LI
LIA (line immunoassay)
Immunologic Tests for Infectious Disease: Western blot test
Libido
female
Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Physiology
male
Male Sexual Dysfunction: Libido
Libman-Sacks lesions
Noninfective Endocarditis: Etiology
Lice
Lice Treatment Options for Scabies and Lice
relapsing fever and
Relapsing Fever
typhus and
Diseases Caused by Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Coxiella Spp Epidemic Typhus
Lichenification
Description of Skin Lesions: Texture
Lichen planopilaris
Lichen Planus: Symptoms and Signs
Lichen planus
Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of Involvement Description of Skin Lesions: Location and Distribution Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease: GI disorders Lichen Planus Types of Drug Reactions and Typical Causative Agents
nail deformities in
Nail Deformities: Deformities associated with dermatologic conditions
penile
Cutaneous Penile Lesions
Lichen sclerosus
Lichen Sclerosus
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Lichen simplex chronicus
Some Causes of Itching Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Licorice
Disorders of Potassium Concentration: Renal losses Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis Some Possible Dietary Supplement–Drug Interactions* Licorice
Liddle syndrome
Disorders of Potassium Concentration: Renal losses Liddle Syndrome
Lidocaine
in arrhythmias
Antiarrhythmic Drugs (Vaughan Williams Classification)
in elderly
Effect of Aging on Drug Metabolism* and Elimination
in endotracheal intubation
Airway Establishment and Control: Pretreatment
in herpetic gingivostomatitis
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection
topical
Drugs for Neuropathic Pain Treatment of Pain: Adjuvant Analgesic Drugs
in wound treatment
Lacerations: Local anesthesia
Life-care communities
Life-Care Communities Models for Comprehensive Health Care Coverage for the Elderly: Extended care communities
Life expectancy
Approach to the Geriatric Patient
Lifestyle
disease prevention and
Lifestyle Measures That Help Prevent Common Chronic Diseases
Lift-off test
Rotator Cuff Injury: Diagnosis
Ligand
Drug-Receptor Interactions
Light
sensitivity to
cutaneous
Reactions to Sunlight Some Substances That Sensitize the Skin to Sunlight Types of Drug Reactions and Typical Causative Agents
therapy with
in atopic dermatitis
Atopic Dermatitis: Other therapies
in psoriasis
Psoriasis: Phototherapy
in vitiligo
Vitiligo: Treatment
Light chain deposition disease
Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: Glomerulopathies
Lightning injury
Lightning Injuries
Light's criteria
Criteria for Identifying Exudative Pleural Effusions Pleural Effusion: Cause of effusion
Likelihood ratio
Testing: Likelihood ratios (LRs) Fagan nomogram. Fagan nomogram used to determine need to test.
Limb
missing (congenital)
Congenital Amputations
prosthetic
Therapeutic and Assistive Devices Leg Amputation Rehabilitation Leg Amputation Rehabilitation: Stump Conditioning and Prostheses
Limb-girdle dystrophy
Inherited Muscular Disorders: Limb-girdle dystrophy
Limbs
amputated
Limb Prosthetics
pain after
Stump Pain
artificial
Limb Prosthetics Types of prostheses. Options for Prostheses
Lime poisoning
Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons
Limp
Approach to the Patient With Joint Disease: Hip
Limulus amebocyte lysate test
Acute Bacterial Meningitis: CSF tests
Lincosamides
Lincosamides, Oxazolidinones, and Streptogramins: Lincosamides
Lindane
in lice
Treatment Options for Scabies and Lice
poisoning with
in scabies
Treatment Options for Scabies and Lice Scabies: Treatment
toxicity of
Drugs Manifesting Unusual Toxicity in Children
Linea alba
Dental Anatomy and Development: Mouth Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of Involvement
Linear immunoglobulin A disease
Linear Immunoglobulin A Disease
Line immunoassay (LIA)
Linezolid
Cellulitis: Treatment Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics Lincosamides, Oxazolidinones, and Streptogramins: Oxazolidinones
Linoleic acid
Nutrition: General Considerations: Fats
deficiency of
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
Linolenic acid
Liothyronine
Hypothyroidism: Treatment
Lip(s)
cancer of
Tumors of the Head and Neck: Etiology Tumors of the Head and Neck: Prevention Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
cleft
Craniofacial Abnormalities: Cleft palate and cleft lip
cold sores of
Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of Involvement Stomatitis: Interpretation of findings Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Mucocutaneous infection
disorders of
Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of Involvement
herpes simplex virus infection of
riboflavin deficiency and
Riboflavin: Symptoms and Signs
Lipase, serum
in pancreatitis
Acute Pancreatitis: Laboratory tests
Lipedema
Foot Manifestations of Systemic Disorders
Lipemia retinalis
Dyslipidemia: Symptoms and Signs
Lipid emulsions
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): Complications
Lipidoses
Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Gaucher's Disease
Lipid profile
Dyslipidemia: Lipid profile measurement
Lipids
see also Dyslipidemia see also Fat see also Lipoprotein(s) see also Triglycerides Lipid Disorders
Lipid storage diseases
see Lipidoses
Lipiduria
Approach to the Genitourinary Patient: Microscopic analysis
Lipodermatosclerosis
Stasis Dermatitis: Symptoms and Signs
Lipodystrophy
intestinal
Small-Bowel Mucosal Histology in Certain Malabsorptive Disorders Whipple's Disease
Lipohyalinosis
Ischemic Stroke: Lacunar infarcts
Lipoid nephrosis
Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular disorders. Nephrotic Syndrome: Minimal Change Disease
Lipoid pneumonia
Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia: Chemical pneumonitis
Lipoma
Small-Bowel Tumors Lipomas
cardiac
Cardiac Tumors: Benign primary tumors
Lipoprotein(s)
see also Dyslipidemia Lipid Disorders Lipid Disorders: Endogenous lipid metabolism
cigarette smoking and
Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors
drug binding to
Drug Distribution to Tissues: Binding
drug effects on
Effects of Some Drugs on Nutrition
elevation of
Dyslipidemia: Elevated Lp(a)
high-density
Lipid Disorders: Endogenous lipid metabolism
atherosclerosis and
Genetic (Primary) Dyslipidemias
Dyslipidemia: Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Levels
low levels of
Dyslipidemia: Low HDL
oral contraceptives and
Contraception: Adverse effects
recombinant
intermediate-density
low-density
apheresis of
Dyslipidemia: Elevated LDL cholesterol
in children
decrease of
Hypolipidemia
diuretic effects on
Hypertension: Diuretics
Dyslipidemia: Elevated LDL cholesterol Lipid–Lowering Drugs Dyslipidemia: Elevated LDL cholesterol
measurement of
Dyslipidemia: Lipid profile measurement National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Approach to Dyslipidemias
niacin effects on
Niacin: Niacin Toxicity
very-low-density
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2
Atherosclerosis: Symptomatic patients
Lipoprotein lipase
Lipid Disorders: Exogenous (dietary) lipid metabolism
b-Lipotropin
Principles of Endocrinology: Other hormones
5-Lipoxygenase
Lip reading
Hearing Loss: Coping mechanisms
Liraglutide
Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Injectable antihyperglycemic drugs
Lisch nodules
Neurofibromatosis: Type 1
Lisfranc's fracture
Fractures: Fractures of the 2nd metatarsal bone base with dislocation (Lisfranc's fracture-dislocation)
Lisinopril
in hypertension
Oral ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers for Hypertension
Lissencephaly
Brain Anomalies: Malformed cerebral hemispheres
Listeremia
Listeriosis: Symptoms and Signs
Listeriosis
Gastroenteritis: Bacteria Listeriosis
meningeal
Antibiotic Therapy for Acute Bacterial Meningitis Aseptic Meningitis: Differentiating bacterial meningitis from aseptic meningitis
neonatal
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children Neonatal Listeriosis
phagocytosis in
Factors Facilitating Microbial Invasion: Other factors
in pregnancy
Infectious Disease in Pregnancy
Lithium
adverse effects of
Bipolar Disorders: Lithium
in bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorders: Lithium Selected Drugs for Bipolar Disorder*
drug interactions of
Some Drugs With Potentially Serious Drug Interactions*
during breastfeeding
Some Drugs Contraindicated for Breastfeeding Mothers
hypothyroidism and
Hypothyroidism: Primary hypothyroidism
in mania
Examples of Disorders Associated With Defects in Neurotransmission
in migraine
Drugs for Migraine and Cluster Headaches*
Drugs With Adverse Effects During Pregnancy
Lithostatin deficiency
Chronic Pancreatitis: Pathophysiology
Lithotripsy
Urinary Calculi: Calculus removal
Liver
see also Hepatic
abscess of
Intra-Abdominal Abscesses Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver Inflammation Amebiasis: Extraintestinal amebic disease
acetaminophen-induced disease of
Acetaminophen Poisoning Stages of Acute Acetaminophen Poisoning Rumack-Matthew nomogram for single acute acetaminophen poisoning.
adenoma of
Benign Liver Tumors: Hepatocellular adenoma
aging-related changes in
Selected Physiologic Age-Related Changes
alcohol-induced disease of
Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease: Pathophysiology Alcoholic Liver Disease Differentiation of Generalized Hypopituitarism from Other Selected Disorders
amebiasis of
Amebiasis: Extraintestinal amebic disease
amyloidosis and
Amyloidosis: Symptoms and Signs
angiosarcoma of
Primary Liver Cancer: Angiosarcoma
benign tumors of
Benign Liver Tumors
bilirubin metabolism in
Overview of Bilirubin Metabolism
biopsy of
Liver Biopsy Indications for Liver Biopsy*
in hepatitis
Acute Viral Hepatitis: Biopsy Chronic Hepatitis: Diagnosis
blood supply of
Vascular Disorders of the Liver
Imaging Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: Ultrasonography Cirrhosis: Complications Primary Liver Cancer: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Staging Hepatocellular Carcinoma*
hepatitis B and
Chronic Hepatitis: Diagnosis
cellular organization of
Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease
cirrhosis of
see also Cirrhosis Cirrhosis Common Symptoms and Signs Due to Complications of Cirrhosis Child-Turcotte-Pugh Scoring System Interpretation of the Child-Turcotte-Pugh Scoring System
congestion of
Congestive Hepatopathy
copper accumulation in (Wilson's disease)
Trace Minerals Copper: Inherited Copper Toxicity
cysts of
Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver Inflammation Liver Masses and Granulomas Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD): Pathophysiology
disease of
a1-antitrypsin deficiency and
α 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: Liver
approach to
Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease Risk Factors for Liver Disorders Interpretation of Some Physical Findings
ascites and
Ascites
circulatory abnormalities in
Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease: Circulatory Abnormalities
coagulation disorders and
Coagulation Disorders
cutaneous abnormalities in
Interpretation of Some Physical Findings
drug metabolism and
Effects of Liver Disease on Drug Metabolism
electrolyte abnormalities in
Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease: Renal and Electrolyte Abnormalities
encephalopathy in
Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy Clinical Stages of Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy Laboratory Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: Ammonia
endocrine abnormalities in
Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease: Endocrine Abnormalities
hematologic abnormalities in
Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease: Hematologic Abnormalities
hepatopulmonary syndrome in
Pulmonary Hypertension: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
infection and
Manifestations of Infection: Other organ systems
jaundice in
Jaundice Mechanisms and Some Causes of Jaundice in Adults Some Drugs and Toxins That Can Cause Jaundice Findings Suggesting a Cause of Jaundice
macrocytosis in
Nonmegaloblastic Macrocytosis
pleural effusion and
Causes of Pleural Effusion
portal hypertension in
Portal Hypertension Most Common Causes of Portal Hypertension
pregnancy and
Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy
renal abnormalities in
risk factors for
Risk Factors for Liver Disorders
systemic abnormalities in
Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease
total parenteral nutrition and
undernutrition with
Undernutrition: Disorders and medical procedures
drug-induced disease of
Liver Injury Caused by Drugs Potentially Hepatotoxic Drugs
drug metabolism by
Effects of Liver Disease on Drug Metabolism Some Drugs With Potentially Serious Drug Interactions* Pharmacogenetics Examples of Pharmacogenetic Variations Drug Metabolism Common Substances That Interact with Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes
Pharmacokinetics in the Elderly: Hepatic metabolism Effect of Aging on Drug Metabolism* and Elimination
enlargement of
see Hepatomegaly
fatty
Fatty Liver Alcoholic Liver Disease: Pathology
of pregnancy
Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy: Cholestasis (pruritus) of pregnancy
tetracycline and
Tetracyclines: Adverse Effects
fibrolamellar carcinoma of
Primary Liver Cancer: Fibrolamellar carcinoma
fibrosis of
Alcoholic Liver Disease: Resultant inflammation, cell death, and fibrosis Hepatic Fibrosis Disorders and Drugs That Can Cause Hepatic Fibrosis
focal nodular hyperplasia of
Benign Liver Tumors: Focal nodular hyperplasia
granulomas of
Hepatic Granulomas Causes of Hepatic Granulomas
heart failure and
Congestive Hepatopathy Heart Failure: RV failure Heart Failure: Examination
hemangioma of
Benign Liver Tumors: Hemangiomas
hepatitis of
see also Hepatitis Hepatitis
hepatoblastoma of
Primary Liver Cancer: Hepatoblastoma
HIV infection and
Common Manifestations of HIV Infection by Organ System
hydatid disease of
Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver Inflammation Liver Masses and Granulomas Echinococcosis
imaging studies of
Imaging Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder
inborn errors of metabolism and
Approach to the Patient With a Suspected Inherited Disorder of Metabolism: Testing
infarction of
Hepatic Ischemia: Ischemic Hepatitis
inflammatory bowel disease and
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Extraintestinal Manifestations
inflammatory disease of
see also Hepatitis Hepatitis Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver Inflammation Characteristics of Hepatitis Viruses Simplified diagnostic approach to possible acute viral hepatitis. Hepatitis A Serology Hepatitis B Serology* Hepatitis C Serology
ischemic disease of
Hepatic Ischemia
see also Jaundice
in kidney disease
laboratory tests of
The Asymptomatic Patient With Abnormal Laboratory Test Results Laboratory Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder Common Patterns of Laboratory Test Abnormalities
laceration of
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Complications of chest compression
in leukemia
Metastatic Liver Cancer: Hematologic Cancers and the Liver
lymphoma of
masses of
Liver Masses and Granulomas
metastases to
Metastatic Liver Cancer
in colorectal cancer
Colorectal Cancer: Surgery
in lung cancer
Lung Carcinoma: Metastases
Approach to the Care of Normal Infants and Children: Abdomen and pelvis
nodular hyperplasia of
polycystic disease of
polycystic kidney disease and
Renal Anomalies: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
porphyria and
Cutaneous Porphyrias: Pathophysiology
postoperative disorders of
Postoperative Liver Dysfunction
Q fever and
Q Fever: Symptoms and Signs
regeneration of
Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease: Pathophysiology
sarcoidosis of
Systemic Involvement in Sarcoidosis
schistosomiasis and
Schistosomiasis: Chronic schistosomiasis
shock-related injury to
Shock and Fluid Resuscitation: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
tenderness of
transplantation of
Liver Transplantation
in alcoholic liver disease
Alcoholic Liver Disease: Specific treatment
in amyloidosis
Amyloidosis: Treatment
complications of
Liver Transplantation: Procedure
contraindications to
donor for
hepatitis recurrence after
ischemic cholangiopathy and
Hepatic Ischemia: Ischemic Cholangiopathy
in primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC): Treatment
in primary sclerosing cholangitis
Sclerosing Cholangitis: Treatment
rejection of
Signs of Transplant Rejection by Category Liver Transplantation: Procedure
tuberculosis of
Tuberculosis (TB): TB of the liver
tumors of
Imaging Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: Ultrasonography Benign Liver Tumors
ultrasonography of
Imaging Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: Ultrasonography
vascular disease of
venous congestion of
Liver fluke infection
Clonorchiasis Fascioliasis Opisthorchiasis
Liver function tests
Laboratory Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder
Liver spots
Hyperpigmentation: Lentigines
Living alone
The Elderly Living Alone
Living arrangements
Alternative Living Arrangements for the Elderly
Living will
Consent and Surrogate Decision Making: Adults Advance Directives: Living will
Lizard bite
Other Reptile Bites
