 |
|
Lubiprostone
|  |
Agents Used
to Treat Constipation
|
 |
|
Ludwig's angina
|  |
Submandibular
Space Infection
Some Disorders of the Oral
Region by Predominant Site of Involvement
|
 |
|
Lues
|  |
see Syphilis
|
 |
|
Lumbago
|  |
see Low back pain
|
 |
|
Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
|  |
Neurologic
Diagnostic Procedures: Lumbar puncture
(spinal tap)
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Disorders
|
 |
|
headache after
|  |
Post-Lumbar
Puncture and Other Low–Pressure Headaches
|
 |
|
Lumbar spine
|  |
|
 |
|
stenosis of
|  |
Lumbar
Spinal Stenosis
|
 |
|
subluxation of
|  |
Nontraumatic
Subluxation: Spondylolisthesis
|
 |
|
Lumbosacral plexus
|  |
Plexuses
|
 |
|
Lumbosacral plexus disorders
|  |
Plexus
Disorders
|
 |
|
Lumpectomy
|  |
Breast
Cancer: Surgery
Surgery for Breast Cancer
|
 |
|
Lumpy jaw
|  |
Actinomycosis
|
 |
|
Lunate bone
|  |
|
 |
|
avascular necrosis of
|  |
Kienböck's
Disease
|
 |
|
fracture of
|  |
Examination for Some Commonly
Missed Injuries
|
 |
|
Lung fluke infection
|  |
Paragonimiasis
|
 |
|
Lungs
|  |
see also Pulmonary
see also Respiratory
|
 |
|
α1-antitrypsin deficiency and
|  |
α
1-Antitrypsin
Deficiency: Pathophysiology
|
 |
|
abscess of
|  |
Aspiration
Pneumonitis and Pneumonia: Abscess
Lung
Abscess
Infectious Causes of Cavitary
Lung Lesions
|
 |
|
acid-base balance and
|  |
Acid-Base Regulation and
Disorders: Pulmonary
regulation
|
 |
|
acute injury to
|  |
Definition of ALI/ARDS
Causes of ALI/ARDS
Acute
Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Consensus
Definition of ALI/ARDS
Shock: Multiple
organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
|
 |
|
aging-related changes in
|  |
Selected Physiologic Age-Related
Changes
|
 |
|
air pollution-related illness of
|  |
Air
Pollution–Related Illness
|
 |
|
allergic disease of
|  |
see Asthma
|
 |
|
in altitude sickness
|  |
Altitude Sickness: Pathophysiology
|
 |
|
amyloidosis of
|  |
Amyloidosis: Symptoms and Signs
|
 |
|
auscultation of
|  |
Approach
to the Patient With Pulmonary Symptoms: Auscultation
|
 |
|
barotrauma to
|  |
Barotrauma: Pulmonary
Barotrauma
Recompression
Therapy: Complications
and contraindications
|
 |
|
biopsy of
|  |
Transthoracic
Needle Biopsy
|
 |
|
black
|  |
Coal
Workers' Pneumoconiosis
|
 |
|
bleeding from
|  |
Hemoptysis
Some Causes of Hemoptysis
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome
Causes of Pulmonary-Renal
Syndrome
|
 |
|
brown
|  |
Examples of Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
|
 |
|
building-related diseases of
|  |
Building-Related
Illnesses
|
 |
|
bullae of
|  |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Imaging tests
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Surgery
Pneumothorax: Etiology
|
 |
|
cancer of
|  |
Classification of Primary Malignant
Lung Tumors
Lung
Carcinoma
Features of Lung Cancer
|
 |
|
asbestosis and
|  |
Asbestos-Related
Disorders: Prognosis
|
 |
|
non-small cell
|  |
Lung
Carcinoma: Classification
Features of Lung Cancer
Lung
Carcinoma: Staging
Lung
Carcinoma: NSCLC
|
 |
|
positron emission tomography in
|  |
Chest imaging: Positron
emission tomography scanning
|
 |
|
small cell
|  |
Lung
Carcinoma: Classification
Features of Lung Cancer
Lung
Carcinoma: Staging
Lung
Carcinoma: SCLC
|
 |
|
solitary nodule and
|  |
Estimating the Probability
of Cancer in a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
|
 |
|
staging for
|  |
Proposed International
Staging System for Lung Cancer
|
 |
|
carcinoid tumor of
|  |
Bronchial
Carcinoid
|
 |
|
chemical-induced disease of
|  |
Aspiration
Pneumonitis and Pneumonia: Chemical
pneumonitis
|
 |
|
chronic obstructive disorders of
|  |
see also Asthma
see also Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Asthma
|
 |
|
coal workers'
|  |
Coal
Workers' Pneumoconiosis
|
 |
|
compost
|  |
Examples of Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
|
 |
|
in COPD
|  |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Surgery
|
 |
|
cotton-induced disease of
|  |
Byssinosis
|
 |
|
in cystic fibrosis
|  |
Cystic
Fibrosis (CF): Respiratory
Cystic
Fibrosis (CF): Respiratory
|
 |
|
dead space of
|  |
Ventilatory
Failure: Etiology
and Pathophysiology
|
 |
|
disorders of, symptoms of
|  |
Approach
to the Patient With Pulmonary Symptoms
|
 |
|
drug-induced disease of
|  |
Drug-Induced
Pulmonary Disease
Substances With Toxic Pulmonary
Effects
|
 |
|
during pregnancy
|  |
Physiology
of Pregnancy: Respiratory
|
 |
|
dust-induced disease of
|  |
Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis: Pathophysiology
Environmental
Pulmonary Diseases
Building-Related
Illnesses: Specific BRIs
|
 |
|
eosinophilic disease of
|  |
Substances With Toxic Pulmonary
Effects
Eosinophilic
Pulmonary Diseases
|
 |
|
eosinophilic granuloma of
|  |
Pulmonary
Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis
|
 |
|
examination of
|  |
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pulmonary Procedures
|
 |
|
fetal
|  |
Perinatal Physiology: Pulmonary
|
 |
|
maturity of
|  |
Large-for-Gestational-Age (LGA) Infant: Infants
of diabetic mothers
Respiratory
Distress Syndrome: Diagnosis
|
 |
|
fibrosis of
|  |
Key Features Of Idiopathic
Interstitial Pneumonias
Treatment and Prognosis
of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
Idiopathic
Interstitial Pneumonias: Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Substances With Toxic Pulmonary
Effects
|
 |
|
asbestos-induced
|  |
Asbestos-Related
Disorders: Asbestosis
|
 |
|
coal-induced
|  |
Coal
Workers' Pneumoconiosis: Pathophysiology
|
 |
|
silica-induced
|  |
Silicosis: Pathophysiology
|
 |
|
function of
|  |
see Pulmonary function testing
|
 |
|
hemoptysis from
|  |
Hemoptysis
Some Causes of Hemoptysis
|
 |
|
hemorrhage in
|  |
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome
|
 |
|
hemosiderosis of
|  |
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome: Pathophysiology
|
 |
|
histiocyte proliferation in
|  |
Pulmonary
Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis
|
 |
|
host defenses of
|  |
Pneumonia
|
 |
|
hot tub
|  |
Examples of Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
|
 |
|
humidifier
|  |
Examples of Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
|
 |
|
hypersensitivity diseases of
|  |
Substances With Toxic Pulmonary
Effects
|
 |
|
occupation-related
|  |
Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
Examples of Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
Diagnostic Criteria for
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
|
 |
|
idiopathic fibrosis of
|  |
Key Features Of Idiopathic
Interstitial Pneumonias
Treatment and Prognosis
of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
Idiopathic
Interstitial Pneumonias: Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis
|
 |
|
infection of
|  |
see also Pneumonia
|
 |
|
ARDS and
|  |
Acute
Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Complications
|
 |
|
bacterial
|  |
Pneumonia
|
 |
|
barriers to
|  |
Host
Defense
Mechanisms: Natural Barriers
|
 |
|
fungal
|  |
Allergic
Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
Diagnostic Criteria for
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Stages of Allergic Bronchopulmonary
Aspergillosis*
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Evaluation of exacerbations
Aspergillosis
Histoplasmosis
|
 |
|
interstitial diseases of
|  |
Interstitial Lung
Diseases
Causes of Interstitial
Lung Disease
|
 |
|
irritant gas-induced injury to
|  |
Irritant
Gas Inhalation Injury
|
 |
|
in Langerhans' cell granulomatosis
|  |
Pulmonary
Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis: Treatment
|
 |
|
lavage of
|  |
see Lavage
|
 |
|
lymphangioleiomyomatosis of
|  |
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
|
 |
|
lymphocyte proliferation in
|  |
Key Features Of Idiopathic
Interstitial Pneumonias
Treatment and Prognosis
of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
Lymphoid
Interstitial Pneumonia
|
 |
|
marijuana effects on
|  |
Marijuana
(Cannabis): Chronic effects
|
 |
|
near drowning injury to
|  |
Drowning: Hypoxia
|
 |
|
needle aspiration of
|  |
Transthoracic
Needle Biopsy
|
 |
|
neonatal
|  |
Perinatal Physiology: Pulmonary
|
 |
|
nocardiosis of
|  |
Nocardiosis
|
 |
|
obstructive disorders of
|  |
Flow-volume loops.
Characteristic Physiologic
Changes Associated
With Pulmonary Disorders
Airflow, Lung Volumes, and
Flow-Volume Loop: Obstructive
disorders
Severity of Obstructive
and Restrictive Lung Disorders*
|
 |
|
occupation-related diseases of
|  |
Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
Examples of Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
Diagnostic Criteria for
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Environmental
Pulmonary Diseases
|
 |
|
postural drainage of
|  |
Chest
Physiotherapy
|
 |
|
proteinosis of
|  |
Pulmonary
Alveolar Proteinosis
|
 |
|
radiation effects on
|  |
Focal Radiation Injury*
|
 |
|
rehabilitation for
|  |
Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
|
 |
|
resection of
|  |
|
 |
|
in COPD
|  |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Surgery
|
 |
|
restrictive disorders of
|  |
Flow-volume loops.
Characteristic Physiologic
Changes Associated
With Pulmonary Disorders
Severity of Obstructive
and Restrictive Lung Disorders*
Airflow, Lung Volumes, and
Flow-Volume Loop: Restrictive
disorders
|
 |
|
silicosis of
|  |
Silicosis
|
 |
|
in SLE
|  |
Systemic
Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE): Cardiopulmonary
manifestations
|
 |
|
smoke inhalation injury to
|  |
Smoke Inhalation
|
 |
|
solitary nodule of
|  |
Solitary
Pulmonary Nodule
Some Causes of a Solitary
Pulmonary Nodule
Estimating the Probability
of Cancer in a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
|
 |
|
in systemic sclerosis
|  |
Systemic
Sclerosis: Cardiopulmonary
manifestations
|
 |
|
tap water
|  |
Examples of Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
|
 |
|
toxic gas-induced injury to
|  |
Irritant
Gas Inhalation Injury
|
 |
|
transfusion-related injury to
|  |
Complications
of
Transfusion: Acute
lung injury
|
 |
|
transplantation of
|  |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Surgery
Lung Transplantation
Cystic
Fibrosis (CF): Other
|
 |
|
in COPD
|  |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Surgery
|
 |
|
in Langerhans' cell granulomatosis
|  |
Pulmonary
Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis: Treatment
|
 |
|
in pulmonary hypertension
|  |
Pulmonary Hypertension: Pulmonary arterial
hypertension (group 1)
|
 |
|
rejection of
|  |
Signs of Transplant Rejection
by Category
Lung Transplantation: Procedure
|
 |
|
trapped
|  |
Pleural
Effusion: Etiology
Causes of Pleural Effusion 
Pleural
Fibrosis and
Calcification: Postinflammatory
|
 |
|
tumors of
|  |
Tumors
of the Lungs
Classification of Primary Malignant
Lung Tumors
Classification of Benign
Lung Tumors
|
 |
|
vascular disease of
|  |
Substances With Toxic Pulmonary
Effects
|
 |
|
ventilation/perfusion scan of
|  |
Chest imaging: Ventilation/perfusion
(V/Q) scanning
Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Noninvasive testing
Clinical Prediction Rule
for Diagnosing
Pulmonary Embolism
|
 |
|
ventilator-associated injury to
|  |
Overview
of Mechanical Ventilation: Ventilator settings
Overview
of Mechanical Ventilation: Complications
and Safeguards
Acute
Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Mechanical
ventilation
|
 |
|
in Wegener's granulomatosis
|  |
Wegener's
Granulomatosis: Symptoms and Signs
|
 |
|
Lupus anticoagulant
|  |
Thrombotic Disorders: Antiphospholipid
Antibody Syndrome
|
 |
|
Lupus erythematosus
|  |
|
 |
|
discoid
|  |
Systemic
Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE): Discoid
lupus erythematosus (DLE)
|
 |
|
drug-induced
|  |
Types of Drug Reactions
and Typical
Causative Agents 
|
 |
|
nephritis in
|  |
Nephritic
and Nephrotic Syndromes: Lupus
Nephritis
|
 |
|
subacute cutaneous
|  |
Systemic
Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE): Subacute
cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE)
|
 |
|
systemic
|  |
see also Systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic
Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
Criteria for the Classification
of SLE*
Protocol for Chemotherapy
With Cyclophosphamide and IV Mesna
|
 |
|
Lupus nephritis
|  |
Nephritic
and Nephrotic Syndromes: Lupus
Nephritis
|
 |
|
Lupus pernio
|  |
Systemic Involvement in
Sarcoidosis 
|
 |
|
Lupus pneumonitis
|  |
Some Causes of Hemoptysis
|
 |
|
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
|  |
Principles
of Endocrinology: Luteinizing
hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology
|
 |
|
blood levels of
|  |
Generalized
Hypopituitarism: Laboratory testing
Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Sexual
Differentiation, Adrenarche, and Puberty
|
 |
|
deficiency of
|  |
Generalized
Hypopituitarism: Symptoms and Signs
Selective Pituitary
Hormone Deficiencies
|
 |
|
isolated
|  |
Male
Hypogonadism in Children: Secondary
|
 |
|
in infertility treatment
|  |
Male
Hypogonadism: Treatment
of infertility due to hypogonadism
|
 |
|
in male hypogonadism
|  |
Male
Hypogonadism: Diagnosis
of primary and secondary hypogonadism
Male
Hypogonadism in Children: Diagnosis
|
 |
|
in menstrual cycle
|  |
Female Reproductive Endocrinology: Follicular
phase
The idealized cyclic changes in pituitary gonadotropins, estradiol (E2), progesterone (P), and uterine endometrium during the normal menstrual cycle. 
|
 |
|
in ovulation disorders
|  |
Ovulatory
Dysfunction: Treatment
|
 |
|
at puberty
|  |
Female Reproductive Endocrinology
The CNS-hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal-target organ axis. 
Female Reproductive Endocrinology: Puberty
|
 |
|
Luxatio erecta
|  |
Dislocations: Glenohumeral
(shoulder) dislocations
|