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Foam cells

Lipid Disorders: Endogenous lipid metabolism

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Congenital Nephrotic Syndromes: Other syndromes
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Folate (folic acid)

Sources, Functions, and Effects of Vitamins Tables
Folate

  • antagonists of

  • Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

  • deficiency of

  • Symptoms and Signs of Nutritional DeficiencyTables
    Sources, Functions, and Effects of Vitamins Tables
    Folate: Folate Deficiency
    Causes of Folate DeficiencyTables

  • anemia and

  • Characteristics of Common Anemias Tables
    Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemias
    Pregnancy Complicated by Disease: Folate Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy

  • hyperhomocysteinemia and

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia

  • malabsorption and

  • Symptoms of MalabsorptionTables
    Malabsorption Syndromes: Diagnosis

  • sulfonamide-induced

  • Sulfonamides: Adverse Effects

  • vitamin B12 deficiency vs

  • Folate: Diagnosis
    Vitamin B12: Diagnosis

  • drug interactions with

  • Nutrient-Drug Interactions
    Potential Vitamin-Drug InteractionsTables
    Folate: Etiology

  • in hyperhomocysteinemia

  • Atherosclerosis: Other drugs

  • in pregnancy

  • Pregnancy Complicated by Disease: Treatment
    Congenital Neurologic Anomalies

  • recommended dietary allowance of

  • Recommended Daily Intakes for VitaminsTables

  • in sickle cell disease

  • Sickle Cell Disease: Health maintenance

  • sources of

  • Sources, Functions, and Effects of Vitamins Tables

    Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

    Principles of Endocrinology: Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
    Male Reproductive Endocrinology and Related Disorders: Physiology

  • blood levels of

  • Generalized Hypopituitarism: Laboratory testing
    Male Reproductive Endocrinology and Related Disorders: Sexual Differentiation, Adrenarche, and Puberty

  • deficiency of

  • Generalized Hypopituitarism: Symptoms and Signs
    Selective Pituitary Hormone Deficiencies

  • in infertility treatment

  • Male Hypogonadism: Treatment of infertility due to hypogonadism

  • male hypogonadism and

  • Male Hypogonadism: Diagnosis of primary and secondary hypogonadism
    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Diagnosis

  • menopause and

  • Menopause: Diagnosis

  • in menstrual cycle

  • Female Reproductive Endocrinology: Follicular phase
    The idealized cyclic changes in pituitary gonadotropins, estradiol (E2), progesterone (P), and uterine endometrium during the normal menstrual cycle. Figures

  • in ovulation disorders

  • Ovulatory Dysfunction: Treatment

  • at puberty

  • Female Reproductive Endocrinology
    The CNS-hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal target organ axis. Figures
    Female Reproductive Endocrinology: Puberty

    Folliculitis

    Folliculitis

  • acne treatment and

  • Acne and Related Disorders: Moderate acne

    Fomepizole

    Common Specific AntidotesTables

    Fomivirsen

    Drugs Used to Treat Herpesvirus InfectionsTables

    Fondaparinux

    Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Surgical PatientsTables
    Pulmonary Embolism: Drugs
    Pulmonary Embolism: Drugs
    Some Anticoagulation Options Other Than Heparin in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables
    Drugs for Coronary Artery Disease Tables
    Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Anticoagulant drugs
    Peripheral Venous Disorders: Anticoagulants
    Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Surgical PatientsTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Fontanelles

    Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Head and neck

    Fontan procedure

    Tricuspid Atresia: Treatment
    Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Treatment

    Food(s)

    see also Diet
    see also Feeding
    see also Malnutrition
    see also Nutrition
    see also Undernutrition

  • additives to

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: Other Dietary Substances
    Food Additives and Contaminants

  • allergy to

  • Food Allergy
    Allowable Foods in Elimination Diets*Tables

  • for children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Nutrition

  • contaminants of

  • see also Food poisoning
    Food Additives and Contaminants: Contaminants

  • diarrhea with

  • Diarrhea: Osmotic load
    Dietary Factors That May Worsen DiarrheaTables

  • drug interactions with

  • Nutrient-Drug Interactions
    Effects of Some Drugs on NutritionTables
    Undernutrition: Drugs and nutritional supplements
    Potential Vitamin-Drug InteractionsTables

  • elimination of

  • Food Allergy: Diagnosis
    Allowable Foods in Elimination Diets*Tables

  • fiber in

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: Fiber

  • flatulence and

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

  • glycemic index of

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: Carbohydrates
    Nutrition: General Considerations: CarbohydratesTables

  • for infant

  • Nutrition in Infants: Solid Foods
    Nutrition in Infants: Solid Foods

  • intake of

  • Pathways Regulating Food IntakeSidebars

  • irritable bowel syndrome and

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Diet

  • MAOI interaction with

  • Depressive Disorders: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

  • methane production with

  • Gas-Related Complaints: Excessive flatus

  • nutritional pyramid for

  • Nutritional Requirements

  • nutritional requirements and

  • Nutritional RequirementsTables

  • regurgitation of

  • Rumination
    Motility Disorders: Symptoms and Signs

  • rheumatoid arthritis and

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Rest and nutrition

  • thiamin deficiency and

  • Potential Vitamin-Drug InteractionsTables

  • warfarin interactions with

  • Some Low Molecular Weight Heparin* Options in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables
    Drug, Herbal Preparation, and Food Interactions With WarfarinTables

    Food Guide Pyramid

    Nutritional Requirements

    Food poisoning

    see also Gastroenteritis

  • botulism

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

  • clostridial

  • Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning

  • E. coli

  • Escherichia coli Infections: Epidemiology

  • Salmonella

  • Salmonella Infections
    Salmonella Infections: Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections

  • staphylococcal

  • Staphylococcal Infections : Toxin-mediated disease
    Staphylococcal Infections : Prevention

    Food(s)

  • anal itching with

  • Some Causes of Pruritus AniTables

    Foot

    Foot and Ankle Disorders
    Foot Manifestations of Systemic DisordersTables
    Common Foot and Ankle Disorders by Anatomic SiteTables
    Disorders Associated With Heel Pain According to LocationTables

  • abnormalities of

  • in children

  • Hip, Leg, and Foot Abnormalities: Talipes equinovarus

  • amputation of

  • prosthetics for

  • Options for ProsthesesTables

  • athlete's

  • Tinea Pedis

  • ball of

  • Metatarsalgia

  • bones of

  • Bones of the foot.Figures

  • calluses and corns of

  • Cornification Disorders

  • corticosteroid injection into

  • Considerations for Using Corticosteroid InjectionsSidebars

  • cyanosis of

  • Peripheral Arterial Disorders

  • dermatitis of

  • Hand and Foot Dermatitis
    Differential Diagnosis of Hand DermatitisTables

  • in diabetes mellitus

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease: Treatment
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Diabetic neuropathy
    Diabetic foot screening. Figures
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Other complications
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Screening for complications
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Adjunctive treatments

  • in elderly patient

  • Evaluation of the Elderly Patient: Feet

  • erythromelalgia of

  • Erythromelalgia

  • fibromatosis of

  • Dupuytren Contracture: Symptoms and Signs

  • fracture of

  • Fractures: Fractures of the 2nd metatarsal bone base with dislocation (Lisfranc's fracture-dislocation)
    Stress Fractures

  • immersion (trench)

  • Nonfreezing Tissue Injuries: Immersion (trench) foot

  • ischemia of

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms and Signs

  • Madura

  • Mycetoma

  • overpronation of

  • Knee Pain: Etiology

  • pain in

  • Foot Manifestations of Systemic DisordersTables
    Common Foot and Ankle Disorders by Anatomic SiteTables
    Disorders Associated With Heel Pain According to LocationTables
    Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

  • range of motion of

  • Normal Values for Range of Motion of Joints*Tables

  • rubor of

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms and Signs

  • in syphilis

  • Syphilis: Other lesions

  • warts on

  • Warts: Palmar and plantar warts

    Footdrop

    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Gait, stance, and coordination
    Gait Disorders in the Elderly: Manifestations

    Foramen magnum

  • abnormalities of

  • Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities

    Forbes' disease

    Glycogen Storage Diseases and Disorders of GluconeogenesisTables

    Forceps delivery

    Management of Normal Delivery: Delivery Procedures
    Alternatives to Spontaneous Labor and Delivery: Operative vaginal delivery

    Fordyce's granules

    Dental Anatomy and Development: Mouth
    Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables

    Foreign bodies

  • airway

  • Some Causes of StridorTables
    Respiratory Arrest: Diagnosis
    Some Causes of Cough in ChildrenTables

  • bronchiolitis vs

  • Bronchiolitis: Diagnosis

  • croup vs

  • Croup: Diagnosis

  • in infant

  • Airway Establishment and Control: Heimlich maneuver (subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrusts)
    Expired air ventilation—child.Figures

  • removal of

  • Airway Establishment and Control: Clearing and Opening the Upper Airway
    Abdominal thrusts with victim lying (conscious or unconscious).Figures
    Abdominal thrusts with victim standing or sitting (conscious).Figures

  • corneal

  • Corneal Abrasions and Foreign Bodies

  • ear canal

  • Some Causes of EaracheTables
    Some Causes of Ear DischargeTables
    Hearing Loss: Etiology
    External Ear Obstructions

  • embolism with

  • Nonthrombotic Pulmonary EmbolismSidebars

  • esophageal

  • Foreign Bodies in the GI Tract: Esophageal foreign bodies

  • gastrointestinal

  • Foreign Bodies in the GI Tract

  • mycobacterial infection and

  • Other Mycobacterial Infections Resembling Tuberculosis: Wounds and foreign body infections

  • nasal

  • Nasal Foreign Bodies

  • ocular

  • Some Causes of Eye PainTables
    Corneal Abrasions and Foreign Bodies

  • rectal

  • Foreign Bodies in the GI Tract: Rectal foreign bodies

  • wound

  • Lacerations: Evaluation
    Lacerations: Exploration

    Foreign body

  • airway

  • Some Causes of Acute* DyspneaTables
    Some Causes of WheezingTables

    Foreign travel

    Foreign Travel
    Useful Contacts for People Traveling AbroadTables

    Foreskin

    Phimosis and Paraphimosis

    Formaldehyde

  • cancer and

  • Common Chemical CarcinogensTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Formalin poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Formoterol

  • in asthma

  • Drug Treatment of Chronic Asthma*Tables

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Related Disorders: Drug therapy

    Formulas

  • enteral feeding

  • Enteral Tube Nutrition: Formulas

  • infant

  • Nutrition in Infants: Formula Feeding

  • calcium supplementation for

  • Neonatal Hypocalcemia: Treatment

  • essential fatty acid deficiency and

  • Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency

  • hypocalcemia and

  • Neonatal Hypocalcemia: Late-onset hypocalcemia

  • in protein-energy undernutrition

  • Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Children

  • total parenteral nutrition

  • Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): Nutritional content
    Basic Adult Daily Requirements for Total Parenteral NutritionTables

    Fosamprenovir

    Antiretroviral Drugs Tables

    Foscarnet

    Drugs Used to Treat Herpesvirus InfectionsTables

  • in cytomegalovirus infection

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: Retinitis

  • in herpes simplex virus infection

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Treatment

    Fosinopril

    Oral ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers for HypertensionTables

    Fosphenytoin

    Seizure Disorders: Acute seizures and status epilepticus
    Drugs Used in Seizure Disordersa Tables

  • in neonatal seizures

  • Neonatal Seizure Disorders: Treatment

    Foster care

    Failure to Thrive (FTT): Treatment
    Child Maltreatment: Removal from the home

    Four Corners virus infection

    Hantavirus Infection: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)

    Fournier gangrene

    Streptococcal Infections: Diseases Caused by Streptococci

    Fournier's gangrene

    Necrotizing Subcutaneous Infection: Etiology
    Some Causes of Scrotal PainTables

    Fowler solution poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Foxglove poisoning

    Common Specific AntidotesTables
    Plant Poisoning: Oleander and foxglove

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