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  • Eyelid Swelling
  • Eye Pain
  • Fever
  • Fever, Acute, in Adults
  • Fever, Chronic (FUO)
  • Fever in Infants and Children
  • Floaters
  • Gas
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • Halitosis
  • Headache
  • Hearing Loss
  • Hearing Loss: Sudden Deafness
  • Hematospermia
  • Hematuria
  • Hemoptysis
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  • Hirsutism
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  • Itching
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  • Jaundice in Adults
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  • Joint Pain, Monarticular
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  • Knee pain
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  • Neck and Back Pain
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  • Pelvic Pain During Early Pregnancy
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Fear

  • exaggerated (phobia)

  • Some Common Phobias*Tables

    Fears

    see also specific phobias
    Anxiety Disorders
    Phobic Disorders

  • hypochondriacal

  • Hypochondriasis

    Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

    Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease: Internal cancer
    Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis

    Febrile seizures

    Seizure Disorders: Generalized seizures
    Seizure Disorders: Drug choice for long-term treatment
    Febrile Seizures

    Febuxostat

    Gout: Lowering the serum urate level

    Fecal occult blood test

    Colorectal Cancer: Screening tests
    Screening Procedures in Average-Risk Asymptomatic People As Recommended by the American Cancer Society*Tables
    Cancer Screening Recommendations For Elderly PatientsTables

    Feces

    see also Constipation
    see also Diarrhea
    see also Stool

  • examination of

  • Diarrhea: Testing

  • fat in

  • see also Steatorrhea
    Diarrhea: Testing
    Malabsorption Syndromes: Confirming malabsorption

  • impaction of

  • Constipation: Fecal impaction
    Intestinal Obstruction: Specific measures
    Causes of Transient Incontinence  Tables

  • in dying patient

  • Symptom Control in the Dying: Constipation

  • incontinence of

  • Fecal Incontinence

  • in children

  • Stool Incontinence in Children

  • porphyrins in

  • Acute Porphyrias: Determination of type

    Feeding

    see also Diet
    see also Food(s)
    see also Malnutrition
    see also Nutrition
    see also Undernutrition

  • infant

  • Nutrition in Infants
    Range of Average Water Requirements of Children at Different Ages Under Ordinary ConditionsTables
    Calorie Requirements at Different Ages*Tables

  • colic with

  • Colic

  • hypernatremia and

  • Neonatal Hypernatremia: Etiology

  • for premature infant

  • Premature Infant: CNS
    Premature Infant: Feeding

  • problems in

  • Nutrition in Infants: Feeding problems

  • solid foods for

  • Nutrition in Infants: Solid Foods

  • water intoxication and

  • Neonatal Hyponatremia: Etiology

  • intravenous

  • see Parenteral nutrition

  • tube

  • see Enteral tube nutrition

    Feeding tube

    Enteral Tube Nutrition

  • pleural effusion and

  • Pleural Effusion: Etiology

    Feet

    see Foot

    Felbamate

    Drugs Used in Seizure Disordersa Tables

    Felodipine

  • in elderly

  • Effect of Aging on Drug ResponseTables

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Vasodilators

  • in hypertension

  • Oral Calcium Channel Blockers for HypertensionTables

    Felon

    Felon

    Felty syndrome

    Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Diagnosis

    Female athlete triad

    Sports Injury: Other screening measures

    Female genital mutilation

    Female Genital Mutilation

    Femoral artery

  • aneurysm of

  • Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms

    Femoral head

  • aseptic necrosis of

  • Osteochondroses: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

  • slipped

  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

  • torsion of

  • Hip, Leg, and Foot Abnormalities: Femoral torsion (twisting)

    Femoral pulses

    Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Cardiorespiratory system
    Health Supervision of the Well Child: Heart

    Femur

  • fracture of

  • Fractures: Femoral shaft fractures

  • birth-related

  • Birth Injuries: Fractures

  • bisphosphonte-related

  • Osteoporosis: Preserving bone mass

    Fenamates

    Nonopioid AnalgesicsTables

    Fenofibrate

    Lipid–Lowering DrugsTables

    Fenoldopam

    Parenteral Drugs for Hypertensive EmergenciesTables
    Hypertensive Emergencies: Treatment

    Fenoprofen

    NSAID Treatment of Rheumatoid ArthritisTables
    Nonopioid AnalgesicsTables

    Fenothiocarb poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Fentanyl

    Opioid Analgesics Tables
    Treatment of Pain: Route of administration

  • in critical care patient

  • Agitation, Confusion, and Neuromuscular Blockade: Analgesia

  • in endotracheal intubation

  • Airway Establishment and Control: Sedation and analgesia

  • labor and delivery

  • Management of Normal Labor: Analgesia

  • in pediatric ventilation

  • Respiratory Support in Neonates and Infants: Mechanical ventilation

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Fenthion poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Ferric salt poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Ferritin

    Iron Deficiency Anemia: Iron storage and recycling

  • blood levels of

  • Iron Deficiency Anemia: Diagnosis
    Differential Diagnosis of Microcytic Anemia Due to Decreased RBC ProductionTables
    Anemia of Chronic Disease: Diagnosis

    Ferrochelatase deficiency

    Substrates and Enzymes of the Heme Biosynthetic Pathway and the Diseases Associated With Their DeficiencyTables
    Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
    Doses of β-Carotene in Erythropoietic ProtoporphyriaTables

    Ferroportin disease

    Hereditary Hemochromatosis: type 4 hereditary hemochromatosis

    Ferrous salts

    Iron Deficiency Anemia: Treatment

  • in elderly

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

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

  • in pregnancy

  • Approach to the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Care: Diet and supplements
    Pregnancy Complicated by Disease: Treatment

    Fertile eunuch syndrome

    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Secondary

    Fertility

    see Conception
    see Infertility

    Fertilization

    Conception and Prenatal Development

    Fesoterodine

  • in incontinence

  • Drugs Used to Treat Incontinence Tables

    Festination

    Gait Disorders in the Elderly: Manifestations

    Fetal alcohol syndrome

    Drugs in Pregnancy: Social and Illicit Drugs
    Prenatal Drug Exposure: Alcohol

    Fetal antiepileptic drug syndrome

    Seizure Disorders: Adverse drug effects

    Fetal cell transplantation

    Tissue Transplantation: Adrenal autografting

    Fetishism

    Paraphilias: Fetishism

    α-Fetoprotein (AFP)

    Laboratory Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: α‑Fetoprotein (AFP)

  • in amniotic fluid

  • Genetic Evaluation: Maternal serum screening for neural tube defects

  • in cancer diagnosis

  • Tumor Immunodiagnosis

  • hepatocellular carcinoma and

  • Primary Liver Cancer: Diagnosis

    Fetor hepaticus

    Interpretation of Some Physical FindingsTables
    Portosystemic Encephalopathy: Symptoms and Signs

    Fetor oris

    Halitosis
    Some Causes of HalitosisTables

    Fetus

    see also Neonate
    see also Pregnancy

  • abnormal presentations of

  • Fetal Dystocia: Occiput posterior presentation

  • alcohol effects on

  • Prenatal Drug Exposure: Alcohol

  • anticonvulsant effects on

  • Seizure Disorders: Adverse drug effects

  • bilirubin of

  • Perinatal Physiology: Bilirubin metabolism

  • blood circulation of

  • Perinatal Physiology: Cardiovascular function

  • death of

  • Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: Prior stillbirth
    Stillbirth
    Common Causes of StillbirthTables

  • delivery of

  • see Labor and delivery

  • drug effects on

  • Drugs in Pregnancy
    FDA Categories of Drug Safety During PregnancyTables
    Some Drugs With Adverse Effects During PregnancyTables
    Cancer in Pregnancy
    Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: Exposure to teratogens
    Endocrine Disorders in Children: Transplacental passage of goitrogens
    Intellectual Disability (ID): Prenatal

  • dystocia and

  • Fetal Dystocia

  • erythroblastosis in

  • Approach to the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Care: Laboratory testing
    Erythroblastosis Fetalis

  • genetic screening of

  • see also Genetic Disorders, screening for, prenatal care
    Prenatal Genetic Counseling and Evaluation
    Genetic Screening for Some Ethnic GroupsTables
    Indications for Fetal Genetic Diagnostic TestsTables

  • gestational age of

  • Approach to the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Care: Ultrasonography

  • glucose supply to

  • Perinatal Physiology: Endocrine function

  • growth of

  • Level of intrauterine growth based on birth weight and gestational age of liveborn, single, white infants. Figures
    Level of intrauterine growth based on gestational age, body length (A), and head circumference (B) at birth. Figures

  • heart sounds of

  • Management of Normal Labor: Stages of labor

  • hemoglobin of

  • Perinatal Physiology: Hematopoietic function

  • hemolytic anemia in

  • Erythroblastosis Fetalis

  • hyperextension in (flying fetus)

  • Birth Injuries: Spinal Cord Injury

  • hyperparathyroidism in

  • Neonatal Hypercalcemia: Etiology

  • hyperthyroidism in

  • Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy: Graves' disease

  • immune system of

  • Perinatal Physiology: Immunologic function

  • intrauterine resuscitation of

  • Management of Normal Labor: Fetal Monitoring

  • loss of

  • see Abortion

  • lungs of

  • Perinatal Physiology: Pulmonary function
    Large-for-Gestational-Age(LGA) Infant: Infants of diabetic mothers
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Diagnosis

  • monitoring of

  • Management of Normal Labor: Fetal Monitoring
    Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) Infant: Complications

  • nonstress test for

  • Management of Normal Labor: Fetal Monitoring

  • oximetry for

  • Management of Normal Labor: Fetal Monitoring

  • position of

  • Leopold maneuver. Figures
    Management of Normal Labor: Admission

  • radiation effects on

  • Focal Radiation Injury*Tables

  • rubella infection in

  • Rubella: Prevention

  • thrombocytopenia in

  • Autoimmune Disorders in Pregnancy: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

  • thyroid disease in

  • Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy: Graves' disease
    Hyperthyroidism: Etiology

  • ultrasonography of

  • Genetic Evaluation: Ultrasonography
    Genetic Evaluation: Maternal serum screening for neural tube defects
    Approach to the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Care: Ultrasonography
    Normal Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery: Diagnosis

  • vitamin D deficiency in

  • Vitamin D: Symptoms and Signs

    Fever

    see also Heat illness
    see also Hyperthermia
    Fever

  • acute

  • Some Causes of Acute FeverTables
    Some Common Causes of Fever in Children*Tables
    Fever in infants and Children : Interpretation of findings

  • in Addison disease

  • Addison Disease: Treatment of complications

  • blood transfusion and

  • Complications of Transfusion: Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction

  • cancer therapy and

  • Management of Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapy: Neutropenia

  • cardiovascular disorders and

  • Cardiovascular Examination: Vital Signs

  • cat-scratch

  • Some Bartonella InfectionsTables
    Bartonella Infections: Cat-Scratch Disease

  • in children

  • Fever in infants and Children
    Some Common Causes of Fever in Children*Tables
    Examination of the Febrile ChildTables
    Evaluation and management of the febrile infant aged < 3 mo. Figures
    Fever in children aged 3 to 36 mo.Figures
    Using WBC Count Groups to Determine Likelihood Ratio of Bacteremia in Febrile Children*Tables

  • consequences of

  • Fever: Consequences of fever

  • dumdum

  • Leishmaniasis: Pathophysiology

  • enteric

  • Salmonella Infections: Symptoms and Signs

  • hemorrhagic

  • Some Viruses That Cause Hemorrhagic FeverTables
    Arboviridae, Arenaviridae, and Filoviridae: Treatment

  • inhalational

  • Building-Related Illnesses: Specific BRIs

  • neutropenia and

  • Neutropenia: Acute neutropenia

  • neutrophilic dermatosis with

  • Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis

  • Oroya

  • Some Bartonella InfectionsTables
    Bartonella Infections: Oroya Fever and Verruga Peruana

  • Pel-Ebstein

  • Hodgkin Lymphoma: Symptoms and Signs

  • periodic

  • Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes

  • postoperative

  • Postoperative Care: Fever

  • postpartum

  • Mastitis

  • posttransplantation

  • Transplantation: Infection

  • during pregnancy

  • Fever in Pregnancy

  • rabbit

  • Tularemia
    Types of Tularemia*Tables

  • rat-bite

  • Rat-Bite Fever

  • relapsing

  • Relapsing Fever

  • San Joaquin

  • Coccidioidomycosis

  • seizures and

  • Causes of SeizuresTables
    Seizure Disorders: Generalized seizures
    Seizure Disorders: Drug choice for long-term treatment
    Febrile Seizures

  • tick

  • Relapsing Fever
    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)

  • trench

  • Some Bartonella InfectionsTables
    Bartonella Infections: Trench Fever

  • typhoid

  • Vaccines Available in the USTables
    Salmonella Infections: Typhoid Fever

  • undulant

  • Brucellosis

  • of unknown origin

  • Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
    Some Causes of FUOTables

  • in children

  • Occult Bacteremia
    Evaluation and management of the febrile infant aged < 3 mo. Figures
    Fever in children aged 3 to 36 mo.Figures
    Using WBC Count Groups to Determine Likelihood Ratio of Bacteremia in Febrile Children*Tables

  • uveoparotid

  • Systemic Involvement in Sarcoidosis Tables

  • viral infection and

  • Types of Viral Disorders: Nonspecific febrile illness
    Some Viruses That Cause Nonspecific Acute Febrile IllnessTables

    Feverfew

    Some Possible Dietary Supplement–Drug Interactions*Tables
    Feverfew

    Fexofenadine

    Oral H1 BlockersTables

  • in pruritus

  • Some Therapeutic Approaches to ItchingTables

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