 |
|
CA 15-3 (carbohydrate antigen 15-3)
| |
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
CA 19-9 (carbohydrate antigen 19-9)
| |
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
CA-125 (carbohydrate antigen 125)
| |
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
Cabergoline
| |
Hypopituitarism: Treatment
Galactorrhea: Treatment
|
|
|
in ovulation problems
| |
Problems
With Ovulation: Other Drugs
|
|
|
Cachexia
| |
Undernutrition: Symptoms
|
|
|
Café au lait spots
| |
Neurofibromatosis: Type 1
|
|
|
Caffeine
| |
|
|
|
in apnea of prematurity
| |
Apnea
of Prematurity: Treatment
|
|
|
headache and
| |
Tension-Type
Headaches: Treatment
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Drug Use During Pregnancy: Caffeine
|
|
|
Caisson disease
| |
Decompression
Sickness
|
|
|
Calcaneal enthesopathy
| |
Plantar
Fasciosis
|
|
|
Calcineurin inhibitors
| |
Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant Rejection
|
|
|
Calcitonin
| |
|
|
|
in calcium regulation
| |
Calcium
|
|
|
in medullary thyroid cancer
| |
Cancer: Medullary Cancer
|
|
|
in osteoporosis
| |
Osteoporosis: Drugs
|
|
|
in Paget's disease of bone
| |
Paget's Disease of Bone: Treatment
|
|
|
Calcitriol
| |
see also Vitamin D
Kidneys: Secretion of
Hormones
|
|
|
Calcium
| |
Minerals
Calcium
|
|
|
cancer risk and
| |
Diet
and Cancer: Calcium
|
|
|
dietary
| |
|
|
|
during breastfeeding
| |
Home (What to Expect): Breastfeeding
|
|
|
deficiency of
| |
Symptoms of Nutrient Deficiencies
|
|
|
in celiac disease
| |
Celiac
Sprue: Symptoms
|
|
|
high blood levels of (hypercalcemia)
| |
see also Hypercalcemia
Calcium: Hypercalcemia
What Is Hyperparathyroidism?
|
|
|
in vitamin D excess
| |
Vitamin D: Vitamin
D Excess
|
|
|
kidney regulation of
| |
Kidneys: Secretion of
Hormones
|
|
|
in kidney stones
| |
Stones
in the Urinary Tract
|
|
|
low blood levels of (hypocalcemia)
| |
Calcium: Hypocalcemia
|
|
|
in osteoporosis prevention
| |
Osteoporosis: Diet and Exercise
|
|
|
reference range for
| |
Blood Tests*
|
|
|
Calcium carbonate
| |
|
|
|
in kidney failure
| |
Chronic
Kidney Failure: Symptoms
|
|
|
in peptic ulcer
| |
Peptic
Ulcer: Antacids
Drugs Used to Treat Peptic Disorders
|
|
|
Calcium channel blockers
| |
Overview
of Drugs: Drug Groups
|
|
|
in arrhythmias
| |
Some Drugs Used to Treat Arrhythmias
|
|
|
in cardiomyopathy
| |
Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy: Treatment
|
|
|
in coronary artery disease
| |
Angina: Drug Therapy
Drugs Used to Treat Coronary Artery Disease
|
|
|
food interactions with
| |
Some Drug-Food Interactions
|
|
|
gingivitis and
| |
Gingivitis: Drug-Induced
Gingivitis
|
|
|
in high blood pressure
| |
High Blood Pressure: Drug
Therapy
Antihypertensive Drugs
|
|
|
Calcium gluconate
| |
Magnesium: Hypermagnesemia
|
|
|
Calcium polycarbophil
| |
Drugs Used to Prevent or Treat Constipation
|
|
|
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (pseudogout)
| |
Pseudogout
|
|
|
Calculi
| |
see Stones
|
|
|
Calculus (tartar)
| |
Tooth
Disorders
|
|
|
Calendar method, in family planning
| |
Contraception: Natural
Family Planning Methods
All in the Timing: Natural Family Planning
|
|
|
California cone sting
| |
Marine
Animal Stings and Bites: Mollusks
|
|
|
Calix
| |
Viewing the Urinary Tract
Kidneys
|
|
|
Calluses
| |
Corns
and Calluses
|
|
|
Caloric testing
| |
Vertigo: Physical Examination
|
|
|
Calories
| |
Calories
How Are Calories in Foods Measured?
|
|
|
deficiency of
| |
Undernutrition
How Starvation Affects the Body
Causes of Undernutrition
|
|
|
exercise and
| |
Calories Expended During Exercise
|
|
|
in older people
| |
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
requirements for
| |
Calories
|
|
|
Calorimetry
| |
How Are Calories in Foods Measured?
|
|
|
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis infection
| |
Granuloma
Inguinale
|
|
|
Campylobacter infection
| |
Microorganisms That
Cause Gastroenteritis
Campylobacter Infections
Other Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
|
|
|
Canaliculitis
| |
Canaliculitis
|
|
|
Canaliculus
| |
|
|
|
lacrimal
| |
Viewing the Lacrimal Structures
|
|
|
Cancer
| |
Overview
of Cancer
Most Common Cancers in Men and Women*
|
|
|
age and
| |
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Age
|
|
|
alternative medicine for
| |
Alternative
Medicine
|
|
|
anus
| |
Anal
Cancer
|
|
|
bile duct
| |
Primary
Sclerosing Cholangitis: Symptoms
Primary
Sclerosing Cholangitis: Prognosis and
Treatment
Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary
Liver Cancers
Tumors
of the Bile Ducts and Gallbladder
|
|
|
bladder
| |
Bladder
Cancer
|
|
|
bleeding in
| |
Symptoms: Bleeding
|
|
|
blood cell
| |
see Leukemia
|
|
|
bone
| |
Bone
and Joint Tumors
|
|
|
bone marrow
| |
see Leukemia
|
|
|
brain
| |
Brain
Tumors
Tumors That Originate in or Near the Brain
Common Symptoms of Some Brain Tumors
Understanding Tumor Treatment
|
|
|
headache with
| |
How Headaches Differ
Brain
Tumors: Symptoms
|
|
|
breast
| |
see also Breasts, cancer of
Breast Cancer
Treating Cancer Based on Type
|
|
|
carcinoid
| |
Carcinoid Tumors
|
|
|
cardiac
| |
Cancerous
Tumors
|
|
|
cervix
| |
see also Cervix, cancer of
Symptoms: Causes
Staging Cancers of the Female
Reproductive System
Cervical
Cancer
|
|
|
chemical causes of (carcinogens)
| |
Development
and Spread: Initiation
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Environmental
Factors
Some Carcinogens
|
|
|
chemotherapy for
| |
see also Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy Drugs
|
|
|
childhood
| |
Childhood
Cancers
|
|
|
chronic meningitis with
| |
Chronic
Meningitis: Treatment
|
|
|
colorectal
| |
Colorectal
Cancer
Staging Colon Cancer
|
|
|
ulcerative colitis and
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis: Complications
|
|
|
complications of
| |
Some Complications of Cancer
What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?
|
|
|
depression in
| |
Symptoms: Depression
|
|
|
development of
| |
Development
and Spread
Some Carcinogens
|
|
|
diagnosis of
| |
Diagnosis
Cancer Screening Recommendations
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
diet and
| |
Diet
and Cancer
|
|
|
digestive system
| |
Tumors
of the Digestive System
Rare Types of Stomach Cancer
Rare Types of Small-Intestinal Cancer
Staging Colon Cancer
Rare Types of Pancreatic Cancer
|
|
|
carcinoid
| |
Carcinoid Tumors
|
|
|
drug resistance in
| |
Tolerance and Resistance
|
|
|
ear
| |
Tumors
|
|
|
embolism with
| |
Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Unusual Types
of Emboli
|
|
|
endometrium
| |
Symptoms: Causes
Staging Cancers of the Female
Reproductive System
Cancer
of the Uterus
|
|
|
hormone replacement therapy and
| |
Menopause: Hormone
Therapy
|
|
|
endometrium<Italic>Cancer
| |
|
|
|
endometrium]
| |
Understanding Hysterectomy
|
|
|
environmental factors in
| |
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Environmental
Factors
|
|
|
esophagus
| |
Esophageal
Cancer
|
|
|
eye
| |
Cancers
Affecting the Retina
|
|
|
eyelid
| |
Eyelid
Tumors
|
|
|
fallopian tube
| |
Staging Cancers of the Female
Reproductive System
Fallopian
Tube Cancer
|
|
|
family history and
| |
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Family
History and Genetic
Factors
|
|
|
fatigue in
| |
Symptoms: Weight
Loss and Fatigue
|
|
|
gallbladder
| |
Tumors
of the Bile Ducts and Gallbladder
|
|
|
gastrin production and
| |
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: An Acid-Stimulating Cancer
|
|
|
genetic factors and
| |
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Family
History and Genetic
Factors
Genes That Cause Cancer
|
|
|
geographic variation in
| |
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Geography
|
|
|
hypercalcemia and
| |
Calcium: Causes
|
|
|
immune system and
| |
Defenses
Against Cancer
|
|
|
immunotherapy for
| |
Immunotherapy
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
C
|
|
|
jaw
| |
Cancerous
Growths: Types of Oral
Cancer
|
|
|
kidney
| |
Kidney
Cancer
|
|
|
in kidney transplant recipient
| |
Kidney
Transplantation
|
|
|
larynx
| |
Laryngeal
Cancer
Speech Without Vocal Cords
|
|
|
lip
| |
Cancerous
Growths: Symptoms
|
|
|
liver
| |
Primary Liver Cancers: Hepatoma
|
|
|
lung
| |
see also Lungs, cancer of
Cancer of the Lungs
Deaths Due to Lung Cancer
Uncommon Lung Tumors
|
|
|
lymphatic system
| |
see Lymphoma
|
|
|
lymph nodes in
| |
Symptoms: Swollen
Lymph Nodes
Finding a Lump in the Neck
|
|
|
lymphocytic leukocytosis in
| |
Lymphocytic
Leukocytosis
|
|
|
markers of
| |
Diagnosis: Screening
Diagnosis: Diagnosis
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
metastatic
| |
see Metastasis
|
|
|
in monoclonal gammopathy
| |
Monoclonal Gammopathies
of Undetermined Significance
|
|
|
mouth
| |
Cancerous
Growths
|
|
|
in multiple endocrine neoplasia
| |
see Multiple endocrine neoplasia
|
|
|
neck lump in
| |
Finding a Lump in the Neck
|
|
|
nervous system
| |
Tumors
of the Nervous System
Tumors That Originate in or Near the Brain
Common Symptoms of Some Brain Tumors
Understanding Tumor Treatment
Tumors That Originate in or Near the Spinal Cord
|
|
|
in children
| |
Neuroblastoma
|
|
|
neurologic symptoms of
| |
Symptoms: Neurologic
and Muscular Symptoms
|
|
|
nose
| |
Nasopharyngeal
Cancer
|
|
|
oral color changes with
| |
Color Changes in the Mouth
|
|
|
orbit
| |
Tumors
of the Orbit
|
|
|
organ transplantation and
| |
Transplantation: Medical Screening
|
|
|
ovary
| |
Staging Cancers of the Female
Reproductive System
Ovarian
Cancer
|
|
|
pain in
| |
Symptoms: Pain
|
|
|
pancreas
| |
Pancreatic
Cancer
Rare Types of Pancreatic Cancer
|
|
|
paranasal sinus
| |
Paranasal
Sinus Cancer
|
|
|
paraneoplastic syndromes in
| |
Cancer of the Lungs: Complications
What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?
|
|
|
penis
| |
Growths
on the Penis
|
|
|
peritoneum
| |
Asbestosis
Asbestosis: Prevention and
Treatment
|
|
|
pineal gland
| |
Tumors That Originate in or Near the Brain
Common Symptoms of Some Brain Tumors
|
|
|
pituitary gland
| |
Tumors That Originate in or Near the Brain
Brain
Tumors: Symptoms
Common Symptoms of Some Brain Tumors
|
|
|
plasma cell
| |
Multiple
Myeloma
|
|
|
pleura
| |
Asbestosis
Asbestosis: Prevention and
Treatment
Pleural
Effusion: Effusions Caused
by Cancers
|
|
|
plexus disorders with
| |
Plexus
Disorders: Causes
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Cancer
During Pregnancy
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major
Health Problems
Prevention
Preventing Cancer
|
|
|
prostate
| |
see also Prostate gland, cancer of
Prostate
Cancer
Common Methods and Strategies for Treating Prostate
Cancer
|
|
|
radiation exposure and
| |
Radiation Injury: Radiation
and Cancer
|
|
|
radiation therapy for
| |
see also Radiation therapy
Radiation
Therapy
Combination Therapy
|
|
|
renal pelvis
| |
Renal
Pelvis and Ureter Cancer
|
|
|
respiratory symptoms of
| |
Symptoms: Respiratory
Symptoms
|
|
|
retina
| |
Cancers
Affecting the Retina
|
|
|
in children
| |
Retinoblastoma
|
|
|
risk factors for
| |
Risk
Factors for Cancer
|
|
|
salivary gland
| |
Salivary Gland Disorders: Salivary
Gland Swelling
Cancerous
Growths: Types of Oral
Cancer
|
|
|
screening for
| |
see also Screening, tests for cancer
Diagnosis: Screening
Cancer Screening Recommendations
|
|
|
skin
| |
see also Skin, cancer of
Sunlight and Skin
Damage: Sunlight and
Skin Damage
Actinic Keratoses: Precancerous Growths
Skin
Cancers
Mohs Microscopically Controlled Surgery
Warning Signs of Melanoma
|
|
|
small intestine
| |
Small
Intestine Cancer
Rare Types of Small-Intestinal Cancer
|
|
|
spinal cord
| |
Spinal
Cord Tumors
Tumors That Originate in or Near the Spinal Cord
|
|
|
spread of
| |
Development
and Spread: Spread
|
|
|
staging of
| |
Diagnosis: Staging
|
|
|
stomach
| |
Stomach
Cancer
Rare Types of Stomach Cancer
|
|
|
ulcers and
| |
Peptic
Ulcer: Causes
|
|
|
surgery for
| |
Surgery
Combination Therapy
|
|
|
symptoms of
| |
Symptoms
|
|
|
terminology for
| |
Talking About Cancer
|
|
|
testis
| |
Testicular
Cancer
|
|
|
tests for
| |
Diagnosis
Cancer Screening Recommendations
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
throat
| |
Nasopharyngeal
Cancer
|
|
|
thymus gland
| |
Neuromuscular
Junction Disorders: Myasthenia
Gravis
Neuromuscular
Junction Disorders: Treatment
|
|
|
thyroid gland
| |
Thyroid Gland
Disorders: Diagnostic Tests
Cancer
|
|
|
tongue
| |
Tongue
Disorders: Sores
and Bumps
Cancerous
Growths: Risk Factors
|
|
|
tonsils
| |
Tonsillar
Cancer
|
|
|
treatment of
| |
see also Chemotherapy; Immunotherapy; Radiation therapy
Treatment
Principles
Response to Treatment
Chemotherapy Drugs
|
|
|
side effects of
| |
Chemotherapy: Side
Effects
|
|
|
types of
| |
Overview
of Cancer: Types
of Cancer
|
|
|
ureter
| |
Renal
Pelvis and Ureter Cancer
|
|
|
urethra
| |
Urethral
Cancer
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
Cancers
of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
|
|
|
uterus
| |
see also Uterus, cancer of
Symptoms: Causes
Menopause: Hormone
Therapy
Staging Cancers of the Female
Reproductive System
Cancer
of the Uterus
Understanding Hysterectomy
|
|
|
vagina
| |
Symptoms: Causes
Staging Cancers of the Female
Reproductive System
Vaginal
Cancer
|
|
|
viral infection and
| |
Viruses and Cancer: A Link
|
|
|
vocal cord
| |
Vocal Cord Problems
|
|
|
vulva
| |
Staging Cancers of the Female
Reproductive System
Vulvar
Cancer
|
|
|
warning signs of
| |
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Cancer
Warning Signs of Cancer
Warning Signs of Melanoma
|
|
|
weight loss in
| |
Symptoms: Weight
Loss and Fatigue
|
|
|
Candidiasis
| |
Candidiasis
|
|
|
in diaper rash
| |
Rashes
|
|
|
esophageal
| |
Infection
|
|
|
genital
| |
Candidiasis: Symptoms
Symptoms: Causes
Some Vaginal Infections
Yeast
Infection (Candidiasis)
Drugs Used to Treat Vaginal Yeast Infections
|
|
|
in HIV infection
| |
Common Opportunistic Infections Associated With AIDS
|
|
|
mucocutaneous, chronic
| |
Chronic
Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
|
|
|
nail (paronychia)
| |
Infections: Chronic
Paronychia
|
|
|
oral (thrush)
| |
Tongue
Disorders: Discomfort
Gingivitis: Gingivitis
due to Infections
Chronic
Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
Candidiasis: Symptoms
|
|
|
skin
| |
Candidiasis
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
Urinary
Tract Infections (UTI): Fungi
|
|
|
Cane
| |
Just the Right Height
|
|
|
Canker sores
| |
Mouth Sores: Recurrent
Aphthous Stomatitis
Herpes
Simplex Virus Infections: Oral Infection
|
|
|
Cannabis (marijuana)
| |
Marijuana
|
|
|
adolescent use of
| |
Drug
and Substance Use and Abuse: Other Substances
|
|
|
in HIV infection
| |
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Other Drugs
|
|
|
Capillaries
| |
Blood Vessels
Blood Vessels: Circulating the Blood
|
|
|
alveolar
| |
Respiratory
System
Gas Exchange Between Alveolar Spaces and Capillaries
|
|
|
enlargement of (spider veins)
| |
Varicose
Veins
Varicose
Veins: Injection Therapy
(Sclerotherapy)
Growths
and Malformations of the Vessels: Spider
Angiomas
|
|
|
in ataxia-telangiectasia
| |
Ataxia-Telangiectasia
|
|
|
malformation of (port-wine stain)
| |
Growths
and Malformations of the Vessels: Port-wine
Stain
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Common Birthmarks and Minor Skin Markings in Newborns
|
|
|
of skin
| |
Getting Under the Skin
|
|
|
Capitation
| |
How
Health Care Is Paid For: Capitation
|
|
|
Caplan's syndrome
| |
Coal
Workers' Pneumoconiosis
|
|
|
Capsaicin cream
| |
Treatment: Anesthetics
|
|
|
Capsule endoscopy
| |
Diagnosis: Capsule
Endoscopy
|
|
|
Carbachol
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
|
|
|
Carbamate poisoning
| |
Insecticide
Poisoning
|
|
|
Carbamazepine
| |
|
|
|
in central diabetes insipidus
| |
Central
Diabetes Insipidus: Treatment
|
|
|
in manic-depressive illness
| |
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness): Anticonvulsants
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy
|
|
|
in seizure disorders
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Seizures
|
|
|
Carbapenems
| |
Antibiotics
|
|
|
Carbenicillin
| |
Antibiotics
|
|
|
Carbidopa
| |
Parkinson's
Disease: Levodopa-Carbidopa
Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's Disease
|
|
|
Carbimazole
| |
Hyperthyroidism: Prognosis and
Treatment
Drugs Used to Treat Hyperthyroidism
|
|
|
Carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3)
| |
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9)
| |
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
Carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA-125)
| |
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
Carbohydrates
| |
Carbohydrates, Proteins,
and Fats: Carbohydrates
|
|
|
diet-related restriction of
| |
Diets: High
Protein-Low Carbohydrate Diets
|
|
|
hypoglycemic reaction to
| |
Hypoglycemia: Reaction
to Eating
|
|
|
metabolism of
| |
see also Diabetes mellitus; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia
|
|
|
hereditary disorders of
| |
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
|
|
|
Carbon dioxide
| |
|
|
|
in acid-base regulation
| |
Acid-Base
Balance: Role of the Lungs
|
|
|
blood transport of
| |
Components
of Blood: Red
Blood Cells
|
|
|
in diver
| |
Gas
Toxicity: Carbon
Dioxide Buildup
|
|
|
in lungs
| |
Exchanging
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Gas Exchange Between Alveolar Spaces and Capillaries
|
|
|
measurement of, in blood
| |
Diagnosis: Arterial
Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis
|
|
|
pressure
| |
Blood Tests*
|
|
|
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
|
|
|
Carbon monoxide
| |
|
|
|
diffusing capacity test for
| |
Diagnosis: Diffusing Capacity Measurement
|
|
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poisoning with
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Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
Gas
Toxicity: Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning
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Carboplatin
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Chemotherapy Drugs
|
|
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Carboxyhemoglobin
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Blood Tests*
|
|
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Carbuncles
| |
Folliculitis
and Skin Abscesses: Skin Abscesses
|
|
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Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
| |
Colorectal
Cancer: Diagnostic Tests
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
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Carcinogens
| |
Development
and Spread: Initiation
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Environmental
Factors
Some Carcinogens
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|
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Carcinoid tumor and carcinoid syndrome
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Carcinoid Tumors
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in lung cancer
| |
What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?
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|
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of small intestine
| |
Rare Types of Small-Intestinal Cancer
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|
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Carcinoma
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see also Cancer
Overview
of Cancer: Types
of Cancer
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|
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basal cell
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Basal
Cell Carcinoma
Mohs Microscopically Controlled Surgery
Tumors
|
|
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fibrolamellar
| |
Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary
Liver Cancers
|
|
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hepatocellular (hepatoma)
| |
Primary Liver Cancers: Hepatoma
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|
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renal cell
| |
Kidney
Cancer
|
|
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squamous cell
| |
see Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous
Cell Carcinoma
|
|
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transitional cell, of renal pelvis
| |
Renal
Pelvis and Ureter Cancer
|
|
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verrucous
| |
Cancerous
Growths: Types of Oral
Cancer
|
|
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Cardiac arrest
| |
Ventricular
Fibrillation: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
Cardiac
Arrest
Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the Heart
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|
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coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
Stupor
and Coma: Prognosis
|
|
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Cardiac catheterization
| |
Diagnosis: Cardiac
Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
in angioplasty
| |
Understanding Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
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|
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in congenital heart defects
| |
Heart
Defects: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in dilated cardiomyopathy
| |
Dilated
Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in pericarditis
| |
Chronic
Pericarditis: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
Cardiac markers
| |
Acute
Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable
Angina): Diagnosis
|
|
|
Cardiac output
| |
Low Blood
Pressure
|
|
|
Cardiac tamponade
| |
Cardiac Tamponade: The Most Serious Complication of Pericarditis
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|
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in cancer
| |
Some Complications of Cancer
|
|
|
Cardialgia
| |
see Indigestion
|
|
|
Cardiomyopathy
| |
Cardiomyopathy
Types of Cardiomyopathy
|
|
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peripartum
| |
Heart
Disorders During Pregnancy: Peripartum
Cardiomyopathy
|
|
|
in selenium deficiency
| |
Selenium: Selenium
Deficiency
|
|
|
sexual activity and
| |
Sexual Activity and Heart Disease
|
|
|
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
| |
Medical Terms Related to Life-Sustaining Treatment
Cardiac
Arrest: First-Aid Treatment
Opening an Airway in an Adult
Performing Chest Compressions in an Adult
Performing Chest Compressions in a Child
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|
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in hypothermia
| |
Hypothermia: Treatment
|
|
|
order against
| |
Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
|
|
|
Cardiospasm
| |
Abnormal
Propulsion of Food: Achalasia
|
|
|
Cardiovascular system
| |
see also Blood vessels; Heart
Organ
Systems
Major Organ Systems
Symptoms
and Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders
|
|
|
Cardioversion
| |
Diagnosis: Electrophysiologic
Testing
Abnormal
Heart Rhythms: Restoring Normal
Rhythm
|
|
|
Caregivers
| |
Care
Providers: Family and Friends
Avoiding Caregiver Burnout
|
|
|
elder mistreatment and
| |
Elder Mistreatment
|
|
|
Caries
| |
Cavities
Types of Cavities
Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged Tooth
Crowns, Bridges, and Implants
Fluoride: Fluoride
Deficiency
|
|
|
Carotenoids
| |
Vitamin
A
|
|
|
Carotid arteries
| |
|
|
|
aneurysm of
| |
Aneurysms: Aneurysms in
Other Arteries
Aneurysms: Aneurysms in
Other Arteries
|
|
|
in ischemic stroke
| |
Ischemic
Stroke: Causes
|
|
|
in transient ischemic attack
| |
Transient
Ischemic Attacks: Treatment
|
|
|
Carotid sinus stimulation
| |
Fainting: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Carpal tunnel syndrome
| |
Nerve
Compression Syndromes: Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome
Proper Keyboard Position
Mononeuropathy: Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome
|
|
|
Carrier screening
| |
Genetic
Screening: Carrier
Screening
|
|
|
Carrots, excess ingestion of
| |
Jaundice: Causes
|
|
|
Car sickness
| |
see Motion sickness
|
|
|
Cartilage
| |
Joints
|
|
|
in relapsing polychondritis
| |
Relapsing
Polychondritis
|
|
|
transplantation of
| |
Transplantation of Other
Organs
|
|
|
Cascara
| |
Symptoms: Laxatives
Drugs Used to Prevent or Treat Constipation
|
|
|
Case-control study
| |
Information
Sources: Research Studies
|
|
|
Caspofungin
| |
Drugs for Serious Fungal Infections
|
|
|
Cast
| |
Taking Care of a Cast
Fractures: Immobilization
|
|
|
Castor beans
| |
Chemical Food
Poisoning: Plant
and Shrub Poisoning
|
|
|
Castor oil
| |
Symptoms: Laxatives
Drugs Used to Prevent or Treat Constipation
|
|
|
Cataplexy
| |
Narcolepsy: Symptoms
|
|
|
Cataract
| |
Cataract
How Cataracts Affect Vision
|
|
|
congenital
| |
Other Birth Defects
|
|
|
in electrical injury
| |
Electrical
Injuries: Symptoms
|
|
|
in galactosemia
| |
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Galactosemia
|
|
|
Catatonia, in schizophrenia
| |
Schizophrenia: Categories
Schizophrenia: Subtypes of
Schizophrenia
|
|
|
Cat bite
| |
Animal
Bites
|
|
|
Catecholamines
| |
Pheochromocytoma
|
|
|
Catheter(ization)
| |
|
|
|
for antibiotic administration
| |
Antibiotics: Home
Antibiotic Therapy
|
|
|
cardiac
| |
Diagnosis: Cardiac
Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
in angioplasty
| |
Understanding Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
|
|
|
in congenital heart defects
| |
Heart
Defects: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in dilated cardiomyopathy
| |
Dilated
Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in pericarditis
| |
Chronic
Pericarditis: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
central venous
| |
Diagnosis: Central
Venous Catheterization
|
|
|
in hemodialysis
| |
Dialysis: Hemodialysis
|
|
|
in liver biopsy
| |
Biopsy of the Liver
|
|
|
in peritoneal dialysis
| |
Dialysis: Peritoneal
Dialysis
|
|
|
in poisoning
| |
Poisoning: Treatment
|
|
|
pulmonary artery
| |
Diagnosis: Pulmonary
Artery Catheterization
|
|
|
for tube feeding
| |
Undernutrition: Intravenous Feeding
|
|
|
urinary
| |
|
|
|
in bladder injury
| |
Bladder
Injuries: Treatment
|
|
|
in hydronephrosis
| |
Hydronephrosis: Diagnosis
|
|
|
infection and
| |
Problems Due to Hospitalization: Urinary
Tract Infections
|
|
|
in overflow incontinence
| |
Urinary Incontinence: Overflow Incontinence
|
|
|
for sample collection
| |
Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis
Urinary
Tract Infection (UTI): Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
CAT scan
| |
see Computed tomography
|
|
|
Cat-scratch disease
| |
Other Bacterial Infections
|
|
|
Cat's cry syndrome
| |
When Part of a Chromosome Is Missing
|
|
|
Cauda equina
| |
How the Spine Is Organized
|
|
|
Cauda equina syndrome
| |
What Is the Cauda Equina Syndrome?
|
|
|
Cauliflower ear
| |
Injury
|
|
|
Causalgia
| |
Types: Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome
|
|
|
Caustic burns
| |
Burns
When Chemicals Burn the Skin
Caustic
Substances Poisoning
|
|
|
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
| |
What Are Low-Vision Aids
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
|
|
|
Cavities
| |
Cavities
Types of Cavities
Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged Tooth
Crowns, Bridges, and Implants
|
|
|
fluoride and
| |
Fluoride: Fluoride
Deficiency
|
