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Hoarseness

Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

  • pulmonary hypertension and

  • Pulmonary Hypertension: Symptoms and Signs

    Hodgkin lymphoma

    Comparison of Hodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin LymphomaTables
    Hodgkin Lymphoma
    Histopathologic Subtypes of Hodgkin Lymphoma (WHO Classification)Tables
    Hodgkin Lymphoma Posttreatment SurveillanceTables

  • breast cancer and

  • Modalities of Cancer Therapy: Adverse effects

  • eosinophilia in

  • Important Causes of Secondary EosinophiliaTables
    Eosinophilia

  • hepatic

  • Metastatic Liver Cancer: Hematologic Cancers and the Liver

  • mediastinal

  • Some causes of mediastinal masses in adults.Figures

  • pneumonia and

  • Pneumonia in Immunocompromised PatientsTables

  • pregnancy and

  • Cancer in Pregnancy: Leukemia and Hodgkin lymphoma

  • staging of

  • Hodgkin Lymphoma: Staging
    Cotswold Modification of Ann Arbor Staging of Hodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin LymphomaTables

    Hoffman's sign

    Neck and Back Pain: Physical examination
    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Reflexes

    Hollenhorst plaques

    Renal Atheroembolism: Symptoms and Signs

    Holliday-Segar formula

    Dehydration: Maintenance requirements
    Holliday-Segar Formula for Maintenance Fluid Requirements by WeightTables

    Holoprosencephaly

    Brain Anomalies: Malformed cerebral hemispheres

    Holotranscobalamin II

    Vitamin B12: Diagnosis

    Holter monitoring

    Electrocardiography (ECG): Specialized ECG Tests

    Homans' sign

    Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT): Symptoms and Signs

    Home care

    Health Care Delivery: Home care

    Homeopathy

    Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Tables
    Alternative Medical Systems: Homeopathy

    Homocysteine

    Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders: Disorders of Methionine Metabolism

    Homocystinuria

    Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders: Classic homocystinuria

  • Marfan syndrome vs

  • Marfan Syndrome: Diagnosis

    Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency

    Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders: Alkaptonuria

    Homograft

    see also Transplantation
    Transplantation

    Homosexuality

    Sexuality and Sexual Disorders

    Homovanillic acid (HVA)

    Pheochromocytoma: Urine tests

  • in neuroblastoma

  • Neuroblastoma: Diagnosis

    Homozygosity

    General Principles of Medical Genetics: Structure

    Homunculus

    Homunculus. Figures

    Hookworm infestation

    Collecting and Handling Specimens for Microscopic Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections Tables
    Hookworm Infection

  • cutaneous

  • Cutaneous Larva Migrans

    Hoover's sign

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Symptoms and Signs

    Hordeolum

    Chalazion and Hordeolum

    Hormonal therapy

  • in breast cancer

  • Breast Cancer: Adjuvant systemic therapy
    Breast Cancer: Metastatic disease

  • in cancer

  • Commonly Used Antineoplastic Drugs Tables
    Modalities of Cancer Therapy: Hormonal therapy

  • in endometrial cancer

  • Endometrial Cancer: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in prostate cancer

  • Prostate Cancer: Palliative therapies

    Hormone replacement therapy

  • breast cancer and

  • Breast Cancer: Risk Factors

  • in menopause

  • Menopause: Hormone therapy
    Effects of Oral Hormone Therapy on Yearly Incidence* of Selected Disorders in Postmenopausal WomenTables

  • in osteoporosis

  • Osteoporosis: Preserving bone mass

    Hormones

    see also specific hormones

  • aging-related changes in

  • Endocrine Disorders: Aging and Endocrinology
    Selected Physiologic Age-Related Changes Tables

  • food intake and

  • Pathways Regulating Food IntakeSidebars

  • measurement of

  • Endocrine Disorders: Laboratory Testing

  • overproduction of

  • Endocrine Disorders: Hyperfunction
    Endocrine Disorders: Treatment

  • porphyria and

  • Drugs and Porphyria*Tables

  • pulsatile rhythms of

  • Principles of Endocrinology: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Relationships
    Endocrine Disorders: Laboratory Testing

  • tumor production of

  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrine paraneoplastic syndromes

  • underproduction of

  • Endocrine Disorders: Hypofunction
    Endocrine Disorders: Treatment

    Horner's syndrome

    Lung Carcinoma: Regional spread
    Anisocoria
    Horner's Syndrome

    Horse fly bites

    Other Arthropod Bites

    Horton's disease

    Giant Cell Arteritis

    Hospice

    Health Care Delivery: Hospice care
    Hospice Care

  • HIV infection and

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): End-of-life care

    Hospitalism

    Miscellaneous Disorders in Infants and Children: Nonorganic FTT

    Hospitalization

  • delirum and

  • Delirium: Prevention

  • of elderly

  • Health Care Delivery: Hospitalization

  • failure to thrive and

  • Miscellaneous Disorders in Infants and Children: Diagnosis

  • hypercalcemia and

  • Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Etiology and Pathophysiology
    Principal Causes of HypercalcemiaTables

  • of neonate

  • The Sick Neonate

    Host

  • compromised

  • see Compromised host

    Host receptors

    Factors Facilitating Microbial Invasion: Microbial adherence

    Hot flushes (flashes)

    Menopause: Vasomotor
    Menopause: Treatment

    Hot packs

    Indications for Nondrug Pain TreatmentsTables
    Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: Heat

    Hot-potato voice

    Pharyngitis: Evaluation

    Hot-tub folliculitis

    Folliculitis

    Hot tub lung

    Examples of Hypersensitivity PneumonitisTables

    House dust mites

    Mite Bites

    Housewives' eczema

    Hand and Foot Dermatitis

    Howell-Jolly bodies

    Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemias: Diagnosis
    Spleen Disorders
    Approach to the Patient With Suspected Immunodeficiency: Initial testing

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