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Elastic stockings

  • in deep vein thrombosis

  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Prevention

  • in varicose veins

  • Varicose Veins: Treatment

    Elation

    Depression and Mania

  • in mania

  • Mania

    Elbow

  • drug abuser's (myositis ossificans)

  • Opioids: Symptoms and Complications

  • fracture of

  • Arm

  • nerve damage at

  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

  • prosthetic

  • Options for ProsthesesTables

  • tennis

  • Lateral Epicondylitis
    Tennis ElbowFigures
    Strengthening the Wrist MusclesSidebar

    Elderly persons

    see also Aging

  • antacids for

  • Precautions With Over-the-Counter Drugs: Older People

  • antihistamines for

  • Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables
    Precautions With Over-the-Counter Drugs: Older People

  • blood pressure changes in

  • Effects of Aging
    High Blood Pressure
    Ups and Downs of Blood PressureSidebar

  • compliance in

  • Adherence to Drug Treatment: Older People and Adherence

  • dehydration in

  • Dehydration
    Aging's Effects

  • depression in

  • Depression: Diagnosis

  • diseases in

  • Disorders in Older People
    Some Disorders That Affect Mainly Older PeopleTables
    Indirect Influences on Health

  • drug use in

  • Aging and Drugs
    Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables
    Risk Factors: Age
    Effects of Aging

  • health care for

  • How Health Care Is Paid For: Advantages

  • hearing loss and

  • Hearing Loss and Deafness: Age
    Spotlight on AgingSidebar

  • heart changes in

  • Effects of Aging

  • heatstroke in

  • Heatstroke

  • high sodium levels in

  • Sodium: Hypernatremia

  • liver encephalopathy in

  • Hepatic Encephalopathy: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • over-the-counter drugs for

  • Precautions With Over-the-Counter Drugs: Older People

  • prevention in

  • Prevention in Older Adults

  • undernutrition in

  • Undernutrition
    Spotlight on AgingSidebar

    Electrical injuries

    Electrical Injuries

    Electrical shock, for cardioversion

    Diagnosis: Electrophysiologic Testing
    Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Restoring Normal Rhythm

    Electrical stimulation, of muscles

    Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: Electrical Stimulation

    Electrocardiography (ECG, EKG)

    Diagnosis: Electrocardiography
    ECG: Reading the WavesFigures
    Common Medical Tests: Measurement of body functions
    Diagnostic Procedures Tables

  • in arrhythmias

  • Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Diagnosis

  • continuous ambulatory

  • Diagnosis: Continuous Ambulatory Electrocardiography
    Holter Monitor: Continuous ECG ReadingsFigures

  • in angina evaluation

  • Angina: Diagnosis

  • in electrical injury

  • Electrical Injuries: Treatment

  • in heart attack

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Diagnosis

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Diagnosis

  • in long QT syndrome

  • Long QT Syndrome

  • in pericarditis

  • Acute Pericarditis: Diagnosis

  • in rheumatic fever

  • Rheumatic Fever: Diagnosis

    Electrocochleography

    Hearing Loss and Deafness: Diagnosis

    Electroconvulsive therapy

    Treatment of Mental Illness: Electroconvulsive Therapy
    Depression: Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Electroencephalography

    Procedures: Electroencephalography
    Common Medical Tests: Measurement of body functions
    Diagnostic Procedures Tables

  • in brain death

  • Stupor and Coma: Prognosis

  • in encephalitis

  • Central Nervous System Infections: Diagnosis

  • in liver encephalopathy

  • Hepatic Encephalopathy: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in seizures

  • Seizure Disorders: Diagnosis
    Brain Activity During a SeizureFigures

    Electrolarynx

    Speech Without Vocal CordsSidebar

    Electrolysis

    Excessive Hairiness: Diagnosis and Treatment
    Symptoms: Evaluation and Treatment

    Electrolytes

    see also specific substances
    Vitamin C: Vitamin C Excess
    Minerals and Electrolytes
    Minerals Tables

  • abnormal levels of

  • Minerals and Electrolytes

  • in anorexia

  • Anorexia Nervosa: Symptoms

  • in Bartter syndrome

  • Bartter Syndrome

  • in dehydration

  • Dehydration

  • in delirium

  • Delirium: Causes

  • in diarrhea

  • Symptoms: Diarrhea
    Gastroenteritis: Symptoms
    Gastroenteritis: Treatment

  • in Fanconi syndrome

  • Fanconi Syndrome

  • in heat cramps

  • Heat Cramps

  • in heat exhaustion

  • Heat Exhaustion

  • in Liddle syndrome

  • Liddle Syndrome

  • water balance and

  • Water Balance

  • balance of

  • Kidneys: Water and Electrolyte Balance

  • functions of

  • Minerals and Electrolytes

  • reference range for

  • Blood Tests Tables

    Electromyography

    Diagnosis: Nerve Tests
    Procedures: Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies
    Diagnostic Procedures Tables

    Electronic fetal heart monitoring

    Labor
    Labor
    Monitoring the FetusSidebar
    Fetus or Newborn Problems: Fetal Distress

    Electronystagmography

    Vertigo: Physical Examination

    Electrophoresis

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

  • in sickle cell disease

  • Sickle Cell Disease: Diagnosis

    Electrophysiologic testing

    Diagnosis: Electrophysiologic Testing
    Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Diagnosis
    Diagnostic Procedures Tables

    Electroretinography

    Diagnosis: Electroretinography

    Electroversion

    Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Restoring Normal Rhythm

    Elephantiasis

    Lymphedema
    Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Parasites

    Elimination diet

    Food Allergy: Diagnosis

    ELISA test

    Diagnostic Procedures Tables

  • for HIV infection

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Diagnosis

  • for pregnancy

  • Detecting and Dating a Pregnancy

    Elliptocytosis, hereditary

    Other Causes of Anemia Tables

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