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|
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
| |
Who Is at Risk for Occupational Lung Diseases?
Black Lung
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|
|
Coarctation of aorta
| |
Heart
Defects: Coarctation
of the Aorta
|
|
|
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)
| |
Vitamins
Vitamin
B12
|
|
|
deficiency of
| |
Vitamin
B12: Vitamin
B12 Deficiency
Vitamin
Deficiency Anemia
|
|
|
in homocystinuria
| |
Amino
Acid Metabolism: Homocystinuria
|
|
|
supplementation with
| |
Vitamin
Deficiency Anemia: Treatment
|
|
|
Cocaine
| |
Cocaine
|
|
|
adolescent use of
| |
Drug
and Substance Use and Abuse
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Risk Factors That Develop
During Pregnancy: Drugs
|
|
|
Coccal infection
| |
see also specific infections
Shapes of Bacteria
Pneumococcal
Infections
Staphylococcal
Infections
|
|
|
Coccidioidomycosis
| |
Coccidioidomycosis
|
|
|
pneumonia and
| |
Fungal
Pneumonia: Coccidioidomycosis
|
|
|
Coccydynia
| |
Levator
Syndrome
|
|
|
Cochlea
| |
A Look Inside the Ear
Ears: Inner
Ear
|
|
|
Cochlear implant
| |
Hearing Loss and Deafness: Cochlear
Implants
Cochlear Implant: Aid for the Severely to Profoundly Deaf
Hearing
Deficits: Treatment
|
|
|
Codeine
| |
Opioid Analgesics
|
|
|
in cough remedies
| |
Symptoms: Antitussive Therapy
Nonprescription Cold Remedies
|
|
|
in diarrhea
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Diarrhea
|
|
|
Coelenterate sting
| |
Marine
Animal Stings and Bites
|
|
|
Coenurosis
| |
Parasitic
Infections
|
|
|
Coffee worker's lung
| |
What Causes Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis?
|
|
|
Cognitive-behavior therapy
| |
Treatment
of Mental Illness: Psychotherapy
|
|
|
in anxiety
| |
Generalized
Anxiety Disorder: Treatment
|
|
|
in bulimia
| |
Bulimia Nervosa: Diagnosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
Cognitive impairment
| |
|
|
|
in Alzheimer's disease
| |
Dementia: Symptoms
|
|
|
in delirium
| |
Delirium: Symptoms
|
|
|
in dementia
| |
Dementia: Symptoms
|
|
|
in schizophrenia
| |
Schizophrenia: Symptoms
|
|
|
Cohort study
| |
Information
Sources: Research Studies
|
|
|
Coitus interruptus
| |
Contraception: Withdrawal
Before Ejaculation
|
|
|
Coke
| |
see Cocaine
|
|
|
Colchicine
| |
|
|
|
in amyloidosis
| |
Amyloidosis: Prognosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
in familial Mediterranean fever
| |
Familial Mediterranean Fever: Prognosis, Prevention,
and Treatment
|
|
|
in gout
| |
Gout: Relieving the
Acute Attack
Drugs Used to Treat Gout
|
|
|
in pseudogout
| |
Pseudogout: Prognosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
Cold antibody hemolytic anemia
| |
Autoimmune
Hemolytic Anemia
|
|
|
Cold, common
| |
Common
Cold
Rhinitis: Viral Rhinitis
|
|
|
in children
| |
Respiratory
Tract Infections
|
|
|
remedies for
| |
Common
Cold: Treatment
Nonprescription Cold Remedies
|
|
|
Cold environment
| |
|
|
|
allergy to
| |
Physical
Allergy
|
|
|
injury from
| |
Cold Injuries
|
|
|
keeping warm in
| |
Cold Injuries
|
|
|
Cold sores
| |
Herpes
Simplex Virus Infections: Oral Infection
|
|
|
Cold therapy (cryotherapy)
| |
Treatment of Pain
and Inflammation: Cold Therapy (Cryotherapy)
|
|
|
after dental treatment
| |
After
Dental Treatment
|
|
|
in ankle sprain
| |
Ankle Sprain: Diagnosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
in cervical cancer
| |
Cervical Cancer: Prognosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
in heat stroke
| |
Heatstroke: Treatment
|
|
|
in sports injuries
| |
Sports
Injuries: Treatment
|
|
|
in wart removal
| |
Warts: Treatment
|
|
|
Colesevelam
| |
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
|
|
Colestipol
| |
Lipid-Lowering Drugs
|
|
|
Colic
| |
|
|
|
biliary (gallbladder pain)
| |
Gallbladder
and Biliary Tract
Gallstones: Symptoms
Cholecystitis: Symptoms
|
|
|
in infants
| |
Fussiness,
Excessive Crying, and Colic
|
|
|
renal
| |
Symptoms: Causes
Hydronephrosis: Symptoms
Stones
in the Urinary Tract: Symptoms
|
|
|
Colistin
| |
Antibiotics
|
|
|
Colitis
| |
see also Crohn's disease
|
|
|
antibiotic-associated
| |
Microorganisms That
Cause Gastroenteritis
Clostridium difficile-Induced Colitis
Antibiotics: Side Effects
and Allergies
|
|
|
collagenous
| |
Collagenous
Colitis and Lymphocytic Colitis
|
|
|
diversion
| |
Diversion
Colitis
|
|
|
hemmorhagic
| |
Hemorrhagic
Colitis
|
|
|
ischemic
| |
Ischemic
Colitis
|
|
|
lymphocytic
| |
Collagenous
Colitis and Lymphocytic Colitis
|
|
|
toxic
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis: Complications
Ulcerative
Colitis: Surgery
|
|
|
ulcerative
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis
|
|
|
Collagenous colitis
| |
Collagenous
Colitis and Lymphocytic Colitis
|
|
|
Colles' fracture
| |
Osteoporosis: Symptoms
Arm
|
|
|
Colon
| |
see Large intestine
|
|
|
Colonic enema
| |
Symptoms: Enemas
|
|
|
Colonic inertia
| |
Symptoms: Slowed Transit
of Stool
|
|
|
Colonoscopy
| |
Selected Screening Schedule
for Adults
Diagnosis: Endoscopy
Viewing the Digestive Tract With an Endoscope
Colorectal
Cancer: Screening Tests
Common Medical
Tests: Endoscopy
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
in cancer screening
| |
Cancer Screening Recommendations
|
|
|
in Crohn's disease
| |
Crohn's
Disease: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in diverticulitis
| |
Diverticulitis: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in intestinal polyps
| |
Colorectal
Polyps: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in small intestine cancer
| |
Small
Intestine Cancer: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in ulcerative colitis
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis: Complications
|
|
|
virtual
| |
Colorectal
Cancer: Screening Tests
|
|
|
Color blindness
| |
Inheritance
of Single-Gene Disorders: Recessive Disorders
Symptoms: Color Blindness
What Causes Color Blindness?
|
|
|
testing for
| |
Diagnosis: Color
Vision Testing
|
|
|
Colorectal cancer
| |
Colorectal
Cancer
Staging Colon Cancer
|
|
|
screening for
| |
Selected Screening Schedule
for Adults
|
|
|
ulcerative colitis and
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis: Complications
|
|
|
Colostomy
| |
Understanding Colostomy
|
|
|
in colorectal cancer
| |
Colorectal
Cancer: Prognosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
diversion colitis after
| |
Diversion
Colitis
|
|
|
in diverticulitis
| |
Diverticulitis: Treatment
|
|
|
in fecal incontinence
| |
Symptoms: Treatment
|
|
|
in Hirschsprung disease
| |
Digestive
Tract Defects: Hirschsprung's
Disease
|
|
|
travel with
| |
Specific Medical Conditions
and Travel: Other Conditions
|
|
|
Colostrum
| |
Physical
Changes: Breasts
Feeding: Benefits of Breastfeeding
|
|
|
Colposcopy
| |
Gynecologic
Evaluation: Colposcopy
|
|
|
Coma
| |
Stupor and Coma
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
diabetic
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Treatment
|
|
|
hepatic
| |
Alcohol: Symptoms and
Complications
Hepatic
Encephalopathy
|
|
|
irreversible
| |
Medical Terms Related to Life-Sustaining Treatment
|
|
|
myxedema
| |
Hypothyroidism: Symptoms
|
|
|
Common bile duct
| |
Digestive System
View of the Liver and Gallbladder
|
|
|
Common cold
| |
see Cold, common
|
|
|
Common hepatic duct
| |
Digestive System
Gallbladder and Biliary
Tract
View of the Liver and Gallbladder
|
|
|
Common variable immunodeficiency
| |
Common
Variable Immunodeficiency
|
|
|
Communicable diseases
| |
see Infection
|
|
|
Communication
| |
|
|
|
with dying person
| |
Communicating With a Dying Person
|
|
|
with health care practitioners
| |
Confidentiality
and HIPAA
Adherence
to Drug Treatment: Improving
Adherence
|
|
|
in medical decision-making
| |
Medical
Decision Making
|
|
|
with health care professionals
| |
Choices
to Make Before Death
|
|
|
parent-child
| |
Talking With Children About Difficult Topics
What Is Bullying?
|
|
|
Compartment syndrome
| |
Fractures: Compartment Syndrome
Fractures: Treatment of Complications
|
|
|
in electrical injury
| |
Electrical
Injuries: Symptoms
|
|
|
Competency
| |
Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Capacity
to Make Health Care Decisions
|
|
|
Complementary medicine
| |
Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
|
|
|
Complement system
| |
Understanding the Immune System
Biology
of the Immune System
Nonspecific
Immunity: Complement
System
|
|
|
Complete blood count (CBC)
| |
Diagnosis: Complete
Blood Count
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Blood Tests
|
|
|
Complex partial (psychomotor) seizures
| |
Seizure Disorders: Symptoms
|
|
|
Complex regional pain syndrome
| |
Types: Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome
|
|
|
Compliance (adherence)
| |
|
|
|
with drug treatment
| |
Making the Most of Drug Treatment
How to Reduce the Risk of Drug-Drug Interactions
Aging
and Drugs
Adherence
to Drug Treatment
Reasons for Not Adhering to Drug Treatment
|
|
|
Compressed air injuries
| |
Diving
and Compressed Air Injuries
Breathing Air Under High Pressure
High Risk Factors for Diving
|
|
|
Compression bandages
| |
|
|
|
in leg ulcers
| |
Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Complications
|
|
|
Compromised host
| |
|
|
|
gastroenteritis in
| |
Gastroenteritis: Viruses
|
|
|
Compulsions
| |
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD)
|
|
|
Computed tomography (CT)
| |
Anatomy
and Disease
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
in acromegaly
| |
Acromegaly
and Gigantism: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in colorectal cancer screening (virtual colonoscopy)
| |
Colorectal
Cancer: Screening Tests
|
|
|
in Crohn's disease
| |
Crohn's
Disease: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in digestive system disorders
| |
Diagnosis: Computed
Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
|
|
|
electron beam
| |
Angina: Diagnosis
|
|
|
of eye
| |
Diagnosis: Computed
Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
|
|
|
of fracture
| |
Fractures: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in heart disease
| |
Diagnosis: Computed
Tomography
|
|
|
in Hodgkin's disease
| |
Hodgkin's Disease: Staging
|
|
|
in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
| |
Idiopathic Pulmonary
Fibrosis: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in kidney and urinary tract disorders
| |
Diagnosis: Computed
Tomography
|
|
|
of liver
| |
Imaging Tests
|
|
|
in lung cancer
| |
Cancer of the Lungs: Diagnosis
Cancer Screening Recommendations
|
|
|
in lung disorders
| |
Diagnosis: Chest
Imaging
|
|
|
multidetector row
| |
Angina: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in musculoskeletal disorders
| |
Diagnosis: Computed Tomography (CT) and
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
|
|
|
in neurologic disorders
| |
How Imaging Tests Help in Diagnosing Nervous
System Disorders
|
|
|
in pancreatitis
| |
Acute
Pancreatitis: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Computed tomography angiography (CTA)
| |
Diagnosis: Computed
Tomography
Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Diagnosis
How Imaging Tests Help in Diagnosing Nervous
System Disorders
|
|
|
Computer keyboard, hand position at
| |
Proper Keyboard Position
|
|
|
Conception
| |
see Fertilization
|
|
|
Conchae, nasal
| |
Nose and Sinuses
A Look Inside the Nose and Throat
|
|
|
Concussion
| |
Concussion
|
|
|
Condom
| |
Proper Condom Use
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STD)
How Effective Is Contraception?
Comparing Contraceptive Methods
Blocking Access: Barrier Contraceptives
Contraception: Condoms
|
|
|
Conduct disorder
| |
Conduct Disorder
|
|
|
Conduction aphasia
| |
Testing a Person With Aphasia
|
|
|
Conductive keratoplasty
| |
Refractive Disorders: Other Refractive Surgery
|
|
|
Condylomata acuminata
| |
Genital Warts
Growths on the Penis
|
|
|
Condylomata lata
| |
Syphilis: Symptoms
Growths on the Penis
|
|
|
Cones
| |
Structure and Function
|
|
|
Confidentiality
| |
Handling
Medical Records
Confidentiality
and HIPAA
|
|
|
Confusion
| |
What Is Confusion?
|
|
|
in delirium
| |
Delirium: Symptoms
|
|
|
drug-related
| |
Some Serious Adverse Drug Reactions
|
|
|
in dying person
| |
Symptoms
During a Fatal Illness: Confusion
and Unconsciousness
|
|
|
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
| |
Some Genetic Disorders That Can Be Detected Before Birth
Genital
Defects: Female Genital
Defects
|
|
|
Congenital disorders
| |
see Birth defects; Chromosome(s), abnormalities of; Genetics, disorders of
|
|
|
Congenital myopathies
| |
Congenital
Myopathies
|
|
|
Congestive heart failure
| |
see Heart failure
|
|
|
Conization
| |
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
Conjugate gaze palsies
| |
Conjugate
Gaze Palsies
|
|
|
Conjunctiva
| |
An Inside Look at the Eye
Structure and Function
Protective
Features
Conjunctival
and Scleral Disorders
|
|
|
bleeding in
| |
Symptoms: Red Eye
|
|
|
bleeding under
| |
Blunt Injuries to the Eye: Subconjunctival
Hemorrhage
|
|
|
dark spots on
| |
Symptoms: Dark Spots
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
Conjunctival
and Scleral Disorders
|
|
|
inflammation of
| |
see Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
noncancerous growths on
| |
Noncancerous Growths
|
|
|
sarcoidosis of
| |
Sarcoidosis: Symptoms
|
|
|
Conjunctivitis
| |
Conjunctivitis
What Is Pinkeye?
|
|
|
allergic
| |
Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal Allergies: Treatment
Allergic Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
gonococcal
| |
Gonorrhea: Symptoms
|
|
|
granular
| |
Trachoma
|
|
|
hemorrhagic
| |
Enteroviral Infections: Common in Childhood
|
|
|
inclusion
| |
Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Some Infections of Newborns
|
|
|
in Reiter's syndrome
| |
Reiter's
Syndrome: Symptoms
|
|
|
Connective tissue
| |
Tissues
and Organs
Biology of the Musculoskeletal System
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
|
|
|
autoimmune
| |
Autoimmune
Disorders of Connective Tissue
Characteristics of Lupus
|
|
|
in diabetes mellitus
| |
Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
|
|
|
hereditary
| |
Hereditary
Connective Tissue Disorders
|
|
|
mixed
| |
Mixed
Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)
|
|
|
pulmonary hypertension with
| |
|
