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  • Eyelid Swelling
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  • Fever, Acute, in Adults
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  • Floaters
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  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • Halitosis
  • Headache
  • Hearing Loss
  • Hearing Loss: Sudden Deafness
  • Hematospermia
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  • Jaundice in Adults
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  • Joint Pain, Monarticular
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  • Knee pain
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Board-and-care facilities

Board-and-Care Facilities

Boceprevir

  • drug interactions of

  • Some Drugs With Potentially Serious Drug-Drug Interactions*Tables

  • in hepatitis

  • Chronic Hepatitis: HCV genotype 1

    Bochdalek hernia

    Diaphragmatic Hernia

    BODE index

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Related Disorders: Prognosis

    Body-box plethysmography

    Airflow, Lung Volumes, and Flow-Volume Loop: Lung volume

    Body composition

  • aging-related changes in

  • Selected Physiologic Age-Related ChangesTables

  • in children

  • Physical Growth of Infants and Children: Body Composition
    Changes in body proportions of body composition with growth and aging. Figures

    Body dysmorphic disorder

    Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    Body mass index (BMI)

    Nutrition in Clinical Medicine: Evaluation of Nutritional Status
    Undernutrition: Physical examination
    Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Diagnosis
    Values Commonly Used to Grade the Severity of Protein-Energy UndernutritionTables
    Body Mass Index (BMI)Tables

  • amenorrhea and

  • Findings Suggesting Possible Causes of AmenorrheaTables

  • maternal

  • Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: Maternal weight

  • in obesity

  • Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Diagnosis
    Body Mass Index (BMI)Tables

    Body packing (drug)

    Body Packing

    Body surface area (BSA)

    Cardiac Catheterization: Measurement of cardiac output and flow

  • in burns

  • Burns: Diagnosis
    (A) Rule of nines (for adults) and (B) Lund-Browder chart (for children) for estimating extent of burns.Figures

    Boerhaave's syndrome

    Esophageal Rupture
    Mediastinitis: Esophageal perforation

    Boils

    Furuncles and Carbuncles

    Bolivian hemorrhagic fever

    Some Viruses That Cause Hemorrhagic FeverTables

    Bone(s)

    see also Bone marrow, and at Osteo-

  • aneurysmal cyst of

  • Other Bone Lesions: Aneurysmal bone cyst

  • avascular (ischemic) necrosis of

  • Osteonecrosis
    Nontraumatic Risk Factors for OsteonecrosisTables

  • biopsy of

  • see also Bone marrow, biopsy of
    Tumors of Bones and Joints: Other testing

  • in osteomyelitis

  • Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis

  • calcium in

  • Overview of Disorders of Calcium Concentration

  • congenital disorders of

  • Nail-Patella Syndrome
    Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    Osteochondrodysplasias
    Types of Osteochondrodysplastic DwarfismTables
    Osteopetroses

  • core decompression of

  • Osteonecrosis: Surgical treatments

  • cyst of

  • Other Bone Lesions: Unicameral bone cyst

  • DXA scan of

  • Osteoporosis: Bone density measurement

  • fibrous dysplasia of

  • Other Bone Lesions: Fibrous dysplasia

  • fluorine toxicity effects on

  • Fluorine Deficiency and Toxicity: Fluorine Toxicity

  • foot

  • Bones of the foot.Figures

  • growth plate of

  • Epiphyseal disks (growth plates). Figures

  • infection of

  • see also Osteomyelitis
    Osteomyelitis

  • infusion into

  • Vascular Access: Intraosseous Infusion

  • injury to

  • see also Fracture
    Lacerations: Evaluation

  • Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of

  • Tumors of Bones and Joints: Characteristic findings
    Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis: Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
    Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis: Diagnosis

  • loss of

  • see also Osteoporosis
    Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology

  • marble

  • Osteopetroses

  • mass of

  • Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology
    Osteoporosis: Preserving bone mass

  • metastases to

  • Metastatic Bone Tumors

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Pathophysiology
    Variant Expressions of Multiple MyelomaTables

  • osteoporosis of

  • see also Osteoporosis
    Osteoporosis

  • Paget disease of

  • Paget Disease of Bone
    Drug Therapy for Paget DiseaseTables

  • radiation effects on

  • Focal Radiation Injury*Tables

  • sarcoidosis of

  • Systemic Involvement in Sarcoidosis Tables

  • scan of

  • see Bone scan

  • spotted (osteopoikilosis)

  • Tumors of Bones and Joints: Characteristic findings

  • syphilitic lesions of

  • Syphilis: Late or tertiary syphilis

  • transplantation of

  • Tissue Transplantation: Bone transplantation

  • tuberculosis of

  • Tuberculosis (TB): TB of bones and joints

  • tumors of

  • Tumors of Bones and Joints
    Lung Carcinoma: Metastases

  • vitamin C and

  • Vitamin C: Pathophysiology

  • vitamin D and

  • Actions of Vitamin D and Its MetabolitesTables
    Vitamin D: Symptoms and Signs
    Vitamin D: Diagnosis

    Bone marrow

  • aspiration of

  • in acute leukemia

  • Acute Leukemia: Diagnosis

  • in anemia

  • Evaluation of Anemia: Testing
    Differential Diagnosis of Microcytic Anemia Due to Decreased RBC ProductionTables

  • in cancer

  • Cancer Diagnosis: Invasive tests

  • in HIV infection

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): HIV-related conditions

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

  • in myelophthisic anemia

  • Myelophthisic Anemia: Diagnosis

  • in neutropenia

  • Neutropenia: Identification of cause

  • biopsy of

  • in anemia

  • Evaluation of Anemia: Testing
    Differential Diagnosis of Microcytic Anemia Due to Decreased RBC ProductionTables

  • in cancer

  • Cancer Diagnosis: Invasive tests

  • in HIV infection

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): HIV-related conditions

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

  • in neutropenia

  • Neutropenia: Identification of cause

  • chloramphenicol toxicity to

  • Chloramphenicol: Adverse Effects

  • embolism

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in Adults: Complications of chest compression

  • failure of

  • Characteristics of Common Anemias Tables
    Neutropenia: Neutropenia caused by intrinsic defects in myeloid cells or their precursors

  • radiation effects on

  • Radiation Exposure and Contamination: Acute radiation syndromes (ARS)
    Radiation Exposure and Contamination: Specific management

  • replacement of (myelophthisis)

  • Myelophthisic Anemia

  • transplantation of

  • see also Stem cell transplantation
    Modalities of Cancer Therapy: Bone Marrow Transplantation
    Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

  • hepatic veno-occlusive disease and

  • Hepatic Vein Disorders: Veno-Occlusive Disease

    Bone scan

  • in breast cancer

  • Breast Cancer: Evaluation after cancer diagnosis

  • in cancer

  • Cancer Diagnosis: Imaging tests

  • in infectious arthritis

  • Infections of Joints and Bones: General arthritis

  • in osteomyelitis

  • Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis

    Borborygmi

    Acute Abdominal Pain: Interpretation of findings

    Borderline personality disorder

    Personality Disorders: Borderline personality disorder

    Bordetella pertussis infection

    Community-Acquired Pneumonia in ChildrenTables
    Selective Media for Isolation of Common BacteriaTables
    Pertussis

  • vaccine against

  • Vaccines Available in the USTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis

    Boric acid poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Bornholm disease

    Viral Pleuritis
    Syndromes Caused by EnterovirusesTables
    Epidemic Pleurodynia

    Borrelia infection

  • Lyme

  • Infections of Joints and Bones: Borrelia burgdorferi arthritis
    Lyme Disease
    Guidelines for Antibiotic Treatment Lyme Disease in Adults*Tables
    Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities in Various DisordersTables

    Bortezomib

    Multiple Myeloma: Treatment of malignant cells
    Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

    Bosentan

    Pulmonary Hypertension: Pulmonary arterial hypertension, group 1

  • drug interactions of

  • Some Drugs With Potentially Serious Drug-Drug Interactions*Tables

    Bottle-feeding

    see also Feeding, infant
    Nutrition in Infants: Formula Feeding

    Botulinum toxin

  • in achalasia

  • Motility Disorders: Treatment

  • in anal fissure

  • Anal Fissure: Treatment

  • antitoxin against

  • Immune Globulins and Antitoxins* Available in the USTables
    Botulism: Antitoxin

  • in dystonia

  • Dystonias: Treatment

  • in hyperhidrosis

  • Hyperhidrosis: Treatment

  • in myofascial pain syndrome

  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome: Treatment

  • in spasmodic dysphonia

  • Spasmodic Dysphonia

  • in spasmodic torticollis

  • Dystonias: Treatment

  • terrorist use of

  • Biological Warfare and Terrorism

    Botulism

    Botulism
    Examples of Disorders Associated With Defects in NeurotransmissionTables
    Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission: Botulism

  • antitoxin in

  • Immune Globulins and Antitoxins* Available in the USTables
    Botulism: Antitoxin

  • diplopia and

  • Some Causes of Binocular DiplopiaTables

  • infant

  • Nutrition in Infants: Solid Foods
    Organic Causes of Constipation in Infants and ChildrenTables

    Bouchard nodes

    Osteoarthritis (OA): Symptoms and Signs

    Boutonneuse fever

    Other Spotted Fever Rickettsioses

    Boutonnière deformity

    Boutonnière and swan-neck deformities.Figures
    Boutonnière and swan-neck deformities.Figures
    Boutonnière Deformity

    Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

  • blood transfusion and

  • Complications of Transfusion: Infectious complications

    Bowel

    see also Intestine

  • cancer of

  • Colorectal Cancer

  • inflammation of

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

  • bleeding in

  • GI Bleeding: Interpretation of findings

  • irrigation of, for poisoning

  • Iron Poisoning: Treatment
    Lead Poisoning: Treatment

  • irritable

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  • large

  • see Colon

  • malrotation of

  • Malrotation of the Bowel

  • obstruction of

  • Intestinal Obstruction
    Causes of Intestinal ObstructionTables

  • congenital

  • Congenital Gastrointestinal Anomalies: Jejunoileal and Large-Bowel Obstruction

  • pregnancy and

  • Some Causes of Pelvic Pain During Early PregnancyTables
    Some Causes of Nausea and Vomiting During Early PregnancyTables

  • trauma-related

  • Abdominal Trauma: Complications

  • perforation of

  • Acute Perforation

  • preoperative preparation of

  • Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
    Mixed Anaerobic Infections: Prevention

  • resection of

  • Short Bowel Syndrome

  • undernutrition and

  • Undernutrition: Disorders and medical procedures

  • short

  • Short Bowel Syndrome

  • vitamin E deficiency and

  • Vitamin E: Etiology

  • small

  • see Small intestine

    Bowel movements

    see Defecation

    Bowen disease

    Cutaneous Penile Lesions: Carcinoma in situ

    Bowenoid papulosis

    Wart VariantsTables
    Genital Warts: Treatment

    Bowen's disease

    Bowen's Disease
    Penile Cancer

    Bow legs

    Hip, Leg, and Foot Abnormalities: Genu varum and genu valgum

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