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Waardenburg's syndrome

Common Craniofacial SyndromesTables

Waardenburg syndrome

Some Causes of Acquired Hearing Loss Tables

Waist circumference

  • obesity and

  • Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Diagnosis

    Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

    Dysproteinemias Causing Vascular Purpura
    Macroglobulinemia

    Waldeyer's ring

    Approach to the Patient With Nasal and Pharyngeal Symptoms: Throat

    Walker

    Therapeutic and Assistive Devices
    Ambulation AidsTables
    Gait Disorders in the Elderly: Assistive devices

    Walking

    see also Gait

  • aids for

  • Therapeutic and Assistive Devices
    Correct cane height. Figures
    Fitting crutches.Figures
    Ambulation AidsTables

  • exercises for

  • Physical Therapy (PT): Ambulation exercises

  • support for

  • Supporting a patient during ambulation.Figures

    Wandering atrial pacemaker

    Ectopic Supraventricular Rhythms: Wandering atrial pacemaker

    Warfare

  • biological

  • Biological Warfare and Terrorism

    Warfarin

  • antibiotic interaction with

  • Common Effects of Antibiotics on Other DrugsTables

  • in coronary artery disease

  • Drugs for Coronary Artery Disease Tables

  • in deep venous thrombosis

  • Peripheral Venous Disorders: Anticoagulants

  • dental procedures and

  • Systemic Disorders and the Mouth: Drugs

  • dietary supplement interactions with

  • Some Low Molecular Weight Heparin* Options in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables
    Drug, Herbal Preparation, and Food Interactions With WarfarinTables
    Some Possible Dietary Supplement–Drug Interactions*Tables

  • drug interactions of

  • Some Drugs With Potentially Serious Drug-Drug Interactions*Tables

  • drug interactions with

  • Some Low Molecular Weight Heparin* Options in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables
    Drug, Herbal Preparation, and Food Interactions With WarfarinTables

  • during breastfeeding

  • Some Drugs Contraindicated for Breastfeeding MothersTables

  • in elderly

  • Effect of Aging on Drug ResponseTables
    Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Anticoagulants

  • food interactions with

  • Some Low Molecular Weight Heparin* Options in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables
    Drug, Herbal Preparation, and Food Interactions With WarfarinTables

  • pharmacogenetics of

  • Examples of Pharmacogenetic VariationsTables

  • poisoning with

  • Common Specific AntidotesTables
    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

  • in pregnancy

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

  • in pulmonary embolism

  • Pulmonary Embolism: Anticoagulation
    Some Anticoagulation Options Other Than Heparin in Thromboembolic DiseaseTables

  • in stroke

  • Ischemic Stroke: Acute

  • vitamin E deficiency and

  • Potential Vitamin-Drug InteractionsTables

  • vitamin K interaction with

  • Vitamin K: Etiology

    Warm antibody hemolytic anemia

    Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
    Drugs That Cause Warm Antibody Hemolytic AnemiaTables

    Warming therapy

    Frostbite: Prehospital care
    Hypothermia: Active rewarming

    Warm shock

    Sepsis and Septic Shock: Pathophysiology

    Warthin-Starry stain

    Microscopy: Warthin-Starry stain and Dieterle stain

    Warts

    Warts
    Wart VariantsTables
    Some Viruses That Cause Recurrent or Chronic Skin or Mucosal LesionsTables

  • callus and corn vs

  • Cornification Disorders: Diagnosis

  • filiform

  • Warts: Filiform warts

  • flat

  • Warts: Flat warts

  • genital

  • Genital Warts

  • of lips

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

  • in mouth

  • Oral Growths: Benign growths

  • periungual

  • Nail Disorders

  • plantar

  • Warts: Palmar and plantar warts

    Washerwoman's sprain

    De Quervain Syndrome

    Wasting disorders

    see also Undernutrition
    Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Secondary PEU

    Water

  • body

  • see also Fluids
    Fluid Metabolism
    Fluid compartments in an average 70-kg man. Figures
    Common Causes of Volume DepletionTables
    Principal Causes of HyponatremiaTables
    Composition of Body FluidsTables
    Disorders Associated With Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH SecretionTables
    Principal Causes of HypernatremiaTables

  • in children

  • Physical Growth of Infants and Children: Body Composition
    Changes in body proportions of body composition with growth and aging. Figures

  • deficit of

  • see also Dehydration
    see also Hyponatremia

  • excess of

  • see also Hyponatremia

  • deficit of

  • Hypernatremia
    Principal Causes of HypernatremiaTables

  • excess of

  • Electrolyte Disorders
    Principal Causes of HyponatremiaTables

  • homeostasis of

  • Polyuria: Pathophysiology

  • loss of

  • Fluid Metabolism: Water intake and excretion

  • osmolality of

  • Fluid Metabolism: Osmotic forces

  • total

  • Fluid Metabolism

  • chlorination of

  • Evaluation of the Dental Patient: Physical examination

  • dietary

  • in acute kidney injury

  • Acute Kidney Injury: General measures

  • in central diabetes insipidus

  • Central Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Signs

  • for children

  • Nutrition in Infants
    Range of Average Water Requirements of Children at Different Ages Under Ordinary ConditionsTables

  • in chronic kidney disease

  • Chronic Kidney Disease: Fluid and electrolytes

  • exercise and

  • Exercise: Hydration

  • at high altitude

  • Altitude Diseases: Prevention

  • in hot weather

  • Heat Illness: Prevention

  • intake of

  • Fluid Metabolism: Water intake and excretion
    Electrolyte Disorders: Euvolemic hyponatremia

  • psychogenic drinking of

  • Central Diabetes Insipidus: Pathophysiology
    Central Diabetes Insipidus: Psychogenic polydipsia

  • requirements for

  • Nutrition: General Considerations: Water

  • environmental

  • contamination of

  • Examples of Hypersensitivity PneumonitisTables

  • fluoridation of

  • Common Dental Disorders: Prevention

  • replacement of

  • see Fluid therapy

  • skin cleansing with

  • Principles of Topical Dermatologic Therapy: Cleansing agents

    Water bug bites

    Other Arthropod Bites

    Water deprivation test

    Central Diabetes Insipidus: Diagnosis
    Hypernatremia: Diagnosis
    Polyuria: Testing
    Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: Diagnosis

    Water-hammer pulse

    Carotid Pulse Amplitude and Associated DisordersTables

    Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

    Meningococcal Diseases: Symptoms and Signs

    Watermelon stomach

    Vascular GI Lesions

    Waxy casts

    Urinary CastsTables

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