Search
SectionsIndexSymptoms
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Clinical Pharmacology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Dental Disorders
  • Dermatologic Disorders
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
  • Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • Eye Disorders
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Genitourinary Disorders
  • Geriatrics
  • Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • Hematology and Oncology
  • Hepatic and Biliary Disorders
  • Immunology; Allergic Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Injuries; Poisoning
  • Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
  • Neurologic Disorders
  • Nutritional Disorders
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatric Disorders
  • Pulmonary Disorders
  • Special Subjects
ABCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQR
STUVWXYZ
  • Abdominal Pain, Acute
  • Abdominal pain, Chronic
  • Alopecia
  • Amenorrhea
  • Amnesia
  • Anosmia
  • Bleeding, Excessive
  • Breast Lumps
  • Chest Pain
  • Constipation in Adults
  • Constipation in Children
  • Cough in Adults
  • Cough in Children
  • Crying
  • Diarrhea in Adults
  • Diarrhea in Children
  • Diplopia
  • Dizziness
  • Dry Mouth
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Dyspepsia
  • Dysphagia
  • Dyspnea
  • Dysuria
  • 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
  • Pain
  • Pain, Chronic
  • Palpitations
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Pelvic Pain During Early Pregnancy
  • Polyuria
  • Priapism
  • Red Eye
  • Scrotal Pain
  • Sore Throat
  • Stomatitis
  • Stridor
  • Syncope
  • Tearing
  • Tinnitus
  • Toothache
  • Tremor
  • Urinary Frequency
  • Urinary Incontinence in Adults
  • Urinary Incontinence in Children
  • Urinary Retention
  • Urticaria
  • Vaginal Bleeding
  • Vaginal Bleeding During Early Pregnancy
  • Vaginal Bleeding During Late Pregnancy
  • Vaginal Itching and Discharge
  • Vision, Blurred
  • Vision Loss, Acute
  • Weakness, Generalized
  • Wheezing
Resources
  • About The Merck Manual
  • Ready Reference Guides
  • Trade Names of Some Commonly Used Drugs
  • Normal Laboratory Values
  • Clinical Calculators
  • Multimedia
  • Selected Links
Index
naneninonpnsnuny
Type in the first few letters of a word to get there faster:
Go

Nu

Nuclear power plants

Radiation Exposure and Contamination: Sources of exposure
Radiation Exposure and Contamination: Prevention

Nucleic acid amplification tests

Nucleic Acid–Based Identification Methods for Infectious Disease: Amplification

Nucleic acid-based assays, in infection

Susceptibility Testing: Nucleic acid–based methods
Nucleic Acid–Based Identification Methods for Infectious Disease

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Treatment
Antiretroviral Drugs Tables

  • in children

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Infants and Children: ARV drugs
    Dosage and Administration of Antiretroviral Drugs for Childrena Tables

    5'-Nucleotidase

    Laboratory Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder: 5′-Nucleotidase

    Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Treatment
    Antiretroviral Drugs Tables

    Nucleus pulposus

  • herniation of

  • Herniated Nucleus Pulposus

    Number needed to treat (harm)

    Efficacy and Safety: Balancing Benefits and Adverse Effects
    Economic Analyses in Clinical Decision Making: Outcome

    Numbness

    Numbness
    Some Causes of NumbnessTables

  • evaluation of

  • Numbness: Evaluation

    Numbness, in leprosy

    Leprosy: Complications

    Nummular dermatitis

    Atopic Dermatitis: Diagnosis
    Nummular Dermatitis

    Nursemaid's elbow

    Dislocations: Radial head subluxations (nursemaid's elbow)

    Nursing homes

    Nursing Homes
    Nursing Homes at a GlanceTables
    Nursing Homes: Costs
    Strategies for Avoiding Nursing Home PlacementTables

  • care in

  • funding for

  • Funding Sources by Type of CareTables
    Medicare: Inpatient care in a skilled nursing facility

  • pneumonia and

  • Nursing Home–Acquired Pneumonia
    Nursing Home−Acquired Pneumonia Risk IndexTables

    Nutcracker syndrome

    Some Common Specific Causes of HematuriaTables

    Nutrition

    see also Diet
    see also Feeding
    see also Food
    see also Undernutrition
    Nutrition: General Considerations

  • in anorexia nervosa

  • Anorexia Nervosa: Treatment

  • in children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Nutrition

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Related Disorders: Nutrition

  • for dementia patient

  • Nutritional Support for Dying or Severely Demented Patients

  • disorders of

  • Nutrition: General Considerations

  • drug interactions with

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

  • for dying patient

  • Nutritional Support for Dying or Severely Demented Patients

  • in elderly

  • Nutritional Recommendations for Prevention of FrailtyTables

  • enteral

  • Enteral Tube Nutrition
    Complications of Enteral Tube NutritionTables

  • in protein-energy undernutrition

  • Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Adults

  • in esophageal cancer

  • Esophageal Cancer: Supportive care

  • evaluation of

  • Nutrition in Clinical Medicine: Evaluation of Nutritional Status
    Symptoms and Signs of Nutritional DeficiencyTables
    Mini nutritional assessment. Figures
    Simplified nutrition assessment questionnaire (SNAQ).Figures
    Undernutrition: Physical examinationFigures
    Body Mass Index (BMI)Tables

  • in elderly patient

  • Evaluation of the Elderly Patient: Nutrition history
    Evaluation of the Elderly Patient: Nutritional Status

  • food additives and

  • Food Additives and Contaminants

  • food contaminants and

  • Food Additives and Contaminants: Contaminants

  • macronutrients in

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: Macronutrients
    Nutrition: General Considerations: MacromineralsTables
    Nutrition: General Considerations: MacromineralsTables
    Nutritional Support: Predicting Nutritional Requirements
    Estimated Adult Daily Protein RequirementTables

  • mechanical ventilation and

  • Overview of Mechanical Ventilation: Complications and safeguards

  • micronutrients in

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: Micronutrients

  • in neonate

  • see also Breastfeeding
    see also Feeding, infant
    Nutrition in Infants

  • failure to thrive and

  • Failure to Thrive (FTT)
    Some Causes of Organic Failure to ThriveTables
    Essentials of the History for Failure to ThriveTables

  • parenteral

  • see also Parenteral nutrition
    Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
    Basic Adult Daily Requirements for Total Parenteral NutritionTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Approach to the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Care: Diet and supplements

  • recommended dietary allowances in

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: MacromineralsTables
    Nutritional Requirements
    Recommended Daily Intakes for VitaminsTables
    Guidelines for Daily Intake of MineralsTables

  • requirements for

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: MacromineralsTables
    Nutritional Requirements
    Nutritional Support: Predicting Nutritional Requirements
    Estimated Adult Daily Protein RequirementTables

    naneninonpnsnuny
    Audio
    Figures
    Photographs
    Sidebars
    Tables
    Videos

    Copyright     © 2010-2013 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A.    Privacy    Terms of Use