 |
|
Black cohash
|  |
Menopause: Alternative Medicine
|
 |
|
Black eye
|  |
Blunt Injuries to the Eye: Black Eye
|
 |
|
Blackfly bites
|  |
Onchocerciasis
|
 |
|
Blackheads
|  |
Acne
Comparing Mild Acne and Severe Acne
|
 |
|
Black lung
|  |
Who Is at Risk for Occupational Lung Diseases?
Black Lung
|
 |
|
Blackwater fever
|  |
Malaria: Falciparum Malaria
|
 |
|
Black widow spider bite
|  |
Spider
Bites
|
 |
|
Bladder
|  |
Internal Female Genital Organs
|
 |
|
age-associated changes in
|  |
Changes
in the Body: Kidneys
and Urinary Tract
Effects
of Aging
Spotlight on Aging
|
 |
|
biology of
|  |
Viewing the Urinary Tract
Bladder
|
 |
|
birth defects of
|  |
Urinary
Tract Defects: Bladder
and Urethra Defects
Urinary
Tract Infection (UTI)
|
 |
|
cancer of
|  |
Bladder
Cancer
|
 |
|
cystoscopy of
|  |
Diagnosis: Cystoscopy
|
 |
|
diverticula of
|  |
Urinary
Tract Defects: Bladder
and Urethra Defects
|
 |
|
fistula of
|  |
|
 |
|
in cystitis
|  |
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis): Women
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes
|
 |
|
in diverticulitis
|  |
Diverticulitis: Complications
Complications of Diverticular Disease
|
 |
|
imaging of
|  |
Diagnosis: Imaging
Tests
|
 |
|
incontinence of
|  |
see Incontinence, urinary
|
 |
|
infection of
|  |
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis)
Preventing Bladder Infections in Women
|
 |
|
after childbirth
|  |
Infections: Bladder
and Kidney Infections
|
 |
|
in children
|  |
Urinary
Tract Infection (UTI)
|
 |
|
in infection prevention
|  |
Defenses
Against Infection: Physical
Barriers
|
 |
|
inflammation of
|  |
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes
Interstitial Cystitis: Bladder Inflammation, Not Infection
|
 |
|
injury to
|  |
Bladder
Injuries
|
 |
|
neurogenic
|  |
Urinary Incontinence: Overflow
Incontinence
|
 |
|
overactive
|  |
Urinary Incontinence: Urge
Incontinence
|
 |
|
pressure in
|  |
Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis
|
 |
|
prolapse of
|  |
Effects
of Aging
Pelvic Floor Disorders
|
 |
|
removal of
|  |
Bladder
Cancer: Treatment
|
 |
|
schistosomiasis of
|  |
Urinary
Tract Infections (UTI): Parasites
|
 |
|
stones in
|  |
Stones
in the Urinary Tract
|
 |
|
tumors of
|  |
Bladder
Cancer
|
 |
|
Blast crisis
|  |
Chronic
Myelocytic Leukemia (CML)
Chronic
Myelocytic Leukemia (CML): Prognosis and
Treatment
|
 |
|
Blastocyst
|  |
Stages of Development: Development
of the Blastocyst
From Egg to Embryo
|
 |
|
transfer of
|  |
Fertilization Techniques
|
 |
|
Blastomycosis
|  |
|
 |
|
North American
|  |
Blastomycosis
|
 |
|
pneumonia and
|  |
Fungal
Pneumonia: Blastomycosis
|
 |
|
South American
|  |
Paracoccidioidomycosis
|
 |
|
Bleaching
|  |
|
 |
|
of skin
|  |
Vitiligo: Treatment
|
 |
|
of teeth
|  |
A Brighter Smile Through Cosmetic Dentistry
|
 |
|
Bleeding
|  |
see also Blood
Blood Vessels
|
 |
|
after labor and delivery
|  |
Problems Affecting the
Woman: Uterine
Bleeding
|
 |
|
after liver biopsy
|  |
Biopsy of the Liver
|
 |
|
after oral surgery
|  |
After
Dental Treatment
|
 |
|
in allergic purpura
|  |
Henoch-Schönlein
Purpura
|
 |
|
alveolar
|  |
Unusual Infiltrative Lung Diseases

|
 |
|
in anemia
|  |
The Major Causes of Anemia

Anemia
From Excessive Bleeding
|
 |
|
aspirin and
|  |
Treatment: Aspirin
|
 |
|
blood pressure response to
|  |
Low Blood
Pressure
|
 |
|
brain
|  |
Hemorrhagic
Stroke
Burst and Breaks: Causes of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Intracranial
Hematomas
Pockets of Blood in the Brain
|
 |
|
coma with
|  |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma

|
 |
|
in premature infant
|  |
Prematurity: Brain
Hemorrhage
|
 |
|
in cancer
|  |
Symptoms: Bleeding
|
 |
|
in colorectal cancer
|  |
Colorectal
Cancer: Symptoms
|
 |
|
conjunctiva
|  |
Symptoms: Red Eye
|
 |
|
digestive system
|  |
Symptoms: Bleeding
from the Digestive Tract
Common Causes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Diagnosis: Occult
Blood Tests
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
see Clotting, disorders of
|
 |
|
in disseminated intravascular coagulation
|  |
Disseminated
Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
|
 |
|
in diverticulosis
|  |
Diverticulosis: Symptoms
|
 |
|
in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
|  |
Ehlers-Danlos
Syndrome
|
 |
|
epidural
|  |
Pockets of Blood in the Brain
Intracranial
Hematomas: Epidural Hematomas
|
 |
|
from esophageal varices
|  |
Portal
Hypertension: Treatment
Portal
Vein Thrombosis: Symptoms
|
 |
|
in esophagitis
|  |
Gastroesophageal
Reflux (GERD): Symptoms and
Complications
|
 |
|
in eye
|  |
Blunt Injuries to the Eye: Hyphema
Other Illnesses That Develop at High Altitudes
|
 |
|
with fracture
|  |
Fractures: Symptoms and
Complications
|
 |
|
from cut
|  |
Wounds: First-Aid Treatment
|
 |
|
in hemolytic-uremic syndrome
|  |
Thrombocytopenia (ITP,
TTP): Causes
|
 |
|
in hemophilia
|  |
Hemophilia
|
 |
|
of hemorrhoids
|  |
Hemorrhoids: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber disease)
|  |
Hereditary
Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
|
 |
|
internal
|  |
Internal
Bleeding
|
 |
|
iron deficiency with
|  |
Iron: Iron
Deficiency
|
 |
|
in Mallory-Weiss syndrome
|  |
Injury: Esophageal
Laceration
|
 |
|
menstrual
|  |
Internal Genital Organs: Uterus
and Cervix
Menstrual
Cycle
Changes During the Menstrual Cycle
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
Menstrual
Disorders and Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Deciphering Medical Terms for Menstrual Disorders
Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome
Adenomyosis: Noncancerous Growth of the Uterus
What Is Pelvic Congestion Syndrome?
|
 |
|
in newborn
|  |
Risk Factors Present
Before Pregnancy: Autoimmune
Disorders
Physical
Examination
Birth
Injury: Head
Injury
|
 |
|
nose
|  |
Nosebleeds
|
 |
|
in peptic ulcers
|  |
What Are the Complications of Peptic Ulcers?
|
 |
|
in polycythemia vera
|  |
Polycythemia
Vera: Symptoms and
Complications
|
 |
|
postmenopausal
|  |
Deciphering Medical Terms for Menstrual Disorders
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Risk Factors That Develop
During Pregnancy: Pregnancy
Complications
Risk Factors That Develop
During Pregnancy: Placenta
Previa
Risk Factors That Develop
During Pregnancy: Placental
Abruption (Abruptio Placentae)
Miscarriage: Symptoms
|
 |
|
in pseudoxanthoma elasticum
|  |
Pseudoxanthoma
Elasticum
|
 |
|
rectum
|  |
|
 |
|
in Meckel's diverticulum
|  |
Meckel's
Diverticulum: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
 |
|
retina, at high altitudes
|  |
Other Illnesses That Develop at High Altitudes
|
 |
|
shock in
|  |
Shock: Hypovolemic Shock
|
 |
|
stomach
|  |
|
 |
|
drug-related
|  |
Some Serious Adverse Drug Reactions

|
 |
|
in stress gastritis
|  |
Gastritis: Symptoms and
Complications
Gastritis: Treatment
|
 |
|
subarachnoid
|  |
Burst and Breaks: Causes of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Hemorrhagic
Stroke: Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage
|
 |
|
subconjunctival
|  |
Blunt Injuries to the Eye: Subconjunctival
Hemorrhage
|
 |
|
subdural
|  |
Pockets of Blood in the Brain
Intracranial
Hematomas: Subdural Hematomas
|
 |
|
in thrombocytopenia
|  |
Thrombocytopenia (ITP,
TTP)
|
 |
|
in ulcerative colitis
|  |
Ulcerative
Colitis: Complications
|
 |
|
uterine
|  |
see also Menstrual cycle
|
 |
|
dysfunctional
|  |
Dysfunctional
Uterine Bleeding (DUB)
|
 |
|
vaginal
|  |
Symptoms: Vaginal
bleeding
Common Causes of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Vaginal
Bleeding (Abnormal)
Cancer
of the Uterus: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
Vaginal Cancer: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in vitamin C deficiency
|  |
Vitamin
C: Symptoms
|
 |
|
in vitamin K deficiency
|  |
Vitamin K: Symptoms
|
 |
|
in Von Willebrand's disease
|  |
Von
Willebrand's Disease
|
 |
|
in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
|  |
Wiskott-Aldrich
Syndrome
|
 |
|
Blepharitis (eyelid inflammation)
|  |
Blepharitis
|
 |
|
Blepharospasm
|  |
Dystonia: Focal and Segmental
Dystonias
|
 |
|
Blindness
|  |
see also Vision, loss of
Symptoms: Loss of Vision
How and Why Blindness Develops
|
 |
|
cataract and
|  |
Cataract
How Cataracts Affect Vision
|
 |
|
color
|  |
Symptoms: Color Blindness
What Causes Color Blindness?
Diagnosis: Color
Vision Testing
|
 |
|
information resources on
|  |
Ba - Br
|
 |
|
in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
|  |
Other
Primary Demyelinating Diseases
|
 |
|
night
|  |
Vitamin
A: Symptoms
Symptoms: Night Blindness
|
 |
|
rehabilitation for
|  |
Specific Problems: Blindness
|
 |
|
in retinitis pigmentosa
|  |
Retinitis
Pigmentosa
|
 |
|
river (onchocerciasis)
|  |
Onchocerciasis
|
 |
|
snow
|  |
Other Illnesses That Develop at High Altitudes
|
 |
|
trachoma and
|  |
Trachoma
|
 |
|
in vitamin A deficiency
|  |
Vitamin
A: Symptoms
|
 |
|
Blind spot
|  |
Diagnosis: Visual
Field Testing
|
 |
|
Blisters
|  |
Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the Skin
Blistering
Diseases
|
 |
|
in bullous pemphigoid
|  |
Bullous
Pemphigoid
|
 |
|
in cellulitis
|  |
Cellulitis: Symptoms
|
 |
|
in contact dermatitis
|  |
Dermatitis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in dermatitis herpetiformis
|  |
Dermatitis
Herpetiformis
|
 |
|
in erythema multiforme
|  |
Erythema
Multiforme: Symptoms
|
 |
|
in frostbite
|  |
Frostbite: Symptoms
|
 |
|
genital
|  |
|
 |
|
in chancroid
|  |
Chancroid
|
 |
|
in lymphogranuloma venereum
|  |
Lymphogranuloma
Venereum (LGV)
|
 |
|
in herpes simplex virus infection
|  |
Herpes
Simplex Virus Infections
|
 |
|
in impetigo
|  |
Impetigo
|
 |
|
in necrotizing skin infection
|  |
Necrotizing
Skin Infections: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in nummular dermatitis
|  |
Dermatitis: Nummular
Dermatitis
|
 |
|
in pemphigus
|  |
Pemphigus
|
 |
|
in pompholyx
|  |
Dermatitis: Pompholyx
|
 |
|
in porphyria cutanea tarda
|  |
Porphyria
Cutanea Tarda: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in shingles
|  |
Shingles: Symptoms and
Complications
|
 |
|
in Stevens-Johnson syndrome
|  |
Stevens-Johnson
Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
|
 |
|
in toxic epidermal necrolysis
|  |
Stevens-Johnson
Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
|
 |
|
in tularemia
|  |
Tularemia: Symptoms
|
 |
|
Bloating
|  |
Symptoms: Gas-Related
Complaints
|
 |
|
Blood
|  |
see also Bleeding
Major Organ Systems

|
 |
|
acidity of
|  |
Acid-Base Balance
What Is the Blood pH?
Major Causes of Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis
|
 |
|
reference range for
|  |
Blood Tests

|
 |
|
age-associated changes in
|  |
Changes
in the Body: Blood
Production
|
 |
|
alkalinity of
|  |
Acid-Base Balance
What Is the Blood pH?
Major Causes of Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis
Alkalosis
|
 |
|
anemia and
|  |
see Anemia(s)
|
 |
|
bacteria in
|  |
see also Bacteremia; Sepsis
|
 |
|
biology of
|  |
Biology
of Blood
|
 |
|
cancer of
|  |
see Leukemia; Lymphoma
|
 |
|
cells of
|  |
see also Red blood cells; White blood cells
|
 |
|
components of
|  |
Components
of Blood
|
 |
|
coughing up of
|  |
Symptoms: Hemoptysis
Unusual Infiltrative Lung Diseases

|
 |
|
dialysis of
|  |
see Dialysis
|
 |
|
disorders of
|  |
see also specific disorders, eg, Anemia(s); Bleeding; Leukemia
|
 |
|
diagnosis of
|  |
Diagnosis
|
 |
|
symptoms of
|  |
Symptoms
|
 |
|
disorders of Anemia(s) Bleeding
|  |
Anemia
|
 |
|
information resources on
|  |
Ba - Br
|
 |
|
glucose levels of
|  |
see Sugar(s), blood
|
 |
|
hyperviscosity of, in macroglobulinemia
|  |
Macroglobulinemia: Symptoms and
Complications
|
 |
|
in urine (hematuria)
|  |
Bladder
Cancer: Diagnosis
|
 |
|
liver processing of
|  |
Liver
|
 |
|
occult
|  |
Diagnosis: Occult
Blood Tests
Colorectal
Cancer: Symptoms
Diagnosis: Screening
Cancer Screening Recommendations

Diagnostic Procedures

|
 |
|
in phlegm
|  |
Symptoms: Hemoptysis
Unusual Infiltrative Lung Diseases

|
 |
|
in pleural space (hemothorax)
|  |
Pleural
Effusion: Types of Fluid
|
 |
|
purification of (hemapheresis)
|  |
Controlling Diseases by Purifying the Blood
|
 |
|
radiation effects on
|  |
Radiation Injury: Acute Radiation Illness
|
 |
|
red cell deficiency of
|  |
see Anemia(s)
|
 |
|
Rh factor in
|  |
Abortion: Complications
Prenatal
Diagnostic Testing: Chorionic
Villus Sampling
Medical
Care: First Examination
Risk Factors That Develop
During Pregnancy: Rh
Incompatibility
Hospital
(What to Expect)
|
 |
|
in sputum
|  |
Symptoms: Hemoptysis
Unusual Infiltrative Lung Diseases

|
 |
|
stem cells from
|  |
see also Stem cells
Stem
Cell Transplantation
|
 |
|
in stool
|  |
Symptoms: Bleeding
from the Digestive Tract
Symptoms: Causes
Diagnosis: Screening
Cancer Screening Recommendations

|
 |
|
substitutes for
|  |
Types
of Transfusions: Blood
Substitutes
|
 |
|
testing of
|  |
Diagnosis: Laboratory
Blood Tests
Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Blood Typing
Testing Donated Blood for Infections
Blood Tests

Diagnostic Procedures

|
 |
|
from fetus
|  |
Prenatal
Diagnostic Testing: Percutaneous
Umbilical Blood Sampling
Monitoring the Fetus
|
 |
|
in pregnancy
|  |
Detecting
and Dating a Pregnancy
|
 |
|
transfusion of
|  |
see Blood transfusion
|
 |
|
typing of
|  |
Diagnosis: Blood
Typing
Blood Typing
|
 |
|
umbilical cord, sampling from
|  |
Prenatal
Diagnostic Testing: Percutaneous
Umbilical Blood Sampling
|
 |
|
in urine (hematuria)
|  |
Symptoms: Blood
in the Urine
Diagnosis: Urinalysis
Kidney
Cancer: Symptoms
|
 |
|
volume of
|  |
Sodium
Diagnosis: Other Blood Tests
Blood Tests

|
 |
|
overhydration and
|  |
Overhydration
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Physical
Changes: Heart
and Blood Flow
|
 |
|
in vomit
|  |
Symptoms: Bleeding
from the Digestive Tract
Symptoms: Nausea
and Vomiting
|
 |
|
Blood-brain barrier
|  |
Brain
|
 |
|
Blood clots
|  |
see also Embolism
|
 |
|
after childbirth
|  |
Infections: Bladder
and Kidney Infections
|
 |
|
after heart attack
|  |
Complications of a Heart Attack
|
 |
|
after stroke
|  |
Preventing and Treating Problems After a Stroke
|
 |
|
after surgery
|  |
Surgery: After Surgery
|
 |
|
in aneurysm
|  |
Aneurysms
|
 |
|
in Budd-Chiari syndrome
|  |
Budd-Chiari
Syndrome
|
 |
|
coronary artery disease and
|  |
Acute
Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable
Angina): Causes
|
 |
|
of deep veins
|  |
Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary Embolism
|
 |
|
in disseminated intravascular coagulation
|  |
Disseminated
Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
|
 |
|
formation of
|  |
|
 |
|
drug effects on
|  |
Drugs and Blood Clots: A Complicated Relationship
|
 |
|
in hemostasis
|  |
Blood Clots: Plugging the Breaks
|
 |
|
in frostbite
|  |
Frostbite
|
 |
|
in heart attack
|  |
Acute
Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable
Angina): Causes
Acute
Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable
Angina): Opening the
Arteries
|
 |
|
in ischemic stroke
|  |
|