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Thalamus

Brain: Cerebrum

Thalassemias

Some Genetic Disorders That Can Be Detected Before BirthTables

  • pregnancy and

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Anemia

    Thalidomide

    Drug Use During Pregnancy
    Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

    Theophylline

  • in asthma

  • Asthma: Theophylline
    Drugs Used to Treat AsthmaTables
    Asthma: Prognosis, Prevention, and Treatment

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Treatment of Symptoms

    Thiabendazole

    Creeping Eruption

    Thiamin (vitamin B1)

    VitaminsTables
    Thiamin

  • deficiency of

  • Symptoms of Nutrient DeficienciesTables
    Thiamin: Thiamin Deficiency

  • in maple syrup urine disease

  • Amino Acid Metabolism: Maple Syrup Urine Disease

  • in Wernicke's encephalopathy

  • Specific Types of Dysfunction: Amnesia

    Thiazide diuretics

    see also Diuretics

  • in diabetes insipidus

  • Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in high blood pressure

  • High Blood Pressure: Drug Therapy
    Antihypertensive DrugsTables

  • during pregnancy

  • Drug Use During Pregnancy
    Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During PregnancyTables

  • in urinary tract stones

  • Stones in the Urinary Tract: Prevention

    Thiazolidinediones

    Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Oral Antihyperglycemic Drugs
    Oral Antihyperglycemic DrugsTables

    Thiersch procedure

    Rectal Prolapse: Treatment

    Thighbone (femur), fracture of

    Leg

    Thigh muscles

  • injury to

  • Hamstring Injury

  • strengthening of

  • Strengthening the Vastus Medialis (Inner Thigh) MuscleSidebar
    Strengthening the HamstringsSidebar

    Thin basement membrane disease

    Primary Glomerular Disorders That Can Cause Glomerulonephritis Tables
    Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome): Asymptomatic Proteinuria and Hematuria Syndrome

    Thioridazine, in elderly persons

    Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables

    Thiothixene, in elderly persons

    Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables

    Thirst

    Water Balance
    A Careful Balancing ActSidebar

  • in diabetes insipidus

  • Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Central Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in diabetes mellitus

  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Symptoms

    Thomsen's disease (myotonia congenita)

    Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy: Myotonic Myopathies

    Thoracentesis

    Diagnosis: Thoracentesis
    Pleural Effusion: Diagnosis
    Diagnostic Procedures Tables

    Thoracic aorta, aneurysm of

    Where Do Aortic Aneurysms Occur?Figures
    Aneurysms: Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

    Thoracic outlet syndrome

    Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease
    Thoracic Outlet Syndromes

    Thoracoscopy

    Diagnosis: Thoracoscopy
    Surgery Through a KeyholeSidebar
    Diagnostic Procedures Tables

    Thoracotomy

    Diagnosis: Thoracotomy

    Thought disorder, in schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia: Symptoms

    Threadworm (strongyloides) infection

    Other ParasitesTables

    Three-day measles

    see Rubella

    Throat (pharynx)

    Respiratory System
    Inside the Lungs and AirwaysFigures
    Digestive SystemFigures
    Throat and Esophagus
    Throat and Esophagus

  • age-associated changes in

  • Effects of Aging

  • anatomy of

  • A Look Inside the Nose and ThroatFigures
    Throat

  • cancer of

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer

  • in diphtheria

  • Diphtheria: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • disorders of

  • Throat Disorders

  • lump in (globus sensation)

  • Symptoms: Globus Sensation

  • pain in

  • in glossopharyngeal neuralgia

  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

  • in strep throat

  • Streptococcal Infections: Symptoms
    Pharyngitis
    Pharyngitis: Symptoms

  • propulsion disorders of

  • Abnormal Propulsion of Food: Propulsion Disorders of the Throat

  • retropharyngeal abscess of

  • Retropharyngeal Abscess

  • sore

  • see Sore throat

  • strep

  • Streptococcal Infections: Symptoms
    Pharyngitis
    Pharyngitis

  • glomerulonephritis after

  • Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome)

  • rheumatic fever after

  • Rheumatic Fever

    Thrombin

    Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

    Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)

    Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Thromboangiitis Obliterans

    Thrombocytes

    see Platelet(s)

    Thrombocythemia

    Components of Blood: Platelets
    Major Myeloproliferative Disorders Tables
    Thrombocythemia
    Other Causes of a High Platelet CountSidebar

    Thrombocytopenia

    Components of Blood: Platelets
    Symptoms
    Thrombocytopenia (ITP, TTP)
    Causes of ThrombocytopeniaSidebar

  • with cancer treatment

  • Chemotherapy: Low Blood Cell Counts

  • in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

    Thrombocytopenic purpura

  • idiopathic

  • Thrombocytopenia (ITP, TTP): Causes

  • pregnancy and

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Autoimmune Disorders

  • thrombotic

  • Thrombocytopenia (ITP, TTP): Causes

    Thrombolytic therapy

    Drugs and Blood Clots: A Complicated RelationshipSidebar

  • in deep vein thrombosis

  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Treatment

  • in heart disease

  • Drugs Used to Treat Coronary Artery DiseaseTables
    Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Opening the Arteries

  • in kidney disease

  • Blockage of the Renal Arteries: Treatment

  • in pulmonary embolism

  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Thrombolytic Therapy

  • in stroke

  • Ischemic Stroke: Thrombolytic (Fibrinolytic) Drugs

    Thrombophilia

    Thrombophilia

    Thrombophlebitis

    Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
    Superficial Thrombophlebitis

  • after childbirth

  • Blood Clots

  • in pregnancy

  • Risk Factors That Develop During Pregnancy: Thromboembolic Disease

    Thromboplastin time (PTT)

    Diagnosis: Clotting Tests

    Thrombosis

    see Blood clots

  • cavernous sinus

  • Cavernous Sinus ThrombosisSidebar

  • coronary

  • see Heart attack

  • deep vein

  • see Deep vein thrombosis

  • renal vein

  • Renal Vein Thrombosis

    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

    Thrombocytopenia (ITP, TTP): Causes

    Throwing up

    see Nausea; Vomiting

    Thrush

    Tongue Disorders: Discomfort
    Gingivitis: Gingivitis due to Infections
    Immunodeficiency Disorders: Symptoms
    Candidiasis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Candidiasis: Symptoms

    Thumb

  • birth defects of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

  • dislocation of

  • Common Hand InjuriesFigures

  • duck-bill deformity of

  • Deformities: Swan-Neck Deformity

  • gamekeeper's

  • Common Hand InjuriesFigures

  • sucking of

  • What Are Stress-Related Behaviors?Sidebar

  • tendon inflammation of (De Quervain's syndrome)

  • De Quervain's Syndrome

    Thymoma

    Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Myasthenia Gravis
    Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Treatment

  • in cancer

  • What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?Sidebar

    Thymus gland

    Biology of the Immune System
    Lymphatic System: Helping Defend Against InfectionFigures

  • absence of (DiGeorge anomaly)

  • DiGeorge Anomaly
    Transplantation of Other Organs

  • in myasthenia gravis

  • Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Myasthenia Gravis

  • transplantation of

  • Immunodeficiency Disorders: Prevention and Treatment
    Transplantation of Other Organs

  • tumor of

  • Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Myasthenia Gravis
    Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Treatment

    Thyroidectomy

    Hyperthyroidism: Prognosis and Treatment

    Thyroid gland

    Major Endocrine GlandsFigures
    Major Hormones Tables
    Thyroid Gland Disorders
    Locating the Thyroid GlandFigures

  • absence of

  • Thyroid Disorders: Hypothyroidism

  • adenoma of

  • Hyperthyroidism: Causes

  • biopsy of

  • Cancer

  • cancer of

  • Thyroid Gland Disorders: Diagnostic Tests
    Cancer

  • in multiple endocrine neoplasia

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 1 Disease
    Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Treatment

  • radiation accident and

  • Iodine: Iodine Deficiency

  • enlargement of (goiter)

  • Iodine: Iodine Deficiency
    Iodine: Iodine Excess
    Hyperthyroidism: Causes
    Hyperthyroidism: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in fetus

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Autoimmune Disorders

  • in newborn

  • Thyroid Disorders: Hyperthyroidism

  • in euthyroid sick syndrome

  • Euthyroid Sick SyndromeSidebar

  • hormones of

  • see Thyroid hormones

  • inflammation of (thyroiditis)

  • Hyperthyroidism: Causes
    Hypothyroidism: Causes
    Thyroiditis
    Some Autoimmune Disorders Tables

  • overactive (hyperthyroidism)

  • see also Hyperthyroidism
    Iodine: Iodine Excess
    Hyperthyroidism
    Drugs Used to Treat HyperthyroidismTables
    Thyroid StormSidebar

  • in polyglandular deficiency syndromes

  • Polyglandular Deficiency SyndromesSidebar

  • during pregnancy

  • Physical Changes: Hormones

  • removal of

  • Hyperthyroidism: Prognosis and Treatment

  • scan of

  • Thyroid Gland Disorders: Diagnostic Tests
    Cancer

  • tumors of

  • Cancer

  • in multiple endocrine neoplasia

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 1 Disease
    Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Treatment

  • underactive (hypothyroidism)

  • see also Hypothyroidism
    Hypopituitarism: Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Deficiency
    Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis
    Hypothyroidism

    Thyroid hormones

    see also Thyroid-stimulating hormone
    Major Hormones Tables
    Thyroid Gland Disorders

  • deficiency of (hypothyroidism)

  • see also Hypothyroidism
    Hypopituitarism: Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Deficiency
    Hypothyroidism

  • in euthyroid sick syndrome

  • Euthyroid Sick SyndromeSidebar

  • excess of (hyperthyroidism)

  • see also Hyperthyroidism
    Iodine: Iodine Excess
    Hyperthyroidism
    Drugs Used to Treat HyperthyroidismTables
    Thyroid StormSidebar

  • sudden, extreme (thyroid storm)

  • Thyroid StormSidebar

  • formation of

  • Thyroid Gland Disorders

  • generic substitutions for

  • When Generic Substitution May Not Be Appropriate Tables

  • replacement of

  • Hypothyroidism: Treatment

    Thyroiditis

    Hyperthyroidism: Causes
    Hypothyroidism: Causes
    Thyroiditis
    Some Autoimmune Disorders Tables

    Thyroid-stimulating hormone

    Major Hormones Tables
    Pituitary: The Master GlandFigures
    Pituitary Gland Disorders
    Thyroid Gland Disorders

  • deficiency of

  • Hypopituitarism: Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Deficiency
    Hypopituitarism: Diagnosis

  • measurement of

  • Thyroid Gland Disorders: Diagnostic Tests
    Hyperthyroidism: Diagnosis
    Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis
    Cancer

  • reference range for

  • Blood Tests Tables

    Thyroid storm

    Thyroid StormSidebar

    Thyrotropin-releasing hormone

    Thyroid Gland Disorders

    Thyroxine (T4)

    see Thyroid hormones

    Thyroxine-binding globulin

    Thyroid Gland Disorders: Diagnostic Tests

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