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Cr

Crabs (pubic lice)

Lice: Pubic lice

Crackles

Approach to the Pulmonary Patient: Auscultation

Cradle cap

Seborrheic Dermatitis: Symptoms and Signs

Cramps

  • heat

  • Heat Cramps

  • intestinal obstruction and

  • Intestinal Obstruction: Symptoms and Signs

  • muscle

  • Muscle Cramps
    Some Drugs and Disorders Associated With Muscle CrampsTables

  • nocturnal

  • of legs

  • Parasomnias: Sleep-related leg cramps

  • writer's

  • Dystonias: Focal dystonias

    Cranberry

    Cranberry

    Cranial arteritis

    Giant Cell Arteritis

    Cranial nerves

  • 1st (olfactory)

  • Cranial NervesTables

  • 2nd (optic)

  • Cranial NervesTables

  • atrophy of

  • Hereditary Optic Neuropathies: Dominant optic atrophy

  • infarction of

  • Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

  • inflammation of (neuritis)

  • Optic Neuritis

  • lesions of

  • Optic Nerve Disorders
    Higher visual pathways—lesion sites and corresponding visual field defects.Figures

  • swelling of

  • Papilledema

  • toxin injury to

  • Toxic Amblyopia
    Cranial NervesTables

  • 3rd (oculomotor)

  • Cranial NervesTables
    Common Pupillary AbnormalitiesTables
    Common Disturbances of Ocular MotilityTables
    Third Cranial Nerve Disorders

  • 4th (trochlear)

  • Cranial NervesTables
    Common Disturbances of Ocular MotilityTables
    Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy

  • 5th (trigeminal)

  • Dental Anatomy and Development: Mouth

  • examination of

  • Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • 5th (trigeminal)

  • Cranial NervesTables
    Trigeminal Neuralgia

  • 6th (abducens)

  • Cranial NervesTables
    Common Disturbances of Ocular MotilityTables
    Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy

  • 7th (facial)

  • Dental Anatomy and Development: Mouth

  • examination of

  • Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves
    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • testing of

  • Overview of Smell and Taste Abnormalities: Taste

  • 7th (facial)

  • Cranial NervesTables
    Facial Nerve Palsy

  • birth-related injury to

  • Birth Injuries: Cranial Nerve Injury

  • injury to

  • Temporal Bone Fractures: Treatment

  • 8th (auditory, vestibulocochlear)

  • see also Hearing, loss of
    see also Vertigo
    Cranial NervesTables

  • acoustic neuroma of

  • Acoustic Neuroma

  • hearing loss and

  • Differences Between Sensory and Neural Hearing LossesTables
    Congenital Causes of Hearing Loss*Tables

  • herpes zoster virus infection of

  • Herpes Zoster Oticus

  • testing of

  • Hearing Loss: Testing

  • 9th (glossopharyngeal)

  • Overview of Smell and Taste Abnormalities: Taste
    Dental Anatomy and Development: Mouth
    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • 10th (vagus)

  • Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • 11th (spinal accessory)

  • Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • 12th (hypoglossal)

  • Dental Anatomy and Development: Mouth
    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • in elderly patient

  • Evaluation of the Elderly Patient: Cranial nerves

  • examination of

  • Weakness: Physical examination

  • in multiple sclerosis

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Cranial nerves

    Craniocervical junction

    Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities
    Spinal Cord Compression

    Craniofacial anomalies

    Craniofacial Abnormalities
    Common Craniofacial SyndromesTables

    Craniometaphyseal dysplasia

    Craniotubular Dysplasias: Craniometaphyseal dysplasia

    Craniopharyngioma

    Hypopituitarism in Children Resulting in Short Stature
    Common Localizing Manifestations of Brain Tumors Tables

    Craniosynostosis

    Hyperthyroidism: Symptoms and Signs

    Craniotabes

    Vitamin D: Symptoms and Signs

    Craniotomy

  • decompressive

  • Coma and Impaired Consciousness: ICP control

    Craniotubular dysplasias

    Craniotubular Dysplasias

    Craniotubular hyperostoses

    Craniotubular Hyperostoses

    Cranium

  • bruit over

  • Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cerebrovascular examination

  • congenital abnormalities of

  • Craniotubular Dysplasias
    Craniofacial Abnormalities
    Common Craniofacial SyndromesTables

    C-reactive protein

    Components of the Immune System: Acute Phase Reactants

  • atherosclerosis and

  • Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors
    Atherosclerosis: Symptomatic patients

  • coronary artery disease and

  • Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors

  • joint disease and

  • Approach to the Patient With Joint Disease: Blood tests

  • in neonatal sepsis

  • Neonatal Sepsis: Other tests for infection and inflammation

  • osteomyelitis and

  • Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis

  • protein-energy undernutrition and

  • Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Diagnosis

  • in rheumatic fever

  • Rheumatic Fever: Diagnosis

    Creatine

    Creatine

    Creatinine

  • blood levels of

  • Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: Blood tests
    Acute Kidney Injury: Diagnosis
    Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN): Diagnosis

  • in hypertension

  • Hypertension: Testing

    Creatinine clearance

    Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: Creatinine clearance

  • dialysis and

  • Chronic Kidney Disease: Dialysis

  • drug dosage and

  • Pharmacokinetics in the Elderly: Renal elimination

    Creatinine kinase

    Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Diagnosis

    Creatorrhea

    Chronic Pancreatitis: Symptoms and Signs

    Credé method

    Urinary Incontinence in Adults: Overflow incontinence

    Creeping eruption (cutaneous larva migrans)

    Cutaneous Larva Migrans

    Cremasteric reflex

    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Reflexes
    Autonomic Nervous System: Physical examination

    Creosote poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Crepitus

    Approach to the Patient With Joint Disease: Physical Examination

    Crescentic glomerulonephritis

    Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
    Classification of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis Based on Immunofluorescence MicroscopyTables

    Cresol poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    CREST (Calcinosis cutis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasias) syndrome

    Systemic Sclerosis: Pathophysiology
    Systemic Sclerosis: Prognosis

    Cretinism

  • endemic

  • Hypothyroidism: Symptoms and Signs

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

  • blood transfusion and

  • Complications of Transfusion: Infectious complications

    CRH

    see Corticotropin-releasing hormone

    Cribriform plate

  • fracture of

  • Fractures of the Nose

    Cricoid cartilage

  • pressure on

  • Airway Establishment and Control: Before intubation

    Cricopharyngeal incoordination

    Cricopharyngeal Incoordination

    Cricothyrotomy

    Airway Establishment and Control: Cricothyrotomy
    Emergency cricothyrotomy.Figures

    Cri du chat syndrome

    Chromosomal Deletion Syndromes: 5p-Deletion (cri du chat syndrome)

    Crigler-Najjar syndrome

    Inborn Metabolic Disorders Causing Hyperbilirubinemia: Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

    Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

    Some Viruses That Cause Hemorrhagic FeverTables
    Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus DiseasesTables
    Arboviridae, Arenaviridae, and Filoviridae: Treatment

    Critically ill patient

  • approach to

  • Approach to the Critically Ill Patient

  • monitoring for

  • Monitoring and Testing the Critical Care Patient
    Shock and Fluid Resuscitation: General management
    Sepsis and Septic Shock: Treatment

  • scoring systems for

  • Critical Care Scoring Systems
    Acute Physiologic Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II Scoring System*Tables

    Crizotinib

  • in lung cancer

  • Lung Carcinoma: NSCLC

    Crocodile bites

    Other Reptile Bites

    Crohn disease

  • adenocarcinoma in

  • Small-Bowel Tumors

  • extraintestinal

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Extraintestinal Manifestations

  • treatment of

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Treatment
    Crohn Disease: Treatment

  • ulcerative colitis vs

  • Differentiating Crohn Disease and Ulcerative ColitisTables

  • uveitis and

  • Uveitis Caused by Connective Tissue Disease: Spondyloarthropathies

    Crohn's disease

    Crohn Disease

  • anorectal abscess in

  • Anorectal Abscess

  • gingiva in

  • Gingivitis: Systemic causes

  • hepatic inflammation in

  • Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver InflammationTables

  • primary sclerosing cholangitis and

  • Sclerosing Cholangitis: Etiology

    Cromoglycate

    Provoked Vestibulodynia (Vulvar Vestibulitis): Treatment

    Cromolyn

    Allergic, Autoimmune, and Other Hypersensitivity Disorders: Mast cell stabilizers
    Inhaled Nasal Corticosteroids and Mast Cell StabilizersTables
    Inhaled Nasal Corticosteroids and Mast Cell StabilizersTables

  • in asthma

  • Drug Treatment of Chronic Asthma*Tables

  • in mastocytosis

  • Mastocytosis: Systemic mastocytosis

    Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

    Gastritis: Ménétrier's disease

    CROS hearing aid

    Hearing Loss: Hearing aids

    Cross-dressing

    Paraphilias: Transvestic fetishism

    Crotalidae polyvalent immune FAb antivenom

    Snakebites: Antivenom

    Crotamiton

    Treatment Options for ScabiesTables

    Croup

    Some Causes of StridorTables
    Parainfluenza Virus Infections
    Some Causes of Cough in ChildrenTables
    Croup

  • epiglottitis vs

  • Differentiating Epiglottitis From CroupTables

  • pseudomembranous

  • Bacterial Tracheitis

  • spasmodic

  • Croup: Symptoms and Signs

    Crow-Fukase syndrome

    Polyglandular Deficiency Syndromes: POEMS Syndrome

    Cruciate ligaments

    Ligaments of the knee.Figures

  • injury to

  • Knee Sprains and Meniscal Injuries

    Crusts (scabs)

    Description of Skin Lesions: Lesion Type (Primary Morphology)

    Crutches

    Therapeutic and Assistive Devices
    Fitting crutches.Figures
    Ambulation AidsTables

    Crying

    Crying
    Some Causes of CryingTables

  • paroxysmal

  • see Colic

  • in stranger anxiety

  • Separation and Stranger Anxiety: Stranger anxiety

    Cryoglobulinemia

    Dysproteinemias Causing Vascular Purpura
    Overview of Nephrotic Syndrome: Secondary causes

  • hepatitis C and

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
    Chronic Hepatitis: Symptoms and Signs
    Chronic Hepatitis: Diagnosis

    Cryoprecipitate

    Blood Products: Cryoprecipitate

    Cryopyrinopathies

    Hereditary Cryopyrinopathies

    Cryotherapy

  • in actinic keratoses

  • Chronic Effects of Sunlight: Actinic keratoses

  • in prostate cancer

  • Prostate Cancer: Definitive therapies

  • in warts

  • Warts: Common warts

    Cryptococcosis

    Cryptococcosis
    Common Manifestations of HIV Infection by Organ SystemTables

  • India ink stain for

  • Microscopy: India ink (colloidal carbon) stain

  • meningeal

  • Subacute and Chronic Meningitis: Cryptococcal meningitis

    Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

    Key Features of Idiopathic Interstitial PneumoniasTables
    Treatment and Prognosis of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias*Tables
    Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
    Substances With Toxic Pulmonary EffectsTables

    Cryptorchidism

    Testicular Cancer
    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Primary
    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Treatment
    Cryptorchidism

    Cryptosporidiosis

    Gastroenteritis: Parasites
    Gastroenteritis: Antimicrobials
    Collecting and Handling Specimens for Microscopic Diagnosis of Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Collecting and Handling Specimens for Microscopic Diagnosis of Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Serologic and Molecular Tests for Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Cryptosporidiosis

    Crystalloid solutions

    Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation: Hemorrhage
    Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation: Route and Rate of Fluid Administration

    Crystals

  • calcium oxalate

  • Microscopic Examination of Crystals in JointsTables
    Basic Ca Phosphate and Calcium Oxalate Crystal Deposition Diseases: Ca oxalate crystal deposition disease

  • calcium phosphate

  • Microscopic Examination of Crystals in JointsTables
    Basic Ca Phosphate and Calcium Oxalate Crystal Deposition Diseases: Basic Ca phosphate crystal deposition disease

  • calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate

  • Gout: Diagnosis
    Microscopic Examination of Crystals in JointsTables
    Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease

  • Charcot-Leyden

  • Eosinophilic Disorders

  • monosodium urate

  • Gout
    Microscopic Examination of Crystals in JointsTables

  • synovial fluid examination for

  • Approach to the Patient With Joint Disease: Synovial fluid examination
    Crystal-Induced Arthritides

  • urinary

  • Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: Microscopic analysis
    Common Types of Urinary CrystalsTables
    Drugs That Cause Crystal FormationTables
    Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Routine Care and Observation

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