 |
|
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
|  |
Who Is at Risk for Occupational Lung Diseases?
Black Lung
|
 |
|
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
|  |
|