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  • Fever, Acute, in Adults
  • Fever, Chronic (FUO)
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  • Floaters
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  • Halitosis
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  • Joint Pain, Monarticular
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Stress Disorders: Symptoms and Signs
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Symptoms and Signs

Flatulence

Gas-Related Complaints: Excessive flatus
Some Causes of Gas-Related ComplaintsTables

Flavivirus infection

Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus DiseasesTables
Dengue
Yellow Fever

Flavonoids

Atherosclerosis: Diet

Flavoxate

Drugs Used to Treat Incontinence Tables

  • in elderly

  • Drug-Disease Interactions in the ElderlyTables

    Flea bites

    Other Arthropod Bites

  • in murine typhus

  • Diseases Caused by Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Coxiella Spp Tables
    Murine (Endemic) Typhus

    Flecainide

    Antiarrhythmic Drugs (Vaughan Williams Classification) Tables

    Flesh-eating bacteria

    Streptococcal Infections: Diseases Caused by Streptococci

    Fletcher factor

    Components of Blood Coagulation ReactionsTables

    Flexibility exercise

    Exercise: Stretching and flexibility

    Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy

  • in epiglottitis

  • Epiglottitis: Diagnosis

    Flexor tenosynovitis

    Infectious Flexor Tenosynovitis
    Digital Flexor Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis (Trigger Finger)

    Flight or fight response

    Adrenal Disorders: Medulla

    Floaters

    Floaters
    Some Causes of FloatersTables

    Flow cytometry

    Approach to the Patient With Suspected Immunodeficiency: Additional testing
    Advanced Laboratory Tests for Immunodeficiency Tables
    Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Diagnosis

    Flu

    see Influenza

    Fluconazole

    Options for Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections*Tables
    Some Drugs for Systemic Fungal InfectionsTables
    Antifungal Drugs: Fluconazole

  • in candidal vaginitis

  • Candidal Vaginitis: Treatment
    Drugs for Candidal VaginitisTables

  • drug interactions of

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

  • neonatal dosage of

  • Recommended Dosages of Selected Oral Antibiotics for Neonates*Tables

  • prophylactic

  • in HIV infection

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

    Flucytosine

    Some Drugs for Systemic Fungal InfectionsTables
    Antifungal Drugs: Flucytosine

  • neonatal dosage of

  • Recommended Dosages of Selected Oral Antibiotics for Neonates*Tables

    Fludarabine

    Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

    Fludrocortisone

  • in Addison disease

  • Addison Disease: Treatment

  • in hydroxylase deficiency

  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Treatment

  • in orthostatic hypotension

  • Orthostatic Hypotension: Treatment

    Fluids

    see also Water

  • body

  • composition of

  • Composition of Body FluidsTables

  • extracellular

  • Edema
    Some Causes of EdemaTables
    Fluid Metabolism
    Fluid compartments in an average 70-kg man. Figures

  • contraction of

  • Disorders of Fluid Volume: Volume Depletion
    Common Causes of Volume DepletionTables

  • expansion of

  • Disorders of Fluid Volume: Volume Overload

  • intracellular

  • Fluid Metabolism
    Fluid compartments in an average 70-kg man. Figures

  • metabolism of

  • Fluid Metabolism

    Fluid therapy

    see also Parenteral nutrition

  • before contrast administration

  • Contrast Nephropathy: Prevention

  • in cholera

  • Cholera: Treatment

  • in diarrhea

  • Diarrhea: Treatment

  • intracranial pressure and

  • Coma and Impaired Consciousness: ICP control

  • in pancreatitis

  • Acute Pancreatitis: Treatment

  • in pediatric dehydration

  • Dehydration and Fluid Therapy in Children
    Estimated Electrolyte Deficits by CauseTables
    Holliday-Segar Formula for Maintenance Fluid Requirements by WeightTables

  • oral

  • Oral Rehydration

  • preoperative

  • Preoperative Evaluation: Surgical risk factors

  • in shock

  • Shock and Fluid Resuscitation: General management
    Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation

  • in volume depletion

  • Disorders of Fluid Volume: Treatment

  • in vomiting

  • Nausea and Vomiting: Treatment

    Fluke infections

    see also specific infections
    Collecting and Handling Specimens for Microscopic Diagnosis of Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Serologic and Molecular Tests for Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Trematodes (Flukes)
    Simplified Schistosoma life cycle.Figures

    Flumazenil

    Anxiolytics and Sedatives: Toxicity or overdose

  • in benzodiazepine poisoning

  • Common Specific AntidotesTables

    Flunisolide

  • in allergy

  • Inhaled Nasal Corticosteroids and Mast Cell StabilizersTables
    Inhaled Nasal Corticosteroids and Mast Cell StabilizersTables

  • in asthma

  • Drug Treatment of Chronic Asthma*Tables

    Fluorescein angiography

    Evaluation of the Ophthalmologic Patient: Angiography

    Fluorescein drops

    Treatment Options for LiceTables

    Fluorescein staining

    Evaluation of the Ophthalmologic Patient: Corneal examination

    Fluorescent antibody test

    Microscopy: Fluorescent stains

    Fluorescent stains

    Microscopy: Fluorescent stains

    Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test

    Syphilis: Diagnostic tests for syphilis

    Fluoridation

    Fluorine Deficiency and Toxicity: Fluorine Deficiency

    Fluoride

    Nutrition: General Considerations: Micronutrients

  • adequate intake allowances for

  • Guidelines for Daily Intake of MineralsTables

  • caries prevention with

  • Common Dental Disorders: Prevention

  • in infant feeding

  • Nutrition in Infants: Formula Feeding

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Fluorine

    Trace MineralsTables
    Fluorine Deficiency and Toxicity

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Fluorine-18 (18F)-labeled deoxyglucose (FDG) imaging

    Cardiac Imaging Tests: Positron emission tomography (PET)
    Radionuclide Scanning: Positron Emission Tomography

    Fluoroquinolones

    Overview of Antibacterial Drugs: Effectiveness
    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
    Fluoroquinolones
    FluoroquinolonesTables
    Some Clinical Uses of FluoroquinolonesTables
    Some Clinical Uses of FluoroquinolonesTables

  • in children

  • Drugs Manifesting Unusual Toxicity in ChildrenTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Fluoroquinolones: Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
    Some Drugs With Adverse Effects During PregnancyTables

    Fluoroscopy

    Radiography: Fluoroscopy

  • chest

  • Diagnostic Pulmonary Procedures: Chest x-ray

    Fluorosis

    Trace MineralsTables
    Fluorine Deficiency and Toxicity: Fluorine Toxicity
    Evaluation of the Dental Patient: Physical examination

    5-Fluorouracil

    Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

  • in actinic keratoses

  • Chronic Effects of Sunlight: Actinic keratoses

  • folate deficiency and

  • Potential Vitamin-Drug InteractionsTables
    Folate: Etiology

  • in warts

  • Warts: Flat warts

    Fluoxetine

    Depressive Disorders: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
    Antidepressants Tables

  • in anorexia nervosa

  • Anorexia Nervosa: Treatment

  • in children and adolescents

  • SSRIs for Treating Children ≥ 12 YrTables

  • drug interactions of

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

  • in elderly

  • Drug-Disease Interactions in the ElderlyTables
    High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)Tables
    Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Antidepressants

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Fluphenazine

    Conventional AntipsychoticsTables

  • depot preparations of

  • Depot Antipsychotic DrugsTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Flurazepam

  • in elderly

  • High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)Tables
    Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Anxiolytics and hypnotics

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

  • in sleep disorders

  • Oral Hypnotics in Common UseTables

    Flurbiprofen

    NSAID Treatment of Rheumatoid ArthritisTables
    Nonopioid AnalgesicsTables

    Flushing

  • cancer-related

  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes

  • carcinoid-related

  • Carcinoid Syndrome: Symptoms and Signs

  • differential diagnosis of

  • Carcinoid Syndrome: Diagnosis

  • niacin-induced

  • Niacin: Niacin Toxicity

  • postmenopausal

  • Menopause: Vasomotor
    Menopause: Treatment

    Flutamide

    Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

    Fluticasone

  • in allergy

  • Inhaled Nasal Corticosteroids and Mast Cell StabilizersTables
    Inhaled Nasal Corticosteroids and Mast Cell StabilizersTables

  • in asthma

  • Drug Treatment of Chronic Asthma*Tables
    Drug Treatment of Chronic Asthma*Tables

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Related Disorders: Drug therapy

    Flutter

    see Atrial flutter

    Fluvalinate poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Fluvastatin

    Lipid–Lowering DrugsTables

    Fluvoxamine

    Depressive Disorders: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
    Antidepressants Tables

  • in children and adolescents

  • SSRIs for Treating Children ≥ 12 YrTables

  • drug interactions of

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

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

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