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Lead
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|
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poisoning with
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Lead Poisoning
|
|
|
reference range for
| |
Using Lasers to Treat Skin Problems
|
|
|
Learning disorders
| |
Learning
Disorders
|
|
|
in ADHD
| |
Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD, ADHD)
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
La - Lu
|
|
|
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
| |
Inheritance
of Single-Gene Disorders: Abnormal
Mitochondrial Genes
Other
Primary Demyelinating Diseases: Leber's Hereditary
Optic Neuropathy
|
|
|
Leboyer method
| |
Natural Childbirth
|
|
|
Leflunomide
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid
Arthritis (RA): Immunosuppressive
Drugs
|
|
|
Leg
| |
|
|
|
amputation of
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Complications
|
|
|
prosthetics for
| |
Limb
Prosthetics
Types of Prostheses
Options for Prostheses
|
|
|
rehabilitation after
| |
Specific Problems: Limb
Amputation
|
|
|
arterial disease of
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Bypass Surgery in the Leg
Caring for the Feet
|
|
|
birth defects of
| |
Bone
and Muscle Defects: Limb
and Joint Defects
|
|
|
bowing of
| |
Common Foot, Knee, and Leg Conditions in Infants and Young Children
|
|
|
chilblains of
| |
Nonfreezing Tissue Injuries
|
|
|
claudication in
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
|
|
|
deep vein thrombosis in
| |
Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary Embolism
|
|
|
fracture of
| |
Leg
|
|
|
lymphatic vessel deficiency in
| |
Lymphedema
|
|
|
lymphedema in
| |
Lymphedema
|
|
|
pain in
| |
Symptoms: Pain in the Limbs
|
|
|
in thromboangiitis obliterans
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms
|
|
|
when walking
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
|
|
|
popliteus tendinitis of
| |
Popliteus
Tendinitis
|
|
|
reattachment of
| |
Reattaching a Body Part
|
|
|
restless
| |
Periodic
Limb Movement Disorder and Restless Legs
Syndrome
|
|
|
sciatica of
| |
What Is Sciatica?
|
|
|
severed or constricted
| |
Severed
or Constricted Limbs or Digits
|
|
|
shin splints in
| |
Shin
Splints
Shin Splints
Strengthening the Shin Muscles
|
|
|
splint for
| |
Commonly Used Splints
|
|
|
stasis dermatitis of
| |
Dermatitis: Stasis
Dermatitis
|
|
|
swelling (edema) of
| |
Heart Failure: Symptoms
Lymphedema
|
|
|
thrombophlebitis of
| |
Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Superficial
Thrombophlebitis
|
|
|
torsion of
| |
Common Foot, Knee, and Leg Conditions in Infants and Young Children
|
|
|
ulcers of
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Complications
|
|
|
varicose veins of
| |
Varicose
Veins
Valves in Varicose Veins
|
|
|
veins of
| |
Venous
Disorders
One-Way Valves in the Veins
|
|
|
Legal issues
| |
Legal
and Ethical Issues
|
|
|
advance directive
| |
Legal
and Ethical Concerns: Advance Directives
Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Advance
Directives
|
|
|
in child abuse and neglect
| |
Child Neglect and Abuse
|
|
|
competency
| |
Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Capacity
to Make Health Care Decisions
|
|
|
confidentiality
| |
Confidentiality
and HIPAA
|
|
|
in death and dying
| |
Legal
and Ethical Concerns
|
|
|
disclosure
| |
Confidentiality
and HIPAA
|
|
|
do-not-resuscitate order
| |
Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
|
|
|
durable power of attorney for health care
| |
Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Advance
Directives: Durable
Power of Attorney for Health Care
|
|
|
informed consent
| |
Informed
Consent
|
|
|
living will
| |
Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Advance
Directives: Living
Will
|
|
|
surrogate decision making
| |
Surrogate
Decision Making
|
|
|
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
| |
Legg-Calvé-Perthes
Disease
|
|
|
Legionnaires disease
| |
What is Legionnaires' Disease?
|
|
|
Leiomyoma
| |
|
|
|
esophagus
| |
Esophageal
Tumors That Are Noncancerous
|
|
|
small intestine
| |
Small
Intestine Tumors That Are Noncancerous
|
|
|
uterus
| |
Fibroids
|
|
|
Leiomyosarcoma
| |
|
|
|
small intestine
| |
Rare Types of Small-Intestinal Cancer
|
|
|
stomach
| |
Rare Types of Stomach Cancer
|
|
|
Leishmaniasis
| |
Leishmaniasis
|
|
|
Lenalidomide
| |
Multiple
Myeloma: Treatment and
Prognosis
|
|
|
Length
| |
|
|
|
of infant
| |
An Infant's First Year: Physical Development
|
|
|
metric equivalents for
| |
Equivalents for Weight, Volume and Length
|
|
|
of newborn
| |
Physical
Examination
|
|
|
Lens(es)
| |
An Inside Look at the Eye
Structure and Function
|
|
|
age-associated changes in
| |
Effects
of Aging
|
|
|
cloudiness of (cataract)
| |
Cataract
How Cataracts Affect Vision
|
|
|
congenital
| |
Other Birth Defects
|
|
|
in electrical injury
| |
Electrical
Injuries: Symptoms
|
|
|
in galactosemia
| |
Carbohydrate
Metabolism: Galactosemia
|
|
|
dislocation of, in homocystinuria
| |
Amino
Acid Metabolism: Homocystinuria
|
|
|
intraocular, implantation of
| |
Refractive Disorders: Other Refractive Surgery
Cataract: Treatment
|
|
|
Lensectomy
| |
Refractive Disorders: Other Refractive Surgery
|
|
|
Lepirudin
| |
Drugs and Blood Clots: A Complicated Relationship
|
|
|
Leprosy
| |
Leprosy
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
La - Lu
|
|
|
Leptin
| |
Major Hormones
|
|
|
Leptomeningeal cyst
| |
Skull
Fracture: Skull
Fractures in Children
|
|
|
Leptospirosis
| |
Leptospirosis
|
|
|
Leriche syndrome
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Lower Aorta
and Common Iliac Arteries
|
|
|
Let-down reflex
| |
Home (What to Expect)
Feeding: Breastfeeding Procedure
|
|
|
Letrozole
| |
Chemotherapy Drugs
|
|
|
Leukemia
| |
Leukemias
Overview
of Cancer: Types
of Cancer
|
|
|
acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic)
| |
Acute
Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
|
|
|
acute myelocytic (myeloid, myelogenous, myeloblastic, myelomonocytic)
| |
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Acute
Myelocytic Leukemia (AML)
|
|
|
acute promyelocytic
| |
Acute
Myelocytic Leukemia (AML)
Acute
Myelocytic Leukemia (AML): Treatment
|
|
|
adult T-cell
| |
Leukemias: Causes
|
|
|
chronic lymphocytic (lymphoblastic)
| |
Chronic
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
|
|
|
chronic myelocytic (myeloid, myelogenous, granulocytic)
| |
Chronic
Myelocytic Leukemia (CML)
|
|
|
gingivitis in
| |
Gingivitis: Gingivitis
due to Leukemia
|
|
|
hairy cell
| |
Chronic
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Treatment
|
|
|
T-cell
| |
Chronic
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
|
|
|
Leukocyte
| |
see White blood cells
|
|
|
Leukocyte adhesion defects
| |
Some Congenital Immunodeficiency Disorders
|
|
|
Leukocyte esterase
| |
Diagnosis: Urinalysis
|
|
|
Leukocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
| |
Some Congenital Immunodeficiency Disorders
|
|
|
Leukocytosis
| |
Components
of Blood: White
Blood Cells
White
Blood Cell Disorders
|
|
|
lymphocytic
| |
Lymphocytic
Leukocytosis
|
|
|
neutrophilic
| |
Neutrophilic
Leukocytosis
|
|
|
Leukoedema
| |
Color Changes in the Mouth
|
|
|
Leukoencephalopathy, progressive multifocal
| |
Progressive
Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
|
|
|
Leukopenia
| |
Components
of Blood: White
Blood Cells
Symptoms
White
Blood Cell Disorders
|
|
|
with cancer treatment
| |
Chemotherapy: Low
Blood Cell Counts
|
|
|
Leukoplakia
| |
Precancerous
Lesions
|
|
|
hairy
| |
Tongue
Disorders: "Hairiness"
|
|
|
Leukotriene modifiers
| |
Asthma: Leukotriene
Modifiers
Drugs Used to Treat Asthma
Asthma: Prognosis, Prevention,
and Treatment
|
|
|
Leuprolide
| |
Drugs Commonly Used to Treat Endometriosis
|
|
|
in precocious puberty
| |
When Puberty Starts Too Early
|
|
|
in prostate cancer
| |
Cancer: Hormonal Therapy
|
|
|
Levalbuterol
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Asthma
|
|
|
Levator syndrome
| |
Levator
Syndrome
|
|
|
Levetiracetam
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Seizures
|
|
|
Levobetaxalol
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
|
|
|
Levobunolol
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
|
|
|
Levodopa
| |
Parkinson's
Disease: Levodopa-Carbidopa
Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's Disease
|
|
|
Levofloxacin
| |
Antibiotics
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy
|
|
|
Levonorgestrel
| |
Contraception: Emergency
Contraception
|
|
|
Levorphanol
| |
Opioid Analgesics
|
|
|
Lewy bodies
| |
Parkinson's
Disease
|
|
|
Lewy body dementia
| |
Dementia: Lewy
Body Dementia
|
|
|
Leyden-Möbius muscular dystrophy
| |
Other Forms of Muscular
Dystrophy
|
