 |
|
Tears and tear system
| |
Structures That Protect the Eye
Protective
Features
Viewing the Lacrimal Structures
|
|
|
age-associated changes in
| |
Effects
of Aging
|
|
|
blockage of
| |
Dacryostenosis
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
Eyelid
and Tearing Disorders
Keratoconjunctivitis
Sicca
|
|
|
infection of
| |
Dacryocystitis
|
|
|
in Sjögren's syndrome
| |
Sjögren's
Syndrome: Symptoms
|
|
|
Technetium scanning
| |
|
|
|
of fractures
| |
Fractures: Diagnosis
|
|
|
in musculoskeletal disorders
| |
Diagnosis: Bone
Scanning
|
|
|
in osteomyelitis
| |
Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Teething
| |
Teething
|
|
|
Telangiectasia
| |
Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the Skin
|
|
|
hereditary hemorrhagic (Rendu-Osler-Weber disease)
| |
Hereditary
Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
|
|
|
Telangiectasia-ataxia
| |
Ataxia-Telangiectasia
|
|
|
Telbivudine
| |
Chronic Hepatitis: Hepatitis
B and C
|
|
|
Telephone, for hearing aid user
| |
Hearing Loss and Deafness: Hearing Aids
|
|
|
Telephone calls, to physician
| |
When
to See a Doctor: Visits for a Problem
Some Reasons to Call a Doctor*
|
|
|
Telithromycin
| |
Antibiotics
|
|
|
Telomeres
| |
Changes
in the Body: Aging Cells
|
|
|
Temperature (body)
| |
|
|
|
in children
| |
Fever
How to Take a Child's Temperature
|
|
|
high
| |
see Fever
|
|
|
low (hypothermia)
| |
Hypothermia
|
|
|
aging and
| |
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
coma with
| |
Some Causes of Stupor and Coma
|
|
|
maintenance of
| |
Heat
Disorders
Cold
Injuries
|
|
|
measurement scales for
| |
Equivalents for Temperature
|
|
|
in ovulation determination
| |
Menstrual
Cycle: Luteal Phase
Problems
With Ovulation: Diagnosis
|
|
|
of premature infant
| |
Prematurity: Difficulty
Regulating Body Temperature
|
|
|
regulation of
| |
Defenses
Against Infection: Fever
|
|
|
of testes
| |
Problems
With Sperm: Causes
|
|
|
Temper tantrums
| |
Social
and Emotional Development
Temper
Tantrums
|
|
|
Temporal artery, biopsy of
| |
Biopsy of the Temporal Artery
|
|
|
Temporal bone, fracture of
| |
Temporal
Bone Fracture
|
|
|
Temporal (giant cell) arteritis
| |
Some Disorders Characterized by Vasculitis
Giant
Cell Arteritis
Biopsy of the Temporal Artery
Spotlight on Aging
|
|
|
headache with
| |
How Headaches Differ
|
|
|
Temporal lobe
| |
Viewing the Brain
Brain: Cerebrum
|
|
|
injury to
| |
When Specific Areas of the Brain Are Damaged
Dysfunction
by Location: Temporal Lobe
Damage
|
|
|
Temporomandibular joint
| |
Temporomandibular Disorders
Locating the Temporomandibular Joint
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
Temporomandibular Disorders
Physical Therapy for Jaw Muscles
|
|
|
neck pain and
| |
Disorders That Cause Only Neck Pain
|
|
|
internal derangement of
| |
Temporomandibular Disorders : Internal
Joint Derangement
Temporomandibular Disorders : Internal
Joint Derangement
Temporomandibular Disorders : Internal
Joint Derangement
|
|
|
in myofascial pain syndrome
| |
Temporomandibular Disorders : Muscle
Pain and Tightness
Temporomandibular Disorders : Muscle
Pain and Tightness
Temporomandibular Disorders : Muscle Pain
and Tightness
|
|
|
Tender points, in fibromyalgia
| |
Fibromyalgia: Diagnosis
Fibromyalgia: Finding the Tender Points
|
|
|
Tendinitis
| |
Tendinitis
and Tenosynovitis
|
|
|
Achilles
| |
Lower Leg Injuries: Achilles
Tendinitis
|
|
|
rotator cuff
| |
Tendinitis
and Tenosynovitis: Rotator
Cuff Tendinitis
Shoulder
Injuries: Rotator
Cuff Injury
|
|
|
Tendinosis
| |
|
|
|
tibialis
| |
Tibialis
Posterior Tendinosis
|
|
|
Tendons
| |
Tendons and Bursas
|
|
|
age-associated changes in
| |
Changes
in the Body: Bones
and Joints
|
|
|
inflammation of
| |
see Tendinitis
|
|
|
pain in
| |
Symptoms: Causes
|
|
|
Tendon sheath
| |
|
|
|
infection of, in hand
| |
Infections: Infection
of the Tendon Sheath
|
|
|
inflammation of (tenosynovitis)
| |
Tendinitis
and Tenosynovitis
|
|
|
Tenesmus
| |
Symptoms: Urgency
|
|
|
Tennis elbow
| |
Elbow
Injuries: Lateral
Epicondylitis
When the Elbow Hurts
Strengthening the Wrist Muscles
|
|
|
Tennis shoulder
| |
Shoulder
Injuries: Rotator
Cuff Injury
|
|
|
Tenofovir
| |
Drugs For HIV Infection
|
|
|
Tenosynovitis
| |
Tendinitis
and Tenosynovitis
|
|
|
digital (trigger finger)
| |
What Is Trigger Finger?
|
|
|
TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
| |
Treatment of Pain
and Inflammation: Electrical Stimulation
Treatment: Nondrug
Pain Treatments
Low
Back Pain: Treatment
|
|
|
in temporomandibular joint disorders
| |
Physical Therapy for Jaw Muscles
|
|
|
Tension pneumothorax
| |
What Is Tension Pneumothorax?
|
|
|
Tension-type headache
| |
How Headaches Differ
Tension-Type
Headaches
|
|
|
Tensor tympani muscle
| |
Ears: Middle Ear
|
|
|
Teratogens
| |
Birth Defects: Exposure to Harmful Substances
(Teratogens)
|
|
|
Teratoma
| |
|
|
|
ovarian
| |
Noncancerous
Ovarian Growths: Benign Tumors
|
|
|
Terazosin
| |
Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary Incontinence
Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Drugs
|
|
|
Terbinafine
| |
Infections: Diagnosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
in tinea capitis
| |
Ringworm (Tinea): Treatment
|
|
|
Terbutaline
| |
Labor
and Timing Problems: Preterm
Labor
|
|
|
Teriparatide
| |
Osteoporosis: Drugs
|
|
|
Terminal illness
| |
see also Death and dying
|
|
|
advance directive for
| |
Legal
and Ethical Concerns: Advance Directives
Advance
Directives
|
|
|
suicide and
| |
Legal
and Ethical Concerns: Suicide
|
|
|
symptoms during
| |
Symptoms
During a Fatal Illness
|
|
|
Terpin hydrate
| |
Symptoms: Expectorants
|
|
|
Terrorism, biological
| |
Biological Warfare and Terrorism
|
|
|
Terry's nail
| |
Deformities
and Discoloration: Deformities
Associated With Disease
|
|
|
Test(s)
| |
|
|
|
airway function
| |
Diagnosis: Pulmonary
Function Testing (PFT)
Using a Spirometer
|
|
|
allergy
| |
Allergic Reactions: Diagnosis
Food
Allergy: Diagnosis
Diagnosis: Skin Tests
|
|
|
autonomic nervous system
| |
Physical
Examination: Autonomic Nervous
System
|
|
|
biliary tract
| |
Diagnostic
Tests for Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders
Understanding Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
|
|
|
blood
| |
Diagnosis: Laboratory
Blood Tests
Blood Tests*
|
|
|
complete blood count
| |
Diagnosis: Complete
Blood Count
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
|
|
|
on donated blood
| |
Diagnosis: Blood
Typing
Blood Typing
Testing Donated Blood for Infections
|
|
|
of blood circulation
| |
Physical
Examination: Blood Flow to
the Brain
|
|
|
blood sugar
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Diagnosis
|
|
|
brain function
| |
Procedures
How Imaging Tests Help in Diagnosing Nervous
System Disorders
How a Spinal Tap Is Done
|
|
|
caloric
| |
Vertigo: Physical Examination
|
|
|
cancer
| |
Diagnosis: Screening
Cancer Screening Recommendations
Selected Tumor Markers
|
|
|
coordination
| |
Physical
Examination: Coordination,
Balance, and Gait
|
|
|
cranial nerve
| |
Testing Cranial Nerves
|
|
|
decisions about
| |
Medical
Testing Decisions
Does Everyone Need a Test?
|
|
|
diagnostic
| |
Common
Medical Tests
|
|
|
digestive tract
| |
Diagnosis: Diagnostic
Procedures
Viewing the Digestive Tract With an Endoscope
|
|
|
ear
| |
Hearing Loss and Deafness: Diagnosis
|
|
|
eye
| |
Diagnosis
|
|
|
eye pressure
| |
Glaucoma: Screening
and Diagnosis
|
|
|
gallbladder
| |
Diagnostic
Tests for Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders
|
|
|
genetic
| |
see Genetic testing
|
|
|
hearing
| |
Hearing Loss and Deafness: Diagnosis
|
|
|
imaging
| |
Common
Imaging Tests
Common Types of Angiography
Imaging the Interior: Computed Tomography
Some Disorders Detected by Computed Tomography
|
|
|
interpreting results
| |
Medical
Testing Decisions: Performing
Tests and Interpreting Results
Does Everyone Need a Test?
Common
Medical Tests: Risks and Results
|
|
|
joint
| |
Diagnosis: Physical
Examination
|
|
|
liver
| |
Diagnostic
Tests for Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Disorders
Liver Function Tests
|
|
|
lung function
| |
Diagnosis: Pulmonary
Function Testing (PFT)
Using a Spirometer
|
|
|
mental status
| |
Physical
Examination: Mental Status
Mental Status Testing
|
|
|
muscle function
| |
Diagnosis: Physical
Examination
|
|
|
nerve function
| |
Diagnosis: Nerve
Tests
Physical
Examination
Mental Status Testing
Reflex Arc: A No-Brainer
|
|
|
in newborns
| |
Physical
Examination
|
|
|
occult blood
| |
Diagnosis: Occult
Blood Tests
Colorectal
Cancer: Screening Tests
|
|
|
pancreas
| |
Malabsorption: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Pap
| |
Collecting Cervical Cells
Gynecologic
Evaluation: Screening for
Cervical Cancer
Cervical
Cancer: Diagnosis
Cervical
Cancer: Pap Tests
|
|
|
for pituitary hormones
| |
Pituitary
Gland Disorders
Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis
|
|
|
pregnancy
| |
Detecting
and Dating a Pregnancy
|
|
|
prenatal
| |
A Woman's Age and Her Risk of Having a Baby With
a Chromosomal Abnormality
When One Parent Has an Abnormal Gene
Prenatal
Diagnostic Testing
Some Genetic Disorders That Can Be Detected Before
Birth
Detecting Abnormalities Before Birth
Birth Defects: Diagnosis
Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability: Prevention and
Prognosis
|
|
|
preoperative
| |
Surgery: Tests
|
|
|
pulmonary function
| |
Diagnosis: Pulmonary
Function Testing (PFT)
Using a Spirometer
|
|
|
reflex
| |
Physical
Examination: Reflexes
Reflex Arc: A No-Brainer
|
|
|
Romberg
| |
Physical
Examination: Coordination,
Balance, and Gait
|
|
|
screening
| |
see Screening tests
|
|
|
secretin
| |
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: An Acid-Stimulating Cancer
|
|
|
sensation
| |
Physical
Examination: Motor and Sensory
Nerves
|
|
|
skin (allergy)
| |
Asthma: Diagnosis
|
|
|
stress
| |
Diagnosis: Exercise
Stress Testing
Angina: Diagnosis
|
|
|
syphilis
| |
Syphilis: Diagnosis
|
|
|
thyroid function
| |
Cancer: Thyroid Nodules
|
|
|
types of
| |
Common
Medical Tests: Types
of Tests
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
Diagnosis
Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Testis (testes)
| |
see also Scrotum
Major Endocrine Glands
Major Hormones
Male Reproductive Organs
Structure
|
|
|
absence of (anorchia)
| |
Other Birth Defects
|
|
|
cancer of
| |
Testicular
Cancer
|
|
|
screening for
| |
Cancer Screening Recommendations
|
|
|
hydrocele of
| |
Swelling
in the Scrotum: Hydrocele
|
|
|
inflammation of (orchitis)
| |
Epididymitis
and Epididymo-orchitis
Swelling
in the Scrotum: Orchitis
Mumps: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
injury to
| |
Injuries
to the Penis and Scrotum
|
|
|
in newborn
| |
Physical
Examination
|
|
|
regression of
| |
Other Birth Defects
|
|
|
removal of (orchiectomy)
| |
Testicular
Cancer: Treatment
Prostate
Cancer: Hormonal Therapy
|
|
|
retractile
| |
Undescended
and Retractile Testes
|
|
|
self-examination of
| |
Diagnosis: Screening
Cancer Screening Recommendations
|
|
|
swelling of
| |
Swelling
in the Scrotum
|
|
|
temperature effects on
| |
Problems
With Sperm: Causes
|
|
|
torsion of
| |
Testicular
Torsion
What Is Testicular Torsion?
|
|
|
tumors of
| |
Testicular
Cancer
|
|
|
undescended (cryptorchidism)
| |
Testicular
Cancer
Undescended
and Retractile Testes
Undescended Testis
|
|
|
varicocele of
| |
Swelling
in the Scrotum: Varicocele
|
|
|
Testosterone
| |
Major Hormones
Pituitary
Gland Disorders
|
|
|
excess of, in virilization
| |
Virilization
|
|
|
in hair growth
| |
Hair Disorders
|
|
|
low levels of, in erectile dysfunction
| |
Erectile
Dysfunction (ED): Symptoms
|
|
|
postmenopausal use of
| |
Menopause: Other Drugs
Some Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms and Effects of Menopause
|
|
|
at puberty
| |
Puberty
|
|
|
replacement therapy with
| |
Testosterone Replacement Therapy
|
|
|
in erectile dysfunction
| |
Erectile
Dysfunction (ED): Drug Treatment
|
|
|
in Klinefelter syndrome
| |
Klinefelter's
Syndrome
|
|
|
in pseudohermaphroditism
| |
Genital
Defects: Male
Genital Defects
|
|
|
Test tube (in vitro) fertilization
| |
Problems
With Sperm: Treatment
Assisted
Reproductive Techniques: In
Vitro (Test Tube) Fertilization (IVF)
|
|
|
Tetanus (lockjaw)
| |
Tetanus
|
|
|
immunization for
| |
Protecting Children Against Disease Through Vaccines
Protecting Adults Against Common Infectious Diseases
Common Vaccinations: Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis
Common Vaccinations: Tetanus
Tetanus: Prevention
After a Wound: Who Needs a Tetanus Shot?
Vaccinating Infants and Children
Bacterial Infections Preventable With Routine Immunization
|
|
|
Tetany (muscle spasm)
| |
Calcium: Symptoms
|
|
|
Tetracycline
| |
Antibiotics
|
|
|
in acne
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Acne
|
|
|
in children
| |
Risk Factors: Age
|
|
|
food interactions with
| |
Some Drug-Food Interactions
|
|
|
during pregnancy
| |
Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During Pregnancy
|
|
|
Tetralogy of Fallot
| |
Heart
Defects: Tetralogy
of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot: Four Defects
|
|
|
Tetraodon poisoning
| |
Chemical Food
Poisoning: Tetrodotoxin
Poisoning
|
