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Cladribine

Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

Clam diggers' itch

Schistosomiasis: Dermatitis Caused by Avian and Animal Schistosomes

Clarithromycin

Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
Macrolides
MacrolidesTables
Some Clinical Uses of MacrolidesTables

  • drug interactions of

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

  • in endocarditis prophylaxis

  • Recommended Endocarditis Prophylaxis During Oral-Dental or Respiratory Tract Procedures*Tables

  • in otitis media

  • Antibiotics for Otitis MediaTables

  • prophylactic

  • in HIV infection

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Prevention of opportunistic infections

    Clasp-knife phenomenon

    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Motor system
    Parkinson Disease: Diagnosis

    Claudication

    Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms and Signs
    Peripheral Arterial Disease: Treatment

    Claustrophobia

    Phobic Disorders: Specific phobias

  • air travel and

  • Air Travel: Psychologic stress

  • magnetic resonance imaging and

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Claustrophobia

    Clavi

    Cornification Disorders

    Clavicle

  • birth-related fracture of

  • Birth Injuries: Fractures

  • fracture of

  • Fractures: Clavicle fractures

    Cleft lip

    Craniofacial Abnormalities: Cleft palate and cleft lip

    Cleft palate

    Craniofacial Abnormalities: Cleft palate and cleft lip

    Clemastine

    Oral H1 BlockersTables

  • during breastfeeding

  • Some Drugs Contraindicated for Breastfeeding MothersTables

    Clevidipine

  • in hypertensive emergency

  • Hypertensive Emergencies: Treatment

    Clicks

  • cardiac

  • Cardiovascular Examination: Systolic heart sounds

    Clidinium/chlordiazepoxide

  • in elderly

  • High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)Tables

    Climacteric

    see also Menopause

    Clindamycin

    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
    Lincosamides, Oxazolidinones, and Streptogramins: Lincosamides

  • in acne

  • Drugs Used to Treat AcneTables

  • in babesiosis

  • Babesiosis: Treatment

  • in endocarditis prophylaxis

  • Recommended Endocarditis Prophylaxis During Oral-Dental or Respiratory Tract Procedures*Tables

  • in inflammatory vaginitis

  • Inflammatory Vaginitis: Treatment

  • in lung abscess

  • Lung Abscess: Treatment

  • in malaria

  • Treatment of MalariaTables
    Adverse Reactions and Contraindications of Antimalarial DrugsTables
    Malaria: Treatment of the acute attack

  • neonatal dosage of

  • Recommended Dosages of Selected Parenteral Antibiotics for NeonatesTables
    Recommended Dosages of Selected Oral Antibiotics for Neonates*Tables

  • in Pneumocystis pneumonia

  • Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Patients: Treatment

  • in streptococcal pharyngitis

  • Streptococcal Infections: Pharyngitis

  • topical

  • Principles of Topical Dermatologic Therapy: Antimicrobials

    Clinical decision making

    Clinical Decision Making
    Probability and OddsSidebars
    Hypothetical Differential Diagnosis and Pre-Test and Post-Test Probabilities for a 50-Yr-Old Hypertensive, Diabetic Cigarette Smoker With Chest PainTables
    Variation of treatment threshold (TT) with risk of treatment.Figures
    Effect of Changing the Cutoff Point of the WBC Count in Patients Suspected of Having AppendicitisTables
    Depiction of testing and treatment thresholds.Figures

  • Bayes' theorem in

  • Testing: Bayes' Theorem

  • cognitive errors in

  • Cognitive Errors in Clinical Decision Making

  • economic analyses

  • Economic Analyses in Clinical Decision Making
    Cost-Effectiveness Comparison of Management Strategies A and BTables
    Calculating a Marginal Cost-Effectiveness RatioTables

  • evidence-based medicine in

  • Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Guidelines

  • laboratory tests in

  • Testing
    Distributions of test results.Figures
    Typical receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Figures
    Distribution of Hypothetical Test ResultsTables
    Distribution of Test Results of a Hypothetical Leukocyte Esterase Test in a Cohort of 1000 Women With an Assumed 30% Prevalence of UTITables
    Distribution of Test Results of a Hypothetical Leukocyte Esterase Test in a Cohort of 1000 Women With an Assumed 5% Prevalence of UTITables
    Using WBC Count Groups to Determine Likelihood Ratio of Bacteremia in Febrile Children*Tables
    Interpretation of a Hypothetical Leukocyte Esterase (LE) Test Result in a Cohort of 1000 Women Assuming a 30% Prevalence of UTI (Pre-Test Probability), Test Sensitivity 71%, and Specificity 85%*Tables
    Fagan nomogram used to determine need to test.Figures

  • strategies for

  • Clinical Decision-Making Strategies

    Clioquinol

    Principles of Topical Dermatologic Therapy: Antimicrobials
    Options for Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections*Tables

    Clitocybe poisoning

    Examples of Disorders Associated With Defects in NeurotransmissionTables
    Mushroom Poisoning: Early muscarinic symptoms

    Clitoromegaly

    Amenorrhea: Physical examination

    Clobazam

  • in seizures

  • Drug Treatment of Seizures: Clobazam

    Clofarabine

    Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

    Clofazimine

    Leprosy: Multibacillary

  • during breastfeeding

  • Some Drugs Contraindicated for Breastfeeding MothersTables

    Clofibrate

  • in central diabetes insipidus

  • Central Diabetes Insipidus: Treatment

    Clomiphene

    Sperm Disorders: Treatment
    Ovulatory Dysfunction: Treatment

    Clomipramine

    Depressive Disorders: Heterocyclic antidepressants
    Antidepressants Tables

  • in narcolepsy

  • Narcolepsy: Treatment

    Clonazepam

    BenzodiazepinesTables

  • in elderly

  • Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Anxiolytics and hypnotics

  • in seizures

  • Drug Treatment of Seizures: Clonazepam

    Clonidine

  • in elderly

  • High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)Tables

  • in hypertension

  • Adrenergic Modifiers for HypertensionTables
    Hypertension: Adrenergic modifiers

  • hypertensive crisis with

  • Drug-Receptor Interactions

  • in opioid withdrawal

  • Opioids: Withdrawal and detoxification

  • in pain

  • Drugs for Neuropathic PainTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

  • in Tourette's syndrome

  • Tourette's Syndrome: Treatment

    Cloning

    Ethical Controversies in Genetics

    Clonorchiasis

    Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver InflammationTables
    Causes of Bile Duct ObstructionTables
    Clonorchiasis

    Clonus

    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Reflexes

    Clopidogrel

  • in angioplasty

  • Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI): Anticoagulation

  • in atherosclerosis

  • Atherosclerosis: Antiplatelet drugs

  • in coronary artery disease

  • Angina Pectoris: Drugs
    Drugs for Coronary Artery Disease Tables

  • dental procedures and

  • Systemic Disorders and the Mouth: Drugs

  • in elderly

  • Drug-Disease Interactions in the ElderlyTables

  • in myocardial infarction

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Antiplatelet drugs

  • pharmacogenetics of

  • Examples of Pharmacogenetic VariationsTables

  • platelet function and

  • Acquired Platelet Dysfunction: Drugs

  • in stroke prevention

  • Ischemic Stroke: Long term

    Clorazepate

    BenzodiazepinesTables

  • in elderly

  • High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)Tables

    Clostridial infections

    Botulism
    Overview of Clostridial Infections

    Clostridium botulinum infection

    Immune Globulins and Antitoxins* Available in the USTables
    Botulism
    Examples of Disorders Associated With Defects in NeurotransmissionTables
    Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission: Botulism

    Clostridium difficile infection

    Gastroenteritis: Bacteria
    Gastroenteritis: Diagnosis
    Selected Oral Antibiotics for Infectious Gastroenteritis*Tables

  • antibiotic-associated

  • Clostridium difficile–Induced Diarrhea

  • metronidazole in

  • Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables

    Clostridium perfringens infection

    Gastroenteritis: Bacteria
    Gastroenteritis: Symptoms and Signs

  • enteric

  • Clostridial Necrotizing Enteritis

  • gastrointestinal

  • Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning

  • intra-abdominal

  • Clostridial Intra-abdominal Infections

  • necrotizing subcutaneous infection vs

  • Necrotizing Subcutaneous Infection: Diagnosis

  • soft-tissue

  • Clostridial Soft-Tissue Infections

    Clostridium septicum infection

  • intra-abdominal

  • Clostridial Intra-abdominal Infections

  • neutropenia and

  • Clostridial Necrotizing Enteritis: Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis)

  • soft-tissue

  • Clostridial Soft-Tissue Infections

    Clostridium tetani infection

    Tetanus

  • vaccine against

  • Vaccines Available in the USTables
    Common Vaccinations for AdultsTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis
    Tetanus: Prevention
    Tetanus Prophylaxis in Routine Wound ManagementTables

    Clotrimazole

    Options for Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections*Tables

  • in candidal vaginitis

  • Candidal Vaginitis: Treatment
    Drugs for Candidal VaginitisTables

    Clot stability test

    Laboratory Tests of Hemostasis by PhaseTables

    Clotting

    see Coagulation

    Clozapine

    Schizophrenia: Second-generation antipsychotics
    Second-Generation Antipsychotics*Tables
    Examples of Disorders Associated With Defects in NeurotransmissionTables

  • drug interactions of

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

  • in elderly

  • Drug-Disease Interactions in the ElderlyTables

  • in Parkinson disease

  • Parkinson Disease: Levodopa

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Clubbing

    Approach to the Pulmonary Patient: Inspection
    Measuring finger clubbing.Figures

    Clubfoot

    Hip, Leg, and Foot Abnormalities: Talipes equinovarus

    Clue cells

    Bacterial Vaginosis: Diagnosis

    Cluster headache

    Some Characteristics of Headache Disorders by CauseTables
    Cluster Headache
    Drugs for Migraine and Cluster Headaches*Tables
    Drugs for Migraine and Cluster Headaches*Tables

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