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Glabellar sign

Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Reflexes

Glanzmann disease

Hereditary Intrinsic Platelet Disorders: Disorders of activation

Glasgow Coma Scale

Coma and Impaired Consciousness: Neurologic examination
Glasgow Coma Scale*Tables
Coma and Impaired Consciousness: Prognosis
Approach to the Trauma Patient: Disability
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Symptoms and Signs
Glasgow Coma Scale*Tables
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Prognosis

  • for infants and children

  • Modified Glasgow Coma Scale for Infants and ChildrenTables

    Glatiramer acetate

    Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Disease-modifying drugs

    Glaucoma

    Evaluation of the Ophthalmologic Patient: Ophthalmoscopy
    Red Eye: Interpretation of findings
    Glaucoma
    Open-Angle Glaucoma: Classification Based on Mechanisms of Outflow Obstruction*Tables
    Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Classification Based on Mechanisms of Outflow Obstruction*Tables
    Aqueous humor production and flow.Figures
    Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

  • closed-angle

  • Some Causes of Acute Vision LossTables
    Some Causes of Eye PainTables
    Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Classification Based on Mechanisms of Outflow Obstruction*Tables
    Glaucoma: Pathophysiology
    Angle-Closure Glaucoma

  • congenital

  • Developmental Abnormalities of the Anterior Chamber Angle Causing Glaucoma: Classification Based on Mechanisms of Outflow Obstruction*Tables
    Primary Infantile Glaucoma

  • drug effects on

  • Drug-Disease Interactions in the ElderlyTables

  • drug therapy in

  • Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Drug therapy
    Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables
    Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Acute angle-closure glaucoma

  • infantile

  • Primary Infantile Glaucoma

  • open-angle

  • Some Causes of Blurred VisionTables
    Open-Angle Glaucoma: Classification Based on Mechanisms of Outflow Obstruction*Tables
    Glaucoma: Pathophysiology
    Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

  • screening for

  • Screening Recommendations For Elderly PatientsTables

  • visual field testing in

  • Evaluation of the Ophthalmologic Patient: Visual field testing
    Types of Field Defects Tables

    Gleason score

    Prostate Cancer: Grading and staging

    Gleich's syndrome

    Eosinophilia: Subtypes

    Glenn shunt

    Tricuspid Atresia: Treatment
    Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Treatment

    Glenohumeral joint

  • dislocation of

  • Examination for Some Commonly Missed InjuriesTables
    Dislocations: Glenohumeral (shoulder) dislocations
    Traction-countertraction technique for reducing anterior shoulder dislocations.Figures

  • effusion of

  • Approach to the Patient With Joint Disease: Shoulder

    Glenoid labral tear

    Glenoid Labral Tear

    Glimepiride

    Characteristics of Oral Antihyperglycemics Tables

    Glioblastoma

    Gliomas

    Glioma

    Gliomas
    Neurofibromatosis

    Glipizide

    Characteristics of Oral Antihyperglycemics Tables
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Oral antihyperglycemic drugs

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Globe

    see Eyeball

    Globoid cell leukodystrophy

    Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Krabbe's Disease

    Globulins

    see Antibodies
    see Immune globulin
    see Immunoglobulin(s)

    Globus sensation

    Lump in Throat

    Glomerular basement membrane

  • antibodies to

  • Goodpasture Syndrome

  • rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and

  • Classification of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis Based on Immunofluorescence MicroscopyTables
    Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
    Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN): Diagnosis
    Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN): Treatment

  • familial thinning of

  • Thin Basement Membrane Disease

  • in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

  • Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular disorders.Figures
    Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis

    Glomerular filtration rate

    Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: GFR

  • in chronic kidney disease

  • Chronic Kidney Disease: Classification
    Chronic Kidney Disease: Fluid and electrolytes

  • in hypertension

  • Hypertension: Pathophysiology

  • posttransplantation

  • Transplantation: Renal disorders

  • in pregnancy

  • Physiology of Pregnancy: Urinary

    Glomerulonephritis

    see also Nephritis
    see also Nephropathy
    see also Nephrotic syndromes
    Major Causes of Acute Kidney InjuryTables
    Overview of Nephritic Syndrome
    Causes of GlomerulonephritisTables

  • acute

  • Acute Kidney Injury: Etiology
    Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular disorders.Figures

  • alveolar hemorrhage with

  • Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome
    Causes of Pulmonary-Renal SyndromeTables

  • anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody-mediated

  • Classification of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis Based on Immunofluorescence MicroscopyTables
    Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
    Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN): Diagnosis
    Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN): Treatment

  • crescentic (rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis)

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

  • hepatitis C and

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

  • membranoproliferative

  • Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular disorders.Figures
    Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
    Serum Complement Profiles in Membranoproliferative GlomerulonephritisTables

  • membranous

  • Membranous Nephropathy
    Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular disorders.Figures

  • postinfectious

  • Causes of GlomerulonephritisTables
    Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis

  • poststreptococcal

  • Streptococcal Infections: Delayed complications
    Causes of GlomerulonephritisTables
    Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis

  • rapidly progressive

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

  • SLE and

  • Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular disorders.Figures
    Lupus Nephritis
    Classification of Lupus NephritisTables

    Glomerulopathy

  • fibrillary

  • Fibrillary and Immunotactoid Glomerulopathies

  • immunotactoid

  • Fibrillary and Immunotactoid Glomerulopathies

  • myeloma

  • Myeloma-Related Kidney Disease: Glomerulopathies

    Glomerulosclerosis

  • in diabetic nephropathy

  • Diabetic Nephropathy: Pathophysiology

  • focal segmental

  • Congenital Nephrotic Syndromes: Other syndromes
    Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

    Glomus jugulare tumor

    Otic Tumors: Malignant otic tumors

    Glomus tympanicum tumor

    Otic Tumors: Malignant otic tumors

    Glossectomy

    Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Airway surgery

    Glossitis

    Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables

  • benign migratory

  • Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables

  • in iron deficiency

  • Oral Findings in Systemic DisordersTables

  • malabsorption and

  • Symptoms of MalabsorptionTables

  • median rhomboid

  • Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables

  • pellagra and

  • Niacin: Symptoms and Signs

    Glossopharyngeal nerve (9th cranial nerve)

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

  • testing of

  • Overview of Smell and Taste Abnormalities: Taste

    Glossopharyngeal nerve (9th cranial nerve)

    Cranial NervesTables
    Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

    Glossoptosis

    Craniofacial Abnormalities: Deformities characterized by a small mandible

    Glottis

    see Vocal cords

    Glucagon

  • in β-blocker poisoning

  • Common Specific AntidotesTables

  • in hypoglycemia

  • Hypoglycemia: Treatment

  • infection-related production of

  • Manifestations of Infection: Other organ systems

  • in neonatal hypoglycemia

  • Neonatal Hypoglycemia: Treatment

    Glucagon-like peptide 1

    Pathways Regulating Food IntakeSidebars

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists

    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Injectable antihyperglycemic drugs

    Glucagonoma

    Pancreatic Endocrine TumorsTables
    Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Glucagonoma
    Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes

    Glucagon test

    Pheochromocytoma: Other tests

    Gluceptate

    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables

    Glucocerebrosidase deficiency

    Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Gaucher's Disease

    Glucocorticoids

    see also Corticosteroids
    Adrenal Disorders: Cortex

  • preoperative

  • Perioperative Management: Corticosteroids

    Glucosamine sulfate

    Osteoarthritis (OA): Drugs
    Glucosamine

    Glucose

  • blood levels of

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: Carbohydrates
    Generalized Hypopituitarism: Laboratory testing
    Generalized Hypopituitarism: Laboratory testing
    Hypoglycemia: Diagnosis

  • decrease in

  • see also Hypoglycemia
    Hypoglycemia

  • drug effects on

  • Effects of Some Drugs on NutritionTables

  • during pregnancy

  • Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes): During pregnancy

  • fasting

  • Diagnostic Criteria for Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose RegulationTables
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Diagnosis
    Hypoglycemia: Diagnosis

  • increase in

  • see Diabetes mellitus
    see Hyperglycemia

  • monitoring of

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Monitoring

  • poisoning and

  • Poisoning: Initial stabilization

  • in pregnancy

  • Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: DiabetesTables
    Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: DiabetesTables

  • random

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Diagnosis

  • in septic shock

  • Sepsis and Septic Shock: Treatment

  • in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

  • Drugs for Resuscitation*Tables

  • CSF

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities in Various DisordersTables
    Neurologic Diagnostic Procedures: Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
    CSF Findings in MeningitisTables

  • fetal

  • Perinatal Physiology: Endocrine function

  • in hypoglycemia

  • Hypoglycemia: Treatment

  • metabolism of

  • see Hyperglycemia
    see Hypoglycemia

  • neonatal

  • Perinatal Physiology: Endocrine function

  • for premature infant

  • Premature Infant: Feeding

  • regulation of

  • impaired

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism

  • thiamin deficiency and

  • Thiamin: Treatment

  • urinary

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Diagnosis
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Monitoring
    Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: Urinalysis
    Renal Glucosuria

    Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency

    Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency
    Some Drugs With Adverse Effects During PregnancyTables
    Examples of Pharmacogenetic VariationsTables

    Glucosephosphate dehydrogenase (GPD) deficiency

    Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders: Other Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism

    Glucose tolerance

  • impaired

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
    Diagnostic Criteria for Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose RegulationTables

  • test of

  • in diabetic mellitus

  • Diagnostic Criteria for Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose RegulationTables
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Diagnosis

  • normal value for

  • Diagnostic Criteria for Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose RegulationTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: DiabetesTables
    Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: DiabetesTables

    α-Glucosidase inhibitors

    Characteristics of Oral Antihyperglycemics Tables
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Oral antihyperglycemic drugs

    Glucosuria

    Renal Glucosuria

    Glucuronidation

    Drug Metabolism: Conjugation

    Glucuronyl transferase deficiency

    Inborn Metabolic Disorders Causing Hyperbilirubinemia: Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

    Glutamate

    Neurotransmission: Glutamate and aspartate
    Examples of Disorders Associated With Defects in NeurotransmissionTables

    Glutamic acid decarboxylase

  • antibodies to

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Screening for disease

    γ-Glutamylcysteine synthetase deficiency

    Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables

    Glutamyl ribose-5-phosphate storage disease

    Lysosomal Storage DisordersTables

    γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)

    Laboratory Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: γ‑Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)
    Alcoholic Liver Disease: Diagnosis

    γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase deficiency

    Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables

    Glutaric acidemia

    Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables
    Fatty Acid and Glycerol Metabolism Disorders: Glutaric acidemia type II

    Glutaric aciduria

    Disorders of Fatty Acid, Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, and Glycerol MetabolismTables
    Disorders of Fatty Acid, Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, and Glycerol MetabolismTables

    Gluten enteropathy

    Small-Bowel Mucosal Histology in Certain Malabsorptive DisordersTables
    Celiac Disease

  • dermatitis herpetiformis and

  • Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    Glutethimide

  • in elderly

  • Drug-Related Problems in the Elderly: Drug-drug interactions

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Gluteus medius tendinitis

    Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis: Diagnosis

    Glyburide

    Characteristics of Oral Antihyperglycemics Tables
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Oral antihyperglycemic drugs

  • in elderly

  • Effect of Aging on Drug Metabolism* and EliminationTables
    Effect of Aging on Drug ResponseTables
    Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Antihyperglycemics

  • in pregnancy

  • Some Drugs With Adverse Effects During PregnancyTables
    Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes): During pregnancy

    Glycemic index

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

    D-glyceric aciduria

    Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables

    Glycerin

  • in constipation

  • Agents Used to Treat ConstipationTables
    Treatment of ConstipationTables

  • in glaucoma

  • Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

    Glycerol

  • metabolic disorders of

  • Fatty Acid and Glycerol Metabolism Disorders
    Disorders of Fatty Acid, Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, and Glycerol MetabolismTables
    Fatty Acid and Glycerol Metabolism Disorders: Disorders of Glycerol Metabolism

    Glycerol intolerance syndrome

    Disorders of Fatty Acid, Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, and Glycerol MetabolismTables

    Glycerol kinase deficiency

    Disorders of Fatty Acid, Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, and Glycerol MetabolismTables
    Fatty Acid and Glycerol Metabolism Disorders: Disorders of Glycerol Metabolism

    Glycine

    Neurotransmission: GABA

  • metabolic disorders of

  • Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables

    Glycogen storage diseases

    Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders: Glycogen Storage Diseases
    Glycogen Storage Diseases and Disorders of GluconeogenesisTables

    Glycolic acid

    Drugs Used to Treat AcneTables
    Acne and Related Disorders: Mild acne

    Glycolysis

  • defects in

  • Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders: Glycogen Storage Diseases

    Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

    Drugs for Coronary Artery Disease Tables
    Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Antiplatelet drugs

    Glycosides

  • cardiac

  • see Digoxin

    Glycosuria

    Renal Glucosuria

    Glycyrrhizin

    Hypokalemia: Renal losses
    Causes of Metabolic AlkalosisTables

    Glycyrriza glabra

    Some Possible Dietary Supplement–Drug Interactions*Tables
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