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Index A | Index B | Index C | Index D | Index E | Index F | Index G | Index H | Index I | Index J | Index K | Index L | Index M | Index N | Index O | Index P | Index Q | Index R | Index S | Index T | Index U | Index V | Index W | Index X,Y,Z

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Index O

Obesity 603-605, 604t
atherosclerosis and 851
breast cancer and 1218
in lipoprotein disorders 607
morbid, hospitalization and 99
screening for 47t
Obsessions 347
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 326
Obstructive sleep apnea 460-461
Occipital lobe, infarction in 1308
Occupational therapy 287-295
assessment for 287-290
interventions for 290-295, 291t
in parkinsonism 437
settings for 291t-292t
Octreotide
in diarrhea 1091t
in postprandial hypotension 849
in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome 1049
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy 533
Ofloxacin 1372t
Ogilvie's syndrome 1116
colonscopy in 1011
Ointment 1244t
Olanzapine 332-333
in dementia-related behavior disorders 376
Older Americans Act (1965) 169
Olecranon bursitis 498
Olfaction, dysfunction of 1025-1027, 1347
Olivopontocerebellar atrophy 442
Olmesartan
in hypertension 842t
Olsalazine
in Crohn's disease 1064, 1064t
in ulcerative colitis 1061t
Omega-3 fatty acids 619t, 622
Omeprazole
in esophagitis 1112
in peptic ulcer disease 1046
warfarin interaction with 68t
in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome 1049
Oncogenes, leukemia and 725
Ondansetron
with chemotherapy 719
Onychogryphosis 1235
Onycholysis 1261
Onychomycosis 1261
Oophorectomy, sexual activity after 1162
Ophidiophobia 327
Ophthalmic artery, inflammation of 507-508
Ophthalmic nerve, herpes zoster infection of 1259-1260
Ophthalmologic disorders (see Eyes; Vision)
Opioids 387t, 390-393
addiction to 393
adverse effects of 341, 391-392
in cancer patient 722
confusion with 391
constipation with 392
delirium with 352t
dependence on 392
in diarrhea 1091t
in diverticular disease 1055t
in dying patient 117
fall risk and 197t
nausea with 392
in osteoarthritis 493
patient-controlled administration of 391
tolerance to 392
urinary incontinence with 967t
vertigo with 392
Oprelvekin 719
Optic nerve
ethambutol-induced inflammation of 1374t
ischemia of 1307
Oral cancer 1021-1023
screening for 718t
Orbicular muscles
Orbit 1289
Orchiectomy
in prostate cancer 1186
sexual activity after 1162
Organ donation 125
Orgasmic disorder, in women 1178
Oriental cholangitis 1126-1127
Orientation 348
Orlistat 605, 636
Oropharynx
bacterial colonization of 759
cancer of 1021-1023
Orthostatic hypotension XXX, 845-848, 846t (see also Hypotension, orthostatic)
Oseltamivir 770, 1377t
Osler nodes 880
Osler's sign 823, 836
Osmolality
in hyponatremia 565
Osmotic demyelination syndrome 565
Osmotic gap, in diarrhea 1090
Osteitis deformans 480-483
Osteitis fibrosa cystica 576
Osteoarthritis 489-493, 492t
of hand 538
occupational therapy for 290
prevention of 51t
sexual activity and 1160
Osteoarthropathy, hypertrophic, cervical 1037
dysphagia in 1032, 1033
Osteoblasts
bone loss and469t
in bone regeneration 468
Osteomalacia 483-486
muscular disorders in 530-531
Osteomyelitis 486-487
Osteopenia 467, 472
adverse drug interactions with 67t
Osteoporosis 467-468, 472-480, 1210
bed rest effects on 103
evaluation of 476-477
genetic factors in 475
in male hypogonadism 1173
pathogenesis of 469t, 473
prevention of 51, 51t, 478-480
resources on 1416
risk factors for 474-475
screening for 47t
secondary 473, 474f
Osteoporosis circumscripta 482
Otalgia 1333-1334
Otitis
external 1330t, 1335-1336
middle (otitis media)
     serous (secretory) 1330t, 1336-1337
     suppurative 1337-1338
Otomycosis 1335, 1336
Otosclerosis 1339-1340
tinnitus and 1330t
Otoscopy 1319
Ovary, cancer of 1204, 1205t
estrogen replacement therapy and 1214
screening for 718t
Overlap syndromes 527
Overuse syndrome 535, 540
Oxacillin 1367t-1368t
in infective endocarditis 883t
Oxaprozin 386t, 492t
Oxazepam
adverse effects of 64t
in generalized anxiety disorder 324
Oxoglutarate 603
Oxybutynin
adverse effects of 64t
in detrusor overactivity 976, 977t
Oxycodone 387t
Oxygen
arterial, partial pressure of (Pao2)
      age-related changes in 756
      in pulmonary embolism 776
      in respiratory failure 788
cardiac consumption of 816t
maximal consumption of (VO2max) 756-757
therapy with
     in COPD 785, 786, 787
     in respiratory failure 790
Oxymetazoline 1346
Oxymorphone 387t
Oxyphenbutazone, sexual function and 1164t
Oxytetracycline 1373t
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