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Hyaline casts

Urinary CastsTables

Hyaline membrane disease

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Hyaluronans

  • in osteoarthritis

  • Osteoarthritis (OA): Drugs

    Hydatid disease

    Selected Diseases or Organisms Associated With Liver InflammationTables
    Hepatic Cysts
    Echinococcosis

  • of brain

  • Helminthic Infections: Other infections

    Hydatidiform mole

    Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
    NIH Criteria for Poor-Prognosis Metastatic Gestational Trophoblastic DiseaseTables

    Hydralazine

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Vasodilators

  • in hypertension

  • Arterial Hypertension: Direct vasodilators
    Direct Vasodilators for HypertensionTables

  • in hypertensive emergency

  • Parenteral Drugs for Hypertensive EmergenciesTables

  • SLE-like syndrome with

  • Drug Hypersensitivity: Symptoms and Signs

  • vitamin B6 deficiency and

  • Potential Vitamin-Drug InteractionsTables

    Hydramnios

    Risk Factors: Hydramnios (polyhydramnios) and oligohydramnios

    Hydranencephaly

    Brain Anomalies: Porencephaly

    Hydremia

  • of pregnancy

  • Anemia in Pregnancy

    Hydride poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydrocarbons

  • hepatotoxicity of

  • Common Hepatotoxic Drug ReactionsTables

  • poisoning with

  • Hydrocarbon Poisoning
    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables
    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydrocele

    Approach to the Urologic Patient: Palpation
    Scrotal Masses

  • congenital

  • Evaluation and Care of the Normal Neonate: Physical examination
    Testicular and Scrotal Anomalies: Congenital hydrocele

    Hydrocephalus

  • congenital

  • Brain Anomalies: Hydrocephalus

  • normal-pressure

  • Dementia: Normal–Pressure Hydrocephalus

  • obstructive

  • Brain Anomalies: Hydrocephalus

    Hydrochloric acid

  • in metabolic alkalosis

  • Metabolic Alkalosis: Treatment

    Hydrochlorothiazide

    Oral Diuretics for HypertensionTables

  • in elderly

  • Effect of Aging on Drug Metabolism* and EliminationTables
    Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Diuretics

    Hydrocodone

    Opioid Analgesics Tables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydrocolloids

    Principles of Topical Dermatologic Therapy: Occlusive dressings
    Options for Pressure Ulcer DressingsTables
    Pressure Ulcers: Ulcer care

    Hydrocortisone

  • in 11β-hydroxylase deficiency

  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Diagnosis and Treatment

  • in 21-hydroxylase deficiency

  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Treatment

  • in inflammatory bowel disease

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Corticosteroids

  • in neonatal hypoglycemia

  • Hypoglycemia: Treatment

    Hydrocyanic acid poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydroflumethiazide

    Oral Diuretics for HypertensionTables

    Hydrofluoric acid poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydrogen

  • intestinal production of

  • Gas-Related Complaints: Excessive flatus

    Hydrogen breath test

    Malabsorption Syndromes: Diagnosing the cause of malabsorption
    Carbohydrate Intolerance: Diagnosis

    Hydrogen chloride

  • occupational exposure to

  • Irritant Gas Inhalation Injury

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydrogen fluoride poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydrogen sulfide poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Hydromediastinum

    Vascular Access: Complications

    Hydromorphone

    Opioid Analgesics Tables
    Equianalgesic Doses of Opioid Analgesics*Tables

    Hydronephrosis

    Approach to the Urologic Patient: Inspection
    Neurogenic Bladder: Symptoms and Signs
    Obstructive Uropathy: Treatment

  • pleural effusion and

  • Causes of Pleural Effusion Tables

  • pregnancy and

  • Physiology of Pregnancy: Urinary

    Hydrophobia

    Rabies: Symptoms and Signs

    Hydrops

  • corneal

  • Acute Vision Loss

    Hydrops fetalis

    Erythema Infectiosum: Symptoms and Signs

    Hydroquinone

    Hyperpigmentation Effects of Some Drugs and ChemicalsTables

    Hydrosalpinges

    Pelvic Mass: Examination
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): Complications

    Hydrostatic (underwater) weighing

    Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Body composition analysis

    Hydrotherapy

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

    Hydrothorax

  • central venous catheterization and

  • Vascular Access: Complications

  • hepatic

  • Causes of Pleural Effusion Tables

    Hydroureter

  • pregnancy and

  • Physiology of Pregnancy: Urinary

    Hydroxychloroquine

  • in discoid lupus erythematosus

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)

  • in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): Treatment

  • in porphyria

  • Cutaneous Porphyrias: Treatment

  • in sarcoidosis

  • Sarcoidosis: Treatment

  • in SLE

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Mild or remittent disease

    Hydroxychloroquine in rheumatoid arthritis

    Other Drugs Used to Treat RATables
    Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Traditional (DMARDs)

    Hydroxychloroquine sulfate

    Adverse Reactions and Contraindications of Antimalarial DrugsTables

    5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)

    Carcinoid Syndrome: Diagnosis

    11β-Hydroxylase deficiency

    Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: 11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency

    21-Hydroxylase deficiency

    Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

    4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid dioxygenase

    Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism Disorders: Transient tyrosinemia of the newborn

    Hydroxyprogesterone

    Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Diagnosis

    11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

    Disorders of Potassium Concentration: Renal losses

    5-Hydroxytryptamine

    see Serotonin

    Hydroxyurea

    Commonly Used Antineoplastic Drugs Tables

  • in chronic myelocytic leukemia

  • Chronic Leukemia: Treatment

  • in essential thrombocythemia

  • Essential Thrombocythemia: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in myelophthisic anemia

  • Myelophthisic Anemia: Treatment

  • in polycythemia vera

  • Polycythemia Vera: Myelosuppressive therapy

  • in sickle cell disease

  • Sickle Cell Anemia: Prognosis and Treatment

    25-Hydroxyvitamin D

    see also Vitamin D
    Vitamin D
    Vitamin D: Diagnosis

    Hydroxyzine

    Oral H1 BlockersTables

  • in elderly

  • High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on Beers Criteria) Tables

    Hygroma

  • cystic

  • Vascular Lesions: Lymphatic Malformations

    Hymenolepis diminuta infection

    Hymenolepis diminuta Infection

    Hymenolepis nana infection

    Hymenolepis nana Infection

    Hyoscyamine

  • in dying patient

  • Symptom Control in the Dying: Dyspnea

  • in elderly

  • High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on Beers Criteria) Tables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

  • in urinary incontinence

  • Drugs Used to Treat Incontinence Tables

    Hyperactivity

    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD)
    DSM-IV Symptom Criteria for ADHD*Tables

    Hyperacusis

    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves

    Hyperaldosteronism

    see Aldosteronism

    Hyperalimentation

    see Parenteral nutrition

    Hyperalphalipoproteinemia

    Dyslipidemia: Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Levels

    Hyperammonemia

  • total parenteral nutrition and

  • Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): Complications

    Hyperarousal

    Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis

    Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

    Causes of SeizuresTables
    Recompression Therapy
    Hyperbaric O2 Therapy*Tables

  • in carbon monoxide poisoning

  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Prevention and Treatment

    Hyperbilirubinemia

    see also Bilirubin
    see also Jaundice
    Laboratory Tests: Bilirubin

  • conjugated

  • Jaundice: Etiology
    Jaundice: Cholestatic Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
    Laboratory Tests: Bilirubin

  • dental discoloration in

  • Approach to the Dental Patient: Physical examination

  • in large-for-gestational-age infant

  • Large-for-Gestational-Age (LGA) Infant: Infants of diabetic mothers

  • mixed

  • Jaundice: Etiology

  • neonatal

  • Evaluation and Care of the Normal Neonate: Screening
    Perinatal Physiology: Bilirubin
    Birth Injuries: Soft-Tissue Injuries
    Hyperbilirubinemia
    Causes of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Tables

  • cholestasis and

  • Neonatal Cholestasis
    Diagnostic Evaluation for Neonatal CholestasisTables

  • physiologic

  • Hyperbilirubinemia: Etiology and Pathophysiology
    Hyperbilirubinemia: Treatment

  • in premature infant

  • Premature Infant: Metabolic problems

  • shunt

  • Jaundice: Primary shunt hyperbilirubinemia

  • unconjugated

  • Jaundice: Etiology
    Jaundice: Testing
    Jaundice: Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
    Laboratory Tests: Bilirubin
    Anemias Caused by Hemolysis: Pathophysiology

    Hypercalcemia

    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Hypercalcemia
    Principal Causes of HypercalcemiaTables

  • acute renal failure and

  • Acute Renal Failure (ARF): Diagnosis

  • breast cancer and

  • Breast Cancer: Metastatic disease

  • familial

  • Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Etiology and Pathophysiology
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Diagnosis
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Treatment

  • humoral

  • Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Etiology and Pathophysiology
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Diagnosis

  • hypocalciuric

  • Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Etiology and Pathophysiology
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Diagnosis
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Treatment

  • idiopathic

  • Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Etiology and Pathophysiology

  • immobilization and

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

  • of infancy

  • Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Etiology and Pathophysiology

  • of malignancy

  • Lung Carcinoma: Paraneoplastic syndromes
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Etiology and Pathophysiology
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Diagnosis
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Treatment

  • neonatal

  • Hypercalcemia

  • nephropathy and

  • Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: Hypercalcemia

  • in Paget's disease

  • Paget's Disease of Bone: Complications

  • vitamin D toxicity and

  • Vitamin D: Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Hypercalciuria

    Urinary Calculi: Etiology
    Urinary Calculi: Prevention

    Hypercapneia

  • central sleep apnea and

  • Central Sleep Apnea: Etiology

    Hypercapnia

    see also Respiratory failure
    Measurement of Gas Exchange: Carbon Dioxide
    Ventilatory Failure
    The balance between load (resistive, elastic, and minute ventilation) and neuromuscular competence (drive, transmission, and muscle strength) determines the ability to sustain alveolar ventilation.Figures

  • COPD and

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Pathophysiology
    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Evaluation of exacerbations

  • metabolic alkalosis and

  • Causes of Metabolic AlkalosisTables

  • permissive

  • Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (AHRF, ARDS): Mechanical ventilation in ALI/ARDS

  • respiratory acidosis and

  • Respiratory Acidosis

    Hypercarotenemia

    Description of Skin Lesions: Color

    Hyperchlorhydria

    Acid-Related Tests: Gastric Analysis

    Hypercholesterolemia

    see also Dyslipidemia

  • chronic renal failure and

  • Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure): Nutrition

  • familial

  • Genetic (Primary) Disorders of Lipid MetabolismTables
    Dyslipidemia: Symptoms and Signs
    Dyslipidemia: Elevated LDLs

  • polygenic

  • Genetic (Primary) Disorders of Lipid MetabolismTables

    Hypercoagulability disorders

    see also Thrombotic disorders

  • deep venous thrombosis and

  • Risk Factors for Venous ThrombosisTables
    Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT): Determination of cause

  • pulmonary embolism and

  • Risk Factors for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary EmbolismTables

    Hyperemesis gravidarum

    Hyperemesis Gravidarum

  • human chorionic gonadotropin in

  • Hyperthyroidism: Etiology

  • hyperthyroidism in

  • Hyperthyroidism: Etiology

    Hyperemia

  • conjunctival

  • Differential Diagnosis of Red EyeTables
    Conjunctival and Scleral Disorders: Select eye findings in conjunctival disorders

    Hypereosinophilic syndrome

    Eosinophilia: Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
    Abnormalities in Patients With Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic SyndromeTables

    Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura

    Dysproteinemias Causing Vascular Purpura

    Hypergastrinemia

    Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Diagnosis

    Hyperglycemia

    see also Diabetes mellitus

  • antiretrovirals and

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Adverse effects

  • dental caries and

  • Approach to the Dental Patient: Endocrine disorders

  • diabetes mellitus and

  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Symptoms and Signs
    Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Insulin
    Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Hospitalization
    Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Pathophysiology
    Nephrotic Syndrome: Pathophysiology

  • hypernatremia and

  • Hypernatremia: Etiology and Pathophysiology
    Hypernatremia: Treatment

  • neonatal

  • Hyperglycemia

  • oral contraceptives and

  • Contraception: Adverse effects

  • pancreatitis and

  • Acute Pancreatitis: Treatment

  • pheochromocytoma and

  • Pheochromocytoma: Other tests

  • post-resuscitation

  • Cardiac Arrest: Neurologic support

  • protein-energy undernutrition treatment and

  • Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Complications of treatment

  • total parenteral nutrition and

  • Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): Complications

    Hyperhidrosis

    Principles of Topical Dermatologic Therapy: Drying agents
    Hyperhidrosis
    Some Causes of Generalized SweatingTables

    Hyperhomocysteinemia

    Atherosclerosis: Other drugs
    Thrombotic Disorders: Hyperhomocysteinemia

  • atherosclerosis and

  • Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors

    Hyper-IgD syndrome

    Hyper-IgD Syndrome

    Hyper-IgE syndrome

    Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders Tables
    Characteristic Clinical Findings in Some Primary Immunodeficiency DisordersTables
    Hyper-IgE Syndrome

    Hyper-IgM syndrome

    Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders Tables
    Hyper-IgM Syndrome