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Fiber

  • in atherosclerosis

  • Atherosclerosis: Diet

    Fiber, dietary

    Coronary Artery Disease: Diet
    Fiber
    Hyperlipoproteinemia: Treatment

  • in constipation

  • Symptoms: Prevention

  • in irritable bowel syndrome

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Treatment

  • in ulcerative colitis

  • Ulcerative Colitis: Dietary Restrictions

  • in weight loss diet

  • Diets: High-Fiber Diets

    Fibric acid derivatives

    Lipid-Lowering DrugsTables

    Fibrillary glomerulonephritis

    Primary Glomerular Disorders That Can Cause Glomerulonephritis Tables

    Fibrin

    Blood Clots: Plugging the BreaksFigures
    Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

    Fibrinogen

    Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

    Fibrinolytic therapy

    see Thrombolytic therapy

    Fibroadenoma, breast

    Fibroadenomas

    Fibroblasts

    Myelofibrosis

    Fibrocystic breast disease

    Fibrocystic Breast Disease

    Fibroids

    Fibroids

  • in pregnancy

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Fibroids

    Fibrolamellar carcinoma

    Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary Liver Cancers

    Fibroma

  • chondromyxoid

  • Noncancerous Tumors

  • heart

  • Heart Tumors

  • small intestine

  • Small Intestine Tumors That Are Noncancerous

  • uterine

  • Fibroids

    Fibromatosis, palmar

    Deformities: Dupuytren's Contracture

    Fibromuscular dysplasia

    Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Cause of Renal Artery BlockageSidebar

    Fibromyalgia

    Fibromyalgia
    Fibromyalgia: Finding the Tender PointsFigures

    Fibromyoma

    Fibroids

    Fibrosarcoma

    Primary Cancerous Tumors

    Fibrosis

  • bone marrow

  • Major Myeloproliferative Disorders Tables
    Myelofibrosis

  • cystic

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
    Cystic Fibrosis: Not Just a Lung DiseaseFigures

  • idiopathic pulmonary

  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • lung

  • Black Lung
    Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    Pulmonary Hypertension: Causes

  • premacular (macular pucker)

  • Macular Pucker

    Fibrous histiocytoma

    Primary Cancerous Tumors

    Fiddleback spider bite

    Spider Bites

    Fifth disease

    Rashes
    Some Viral Infections At a GlanceTables
    Erythema Infectiosum

    Fight-or-flight response

    Organ Systems
    Targets in The Body: Cell ReceptorsTables

    Filariasis

  • lymphatic

  • Other ParasitesTables

  • lymphedema in

  • Lymphedema

  • urinary tract

  • Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Parasites

    Filiform warts

    Warts: Classification

    Fillings, tooth

    Cavities: Fillings

    Filovirus infection

    Hemorrhagic Fevers

    Filter, in pulmonary embolism prevention

    Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Treatment
    Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary EmbolismFigures
    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Physical Measures

    Filtration surgery, for glaucoma

    Glaucoma: Treatment

    Finasteride

    Hair Loss: Diagnosis and Treatment
    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Treatment

  • in urinary incontinence

  • Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Finger

    see also Hand

  • birth defects of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

  • blue discoloration (acrocyanosis) of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Acrocyanosis

  • clubbing of

  • Symptoms: Clubbing
    Recognizing Finger ClubbingFigures

  • deformities of

  • Deformities
    When the Fingers Are Abnormally BentFigures

  • dislocations of

  • Common Hand InjuriesFigures

  • fracture of

  • Hand

  • infections of

  • Infections

  • injuries to

  • Hand
    Injuries
    Common Hand InjuriesFigures
    Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits

  • mallet

  • Hand
    Deformities: Mallet Finger
    When the Fingers Are Abnormally BentFigures

  • Raynaud's syndrome of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Raynaud's Syndrome

  • reattachment of

  • Reattaching a Body PartSidebar

  • in scleroderma

  • Scleroderma: Symptoms

  • severed or constricted

  • Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits

  • trigger

  • What Is Trigger Finger?Figures

    Finkelstein test

    De Quervain's Syndrome

    Fire ant stings

    Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Ant Stings

    First aid

    First Aid
    Basic First-Aid SuppliesSidebar
    Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the HeartFigures
    Opening an Airway in an AdultFigures
    Performing Chest Compressions in an AdultFigures
    Performing Chest Compressions in a ChildFigures

  • for cardiac arrest

  • Cardiac Arrest: First-Aid Treatment
    Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the HeartFigures

  • for choking

  • Choking
    Performing Abdominal ThrustsFigures
    Clearing a Blocked Airway in an InfantFigures

  • for internal bleeding

  • Internal Bleeding

  • for soft tissue injuries

  • Soft Tissue Injuries
    Commonly Used SplintsFigures

  • for wounds

  • Wounds

    Fish oils

    Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats: Fats
    Diet and Cancer: Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

    Fish poisoning

    Chemical Food Poisoning: Seafood Poisoning

    Fish tapeworm

    Tapeworm Infection

    Fissure, anal

    Anal Fissure

  • in Crohn's disease

  • Crohn's Disease: Symptoms and Complications

    Fistula

  • anus-rectum (anorectal)

  • Anorectal Fistula
    Digestive Tract Defects: Anal Atresia

  • artery-vein (arteriovenous)

  • Arteriovenous Fistula

  • in hemodialysis

  • Dialysis: Hemodialysis
    Comparing Hemodialysis With Peritoneal DialysisFigures

  • bladder-intestine (vesicoenteric)

  • Bladder Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes

  • in Crohn's disease

  • Crohn's Disease: Symptoms and Complications

  • in diverticulitis

  • Diverticulitis: Complications
    Complications of Diverticular DiseaseFigures

  • trachea-esophagus (tracheoesophageal)

  • Digestive Tract Defects: Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
    Atresia and Fistula: Defects in the EsophagusFigures

  • urinary tract

  • Symptoms: Gas in the Urine

    Fistulotomy

    Anorectal Fistula: Treatment

    Fitness

    see also Exercise
    Exercise and Fitness
    Estimating Target Heart RateSidebar
    Usual Maximum and Target Heart RatesTables

    Fits

    see Seizures

    Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): Symptoms

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