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  • Alopecia
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  • Bleeding, Excessive
  • Breast Lumps
  • Chest Pain
  • Constipation in Adults
  • Constipation in Children
  • Cough in Adults
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  • Earache
  • Ear Discharge
  • Edema
  • Edema During Late Pregnancy
  • Epistaxis
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Eyelid Swelling
  • Eye Pain
  • Fever
  • Fever, Acute, in Adults
  • Fever, Chronic (FUO)
  • Fever in Infants and Children
  • Floaters
  • Gas
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • Halitosis
  • Headache
  • Hearing Loss
  • Hearing Loss: Sudden Deafness
  • Hematospermia
  • Hematuria
  • Hemoptysis
  • Hiccups
  • Hirsutism
  • Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
  • Itching
  • Itching, Anal
  • Jaundice in Adults
  • Jaundice in Neonates
  • Joint Pain, Monarticular
  • Joint Pain, Polyarticular
  • Knee pain
  • Lump in Throat
  • Nasal Congestion and Rhinorrhea
  • Nausea and Vomiting During Early pPregnancy
  • Nausea and Vomiting in Adults
  • Nausea and Vomiting in Infants and Children
  • Neck and Back Pain
  • Neck Mass
  • Nipple Discharge
  • Orthostatis Hypotension
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  • Pain, Chronic
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  • Pelvic Pain During Early Pregnancy
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  • Sore Throat
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Hoarseness

Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • pulmonary hypertension and

  • Pulmonary Hypertension: Symptoms and Signs

    Hodgkin lymphoma

    Comparison of Hodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin LymphomaTables
    Hodgkin Lymphoma
    Histopathologic Subtypes of Hodgkin Lymphoma (WHO Classification)Tables
    Hodgkin Lymphoma Posttreatment SurveillanceTables

  • breast cancer and

  • Modalities of Cancer Therapy: Adverse effects

  • eosinophilia in

  • Eosinophilia: Etiology
    Important Disorders and Treatments Associated With EosinophiliaTables

  • hepatic

  • Metastatic Liver Cancer: Hematologic Cancers and the Liver

  • mediastinal

  • Some causes of mediastinal masses in adults.Figures

  • pneumonia and

  • Pneumonia in Immunocompromised PatientsTables

  • pregnancy and

  • Cancer in Pregnancy: Leukemia and Hodgkin lymphoma

  • staging of

  • Hodgkin Lymphoma: Staging
    Cotswold Modification of Ann Arbor Staging of Hodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin LymphomaTables

    Hoffman sign

    Neck and Back Pain: Physical examination
    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Reflexes

    Hollenhorst plaque

    Central and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: Symptoms and Signs

    Hollenhorst plaques

    Renal Atheroembolism: Symptoms and Signs

    Holliday-Segar formula

    Dehydration in Children: Maintenance requirements
    Holliday-Segar Formula for Maintenance Fluid Requirements by WeightTables

    Holoprosencephaly

    Brain Anomalies: Malformed cerebral hemispheres

    Holotranscobalamin II

    Vitamin B12: Diagnosis

    Holter monitoring

    Electrocardiography (ECG): Holter monitor

    Homans sign

    Peripheral Venous Disorders: Symptoms and Signs

    Home care

    Home Health Care
    Services That May Be Provided in Home Health CareTables

    Home health care

  • for elderly

  • funding for

  • Funding Sources by Type of CareTables
    Funding Sources by Type of CareTables
    Medicare: Home health care

    Homeopathy

    Types of Alternative MedicineTables
    Alternative Whole Medical Systems: Homeopathy

    Home safety

    Prevention of Injuries in the Elderly: Home hazards
    Home Assessment Checklist for Hazards That Increase Risk of FallingTables

    Homocarnosinosis

    Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables

    Homocysteine

    Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders: Disorders of Methionine Metabolism

    Homocystinuria

    Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables
    Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders: Classic homocystinuria

  • Marfan syndrome vs

  • Marfan Syndrome: Diagnosis

    Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency

    Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid MetabolismTables
    Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders: Alkaptonuria

    Homograft

    see also Transplantation
    Transplantation

    Homosexuality

    Sexuality and Sexual Disorders

    Homovanillic acid (HVA)

    Pheochromocytoma: Urine tests

  • in neuroblastoma

  • Neuroblastoma: Diagnosis

    Homozygosity

    General Principles of Medical Genetics: Structure

    Homunculus

    Homunculus. Figures

    Hookworm infestation

    Collecting and Handling Specimens for Microscopic Diagnosis of Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Hookworm Infection

  • cutaneous

  • Cutaneous Larva Migrans

    Hoover's sign

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Related Disorders: Symptoms and Signs

    Hordeolum

    Some Causes of Eyelid SwellingTables
    Chalazion and Hordeolum (Stye)

    Hormonal therapy

  • in breast cancer

  • Breast Cancer: Adjuvant systemic therapy
    Breast Cancer: Metastatic disease

  • in cancer

  • Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables
    Modalities of Cancer Therapy: Hormonal therapy

  • in dysfunctional uterine bleeding

  • Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB): Bleeding

  • in endometrial cancer

  • Endometrial Cancer: Treatment

  • in premature ovarian failure

  • Premature Ovarian Insufficiency or Failure: Treatment

  • in premenstrual syndrome

  • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Treatment

  • in prostate cancer

  • Prostate Cancer: Palliative therapies

  • vaginal bleeding and

  • Some Causes of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding in Adult WomenTables

    Hormone replacement therapy

  • breast cancer and

  • Breast Cancer: Risk Factors

  • in menopause

  • Menopause: Hormone therapy
    Effects of Oral Hormone Therapy on Yearly Incidence* of Selected Disorders in Postmenopausal WomenTables

  • in osteoporosis

  • Osteoporosis: Preserving bone mass

    Hormones

    see also specific hormones

  • aging-related changes in

  • Endocrine Disorders: Aging and Endocrinology
    Selected Physiologic Age-Related ChangesTables

  • food intake and

  • Pathways Regulating Food IntakeSidebars

  • measurement of

  • Endocrine Disorders: Laboratory Testing

  • overproduction of

  • Endocrine Disorders: Hyperfunction
    Endocrine Disorders: Treatment

  • porphyria and

  • Drugs and Porphyria*Tables

  • pulsatile rhythms of

  • Principles of Endocrinology: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Relationships
    Endocrine Disorders: Laboratory Testing

  • tumor production of

  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrine paraneoplastic syndromes

  • underproduction of

  • Endocrine Disorders: Hypofunction
    Endocrine Disorders: Treatment

    Horner's syndrome

    Horner's Syndrome

    Horner syndrome

    Lung Carcinoma: Regional spread
    Some Common Causes of AnisocoriaTables

    Horse fly bites

    Other Arthropod Bites

    Horton disease

    Giant Cell Arteritis

    Hospice

    Hospice Care

  • funding for

  • Funding Sources by Type of CareTables
    Medicare: Hospice services

  • HIV infection and

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): End-of-life care

    Hospitalism

    Failure to Thrive (FTT): Nonorganic FTT

    Hospitalization

  • delirum and

  • Delirium: Prevention

  • diabetes mellitus and

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Hospitalization

  • discharge planning and

  • Hospital Care and the Elderly: Discharge Planning and Transfers

  • of elderly

  • Prevention of Iatrogenic Complications in the Elderly: Hospitalization
    Hospital Care and the Elderly
    ELDERSS: Some Important Issues for the Hospitalized ElderlyTables

  • funding for

  • Funding Sources by Type of CareTables
    Medicare: Part A

  • failure to thrive and

  • Failure to Thrive (FTT): Diagnosis

  • hypercalcemia and

  • Principal Causes of HypercalcemiaTables

  • of neonate

  • Caring for Sick Children and Their Families

    Host

  • compromised

  • see Compromised host

    Host receptors

    Factors Facilitating Microbial Invasion: Microbial Adherence

    Hot flushes (flashes)

    Menopause: Vasomotor
    Menopause: Treatment

    Hot packs

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

    Hot-potato voice

    Sore Throat: Interpretation of findings

    Hot-tub folliculitis

    Folliculitis

    Hot tub lung

    Examples of Hypersensitivity PneumonitisTables

    House dust mites

    Mite Bites

    Housewives' eczema

    Hand and Foot Dermatitis: Housewives' eczema

    Howell-Jolly bodies

    Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemias: Diagnosis
    Spleen Disorders
    Approach to the Patient With Suspected Immunodeficiency: Initial testing

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