 |
|
Incapacity
| |
Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Capacity
to Make Health Care Decisions
|
|
|
Incentive spirometry
| |
Chest
Physical Therapy: Breathing
Exercises
|
|
|
Inclusion conjunctivitis
| |
Infectious Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
Inclusion cyst
| |
Cysts: Inclusion
and Epidermal Cysts of the Vulva
|
|
|
vulvar
| |
Cysts
|
|
|
Incompetency
| |
Legal Terms Related to Health Care
Capacity
to Make Health Care Decisions: Legal Incapacity
|
|
|
Incontinence
| |
Symptoms: Incontinence
|
|
|
fecal
| |
Symptoms: Fecal
Incontinence
|
|
|
in dying person
| |
Symptoms
During a Fatal Illness: Incontinence
|
|
|
hospitalization and
| |
Problems Due to Hospitalization: Incontinence
|
|
|
urinary
| |
Urinary Incontinence
|
|
|
after menopause
| |
Menopause: After Menopause
|
|
|
causes of
| |
Urinary Incontinence: Types
and Causes
Drugs That May Cause or Worsen Urinary Incontinence
|
|
|
in children
| |
Incontinence
in Children
|
|
|
drugs for
| |
Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary Incontinence
|
|
|
in dying person
| |
Symptoms
During a Fatal Illness: Incontinence
|
|
|
hospitalization and
| |
Problems Due to Hospitalization: Incontinence
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
I
|
|
|
Incus (anvil)
| |
A Look Inside the Ear
Ears: Middle Ear
|
|
|
Indigestion
| |
see also Heartburn; Nausea; Vomiting
Symptoms
|
|
|
Indinavir
| |
Drugs For HIV Infection
|
|
|
Indomethacin
| |
|
|
|
in elderly persons
| |
Some Drugs Particularly
Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Persistent
Pulmonary Hypertension: Causes
|
|
|
Infant(s)
| |
|
|
|
apparent life-threatening event in
| |
Apparent
Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)
|
|
|
large-for-gestational-age
| |
Large
for Gestational Age (LGA)
|
|
|
seizures in
| |
Some Causes of Seizures in Newborns and Infants
|
|
|
small-for-gestational-age
| |
Small
for Gestational Age (SGA)
|
|
|
Infantile esotropia
| |
Strabismus: Infantile
Esotropia
|
|
|
Infantile paralysis
| |
Polio
|
|
|
Infantile spasms (salaam seizures)
| |
Seizures in
Children: Infantile
Spasms
|
|
|
Infant(s)
| |
see also Children
|
|
|
abdominal pain in
| |
Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
|
|
|
adverse drug reactions in
| |
Factors Affecting Response to Drugs: Effects of Age
Many Factors Affect Drug Response
Risk Factors: Age
|
|
|
antibodies in
| |
Effects
of Aging
|
|
|
bacterial infections in
| |
Bacterial
Infections
|
|
|
botulism in
| |
Neuromuscular
Junction Disorders: Causes
Neuromuscular
Junction Disorders: Symptoms
Feeding: Starting
Solid Foods
|
|
|
breathing (respiratory) disorders in
| |
Respiratory
Disorders in Children
|
|
|
choking in
| |
Clearing a Blocked Airway in an Infant
Choking: First-Aid Treatment
|
|
|
death of
| |
Illness
and Death in Infants
|
|
|
SIDS and
| |
Sleeping
Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Back to Sleep: Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
|
|
|
development of
| |
|
|
|
behavioral
| |
Behavioral,
Social, and Intellectual Development
An Infant's First Year: Developmental Milestones
|
|
|
intellectual
| |
Behavioral,
Social, and Intellectual Development
An Infant's First Year: Developmental Milestones
|
|
|
physical
| |
Physical
Development
An Infant's First Year: Physical Development
|
|
|
feeding of
| |
Feeding
Positioning a Baby to Breastfeed
|
|
|
problems in
| |
Feeding
Problems
|
|
|
immunization for
| |
Vaccinations
Vaccinating Infants and Children
|
|
|
myasthenia in
| |
Neuromuscular
Junction Disorders: Myasthenia
Gravis
|
|
|
normal
| |
Newborns
and Infants
|
|
|
premature
| |
see also Premature infants
Labor
and Timing Problems: Preterm
Labor
|
|
|
preventive health care for
| |
Preventive
Health Care Visits
|
|
|
problems in
| |
Problems
in Infants and Very Young Children
Treating Dehydration
Undescended Testis
How to Take a Child's Temperature
|
|
|
transient hypogammaglobulinemia in
| |
Transient
Hypogammaglobulinemia of Infancy
|
|
|
undernutrition in
| |
Undernutrition
|
|
|
viral infection in
| |
Viral
Infections
What Is Reye's Syndrome?
Some Viral Infections At a Glance
Enteroviral Infections: Common in Childhood
What Is Kawasaki Disease?
|
|
|
vitamin deficiencies in
| |
Vitamin
E: Symptoms, Diagnosis,
and Treatment
|
|
|
Infarction
| |
|
|
|
brain
| |
see Stroke
|
|
|
kidney
| |
Blockage
of the Renal Arteries
|
|
|
lung
| |
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Symptoms
|
|
|
myocardial
| |
see Heart attack
|
|
|
Infection
| |
|
|
|
abdominal
| |
Abdominal
Abscesses
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Infections
|
|
|
after rape
| |
Rape: Symptoms
|
|
|
anus and rectum
| |
Anorectal
Abscess
|
|
|
bacterial
| |
see also Bacterial infections
Other Bacterial Infections
|
|
|
in children
| |
Bacterial
Infections
|
|
|
bacterial infections
| |
Bacterial
Infections
|
|
|
Bartholin's gland
| |
Nearby Infections: Vulvitis and Bartholinitis
|
|
|
in biological warfare
| |
Biological Warfare and Terrorism
|
|
|
biology of
| |
Biology
of Infectious Disease
Types of Infectious Organisms
Identifying an Infectious Organism
Some Causes of Fever
|
|
|
bladder (cystitis)
| |
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis)
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Infections: Bladder
and Kidney Infections
|
|
|
in children
| |
Urinary
Tract Infection (UTI)
|
|
|
bloodstream
| |
Bacteremia
|
|
|
in children
| |
Bacteremia
(Occult)
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Sepsis
in the Newborn
Some Infections of Newborns
|
|
|
bone (osteomyelitis)
| |
Osteomyelitis
|
|
|
with bone marrow transplantation
| |
Stem
Cell Transplantation
|
|
|
brain
| |
Infections
of the Brain and Spinal Cord
Common Infections That Can Cause Meningitis
Who Should Receive a Rabies Vaccine?
|
|
|
childhood disintegrative disorder and
| |
Autism
Spectrum Disorders: Childhood
Disintegrative Disorder
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
seizures with
| |
Causes of Seizures
|
|
|
breast
| |
Breast Infection
and Abscess
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Infections: Breast
Infection
|
|
|
bronchus (bronchitis)
| |
Acute Bronchitis
Understanding Bronchitis
|
|
|
conjunctiva
| |
see Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
coronary artery disease and
| |
Coronary
Artery Disease: Risk
Factors
|
|
|
in cystic fibrosis
| |
Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Treatment
|
|
|
defenses against
| |
see also Immune system
Biology of
the Immune System: Physical Barriers
Defenses
Against Infection
|
|
|
development of
| |
Development
of Infection
Infection From Medical Devices
|
|
|
in diabetes mellitus
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Complications
Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
The Foot in Diabetes
|
|
|
diverticula
| |
Diverticulitis
|
|
|
during cancer treatment
| |
Chemotherapy: Low
Blood Cell Counts
|
|
|
ear
| |
Hearing Loss and Deafness: Ear
Infections
External
Otitis
Otitis
Media (Acute)
When the Ear Aches
|
|
|
in children
| |
Middle
Ear Infections
Ventilating Tubes: Treating Recurring Ear Infections
|
|
|
chronic
| |
Otitis
Media (Chronic)
|
|
|
eardrum
| |
Infectious
Myringitis
|
|
|
ehrlichial
| |
Ehrlichioses
|
|
|
epiglottis
| |
Epiglottitis
Epiglottitis
|
|
|
esophageal
| |
Infection
|
|
|
eye
| |
see also Conjunctivitis
Superficial
Punctate Keratitis
Herpes
Simplex Keratitis
Endophthalmitis
|
|
|
eyelash
| |
Symptoms: Inflammation Around the Eye
|
|
|
eyelid
| |
Blepharitis
|
|
|
fever in
| |
Defenses
Against Infection: Fever
Some Causes of Fever
Fever: Causes and Symptoms
|
|
|
finger
| |
Infections
|
|
|
fungal
| |
see Fungal infection
Fungal
Infections
|
|
|
gastroenteritis
| |
Gastroenteritis
Microorganisms That
Cause Gastroenteritis
|
|
|
in children
| |
Gastroenteritis
|
|
|
in infants
| |
Feeding
Problems: Vomiting
|
|
|
glomerulonephritis after
| |
Glomerulonephritis
(Nephritic Syndrome)
Secondary Causes of
Glomerulonephritis
|
|
|
gums
| |
Gingivitis: Gingivitis
due to Infections
|
|
|
hand
| |
Infections
|
|
|
heart (endocarditis)
| |
Infective Endocarditis
An Inside View of Infective Endocarditis
Which Procedures Require Preventive Antibiotics?
|
|
|
in Hodgkin lymphoma
| |
Symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma
|
|
|
hospital-acquired
| |
Problems Due to Hospitalization: Hospital-Acquired
Infections
|
|
|
immunization against
| |
see Immunization
|
|
|
in immunodeficiency disorders
| |
Immunodeficiency
Disorders: Symptoms
Immunodeficiency
Disorders: Prevention
and Treatment
|
|
|
joint
| |
Infectious
Arthritis
|
|
|
temporomandibular
| |
Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis
Temporomandibular Disorders : Diagnosis
Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis
|
|
|
kidney (pyelonephritis)
| |
Kidney
Infection (Pyelonephritis)
|
|
|
after childbirth
| |
Infections: Bladder
and Kidney Infections
|
|
|
in children
| |
Urinary
Tract Infection (UTI)
|
|
|
liver (hepatitis)
| |
Hepatitis
|
|
|
lung
| |
see Pneumonia
|
|
|
lymph node
| |
Lymphadenitis
|
|
|
mastoid
| |
Mastoiditis
|
|
|
from medical devices
| |
Infection From Medical Devices
Infections
in People With Impaired Defenses
|
|
|
meninges
| |
see Meningitis
|
|
|
mouth
| |
Mouth Sores: Infection
Periapical
Abscess
|
|
|
in multiple myeloma
| |
Multiple
Myeloma: Treatment and
Prognosis
|
|
|
in neutropenia
| |
Neutropenia
|
|
|
in newborns
| |
Some Infections of Newborns
|
|
|
in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
| |
Symptoms of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
|
|
|
nose
| |
Nasal
Vestibulitis
|
|
|
opportunistic
| |
|
|
|
in HIV infection
| |
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Symptoms
Common Opportunistic Infections Associated With AIDS
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prevention of
Opportunistic Infections
|
|
|
in immunosuppressed person
| |
Infections
in People With Impaired Defenses
|
|
|
orbit
| |
Infections
of the Orbit
|
|
|
organ transplantation and
| |
Transplantation: Medical Screening
|
|
|
pancreas
| |
Acute
Pancreatitis: Complications
|
|
|
parasitic
| |
see also Parasitic infection
Parasitic
Infections
|
|
|
peritoneum
| |
see Peritonitis
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Drug Use During Pregnancy: Illicit
Drugs
Infections
During Pregnancy
Urinary
Tract Infections During Pregnancy
Birth Defects: Infections
|
|
|
in premature infant
| |
Prematurity: Underdeveloped
Immune System
|
|
|
in pressure sores
| |
Pressure Sores: Symptoms
Pressure Sores: Treatment
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Prevention
of Infection
|
|
|
prostate gland
| |
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis): Men
Prostatitis
|
|
|
prosthesis and
| |
Skin
Care: Preventing
Infections
|
|
|
reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome) with
| |
Other
Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Reactive
Arthritis
|
|
|
rectum
| |
Proctitis
|
|
|
respiratory
| |
see also Pneumonia
Common
Cold
Influenza
|
|
|
rickettsial
| |
Rickettsial
and Related Infections
|
|
|
in sickle cell disease
| |
Sickle
Cell Disease: Complications
|
|
|
sinus
| |
Sinusitis
Fungal Sinus Infections
|
|
|
skin
| |
see Skin, infection of
|
|
|
spinal cord
| |
Infections
of the Brain and Spinal Cord
Common Infections That Can Cause Meningitis
|
|
|
in spleen disorders
| |
Spleen
Disorders and Immunodeficiency
|
|
|
stomach
| |
Gastritis: Causes
When the Stomach Is Infected
|
|
|
throat
| |
Epiglottitis
Epiglottitis
Pharyngitis (Sore
Throat)
Pharyngitis (Sore
Throat): Diagnosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
tonsil
| |
Tonsillar
Cellulitis and Abscess
Pharyngitis (Sore
Throat)
|
|
|
tooth
| |
Periapical
Abscess
|
|
|
transfusion-acquired
| |
Testing Donated Blood for Infections
|
|
|
travel and
| |
Problems in Transit: Spread
of Infection
|
|
|
urethra (urethritis)
| |
Urethritis
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
see also Urinary tract, infection of
Urinary
Tract Infections (UTI)
Factors Contributing to Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections
|
|
|
uterus, after childbirth
| |
Infections: Infections
of the Uterus
|
|
|
vagina
| |
Symptoms: Causes
Vaginal Infections
Some Vaginal Infections
|
|
|
viral
| |
see also Viral infection
Viral
Infections
|
|
|
in children
| |
Viral
Infections
|
|
|
vulva
| |
Nearby Infections: Vulvitis and Bartholinitis
|
|
|
wound
| |
Wounds
|
|
|
Infectious mononucleosis
| |
Viral
Infections: Types of Viral
Infections
Epstein-Barr
Virus (EBV) Infection
|
|
|
Infertility
| |
Infertility
What Causes Infertility in Men?
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
I
|
|
|
unexplained
| |
Unidentified
Factors
|
|
|
Infiltrative lung diseases
| |
Unusual Interstitial Lung Diseases
|
|
|
Inflammation
| |
Biology of
the Immune System: Substances
Defenses
Against Infection: Inflammation
|
|
|
alveoli (alveolitis), allergic
| |
Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
What Causes Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis?
|
|
|
appendix (appendicitis)
| |
Appendicitis
|
|
|
in children
| |
Appendicitis
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Disorders
That Require Surgery During Pregnancy
|
|
|
bile duct
| |
Primary
Biliary Cirrhosis
|
|
|
in ulcerative colitis
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis: Complications
|
|
|
bladder
| |
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes
Interstitial Cystitis: Bladder Inflammation, Not Infection
|
|
|
blood vessels (vasculitis)
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms
Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Superficial
Thrombophlebitis
Vasculitic
Disorders
Some Disorders Characterized by Vasculitis
Biopsy of the Temporal Artery
|
|
|
brain
| |
see Encephalitis; Encephalopathy
|
|
|
bronchus (bronchitis)
| |
Acute Bronchitis
Understanding Bronchitis
|
|
|
bursa
| |
Bursitis
|
|
|
cancer and
| |
Risk
Factors for Cancer: Inflammatory
Disorders
|
|
|
cervix
| |
Gonorrhea
|
|
|
choroid (choroiditis)
| |
Uveitis
|
|
|
conjunctiva
| |
see Conjunctivitis
|
|
|
diverticula (diverticulitis)
| |
Symptoms: Complications
Diverticulitis
Complications of Diverticular Disease
|
|
|
epididymis (epididymitis)
| |
Epididymitis
and Epididymo-orchitis
|
|
|
esophagus (esophagitis)
| |
Gastroesophageal
Reflux (GERD): Symptoms and
Complications
|
|
|
erosive
| |
Injury: Erosive
Esophagitis
|
|
|
eye
| |
see also Conjunctivitis
Symptoms: Inflammation Around the Eye
Episcleritis
Uveitis
Inflammation
of the Orbit
|
|
|
eyelid (blepharitis)
| |
Blepharitis
|
|
|
fallopian tube
| |
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
|
|
|
gallbladder (cholecystitis)
| |
Cholecystitis
|
|
|
gums (gingivitis)
| |
Gingivitis
|
|
|
heart
| |
|
|
|
endocarditis
| |
Infective Endocarditis
An Inside View of Infective Endocarditis
Which Procedures Require Preventive Antibiotics?
Endocarditis Without Infection
|
|
|
myocarditis
| |
Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction
Dilated
Cardiomyopathy: Causes
|
|
|
pericarditis
| |
Symptoms: Causes
Heart Failure: Diastolic Dysfunction
Acute
Pericarditis
Cardiac Tamponade: The Most Serious Complication of Pericarditis
Acute
Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable
Angina): Other Problems
|
|
|
iris (iritis)
| |
Uveitis
|
|
|
joint
| |
see also Arthritis
|
|
|
kidney
| |
Kidney
Filtering Disorders
|
|
|
large intestine
| |
see also Colitis
Inflammatory
Bowel Diseases (IBD)
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation
|
|
|
larynx (laryngitis)
| |
Laryngitis
|
|
|
in leprosy
| |
Leprosy: Symptoms
|
|
|
lip (cheilitis)
| |
Lip Disorders: Inflammation
|
|
|
liver
| |
see Hepatitis
|
|
|
lymphatic vessels (lymphangitis)
| |
Lymphangitis
|
|
|
lymph nodes (lymphadenitis)
| |
Lymphadenitis
|
|
|
nose (rhinitis)
| |
Rhinitis
|
|
|
optic nerve (optic neuritis)
| |
Optic
Neuritis
|
|
|
orbit
| |
Inflammation
of the Orbit
|
|
|
pancreas (pancreatitis)
| |
Pancreatitis
|
|
|
in mumps
| |
Mumps: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
penis (balanoposthitis)
| |
Inflammation
of the Penis
|
|
|
pericardium
| |
see Pericarditis
|
|
|
plantar fascia
| |
Plantar
Fasciosis
|
|
|
pleura (pleurisy)
| |
Major Causes of Pleurisy
|
|
|
prostate gland (prostatitis)
| |
Prostatitis
|
|
|
pulp (pulpitis)
| |
Pulpitis
|
|
|
rectum (proctitis)
| |
Proctitis
|
|
|
ulcerative
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis
Ulcerative
Colitis: Prognosis and
Treatment
Ulcerative
Colitis: Surgery
|
|
|
sclera (scleritis)
| |
Scleritis
Inflammation
of the Orbit: Causes
|
|
|
sinus (sinusitis)
| |
Nose and Sinuses
Sinusitis
|
|
|
skin
| |
see also Dermatitis
Dermatitis
Common Causes of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Poison Ivy Dermatitis
|
|
|
small and medium-sized arteries (Thromboangiitis Obliterans)
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Thromboangiitis
Obliterans
|
|
|
spinal cord (transverse myelitis)
| |
Acute
Transverse Myelitis
|
|
|
spine (ankylosing spondylitis)
| |
Low
Back Pain: Causes
|
|
|
stomach (gastritis)
| |
Gastritis
When the Stomach Is Infected
|
|
|
superficial veins (thrombophlebitis)
| |
Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Superficial
Thrombophlebitis
|
|
|
sweat gland
| |
Hidradenitis
Suppurativa
|
|
|
tendon (tendinitis)
| |
Tendinitis
and Tenosynovitis
Shoulder
Injuries: Rotator
Cuff Injury
|
|
|
tendon sheath (tenosynovitis)
| |
Tendinitis
and Tenosynovitis
|
|
|
testis (orchitis)
| |
Swelling
in the Scrotum: Orchitis
|
|
|
thumb tendon (De Quervains syndrome)
| |
Tendinitis
and Tenosynovitis: De
Quervain's Syndrome
|
|
|
thyroid gland (thyroiditis)
| |
Hyperthyroidism: Causes
Hypothyroidism: Causes
|
|
|
tibia
| |
Osgood-Schlatter
Disease
|
|
|
tongue (glossitis)
| |
Tongue
Disorders: Discoloration
|
|
|
tooth
| |
Pulpitis
|
|
|
treatment of
| |
Treatment of Pain
and Inflammation
Types of Heat Therapy
|
|
|
urethra
| |
see Urethritis
|
|
|
uvea (uveitis)
| |
Uveitis
|
|
|
vagina (vaginitis)
| |
Symptoms: Causes
Vaginal Infections
Some Vaginal Infections
|
|
|
veins
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms
|
|
|
vertebrae (ankylosing spondylitis)
| |
Other
Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Ankylosing
Spondylitis
|
|
|
Inflammatory bowel disease
| |
Inflammatory
Bowel Diseases (IBD)
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation
|
|
|
Inflammatory breast cancer
| |
Breast Cancer: Types
Breast Cancer: Symptoms
Breast Cancer: Treatment of
Specific Types of Breast Cancer
|
|
|
Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome)
| |
Polyneuropathy: Guillain-Barré
Syndrome
|
|
|
Inflammatory orbital pseudotumor
| |
Inflammation
of the Orbit: Causes
|
|
|
Infliximab
| |
see also Immunosuppressive drugs
|
|
|
in Crohn's disease
| |
Crohn's
Disease: Immunomodulating
Drugs
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation
|
|
|
in rheumatoid arthritis
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid
Arthritis (RA): Immunosuppressive
Drugs
|
|
|
in transplantation
| |
Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant Rejection
|
|
|
in ulcerative colitis
| |
Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation
|
|
|
Influenza
| |
Influenza
|
|
|
bird (avian)
| |
Influenza: Bird
Flu
|
|
|
in children
| |
Respiratory
Tract Infections
|
|
|
immunization for
| |
Preventing Certain Pneumonias With Vaccines
Protecting Children Against Disease Through Vaccines
Protecting Adults Against Common Infectious Diseases
Common Vaccinations: Influenza
Influenza: Prevention
Preventing Influenza With a Vaccine
Vaccinating Infants and Children
|
|
|
in children
| |
Respiratory
Tract Infections: Prevention and
Treatment
|
|
|
in pregnant women
| |
Medical
Care: Follow-up Examinations
|
|
|
travel and
| |
Vaccines for International
Travel*†‡
|
|
|
vs. lymphocytic choriomeningitis
| |
Lymphocytic
Choriomeningitis
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Selected Strategies for Preventing Some Major
Health Problems
|
|
|
Informed consent
| |
Informed
Consent
Surgery: Decision Making
What
Participants Need to Know About Clinical Trials: Problems and
Safeguards
Elements of Informed Consent Documents
|
|
|
Informed refusal
| |
Informed
Consent: Refusing
Care
|
|
|
Ingrown hair
| |
Ingrown
Beard Hairs
Folliculitis
and Skin Abscesses: Folliculitis
|
|
|
Ingrown toenail
| |
Ingrown
Toenail
|
|
|
Inguinal hernia
| |
Abdominal
Wall Hernias: Inguinal
Hernia
Inguinal
Hernia
What Is an Inguinal Hernia?
|
|
|
Inhalants
| |
Solvent
Inhalants
Common Products That Contain Solvent Inhalants
Abused Inhalants With Medical Uses
|
|
|
Inhalation
| |
|
|
|
drug administration by
| |
Administration: Inhalation
|
|
|
dust
| |
Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?
|
|
|
gas or chemical
| |
Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?
Gas
and Chemical Exposure
Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
What Causes Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis?
|
|
|
Inhalational fever
| |
Building-Related
Illnesses: Specific Building-Related
Illnesses
|
|
|
Inhaler
| |
|
|
|
in allergy
| |
Allergic Reactions: Mast
Cell Stabilizers
|
|
|
in asthma
| |
How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler
Asthma: Beta-adrenergic
Agonists
Asthma in
Children: Treatment
|
|
|
Inheritance
| |
see Gene(s); Genetics
|
|
|
Injections
| |
|
|
|
of contraceptive
| |
How Effective Is Contraception?
Comparing Contraceptive Methods
Contraception: Contraceptive
Injections
|
|
|
of drugs
| |
Administration: Injection Routes
Through the Skin
|
|
|
of insulin
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Insulin
Replacement Therapy
Insulin Replacement Therapy
|
|
|
Injection sclerotherapy
| |
|
|
|
for hemorrhoids
| |
Hemorrhoids: Treatment
|
|
|
for varicose veins
| |
Varicose
Veins: Injection Therapy
(Sclerotherapy)
|
|
|
Injury
| |
|
|
|
acute stress gastritis and
| |
Gastritis: Symptoms and
Complications
|
|
|
altitude illness
| |
Altitude Illness
|
|
|
arm, in newborn
| |
Birth
Injury: Nerve
Injury
|
|
|
arteriovenous fistula with
| |
Arteriovenous
Fistula
|
|
|
atelectasis after
| |
Atelectasis: Causes
|
|
|
birth
| |
Birth
Injury
|
|
|
in cerebral palsy
| |
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
|
|
|
bite
| |
see Bites and stings
|
|
|
bladder
| |
Bladder
Injuries
|
|
|
body part reattachment after
| |
Reattaching a Body Part
|
|
|
bone
| |
see Fracture
|
|
|
brain
| |
see Brain, injury to
|
|
|
burn
| |
Burns
When Chemicals Burn the Skin
Estimating the Extent of a Burn
Smoke Inhalation
Small, Shallow Burns
Electrical
and Lightning Injuries
|
|
|
in child abuse
| |
Child Neglect and Abuse: Physical
Abuse
|
|
|
to esophagus
| |
Caustic
Substances Poisoning
|
|
|
to eye
| |
Chemical Burns
to the Eye
|
|
|
in child abuse
| |
Child Neglect and Abuse
|
|
|
cold
| |
Cold
Injuries
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
compressed air
| |
Diving
and Compressed Air Injuries
|
|
|
diving
| |
Diving
and Compressed Air Injuries
|
|
|
domestic violence
| |
Domestic
Violence
|
|
|
ear
| |
Injury
Barotrauma
The Eustachian Tube: Keeping Air Pressure Equal
|
|
|
in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
| |
Ehlers-Danlos
Syndrome
|
|
|
esophagus
| |
Injury
|
|
|
exercise-related, prevention of
| |
Exercising
Safely
|
|
|
eye
| |
Injuries
to the Eye
|
|
|
first aid for
| |
First
Aid
Basic First-Aid Supplies
Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the Heart
|
|
|
hand
| |
Injuries
Common Hand Injuries
|
|
|
head
| |
see Head, injury to
|
|
|
heat
| |
Heat
Disorders
Ways to Help Prevent Heat Disorders
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
high potassium levels with
| |
Potassium: Hyperkalemia
|
|
|
intestine, in newborn
| |
Necrotizing
Enterocolitis (NEC)
|
|
|
kidney
| |
Kidney
Injuries
Kidney Injuries: Minor to Severe
|
|
|
lightning
| |
Lightning
Injuries
|
|
|
lung, in newborn
| |
Bronchopulmonary
Dysplasia
|
|
|
motor vehicle-related
| |
Driving: Crash
Rates and Traffic Violations
|
|
|
mouth
| |
Mouth Sores: Injury or irritation
|
|
|
muscle
| |
Fractures: Compartment
Syndrome
|
|
|
nail
| |
Trauma
|
|
|
near drowning
| |
Drowning
|
|
|
needlestick
| |
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Transmission
of Infection
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prevention
|
|
|
nerve
| |
Mononeuropathy
Multiple
Mononeuropathy
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Birth
Injury: Nerve
Injury
|
|
|
nose
| |
Fractures
of the Nose
|
|
|
penis
| |
Injuries
to the Penis and Scrotum
|
|
|
poisoning
| |
see Poisoning
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Safety 101
Spotlight on Aging
Sports
Injuries: Prevention
|
|
|
radiation
| |
Radiation Injury
|
|
|
rape
| |
Rape
|
|
|
salivary gland
| |
Salivary Gland Disorders: Salivary
Gland Swelling
|
|
|
scrotum
| |
Injuries
to the Penis and Scrotum: Injury of the
Scrotum and Testes
|
|
|
soft tissue, first aid for
| |
Soft
Tissue Injuries
Commonly Used Splints
|
|
|
spinal cord
| |
Where Is the Spinal Cord Damaged?
Injuries
of the Spinal Cord and Vertebrae
|
|
|
compression of
| |
Compression
of the Spinal Cord
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Birth
Injury: Nerve
Injury
|
|
|
rehabilitation after
| |
Specific Problems: Spinal
Injuries
|
|
|
spleen
| |
Spleen
Injury
|
|
|
sports
| |
Sports
Injuries
Children and Sports Injuries
|
|
|
stings
| |
see Bites and stings
|
|
|
stress gastritis and
| |
Gastritis: Causes
|
|
|
stress reaction after
| |
Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)
|
|
|
testes
| |
Injuries
to the Penis and Scrotum
|
|
|
tongue
| |
Tongue
Disorders: Injury
|
|
|
tooth
| |
Teeth
That Have Been Fractured, Loosened, or Knocked Out
|
|
|
during travel
| |
Problems in Transit: Minor
Injuries
Problems at the Destination: Injuries
|
|
|
ureter
| |
Ureteral
Injuries
|
|
|
urethra
| |
Urethral
Injuries
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
Injury
to the Urinary Tract
Kidney Injuries: Minor to Severe
|
|
|
Inner ear
| |
A Look Inside the Ear
Ears: Inner
Ear
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
Middle
and Inner Ear Disorders
How Ear Disorders Affect the Facial Nerve
|
|
|
Inocybe (mushroom) poisoning
| |
Chemical Food
Poisoning: Mushroom
(Toadstool) Poisoning
|
|
|
Inotropic drugs
| |
Some Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure
|
|
|
Insanity
| |
see Mental health disorders
|
|
|
Insecticide poisoning
| |
Insecticide
Poisoning
|
|
|
Insects
| |
see also specific insects
|
|
|
bites by
| |
Insect
Bites
|
|
|
in ear
| |
Blockages
Objects
in the Ears and Nose: In the Ear
|
|
|
Insemination
| |
|
|
|
artificial
| |
Problems
With Sperm: Treatment
|
|
|
intrauterine
| |
Problems
With Mucus in the Cervix: Treatment
|
|
|
Insomnia
| |
Insomnia
|
|
|
drugs for
| |
|
|
|
in elderly persons
| |
Some Drugs Particularly
Likely to Cause Problems in Older People
|
|
|
fatal familial
| |
Fatal
Familial Insomnia
|
|
|
Institutional Review Boards
| |
What
Participants Need to Know About Clinical Trials: Problems and
Safeguards
|
|
|
Insulin
| |
Pancreas
Major Hormones
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
|
|
|
in diabetes mellitus
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Insulin
Replacement Therapy
Insulin Replacement Therapy
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Treatment
|
|
|
insufficiency of
| |
see Diabetes mellitus
|
|
|
low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) with
| |
Hypoglycemia: Drugs
|
|
|
meal frequency and
| |
Diets: Weight
Loss Diets
|
|
|
in pancreatitis
| |
Chronic
Pancreatitis: Treatment
|
|
|
in polycystic ovary syndrome
| |
Polycystic
Ovary Syndrome: Symptoms
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Physical
Changes: Hormones
|
|
|
receptor binding of
| |
Cells
|
|
|
resistance to
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Insulin
Replacement Therapy
|
|
|
sensitivity to
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Insulin
Replacement Therapy
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Oral
Antihyperglycemic Drugs
|
|
|
during travel
| |
Specific Medical Conditions
and Travel: Diabetes
|
|
|
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I)
| |
Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis
Acromegaly
and Gigantism: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Insulinoma
| |
Pancreatic
Endocrine Tumors: Insulinoma
Hypoglycemia: Symptoms
Hypoglycemia: Cause
|
|
|
Insulin resistance syndrome
| |
Metabolic
Syndrome
|
|
|
Insurance plans
| |
How
Health Care Is Paid For
|
|
|
drug coverage
| |
How
Health Care Is Paid For: Paying
for Drugs
|
|
|
long-term care and
| |
Who Needs Long-Term Care Insurance?
|
|
|
Medicare and
| |
Medicare
|
|
|
for older people
| |
Health Care Coverage for Older Adults
Who Pays for What?
|
|
|
for travel
| |
Travel
and Health: Health
and Travel Insurance
|
|
|
Integrase inhibitors
| |
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Antiretroviral
Drugs
Drugs For HIV Infection
|
|
|
Intellectual development
| |
|
|
|
adolescent
| |
Intellectual
and Behavioral Development
|
|
|
child
| |
Intellectual
Development
Preventive
Health Care Visits
|
|
|
galactosemia and
| |
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Prognosis
|
|
|
low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) and
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Complications
of Treatment and Illness
|
|
|
infant
| |
Behavioral,
Social, and Intellectual Development
An Infant's First Year: Developmental Milestones
|
|
|
Intellectual disability
| |
Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
Levels of Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
Some Causes of Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
|
|
|
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
| |
|
|
|
in autism
| |
Autism
Spectrum Disorders: Intelligence
|
|
|
in Down syndrome
| |
Down
Syndrome (Trisomy 21; Trisomy G): Symptoms
|
|
|
evaluation of
| |
Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in mental retardation
| |
Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
Levels of Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability
|
|
|
Intensive care unit (ICU)
| |
Special Care Units
|
|
|
Intention tremor
| |
Tremor: Intention Tremor
|
|
|
Intercourse
| |
see Sexual activity
|
|
|
Interdigital nerve pain
| |
Pain
in the Ball of the Foot (Metatarsalgia): Damage
to the Nerves in the Foot
|
|
|
Interdisciplinary care
| |
Continuity
of Care: Health
Care System
|
|
|
Interferon-alpha
| |
Immunotherapy
Antiviral Drugs
|
|
|
in cancer
| |
Chemotherapy Drugs
|
|
|
in decreased platelets (thrombocythemia)
| |
Thrombocythemia: Treatment
|
|
|
in hepatitis
| |
Chronic Hepatitis: Hepatitis
B and C
|
|
|
in polycythemia
| |
Polycythemia
Vera: Prognosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
Interferon-gamma
| |
Chronic
Granulomatous Disease
|
|
|
Interferons
| |
Innate
Immunity: Cytokines
|
|
|
Interleukin
| |
Understanding the Immune System
|
|
|
in kidney cancer
| |
Kidney
Cancer: Treatment
|
|
|
Intermittent claudication
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
|
|
|
Intermittent exotropia
| |
Strabismus: Intermittent
Exotropia
|
|
|
Intermittent porphyria
| |
Acute
Intermittent Porphyria
|
|
|
International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)
| |
Classification
and Diagnosis of Mental Illness
|
|
|
International travel
| |
see Air travel; Travel
|
|
|
Internet
| |
|
|
|
for research
| |
Information
Sources
|
|
|
Internet, for research
| |
Researching
a Disorder
|
|
|
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
| |
Multiple
Sclerosis (MS): Symptoms
Internuclear
Ophthalmoplegia
|
|
|
Interpersonal therapy
| |
Treatment
of Mental Illness: Psychotherapy
|
|
|
Intersex states
| |
Genital
Defects
|
|
|
Interstitial cystitis
| |
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis): Both Sexes
Interstitial Cystitis: Bladder Inflammation, Not Infection
|
|
|
Interstitial lung disease
| |
Interstitial
Lung Diseases
Unusual Interstitial Lung Diseases
Causes of Interstitial Lung Diseases
Comparing Types Of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
|
|
|
drug-induced disease of
| |
Unusual Interstitial Lung Diseases
|
|
|
Interstitial pneumonia
| |
|
|
|
desquamative
| |
Idiopathic
Interstitial Pneumonias: Respiratory
Bronchiolitis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease and Desquamative
Interstitial Pneumonia
|
|
|
lymphoid
| |
Lymphoid
Interstitial Pneumonia
|
|
|
Interstitial pneumonitis, in HIV infection
| |
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Symptoms
|
|
|
Intervertebral disks
| |
How the Spine Is Organized
|
|
|
degenerative disease of
| |
Joint Disorders: Symptoms
|
|
|
herniation of
| |
A Herniated Disk
Low
Back Pain: Causes
Low
Back Pain: Pain Due to
Compression of a Spinal Nerve Root
Low
Back Pain: Treatment
|
|
|
Intestinal lipodystrophy (Whipple's disease)
| |
Whipple's
Disease
|
|
|
Intestinal lymphangiectasia
| |
Intestinal
Lymphangiectasia
|
|
|
Intestine
| |
see also Large intestine; Small intestine
Digestive System
|
|
|
blood supply to
| |
|
|
|
blockage of
| |
Acute
Mesenteric Ischemia
Ischemic
Colitis
|
|
|
death (necrosis) of, in premature infant
| |
Necrotizing
Enterocolitis (NEC)
|
|
|
hernia of
| |
Abdominal
Wall Hernias
|
|
|
incarceration of
| |
Abdominal
Wall Hernias: Incarceration
and Strangulation
|
|
|
inguinal hernia of
| |
Inguinal
Hernia
What Is an Inguinal Hernia?
|
|
|
ischemia of
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Superior Mesenteric
Artery
When the Blood Supply to the Intestine Is Blocked
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Superior Mesenteric
Artery
|
|
|
malrotation of
| |
Digestive
Tract Defects: Intestinal
Malrotation
|
|
|
obstruction of
| |
Intestinal
Obstruction
What Causes Intestinal Strangulation?
|
|
|
in children
| |
Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
|
|
|
constipation and
| |
Symptoms: Obstruction
|
|
|
in dying person
| |
Symptoms
During a Fatal Illness: Nausea
and Vomiting
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Disorders
That Require Surgery During Pregnancy
|
|
|
perforation of
| |
Perforation
Some Causes of Perforation
|
|
|
strangulation of
| |
Abdominal
Wall Hernias: Incarceration
and Strangulation
|
|
|
Intimacy
| |
|
|
|
aging and
| |
Intimacy
|
|
|
Intoxication
| |
see Alcohol use and abuse; Poisoning; Toxins
|
|
|
Intracerebral hematoma
| |
Intracranial
Hematomas: Intracerebral
Hematomas
|
|
|
Intracerebral hemorrhage
| |
Burst and Breaks: Causes of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Hemorrhagic
Stroke: Intracerebral
Hemorrhage
|
|
|
headache with
| |
How Headaches Differ
|
|
|
Intracorneal ring segments
| |
Refractive Disorders: Other Refractive Surgery
|
|
|
Intracranial hemorrhage
| |
Hemorrhagic
Stroke
Burst and Breaks: Causes of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Herniation: The Brain Under Pressure
Intracranial
Hematomas
Pockets of Blood in the Brain
|
|
|
Intramuscular route, of drug administration
| |
Through the Skin
Administration: Injection Routes
|
|
|
Intraocular lens, implantation of
| |
Refractive Disorders: Other Refractive Surgery
Cataract: Treatment
|
|
|
Intraocular pressure
| |
|
|
|
increased (glaucoma)
| |
see also Glaucoma
Glaucoma
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
|
|
|
measurement of
| |
Glaucoma: Screening
and Diagnosis
|
|
|
Intrathecal route, of drug administration
| |
Administration: Injection Routes
|
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Intrauterine device (IUD)
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How Effective Is Contraception?
Comparing Contraceptive Methods
Contraception: Intrauterine
Devices
Understanding Intrauterine Devices
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Intrauterine insemination
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Problems
With Mucus in the Cervix: Treatment
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Intravenous route
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for drug administration
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Through the Skin
Administration: Injection Routes
Antibiotics: Home
Antibiotic Therapy
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for nutrient administration
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Undernutrition: Intravenous Feeding
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Intravenous urography
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Diagnosis: Intravenous
Urography
Diagnostic Procedures
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Intrinsic factor
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Gastritis: Symptoms and
Complications
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Introitus
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External Female Genital Organs
External
Genital Organs
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Intubation
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see Tube
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Intussusception
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Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
Intestinal
Obstruction: Causes
What Causes Intestinal Strangulation?
What Is Intussusception?
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in children
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Intussusception
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In vitro fertilization
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Problems
With Sperm: Treatment
Assisted
Reproductive Techniques: In
Vitro (Test Tube) Fertilization (IVF)
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