • plantar

  • Warts: Plantar and palmar warts

  • seborrheic

  • Seborrheic Keratoses

    Washerwoman's sprain

    Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis: De Quervain Syndrome

    Wasp stings

    Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Ant Stings

    Water (body)

  • balance of

  • Kidneys: Water and electrolyte balance
    Water Balance
    A Careful Balancing ActSidebar

  • on brain

  • see Hydrocephalus

  • daily requirement for

  • Water Balance

  • deficiency of

  • see Dehydration

  • dietary

  • exercise and

  • Exercising Safely: Hydration

  • excess of

  • Overhydration

  • excretion of

  • Kidneys: Water and electrolyte balance
    Water Balance

  • fluoridation of

  • Cavities: Fluoride
    Fluoride: Fluoride Deficiency

  • retention of

  • see Swelling (edema)

    Water aerobics

    Choosing the Right Exercise: Water aerobics

    Water (amniotic fluid), breaking of

    Labor: Start of Labor

  • premature

  • Complications of Labor and Delivery : Premature Rupture of the Membranes

    Water bug bites

    Insect Bites

    Water deprivation test

    Central Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Water (dietary)

  • daily requirement for

  • Overview of Nutrition: Components of the Diet

  • in gastroenteritis

  • Gastroenteritis: Treatment

  • in hemorrhagic colitis

  • Hemorrhagic Colitis: Treatment

    Water (environmental)

  • amebiasis from

  • Amebiasis

  • ascariasis from

  • Ascariasis

  • cholera from

  • Cholera

  • contamination of

  • Gastroenteritis: Causes
    Gastroenteritis: Chemical Gastroenteritis

  • cryptosporidiosis from

  • Cryptosporidiosis

  • diving injuries in

  • Diving and Compressed Air Injuries

  • dracunculiasis from

  • Dracunculiasis

  • drowning in

  • Drowning

  • filters for

  • Cryptosporidiosis: Prevention and Treatment

  • free-living amebic infections from

  • Amebic Infections Due to Free-Living Amebas

  • giardiasis from

  • Giardiasis

  • schistosomiasis from

  • Schistosomiasis

    Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

    Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Symptoms

    Watery eyes

    Eyes, Watery
    Some Causes and Features of Watery EyesTables

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