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Head

  • circumference of

  • gestational age and

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

  • in infant

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Growth
    Physical Growth of Infants and Children: Head Circumference

  • injury to

  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
    Common Types of Traumatic Brain InjuryTables
    Glasgow Coma Scale*Tables
    Modified Glasgow Coma Scale for Infants and ChildrenTables
    Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Based on Severity of InjuryTables

  • at birth

  • Birth Injuries: Head Injuries

  • in children

  • Evaluation of Children ≥ 2 yr With a Head InjuryFigures

  • computed tomography in

  • Approach to the Trauma Patient: Testing

  • in infants

  • Evaluation of Children < 2 yr With a Head InjuryFigures

  • rehabilitation after

  • Rehabilitation For Other Disorders: Head injury

  • molding of

  • at birth

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

  • radiation effects on

  • Focal Radiation Injury*Tables

  • trauma to

  • see Head, injury to

  • tumors of

  • Tumors of the Head and Neck
    Staging of Head and Neck CancerTables

    Headache

    Headache
    Some Characteristics of Headache Disorders by CauseTables
    Matching Red Flag Findings with a Cause for HeadacheTables

  • brain tumor and

  • Intracranial and Spinal Tumors: Symptoms and Signs

  • bruxism and

  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome: Symptoms and Signs

  • cluster

  • Some Characteristics of Headache Disorders by CauseTables
    Cluster Headache
    Drugs for Migraine and Cluster Headaches*Tables
    Drugs for Migraine and Cluster Headaches*Tables

  • depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and

  • Contraception: Progestin Injections

  • eye pain and

  • Some Causes of Eye PainTables

  • low-pressure

  • Post–Lumbar Puncture and Other Low–Pressure Headaches

  • migraine

  • Some Characteristics of Headache Disorders by CauseTables
    Drugs for Migraine and Cluster Headaches*Tables
    Migraine
    Drugs for Migraine and Cluster Headaches*Tables

  • neuralgiform (SUNCT)

  • Cluster Headache: short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT)

  • post-lumbar puncture

  • Post–Lumbar Puncture and Other Low–Pressure Headaches

  • secondary

  • Disorders Causing Secondary HeadacheTables
    Some Characteristics of Headache Disorders by CauseTables

  • tension-type

  • Some Characteristics of Headache Disorders by CauseTables
    Tension-Type Headache

    Health care

  • costs of

  • Causes of High Health Care Costs
    Containing Health Care Costs

  • funding for

  • Financial Issues in Health Care

  • for elderly

  • Funding Health Care for the Elderly
    Funding Sources by Type of CareTables

  • spending for

  • 2006 health care spending per capita compared to gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.Figures

    Health care professionals

  • disclosure by

  • Confidentiality and HIPAA: Confidential communications

    Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

    Confidentiality and HIPAA

    Hearing

  • aminoglycoside effects on

  • Aminoglycosides: Adverse Effects

  • erythromycin effects on

  • Macrolides: Adverse Effects

  • loss of

  • Hearing Loss
    Some Causes of Acquired Hearing Loss Tables

  • age-related

  • Hearing Loss: Presbycusis
    Selected Physiologic Age-Related ChangesTables

  • in children

  • Hearing Loss: Treatment in Children

  • conductive

  • Hearing Loss: Pathophysiology
    Congenital Causes of Hearing Loss*Tables
    Some Causes of Acquired Hearing Loss Tables

  • congenital

  • Hearing Loss
    Congenital Causes of Hearing Loss*Tables
    Hearing Loss: Screening
    Hearing Loss: Treatment in Children

  • in elderly patient

  • Hearing Loss: Geriatrics Essentials
    Screening Recommendations For Elderly PatientsTables

  • hereditary nephritis and

  • Hereditary Nephritis: Symptoms and Signs

  • mixed

  • Hearing Loss: Pathophysiology

  • neural (eighth nerve)

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

  • noise-induced

  • Hearing Loss: Etiology
    Sound LevelsSidebars

  • osteogenesis imperfecta and

  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Symptoms and Signs

  • prevention of

  • Hearing Loss: Prevention

  • sensorineural

  • Hearing Loss: Pathophysiology
    Differences Between Sensory and Neural Hearing LossesTables
    Congenital Causes of Hearing Loss*Tables
    Some Causes of Acquired Hearing Loss Tables
    Sudden Deafness

  • sudden

  • Sudden Deafness

  • temporal bone fracture and

  • Temporal Bone Fractures

  • testing for

  • Hearing Loss: Physical examination
    Audiogram of right ear in a patient with normal hearing.Figures

  • in children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Hearing tests
    Normal Hearing in Very Young Children*Tables

  • tumor-related

  • Otic Tumors

  • in neonate

  • Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Screening
    High-Risk Factors for Hearing Deficits in NeonatesTables

    Hearing aids

    Hearing Loss: Hearing aids

    Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly

    Hearing Loss: Screening

    Heart

    see also Arrhythmias
    see also Cardiac
    see also Cardiovascular disorders
    see also Coronary artery disease
    see also Heart disease
    see also Heart failure
    see also Myocardial infarction

  • aging-related changes in

  • Heart Failure: Changes with aging
    Selected Physiologic Age-Related ChangesTables
    Evaluation of the Elderly Patient: Heart

  • anatomy of

  • Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders: Anatomy

  • athlete's

  • Causes of Sudden Cardiovascular Death in Young Athletes*Tables
    Athlete's Heart
    Features Distinguishing Athlete's Heart From CardiomyopathyTables

  • auscultation of

  • Approach to the Pulmonary Patient: Auscultation
    Cardiovascular Examination: Cardiac Auscultation
    Heart Murmur IntensityTables
    Diagram of physical findings in a patient with aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation.Figures
    Etiology of Murmurs by TimingTables
    Maneuvers That Aid in Diagnosis of MurmursTables

  • in children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Heart

  • biopsy of

  • Cardiac Catheterization: Endomyocardial biopsy
    Heart Failure: Other tests

  • catheterization of

  • see also Cardiac catheterization
    Cardiac Catheterization
    Diagram of the cardiac cycle, showing pressure curves of the cardiac chambers, heart sounds, jugular pulse wave, and the ECG.Figures
    Cardiac Output EquationsTables
    Normal Values for Cardiac Index and Related MeasurementsTables

  • circulation in

  • Normal circulation with representative right and left cardiac pressures (in mm Hg). Figures

  • conduction defects of

  • Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders

  • congenital anomalies of

  • see also Congenital heart disease
    Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies
    Classification of Congenital Heart Anomalies*Tables

  • contractility of

  • Heart Failure: Physiology

  • disease of

  • see Heart disease, and specific conditions

  • electrophysiology of

  • Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders: Electrophysiology

  • failure of

  • see Heart failure

  • fetal

  • Normal Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery: Diagnosis
    Perinatal Physiology: Cardiovascular function

  • hyperkalemia effects on

  • ECG patterns in hypokalemia and hyperkalemia. Figures
    Hyperkalemia: Symptoms and Signs

  • hypokalemia effects on

  • Hypokalemia: ECG
    ECG patterns in hypokalemia and hyperkalemia. Figures

  • infection of (endocarditis)

  • Endocarditis

  • monitoring of

  • see also Electrocardiogram
    Monitoring and Testing the Critical Care Patient: Cardiac Monitoring

  • murmurs in

  • see Heart murmur(s)

  • neonatal

  • Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Physical Examination

  • neurohumoral receptors of

  • Heart Failure: Neurohumoral responses

  • output of

  • see also Cardiac output
    Normal Values for Cardiac Index and Related MeasurementsTables

  • palpitations of

  • Palpitations
    Suggestive Historical Findings with PalpitationsTables
    Some Treatments for ArrhythmiasTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Physiology of Pregnancy: Cardiovascular

  • in premature infant

  • Premature Infant: Cardiac

  • pressures in

  • Normal Pressures in the Heart and Great VesselsTables
    Monitoring and Testing the Critical Care Patient: Procedure
    Diagram of the cardiac cycle, showing pressure curves of the cardiac chambers, heart sounds, jugular pulse wave, and the ECG.Figures
    Normal circulation with representative right and left cardiac pressures (in mm Hg). Figures

  • radiation effects on

  • Focal Radiation Injury*Tables

  • sarcoidosis of

  • Systemic Involvement in Sarcoidosis Tables

  • shock-related injury to

  • Shock and Fluid Resuscitation: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)

  • in SLE

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Cardiopulmonary manifestations

  • sounds of

  • see Heart sounds

  • transplantation of

  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Treatment
    Heart Transplantation

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Surgery

  • in hypoplastic left heart syndrome

  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Treatment

  • pacemaker after

  • Indications for Permanent Pacemakers Tables

  • rejection of

  • Manifestations of Transplant Rejection by CategoryTables
    Heart Transplantation: Complications

  • tumors of

  • Cardiac Tumors
    Types of Cardiac TumorsTables

  • murmur with

  • Cardiovascular Examination: Diastolic murmurs

  • valvular disease of

  • see also specific valvular diseases
    Valvular Disorders

    Heart block

    see also Arrhythmias

  • atrioventricular

  • see Atrioventricular block

  • bundle branch and fascicular

  • Bundle Branch and Fascicular Block
    Right bundle branch block.Figures
    Left bundle branch block.Figures

  • complete

  • Atrioventricular Block: Third-degree AV block
    Third-degree atrioventricular block.Figures

  • congenital

  • Other Less Common Congenital Cardiac Anomalies: Congenitally corrected transposition

  • Lyme disease and

  • Lyme Disease: Early disseminated
    Guidelines for Antibiotic Treatment Lyme Disease in Adults*Tables

  • myocardial infarction and

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Conduction defects

    Heartburn

    Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Symptoms and Signs

    Heart disease

    see also Arrhythmias
    see also Cardiovascular disorders
    see also Coronary artery disease
    see also Heart failure
    see also Myocardial infarction

  • congenital

  • see also Congenital heart disease
    Indications for Permanent Pacemakers Tables
    Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies

  • driving and

  • Medical Assessment of the Older Driver: Cardiac disorders

  • in Kawasaki disease

  • Kawasaki Disease (KD)

  • rheumatic

  • Rheumatic Fever: Heart
    Rheumatic Fever: Heart

  • valvular

  • see also specific valvular diseases
    Valvular Disorders

    Heart failure

    Foot Manifestations of Systemic DisordersTables
    Heart Failure

  • air travel and

  • Air Travel: Decreased O2 tension

  • antihypertensives in

  • Antihypertensives for High-Risk PatientsTables

  • arrhythmias in

  • Heart Failure: Arrhythmias

  • biventricular

  • Heart Failure: Classification

  • cachexia with

  • Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Secondary PEU

  • cardiac resynchronization therapy in

  • Indications for Permanent Pacemakers Tables
    Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders: Cardiac resynchronization therapy

  • cardiomyopathy and

  • Cardiomyopathies

  • causes of

  • Causes of Heart FailureTables

  • in children

  • Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies: Heart failure
    Common Causes of Heart Failure in ChildrenTables
    Oral Digoxin Dosage in Children*Tables

  • chronic kidney disease and

  • Chronic Kidney Disease: Heart failure

  • classification of

  • Heart Failure: Classification
    New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification of Heart FailureTables
    New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification of Heart FailureTables

  • congestive hepatopathy in

  • Congestive Hepatopathy

  • cough in

  • Some Causes of CoughTables

  • diabetes mellitus and

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Cardiomyopathy

  • diastolic

  • Heart Failure: Diastolic dysfunction

  • digoxin in

  • Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Digoxin

  • drug interactions with

  • Drug-Disease Interactions in the ElderlyTables

  • dyspnea in

  • Some Causes of Acute* DyspneaTables
    Some Causes of Chronic* DyspneaTables
    Heart Failure: LV failure
    Heart Failure: History

  • edema and

  • Edema
    Some Causes of EdemaTables

  • in elderly

  • Unusual Presentations of Illness in the Elderly
    Prevention of Disease in the Elderly: Heart failure

  • end-of-life care in

  • Heart Failure: End-of-life care

  • Frank-Starling principle and

  • Heart Failure: Physiology
    Frank-Starling principle.Figures

  • hemodynamic response to

  • Heart Failure: Hemodynamic responses

  • hepatic response to

  • Heart Failure: RV failure
    Heart Failure: Examination

  • high-output

  • Heart Failure: Classification

  • left ventricular

  • Heart Failure: LV failure
    Heart Failure: Classification
    Heart Failure: Examination

  • myocardial infarction and

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Myocardial dysfunction
    Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Heart failure

  • neurohumoral response to

  • Heart Failure: Neurohumoral responses

  • pancreatitis and

  • Acute Pancreatitis: Pathophysiology

  • peripartum

  • Heart Disorders in Pregnancy: Peripartum cardiomyopathy

  • pleural effusion and

  • Causes of Pleural Effusion Tables

  • pregnancy and

  • Heart Disorders in Pregnancy: Treatment

  • pulmonary edema in

  • Pulmonary Edema

  • refractory

  • Heart Failure: Persistent HF

  • rehabilitation in

  • Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

  • renal response to

  • Heart Failure: Renal responses

  • right ventricular

  • Heart Failure: RV failure
    Heart Failure: Classification
    Heart Failure: Examination

  • severity of

  • Heart Failure: Symptoms and Signs

  • systolic

  • Heart Failure: Systolic dysfunction
    Heart Failure: Examination

  • thiamin deficiency and

  • Thiamin: Symptoms and Signs

  • treatment of

  • Heart Failure: Treatment

  • in children

  • Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies: Heart failure in neonates
    Oral Digoxin Dosage in Children*Tables

    Heart murmur(s)

    Cardiovascular Examination: Cardiac Auscultation
    Heart Murmur IntensityTables
    Diagram of physical findings in a patient with aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation.Figures
    Etiology of Murmurs by TimingTables
    Maneuvers That Aid in Diagnosis of MurmursTables
    Cardiovascular Examination: Systolic murmurs

  • angina pectoris and

  • Angina Pectoris: Symptoms and Signs

  • aortic dissection and

  • Aortic Dissection: Symptoms and Signs

  • aortic regurgitation and

  • Aortic Regurgitation: Symptoms and Signs

  • aortic stenosis and

  • Aortic Stenosis: Symptoms and Signs

  • in athlete's heart

  • Athlete's Heart: Symptoms and Signs

  • atrial septal defect and

  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD): Symptoms and Signs

  • atrioventricular septal defect and

  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Symptoms and Signs

  • bronchial carcinoid and

  • Bronchial Carcinoid

  • bruit vs

  • Cardiovascular Examination: Carotid pulses
    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cerebrovascular examination

  • in children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Heart

  • coarctation of aorta and

  • Coarctation of the Aorta: Symptoms and Signs

  • congenital heart disease and

  • Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies: Obstructive lesions
    Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies: Murmurs

  • cor pulmonale and

  • Cor Pulmonale: Symptoms and Signs

  • crescendo-decrescendo

  • Aortic Stenosis: Symptoms and Signs

  • Eisenmenger's syndrome and

  • Eisenmenger's Syndrome: Symptoms and Signs

  • in elderly patient

  • Evaluation of the Elderly Patient: Heart

  • hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and

  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms and Signs

  • mitral regurgitation and

  • Mitral Regurgitation: Symptoms and Signs

  • mitral stenosis and

  • Mitral Stenosis: Symptoms and Signs
    Distinguishing Murmurs of Tricuspid and Mitral StenosisTables

  • mitral valve prolapse and

  • Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP): Symptoms and Signs

  • myocardial infarction and

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): NSTEMI and STEMI

  • myxoma and

  • Cardiac Tumors: Symptoms and Signs

  • in neonate

  • Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Cardiorespiratory system

  • patent ductus arteriosus and

  • Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies: Murmurs
    Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA): Symptoms and Signs

  • persistent truncus arteriosus and

  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus: Symptoms and Signs

  • pulmonic regurgitation and

  • Pulmonic Regurgitation: Symptoms and Signs

  • pulmonic stenosis and

  • Pulmonic Stenosis: Symptoms and Signs

  • restrictive cardiomyopathy and

  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms and Signs

  • rheumatic fever and

  • Rheumatic Fever: Heart

  • tetralogy of Fallot and

  • Tetralogy of Fallot: Symptoms and Signs

  • tricuspid atresia and

  • Tricuspid Atresia: Symptoms and Signs

  • tricuspid regurgitation and

  • Tricuspid Regurgitation: Symptoms and Signs

  • tricuspid stenosis and

  • Tricuspid Stenosis: Symptoms and Signs
    Distinguishing Murmurs of Tricuspid and Mitral StenosisTables

  • ventricular septal defect and

  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD): Symptoms and Signs

    Heart rate

  • in children

  • Cardiac Arrest: Treatment
    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children: Prearrest

  • exercise and

  • Heart Failure: Physiology
    Exercise: Aerobic exercise

  • fetal

  • Management of Normal Labor: Fetal Monitoring

  • measurement of

  • Cardiovascular Examination: Vital Signs

  • in neonate

  • Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Cardiorespiratory system

  • orthostatic hypotension and

  • Orthostatic Hypotension: Physical examination

  • pregnancy and

  • Physiology of Pregnancy: Cardiovascular

  • resting

  • Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders: Normal rhythm

  • R-R interval of

  • Orthostatic Hypotension: Testing
    Orthostatic Hypotension: Testing
    Electrocardiography (ECG): Heart rate variability

  • testing of

  • Autonomic Nervous System: Laboratory testing

    Heart sounds

    see also Heart murmur(s)
    Approach to the Pulmonary Patient: Auscultation
    Cardiovascular Examination: Cardiac Auscultation
    Cardiovascular Examination: Systolic heart sounds
    Diagram of the cardiac cycle, showing pressure curves of the cardiac chambers, heart sounds, jugular pulse wave, and the ECG.Figures

  • fetal

  • Management of Normal Labor: Stages of labor

  • heart failure and

  • Heart Failure: Examination

    Heartworm infection

    Filarial Nematode Infections: Dirofilariasis

    Heat cramps

    Heat Cramps

    Heat exhaustion

    Heat Exhaustion

    Heat illness

    Heat Illness
    Common Factors Contributing to Heat DisordersTables

    Heat-shock proteins

    Heat Illness: Pathophysiology

    Heatstroke

    Causes of SeizuresTables
    Heatstroke
    Some Differences Between Classic and Exertional HeatstrokeTables

    Heat therapy

    Indications for Nondrug Pain TreatmentsTables
    Rehabilitative Measures for Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: Heat

    Heavy chain diseases

    Classification of Plasma Cell DisordersTables
    Heavy Chain Diseases

    Heavy metals

  • gingivitis and

  • Gingivitis: Systemic causes

  • hyperpigmentation and

  • Hyperpigmentation Effects of Some Drugs and ChemicalsTables

  • hypocalcemia and

  • Hypocalcemia: Renal disease

  • nephrotoxicity of

  • Heavy Metal Nephropathy

  • poisoning with

  • Drug- and Chemical-Related Gastroenteritis
    Common Specific AntidotesTables
    Guidelines for Chelation TherapyTables

    Heberden nodes

    Osteoarthritis (OA): Symptoms and Signs
    Gout: Tophi

    Heck disease

    Wart VariantsTables

    Heel

    Foot Manifestations of Systemic DisordersTables

  • pain in

  • Disorders Associated With Heel Pain According to LocationTables
    Plantar Fasciosis

  • plantar nerve compression at

  • Medial and Lateral Plantar Nerve Entrapment

    Heerfordt's syndrome

    Systemic Involvement in Sarcoidosis Tables

    Height

  • pregnancy and

  • Risk Factors for Complications During Pregnancy: Maternal height

    Heimlich maneuver

    Airway Establishment and Control: Heimlich maneuver (subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrusts)
    Abdominal thrusts with victim lying (conscious or unconscious).Figures
    Abdominal thrusts with victim standing or sitting (conscious).Figures

    Heinz bodies

    RBC Morphologic Changes in Hemolytic AnemiasTables
    Spleen Disorders

    Helicobacter pylori infection

    Helicobacter pylori Infection

  • dyspepsia and

  • Some Causes of DyspepsiaTables

  • gastritis and

  • Gastritis
    Gastritis: Nonerosive Gastritis

  • peptic ulcer disease and

  • Peptic Ulcer Disease: Etiology

  • stomach cancer and

  • Peptic Ulcer Disease: Stomach cancer

    Heliotropic rash

    Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Symptoms and Signs
    Description of Skin Lesions: Color

    Heliox

  • in asthma

  • Asthma and Related Disorders: Treatment of acute exacerbation

    Helium

  • in nitrogen narcosis

  • Gas Toxicity During Diving: Nitrogen narcosis

    Heller myotomy

    Motility Disorders: Treatment

    HELLP (hemolysis, elevated Iiver enzymes, and Iow platelet count) syndrome

    Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy: Preeclampsia
    Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: Complications

    Helminthiasis

    see also Cestode infections
    see also Nematode infections, and specific diseases
    Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver InflammationTables
    Approach to Parasitic Infections: Helminths
    Collecting and Handling Specimens for Microscopic Diagnosis of Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Serologic and Molecular Tests for Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Nematodes (Roundworms)

  • CNS

  • Helminthic Brain Infections

    Helomas

    Cornification Disorders

    Hemagglutinin

    Influenza: Influenza antigens

    Hemangioblastoma

    Von Hippel–Lindau Disease

    Hemangioma

  • cardiac

  • Cardiac Tumors: Benign primary tumors
    Cardiac Tumors: Symptoms and Signs

  • cavernous

  • Tumors of the Orbit: Adults
    Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC): Etiology

  • gastrointestinal

  • Vascular GI Lesions

  • hepatic

  • Benign Liver Tumors: Hemangiomas

  • infantile

  • Vascular Lesions of the Skin: Infantile Hemangioma

  • oral

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

    Hemapheresis

    Therapeutic Apheresis
    Indications for Plasma Exchange According to the American Society for Apheresis Tables

    Hemarthrosis

    Some Causes of Monarticular Joint PainTables

    Hematemesis

    see also Bleeding, gastrointestinal
    GI Bleeding

    Hematocele

    Some Causes of a Painless Scrotal MassTables

    Hematochezia

    GI Bleeding
    GI Bleeding: Interpretation of findings

    Hematocolpos

    Symptoms of Gynecologic Disorders: Etiology
    Amenorrhea: Ovulatory amenorrhea

    Hematoma

    see also Hemorrhage

  • adrenal

  • Nonfunctional Adrenal Masses

  • axillary

  • Vascular Access: Complications

  • cerebellar

  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology

  • epidural

  • Spinal Subdural or Epidural Hematoma
    Common Types of Traumatic Brain InjuryTables
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Hematomas
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Symptoms and Signs
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Surgery

  • intestinal wall

  • Abdominal Trauma: Complications

  • intracerebral

  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Etiology
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Hematomas
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Surgery

  • septal

  • Fractures of the Nose

  • spinal

  • Spinal Subdural or Epidural Hematoma

  • subdural

  • Spinal Subdural or Epidural Hematoma
    Common Types of Traumatic Brain InjuryTables
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Hematomas
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Symptoms and Signs
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Surgery

  • subperichondrial

  • External Ear Trauma: Subperichondral hematomas

  • subungual

  • Nail Deformities: Subungual hematoma and nail bed trauma
    Fractures: Fingertip (tuft of the distal phalanx) fractures

    Hematometra

    Amenorrhea: Ovulatory amenorrhea
    Cervical Stenosis

    Hematomyelia

    Spinal Trauma: Incomplete cord injury

    Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

    see Stem cell transplantation

    Hematospermia

    Hematospermia

    Hematuria

    Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: History
    Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: Urinalysis
    Isolated Hematuria
    Some Common Specific Causes of HematuriaTables

  • benign familial

  • Thin Basement Membrane Disease

  • hypertension and

  • Hypertension: Testing

  • IgA nephropathy and

  • Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgA Nephropathy): Symptoms and Signs

  • renal trauma and

  • Renal Trauma: Diagnosis

  • in sickle cell heterozygotes

  • Sickle Cell Disease: Heterozygotes

    Heme

    Porphyrias

  • biosynthetic pathway of

  • Substrates and Enzymes of the Heme Biosynthetic Pathway and the Diseases Associated With Their DeficiencyTables

  • in porphyria

  • Acute Porphyrias: Treatment

    Hemianopia

    Cranial NervesTables

  • after stroke

  • Stroke Rehabilitation: Hemianopia

  • bitemporal

  • Types of Field Defects Tables

  • homonymous

  • Types of Field Defects Tables

    Hemiballismus

    Hyperkinetic DisordersTables
    Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus

    Hemiblock

    Bundle Branch and Fascicular Block

    Hemicolectomy

    GI Bleeding: Hemostasis

    Hemicrania continua

    Cluster Headache: Diagnosis

    Hemifacial spasm

    Cranial NervesTables
    Hemifacial Spasm

    Hemi-Fontan procedure

    Tricuspid Atresia: Treatment
    Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Treatment

    Hemineglect

    Agnosia

    Hemiplegia

    Stroke Rehabilitation: Hemiplegia

    Hemizona assay

    Sperm Disorders: Diagnosis

    Hemlock poisoning

    Plant Poisoning: Hemlock

    Hemochromatosis

    Iron Deficiency and Toxicity: Iron Toxicity
    Oral Findings in Systemic DisordersTables
    Iron Overload
    Common Manifestations of Hereditary HemochromatosisTables

  • hyperpigmentation in

  • Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease: GI disorders

  • hypogonadism and

  • Male Hypogonadism: Evaluation of secondary hypogonadism

  • hypopituitarism vs

  • Differentiation of Generalized Hypopituitarism from Other Selected DisordersTables

  • juvenile

  • Hereditary Hemochromatosis: type 2 hereditary hemochromatosis

    Hemodiafiltration

    Renal Replacement Therapy

    Hemodialysis

    see Dialysis

    Hemodilution

    Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation: Complications

    Hemofiltration

    Continuous Hemofiltration and Hemodialysis

  • in metabolic alkalosis

  • Metabolic Alkalosis: Treatment

    Hemoglobin

    HemoglobinopathiesSidebars

  • Bart's

  • Thalassemias: Pathophysiology

  • in children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Blood tests

  • decrease in

  • see Anemia

  • fetal

  • Perinatal Physiology: Hematopoietic function

  • in neonate

  • Perinatal Hematologic Disorders
    Age-Specific Values for Hemoglobin and HematocritTables

  • pregnancy and

  • Physiology of Pregnancy: Hematologic
    Pregnancy Complicated by Disease

  • urinary

  • Anemias Caused by Hemolysis: Diagnosis

    Hemoglobin A

    HemoglobinopathiesSidebars
    Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Hemolysis

    Hemoglobin A1c

    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Diagnosis
    Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Monitoring
    Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes): Management of complications

    Hemoglobin C disease

    Hemoglobin C Disease

    Hemoglobin E disease

    Hemoglobin E Disease

    Hemoglobin F

    HemoglobinopathiesSidebars
    Perinatal Physiology: Hematopoietic function
    Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Hemolysis

    Hemoglobin H disease

    Thalassemias: Diagnosis

    Hemoglobinopathy

    Some Causes of Polyarticular Joint PainTables
    Sickle Cell Disease
    HemoglobinopathiesSidebars
    Polycythemia Vera: Secondary Erythrocytosis

  • in neonate

  • Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Hemolysis

  • pregnancy and

  • Pregnancy Complicated by Disease: Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy

    Hemoglobin S

    Health Supervision of the Well Child: Blood tests

    Hemoglobin S-b-thalassemia disease

    Hemoglobin S–β-Thalassemia Disease
    Pregnancy Complicated by Disease: Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy

    Hemoglobin S-C disease

    Hemoglobin S-C Disease
    Pregnancy Complicated by Disease: Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy

    Hemoglobin S disease

    see also Sickle cell disease
    RBC Morphologic Changes in Hemolytic AnemiasTables
    Sickle Cell Disease

    Hemoglobinuria

    Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: Urinalysis

  • in hemolytic anemia

  • Anemias Caused by Hemolysis: Intravascular hemolysis

  • paroxysmal

  • Characteristics of Common Anemias Tables
    Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
    Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

    Hemolysis

    see also Hemolytic anemia
    Classification of Anemia by CauseTables
    Etiology of Anemia
    Characteristics of Common Anemias Tables
    Evaluation of Anemia: Testing
    Anemias Caused by Hemolysis

  • blood transfusion and

  • Complications of Transfusion

  • burns and

  • Burns: Systemic

  • in neonate

  • Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Hemolysis

  • pseudohyperkalemia and

  • Overview of Disorders of Potassium Concentration: False K concentrations

  • traumatic

  • Hypoproliferative Anemias: Anemia of renal disease

    Hemolytic anemia

    Anemias Caused by Hemolysis
    Hemolytic AnemiasTables

  • acquired red cell membrane disorders in

  • Hemolytic AnemiasTables
    Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
    Stomatocytosis and Anemia Caused by Hypophosphatemia

  • autoimmune

  • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

  • cold antibody

  • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

  • congenital red cell membrane disorders in

  • Hemolytic AnemiasTables
    Hereditary Spherocytosis and Hereditary Elliptocytosis

  • drug-induced

  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency
    Drug Hypersensitivity: Symptoms and Signs

  • Embden-Meyerhof pathway defects and

  • Embden-Meyerhof Pathway Defects

  • extrinsic

  • Hemolytic AnemiasTables

  • fetal

  • Erythroblastosis Fetalis

  • glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and

  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

  • hemoglobinopathy and

  • Sickle Cell Disease

  • hereditary elliptocytosis and

  • Hereditary Spherocytosis and Hereditary Elliptocytosis

  • hereditary spherocytosis and

  • Hereditary Spherocytosis and Hereditary Elliptocytosis

  • hexose monophosphate shunt defects and

  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

  • hypophosphatemia and

  • Stomatocytosis and Anemia Caused by Hypophosphatemia

  • immunologic abnormalities and

  • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

  • infectious mononucleosis and

  • Infectious Mononucleosis: Complications

  • intrinsic

  • Anemias Caused by Hemolysis: Intrinsic RBC abnormalities
    Hemolytic AnemiasTables

  • microangiopathic

  • Traumatic Hemolytic Anemia
    Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) and Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS): Diagnosis

  • in neonate

  • Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Hemolysis

  • red blood cell morphology in

  • Anemias Caused by Hemolysis: Diagnosis
    RBC Morphologic Changes in Hemolytic AnemiasTables

  • red cell membrane disorders and

  • Hemolytic AnemiasTables
    Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

  • red cell metabolic disorders and

  • Hemolytic AnemiasTables
    Embden-Meyerhof Pathway Defects

  • splenomegaly in

  • Common Causes of Splenomegaly*Tables

  • stomatocytosis and

  • Stomatocytosis and Anemia Caused by Hypophosphatemia

  • thalassemic

  • Characteristics of Common Anemias Tables
    Thalassemias

  • traumatic

  • Hypoproliferative Anemias: Anemia of renal disease
    Traumatic Hemolytic Anemia

  • warm antibody

  • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
    Drugs That Cause Warm Antibody Hemolytic AnemiaTables

    Hemolytic crisis

    Anemias Caused by Hemolysis: Symptoms and Signs

    Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

    Hypoproliferative Anemias: Anemia of renal disease
    Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) and Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

  • E. coli infection and

  • Gastroenteritis: Bacteria
    Gastroenteritis: Diagnosis
    Gastroenteritis: Antimicrobials
    Escherichia coli Infections: Symptoms and Signs

    Hemoperfusion

    Renal Replacement Therapy
    Indications and Contraindications to Common Renal Replacement TherapiesTables

    Hemopericardium

    Pericarditis: Etiology

    Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

    Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

    Hemophilia

    Hemophilia
    Screening Laboratory Test Results in Inherited Defects in Blood CoagulationTables

  • dental procedures in

  • Systemic Disorders and the Mouth: Hematologic disorders

  • factor VIII anticoagulants in

  • Hemophilia: Diagnosis
    Coagulation Disorders Caused by Circulating Anticoagulants: Factor VIII Anticoagulants

    Hemophobia

    Phobic Disorders: Specific phobias

    Hemoptysis

    Hemoptysis
    Some Causes of HemoptysisTables

  • endemic

  • Paragonimiasis

  • in mitral stenosis

  • Mitral Stenosis: Symptoms and Signs

    Hemorrhage

    see also Bleeding
    see also Hematoma

  • adrenal

  • Nonfunctional Adrenal Masses

  • alveolar

  • Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome

  • glomerulonephritis with

  • Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome
    Causes of Pulmonary-Renal SyndromeTables

  • anemia and

  • Classification of Anemia by CauseTables
    Etiology of Anemia
    Characteristics of Common Anemias Tables
    Iron Deficiency Anemia

  • anterior chamber

  • Eye Contusions and Lacerations: Hyphema (anterior chamber hemorrhage)

  • anticoagulant-related

  • Peripheral Venous Disorders: Anticoagulants

  • bursitis vs

  • Bursa, Muscle, and Tendon Disorders: Diagnosis

  • fetomaternal

  • Blood Products: Immune globulins
    Erythroblastosis Fetalis: Pathophysiology
    Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Blood loss
    Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Testing

  • fluid therapy and

  • Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation: Hemorrhage

  • gastrointestinal

  • see also Bleeding, gastrointestinal
    GI Bleeding
    Common Causes of GI BleedingTables

  • intracerebral

  • Some Causes of Dizziness and VertigoTables
    Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities in Various DisordersTables
    Intracerebral Hemorrhage

  • intracranial

  • blood pressure in

  • Hypertensive Emergencies

  • in neonate

  • Birth Injuries: Intracranial Hemorrhage
    Neonatal Seizure Disorders: Etiology

  • intraorbital

  • Proptosis: Evaluation

  • intraparenchymal

  • in neonate

  • Birth Injuries: Intracranial Hemorrhage

  • intraventricular

  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology

  • in neonate

  • Birth Injuries: Intracranial Hemorrhage

  • in premature infant

  • Premature Infant: CNS

  • labial artery

  • Electrical and Lightning Injuries: Symptoms and Signs

  • Mallory-Weiss syndrome and

  • Mallory-Weiss Syndrome

  • peptic ulcer disease and

  • Peptic Ulcer Disease: Hemorrhage

  • perinatal

  • Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Blood loss

  • pertussis and

  • Pertussis: Diseases caused by pertussis

  • postpartum

  • Postpartum Hemorrhage
    Postpartum Care and Associated Disorders: Hemorrhage

  • prenatal

  • Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Blood loss

  • retinal

  • Evaluation of the Ophthalmologic Patient: Ophthalmoscopy

  • altitude sickness and

  • Altitude Diseases: Other manifestations

  • child abuse and

  • Child Maltreatment: Physical abuse

  • shock and

  • see also Shock, hemorrhagic
    Shock and Fluid Resuscitation: Hypovolemic shock
    Shock and Fluid Resuscitation: Hemorrhagic shock
    Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation: Traumatic hemorrhagic shock

  • spinal cord

  • Spinal Trauma: Incomplete cord injury

  • subarachnoid

  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
    Common Types of Traumatic Brain InjuryTables
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Hematomas

  • in neonate

  • Birth Injuries: Intracranial Hemorrhage

  • subconjunctival

  • Red Eye
    Some Causes of Red EyeTables
    Subconjunctival Hemorrhages

  • in neonate

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

  • subdural

  • in neonate

  • Birth Injuries: Intracranial Hemorrhage

  • subgaleal

  • Birth Injuries: Head Injuries

  • trauma-related

  • Approach to the Trauma Patient: Pathophysiology

  • variceal

  • Varices
    Portal Hypertension: Symptoms and Signs

  • pregnancy and

  • Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy: Chronic hepatic disorders

    Hemorrhagic colitis

    Escherichia coli Infections: E. coli O157H7 Infection

    Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn

    Vitamin K: Etiology
    Perinatal Hematologic Disorders: Blood loss

    Hemorrhagic fever

    Types of Viral Disorders: Hemorrhagic fevers
    Some Viruses That Cause Hemorrhagic FeverTables
    Arboviridae, Arenaviridae, and Filoviridae: Treatment

  • dengue

  • Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus DiseasesTables
    Dengue: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

  • with renal syndrome

  • Hantavirus Infection: Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome (HFRS)

    Hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome

    Hemorrhagic Shock and Encephalopathy Syndrome (HSES)

    Hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome)

    Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables
    Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

    Hemorrhoids

    Hemorrhoids

  • anal itching and

  • Some Causes of Pruritus AniTables

    Hemosiderin

    Iron Deficiency Anemia: Iron storage and recycling

  • in pigmented villonodular synovitis

  • Joint Tumors: Pigmented villonodular synovitis

  • urinary

  • Anemias Caused by Hemolysis: Diagnosis

    Hemosiderosis

    Hemosiderosis

  • pulmonary

  • Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome: Pathophysiology

    Hemostasis

    Hemostasis

  • gastrointestinal bleeding and

  • GI Bleeding: Hemostasis

  • laboratory tests of

  • Excessive Bleeding: Testing
    Laboratory Tests of Hemostasis by PhaseTables

  • plasma factors in

  • Hemostasis: Plasma Factors
    Pathways in blood coagulation.Figures
    Components of Blood Coagulation ReactionsTables

  • platelet factors in

  • Hemostasis: Platelet Factors

  • regulation of

  • Hemostasis: Regulatory Mechanisms
    Fibrinolytic pathway. Figures

  • in trauma

  • Lacerations: Evaluation

  • vascular factors in

  • Hemostasis: Vascular Factors

    Hemothorax

    Pleural Effusion: Etiology

    Hemotympanum

    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Symptoms and Signs
    Temporal Bone Fractures

    Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

    Acid-Base Regulation and Disorders: Chemical buffering

    Hennekam syndrome

    Lymphedema: Primary lymphedemas

    Henoch-Schönlein purpura

    Immunoglobulin A–Associated Vasculitis (IgAV)
    Some Causes of Scrotal PainTables
    Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgA Nephropathy): Diagnosis

    Henry's law

    Decompression Sickness

    Heparin

  • complications of

  • Peripheral Venous Disorders: Anticoagulants

  • in coronary artery disease

  • Drugs for Coronary Artery Disease Tables

  • in deep venous thrombosis

  • Peripheral Venous Disorders: Anticoagulants

  • in disseminated intravascular coagulation

  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC): Treatment

  • in elderly

  • Effect of Aging on Drug ResponseTables

  • goldenseal interactions with

  • Some Possible Dietary Supplement–Drug Interactions*Tables

  • in myocardial infarction

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Anticoagulant drugs

  • poisoning with

  • Common Specific AntidotesTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Some Drugs With Adverse Effects During PregnancyTables
    Heart Disorders in Pregnancy: Arrhythmias
    Thromboembolic Disorders in Pregnancy: Treatment

  • preoperative

  • Peripheral Venous Disorders: Prevention

  • in pulmonary embolism

  • Pulmonary Embolism: Anticoagulation
    Weight-based heparin dosing.Figures
    Some Low Molecular Weight Heparin* Options in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables
    Some Low Molecular Weight Heparin* Options in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables

  • in pulmonary embolism prevention

  • Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Surgical PatientsTables
    Some Anticoagulation Options Other Than Heparin in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables
    Some Anticoagulation Options Other Than Heparin in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables

  • in stroke

  • Ischemic Stroke: Acute

  • thrombocytopenia and

  • Thrombocytopenia: Other Causes: Drug-induced immunologic destruction

    Hepatic

    see also Liver

    Hepatic artery

    Approach to the Patient With Liver Disease
    Approach to the Patient With Liver DiseaseFigures

  • aneurysm of

  • Hepatic Artery Disorders: Aneurysms
    Diseases of the Aorta and Its Branches: Aortic Branch Aneurysms

  • occlusion of

  • Hepatic Artery Disorders: Hepatic Artery Occlusion

    Hepatic coma (hepatic encephalopathy)

    Portal Hypertension: Pathophysiology
    Portosystemic Encephalopathy
    Clinical Stages of Portosystemic EncephalopathyTables
    Laboratory Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: Ammonia
    Child-Turcotte-Pugh Scoring SystemTables
    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables

    Hepatic ducts

    Overview of Bilirubin MetabolismSidebars
    Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders

    Hepatic failure

    Acute Liver Failure
    Classification of Liver Failure*Tables

    Hepatic lipase deficiency

    Genetic (Primary) DyslipidemiasTables

    Hepatic veins

    Approach to the Patient With Liver Disease
    Approach to the Patient With Liver DiseaseFigures

  • disorders of

  • Hepatic Vein Disorders

    Hepatitis

    see also specific virus
    Hepatitis
    Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver InflammationTables
    Types of Viral Disorders: Hepatic infections
    Viral HepatitisTables

  • alcoholic

  • Alcoholic Liver Disease: Pathology
    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Initial diagnosis

  • anicteric

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: General

  • autoimmune

  • Chronic Hepatitis: Etiology
    Chronic Hepatitis: Autoimmune hepatitis

  • cholestatic

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: General

  • chronic

  • Hepatitis B Serology*Tables
    Hepatitis C SerologyTables
    Chronic Hepatitis
    Comparison of Drugs Commonly Used to Treat Chronic Viral Hepatitis BTables

  • cytomegalovirus

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection

  • drug-induced

  • Chronic Hepatitis: Etiology

  • drugs for

  • Comparison of Drugs Commonly Used to Treat Chronic Viral Hepatitis BTables

  • α-fetoprotein in

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

  • fulminant

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: Fulminant Hepatitis

  • giant cell (neonatal)

  • Neonatal Cholestasis: Etiology

  • granulomatous

  • Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver InflammationTables
    Hepatic Granulomas
    Hepatic Granulomas: Etiology

  • halothane-related

  • Postoperative Liver Dysfunction

  • hypoxic

  • Hepatic Ischemia: Ischemic Hepatitis

  • immunization for

  • Vaccines for International Travel*,† Tables

  • infectious mononucleosis and

  • Infectious Mononucleosis: Complications

  • ischemic

  • Hepatic Ischemia: Ischemic Hepatitis

  • IV drug abuse and

  • Injection Drug Use: Infectious agents

  • neonatal

  • Neonatal Cholestasis: Etiology
    Neonatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection

  • postoperative

  • Postoperative Liver Dysfunction

  • pregnancy and

  • Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy: Acute viral hepatitis

  • prevention of

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: Prevention

  • Q fever

  • Q Fever: Symptoms and Signs

  • recrudescent

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: General

  • rifampin-induced

  • Rifamycins: Adverse Effects

  • risk factors for

  • Risk Factors for Liver DisordersTables
    Some Risk Factors for HepatitisTables

  • viral

  • Approach to the Patient With Liver Disease: Pathophysiology
    Characteristics of Hepatitis VirusesTables
    Hepatitis A SerologyTables
    Hepatitis B Serology*Tables
    Hepatitis C SerologyTables

  • acute

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis
    Simplified diagnostic approach to possible acute viral hepatitis.Figures

  • Wilson disease and

  • Copper Deficiency and Toxicity: Symptoms and Signs

    Hepatitis A

    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A virus (HAV)
    Characteristics of Hepatitis VirusesTables
    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Virus-specific
    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Serology
    Viral HepatitisTables

  • detection of

  • Hepatitis A SerologyTables

  • prevention of

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: HAV

  • sexual transmission of

  • Sexually Transmitted Enteric Infections

  • vaccine against

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: HAV
    Vaccines Available in the USTables
    Common Vaccinations for AdultsTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Hepatitis A
    Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ages 0–6 yrTables
    Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ages 7–18 yrTables
    Catch-up Immunization Schedule for Ages 4 mo–18 yrTables

    Hepatitis B

    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
    Characteristics of Hepatitis VirusesTables
    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Virus-specific
    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Serology
    Viral HepatitisTables

  • chronic

  • Chronic Hepatitis

  • core antigen (HBcAg) of

  • Hepatitis B Serology*Tables

  • detection of

  • Hepatitis B Serology*Tables

  • DNA of

  • Hepatitis B Serology*Tables

  • drugs for

  • Chronic Hepatitis: HBV
    Comparison of Drugs Commonly Used to Treat Chronic Viral Hepatitis BTables

  • e antigen (HBeAg) of

  • Hepatitis B Serology*Tables

  • fulminant

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: Fulminant Hepatitis

  • hepatocellular carcinoma and

  • Primary Liver Cancer: Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Cancer-Associated VirusesTables

  • neonatal

  • Neonatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection

  • polyarteritis nodosa and

  • Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Hepatitis B–related PAN

  • posttransplantation

  • Liver Transplantation: Complications

  • in pregnancy

  • Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy: Acute viral hepatitis

  • prevention of

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: HBV

  • rape and

  • Medical Examination of the Rape Victim: Prevention of infections

  • sexual transmission of

  • Sexually Transmitted Enteric Infections

  • surface antigen (HBsAg) of

  • Hepatitis B Serology*Tables

  • transfusion-transmitted

  • Infectious Disease Transmission TestingTables
    Complications of Transfusion: Infectious complications

  • vaccine against

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: HBV
    Vaccines Available in the USTables
    Common Vaccinations for AdultsTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Hepatitis B
    Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ages 0–6 yrTables
    Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ages 7–18 yrTables
    Catch-up Immunization Schedule for Ages 4 mo–18 yrTables
    Neonatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Prevention

    Hepatitis B immune globulin

    Immune Globulins and Antitoxins* Available in the USTables
    Neonatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Prevention

    Hepatitis C

    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
    Characteristics of Hepatitis VirusesTables
    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Serology
    Foot Manifestations of Systemic DisordersTables
    Viral HepatitisTables

  • alcoholic liver disease and

  • Alcoholic Liver Disease: Symptoms and Signs

  • chronic

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: Virus-specific
    Chronic Hepatitis

  • cutaneous manifestations of

  • Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease: GI disorders

  • detection of

  • Hepatitis C SerologyTables

  • drugs for

  • Chronic Hepatitis: HCV

  • posttransplantation

  • Liver Transplantation: Complications

  • sexual transmission of

  • Sexually Transmitted Enteric Infections

  • thrombocytopenia in

  • Thrombocytopenia: Other Causes: Infections

  • transfusion-transmitted

  • Infectious Disease Transmission TestingTables
    Complications of Transfusion: Infectious complications

    Hepatitis D

    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis D virus (HDV)
    Characteristics of Hepatitis VirusesTables
    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Virus-specific
    Viral HepatitisTables

    Hepatitis E

    Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis E virus (HEV)
    Characteristics of Hepatitis VirusesTables
    Viral HepatitisTables

    Hepatoblastoma

    Primary Liver Cancer: Hepatoblastoma

    Hepatocavopathy

  • obliterative

  • Hepatic Vein Disorders: Etiology

    Hepatocellular adenoma

    Benign Liver Tumors: Hepatocellular adenoma

    Hepatocellular carcinoma

    Imaging Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: Ultrasonography
    Cirrhosis: Complications
    Chronic Hepatitis: Diagnosis
    Primary Liver Cancer: Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Staging Hepatocellular Carcinoma*Tables
    Cancer-Associated VirusesTables

    Hepatocytes

    Approach to the Patient With Liver Disease

  • ground-glass

  • Acute Viral Hepatitis: Biopsy

  • lipid accumulation in

  • Fatty Liver
    Alcoholic Liver Disease: Pathology

    Hepatojugular reflux

    Cardiovascular Examination: Neck veins

    Hepatolithiasis

    Choledocholithiasis and Cholangitis

    Hepatoma

    Imaging Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: Ultrasonography
    Cirrhosis: Complications
    Primary Liver Cancer: Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Staging Hepatocellular Carcinoma*Tables

    Hepatomegaly

    Interpretation of Some Physical FindingsTables

  • total parenteral nutrition and

  • Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): Complications

    Hepatopulmonary syndrome

    Pulmonary Hypertension: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

    Hepatorenal syndrome

    Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease: Hepatorenal syndrome

    Hepcidin

    Hereditary Hemochromatosis: Pathophysiology

    Heptachlor poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Herbalism

    Types of Alternative MedicineTables

    Herbicide poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables
    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hereditary

    see Familial; Genes; Genetic disorders, and specific hereditary disorders

    Hereditary angioedema

    Hereditary and Acquired Angioedema

    Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

    GI Bleeding: Interpretation of findings
    Vascular GI Lesions
    Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables

    Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome

    Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Carcinoma
    Endometrial Cancer: Etiology

    Hereditary spastic paraparesis

    Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome

    Albinism: Pathophysiology

    Hermaphroditism

    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Primary

    HER2/neu gene

    Lung Carcinoma: Etiology

    Hernia

  • abdominal

  • Hernias of the Abdominal Wall

  • diaphragmatic

  • Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Abdomen and pelvis
    Diaphragmatic Hernia

  • groin

  • Hernias of the Abdominal Wall: Classification

  • Hiatus

  • Hiatus Hernia

  • inguinal

  • Hernias of the Abdominal Wall: Classification
    Some Causes of a Painless Scrotal MassTables
    Some Causes of Scrotal PainTables
    Miscellaneous Surgical Emergencies in Neonates: Inguinal hernia

  • umbilical

  • Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Abdomen and pelvis

    Herniation

  • brain

  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology
    Coma and Impaired Consciousness: Pathophysiology
    Brain herniation.Figures
    Effects of Brain HerniationTables
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Pathophysiology
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Symptoms and Signs

  • tumors and

  • Intracranial and Spinal Tumors: Treatment

  • intervertebral disk

  • Anklyosing Spondylitis: Diagnosis
    Sciatica: Etiology
    Herniated Nucleus Pulposus

    Heroin

    see also Opioids

  • abuse of

  • Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Prognosis
    Opioids

  • breastfeeding and

  • Some Drugs Contraindicated for Breastfeeding MothersTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Herpangina

    Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables
    Syndromes Caused by EnterovirusesTables
    Herpangina

    Herpes gestationis

    Pemphigoid Gestationis

    Herpes simplex virus infection

    Some Viruses That Cause Recurrent or Chronic Skin or Mucosal LesionsTables
    Herpesviruses That Infect HumansTables
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections

  • in atopic dermatitis

  • Atopic Dermatitis: Complications

  • in children

  • Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection: Symptoms and Signs

  • congenital

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Neonatal herpes simplex

  • corneal

  • Herpes Simplex Keratitis
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Herpes simplex keratitis
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Herpes simplex keratitis

  • cutaneous

  • Diagnostic Tests for Skin Disorders: Tzanck testing
    Erythema Multiforme
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Treatment

  • encephalitic

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: CNS infection
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: CNS infection
    Encephalitis: Primary viral infection

  • esophageal

  • Infectious Esophageal Disorders: HSV and CMV

  • eyelid swelling and

  • Some Causes of Eyelid SwellingTables

  • facial nerve

  • Facial Nerve Palsy: Etiology

  • finger (whitlow)

  • Herpetic Whitlow
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection

  • genital

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection
    Infectious Disease in Pregnancy

  • HIV infection and

  • Common Manifestations of HIV Infection by Organ SystemTables

  • labial

  • Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables
    Stomatitis: Interpretation of findings
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection

  • meningeal

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: CNS infection
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: CNS infection

  • neonatal

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Neonatal herpes simplex
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Neonatal herpes simplex
    Infectious Disease in Pregnancy
    Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection

  • conjunctivitis

  • Neonatal Conjunctivitis: Etiology

  • oral

  • Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables
    Stomatitis: Interpretation of findings
    Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: Diagnosis
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Treatment

  • uveal

  • Infectious Uveitis: Herpesvirus

    Herpesvirus 6

    Some Exanthematous VirusesTables
    Herpesviruses That Infect HumansTables
    Roseola Infantum

    Herpesvirus 8

    Cancer-Associated VirusesTables
    Some Respiratory VirusesTables

    Herpesvirus infections

    see also Herpes simplex virus infection
    see also Herpes zoster virus infection
    see also Varicella-zoster virus infection
    Herpesviruses
    Drugs Used to Treat Herpesvirus InfectionsTables

    Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

    Some Causes of Eye PainTables
    Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
    Herpes Zoster: Symptoms and Signs

    Herpes zoster virus infection

    Herpes Zoster

  • cancer-related

  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes

  • chest pain and

  • Some Causes of Chest PainTables

  • corneal

  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

  • cutaneous

  • Diagnostic Tests for Skin Disorders: Tzanck testing

  • eyelid swelling and

  • Some Causes of Eyelid SwellingTables

  • HIV infection and

  • Common Manifestations of HIV Infection by Organ SystemTables

  • otic

  • Some Causes of Dizziness and VertigoTables
    Herpes Zoster Oticus

  • vaccine against

  • Common Vaccinations for AdultsTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Herpes Zoster
    Chemoprevention and Immunization For Elderly PatientsTables

    Herpetic whitlow

    Herpetic Whitlow
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection

    Herpetiform ulcers

    Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: Symptoms and Signs

    Hers' disease

    Glycogen Storage Diseases and Disorders of GluconeogenesisTables

    Heterocyclic antidepressants

    Depressive Disorders: Heterocyclic antidepressants
    Antidepressants Tables

    Heterograft

    see also Transplantation
    Transplantation

    Heterophil antibody test

    Infectious Mononucleosis: Diagnosis

    Heterophyiasis

    Heterophyiasis and Related Trematode Infections

    Heterotopic ossification (myositis ossificans)

    Tumors of Bones and Joints: Characteristic findings

    Heterozygosity

    General Principles of Medical Genetics: Structure

    Hexachlorocyclohexane poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hexachlorophene

    Drugs Manifesting Unusual Toxicity in ChildrenTables
    Neonatal Hospital-Acquired Infection: Prevention

    Hexaethyltetraphosphate poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hexitol ingestion

    Diarrhea: Osmotic load
    Dietary Factors That May Worsen DiarrheaTables

    Hexosaminidase A deficiency

    Lysosomal Storage DisordersTables
    Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Tay-Sachs Disease and Sandhoff's Disease

    Hexosaminidase B deficiency

    Lysosomal Storage DisordersTables
    Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Tay-Sachs Disease and Sandhoff's Disease

    Hexosaminidase deficiency

    Spinal Muscular Atrophies

    Hexose monophosphate shunt

    Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

    Heyde syndrome

    Aortic Stenosis: Pathophysiology

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