 |
|
Mean arterial pressure
| |
|
|
|
post-resuscitation
| |
Cardiac
Arrest: BP
support
|
|
|
shock and
| |
Intravenous
Fluid Resuscitation: End
point and Monitoring
Intravenous
Fluid Resuscitation: Traumatic
hemorrhagic shock
|
|
|
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
| |
Evaluation
of Anemia: Testing
|
|
|
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin content (MCHC)
| |
Evaluation
of Anemia: Testing
|
|
|
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
| |
Evaluation
of Anemia: Testing
|
|
|
in perinatal anemia
| |
Perinatal
Anemia: Testing
|
|
|
Measles (rubeola)
| |
see also Rubella
Selected Viruses That Infect
Humans*
Measles
|
|
|
atypical
| |
Measles: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
rickettsial disease vs
| |
Rickettsiae and
Related Organisms: Differentiating
rickettsial from other infections
|
|
|
rubella vs
| |
Rubella: Diagnosis
|
|
|
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis after
| |
Subacute
Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)
|
|
|
vaccine against
| |
Vaccines Available in the
US
Common Vaccinations for
Adults
Routine Vaccinations: Measles,
Mumps, and Rubella
Measles: Prevention
Recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedule.
|
|
|
Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
| |
Vaccines Available in the
US
Common Vaccinations for
Adults
Routine Vaccinations: Measles,
Mumps, and Rubella
|
|
|
in Kawasaki disease
| |
Kawasaki
Disease: Treatment
|
|
|
in pediatric HIV infection
| |
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Vaccination
in symptomatic HIV infection
|
|
|
schedule for
| |
Recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedule.
|
|
|
Measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine
| |
Vaccines Available in the
US
Routine Vaccinations: Measles,
Mumps, and Rubella
|
|
|
Measurement
| |
|
|
|
units of
| |
Ready
Reference
Guides
|
|
|
Meat handler's wart
| |
Wart Variants
|
|
|
mecA gene
| |
Susceptibility
Testing: Nucleic acid–based
methods
|
|
|
Mechanical ventilation
| |
see Ventilation
|
|
|
Mechlorethamine
| |
Commonly Used Antineoplastic
Drugs
|
|
|
Meckel's diverticulum
| |
Nuclear
Scans
Meckel's
Diverticulum
|
|
|
Meckel-Gruber syndrome
| |
Major Groups of Cystic
Nephropathies
|
|
|
Meckel scan
| |
Nuclear
Scans
|
|
|
Meclizine
| |
Some Drugs for Vomiting
|
|
|
in motion sickness
| |
Motion Sickness: Antihistamines
|
|
|
in pregnancy
| |
Drugs With Adverse Effects
During Pregnancy
|
|
|
in vertigo
| |
Dizziness
and Vertigo: Treatment
|
|
|
Meclofenamate
| |
Nonopioid Analgesics
|
|
|
Meclofenamic acid
| |
Nonopioid Analgesics
|
|
|
Meclopramide
| |
|
|
|
in vomiting
| |
Some Drugs for Vomiting
|
|
|
Meconium
| |
|
|
|
passage of
| |
Evaluation
and Care
of the Normal Neonate: Routine care and
observation
Constipation
|
|
|
suctioning of
| |
Meconium
Aspiration Syndrome: Treatment
|
|
|
Meconium aspiration syndrome
| |
Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) Infant: Complications
Meconium
Aspiration Syndrome
|
|
|
Meconium ileus
| |
Meconium
Ileus
Cystic
Fibrosis (CF): GI
|
|
|
Meconium plug syndrome
| |
Meconium
Ileus: Meconium
Plug Syndrome
|
|
|
Medial calcific sclerosis
| |
Nonatheromatous
Arteriosclerosis
|
|
|
Medial collateral ligament injury
| |
Knee
Sprains and
Meniscal Injuries
Ligaments of the knee.
|
|
|
Medial epicondylitis
| |
Medial
Epicondylitis
|
|
|
Median nerve compression
| |
Nerve
Compression Syndromes: Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome
Neutral wrist splint.
Peripheral
Neuropathy: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
Median rhomboid glossitis
| |
Some Disorders of the Oral
Region by Predominant Site of Involvement
|
|
|
Mediastinitis
| |
Mediastinitis
|
|
|
fibrosing
| |
Histoplasmosis: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
Mediastinoscopy
| |
Mediastinoscopy
and Mediastinotomy
|
|
|
Mediastinotomy
| |
Mediastinoscopy
and Mediastinotomy
|
|
|
Mediastinum
| |
|
|
|
air in
| |
Pneumomediastinum
Pulpitis: Treatment
|
|
|
in infant
| |
Pulmonary
Air-Leak Syndromes: Pneumomediastinum
|
|
|
biopsy of
| |
Mediastinal
Masses: Diagnosis
|
|
|
carcinoma of
| |
Metastatic
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin
|
|
|
Chamberlain procedure on
| |
Hodgkin
Lymphoma: Diagnosis
|
|
|
inflammation of
| |
Mediastinitis
|
|
|
masses of
| |
Mediastinal
Masses
Some causes of mediastinal masses in adults.
|
|
|
in children
| |
Mediastinal
Masses: Children
|
|
|
Medicaid
| |
Medicaid
|
|
|
Medical insurance
| |
|
|
|
Private insurance
| |
Private
Insurance
|
|
|
Medical malpractice
| |
Medical
Malpractice
|
|
|
Medicare
| |
Medicare
Funding Sources by Type
of Care
|
|
|
Part A
| |
Medicare: Part
A
|
|
|
Part B
| |
Medicare: Part
B
|
|
|
Part C
| |
Medicare: Part
C (Medicare Advantage Plans)
|
|
|
Part D
| |
Medicare: Part
D
Medicare Part D drug costs.
|
|
|
Medicare Advantage Plans
| |
Medicare: Part
C (Medicare Advantage Plans)
|
|
|
Medicolegal issues
| |
Medicolegal Issues
|
|
|
Medigap
| |
Private
Insurance: Medigap
|
|
|
Meditation
| |
Types of Complementary
and Alternative
Medicine
|
|
|
Mediterranean anemia
| |
Thalassemias
|
|
|
Mediterranean fever
| |
Brucellosis
|
|
|
familial
| |
Familial
Mediterranean Fever
|
|
|
Mediterranean spotted fever
| |
Diseases Caused by Rickettsia,
Ehrlichia,
and Coxiella Sp
Eastern Tick-Borne
Rickettsioses
|
|
|
Medium-chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency
| |
Fatty
Acid and Glycerol Metabolism Disorders: Medium-chain
acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
|
|
|
Medoidioplasty
| |
Gender
Identity Disorder and Transsexualism: Female-to-male
transsexualism
|
|
|
Medroxyprogesterone
| |
|
|
|
for contraception
| |
Comparison of Common Contraceptive
Methods
Contraception: Progestin
Injections
|
|
|
in endometriosis
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Endometriosis
|
|
|
in hirsutism
| |
Amenorrhea: Treatment
|
|
|
in hot flushes
| |
Menopause: Hormone
therapy
|
|
|
in pedophilia
| |
Paraphilias: Treatment
|
|
|
in protein-energy undernutrition
| |
Protein-Energy
Undernutrition: Adults
|
|
|
in uterine fibroids
| |
Uterine Fibroids: Drugs
|
|
|
Medullary cystic disease
| |
Major Groups of Cystic
Nephropathies
Nephronophthisis
and Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease Complex
|
|
|
Medullary sponge kidney
| |
Medullary
Sponge Kidney
|
|
|
Medulloblastoma
| |
Common Localizing Manifestations
of Brain Tumors
Gliomas
|
|
|
in children
| |
Brain
Tumors in Children: Medulloblastoma
|
|
|
MedWatch
| |
Adverse
Drug Reactions: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Mees' lines
| |
Deformities: Discoloration
|
|
|
Mefloquine
| |
Treatment of Malaria
Prevention of Malaria
Adverse Reactions and Contraindications
of Antimalarial Drugs
Malaria: Treatment
of the acute attack
|
|
|
Megacolon
| |
|
|
|
Chagas'
| |
Chagas'
Disease: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
congenital
| |
Jejunoileal
and Large-Bowel Obstruction: Hirschsprung's
Disease
|
|
|
toxic
| |
Ulcerative
Colitis: Pathophysiology
Ulcerative
Colitis: Fulminant
colitis
Jejunoileal
and Large-Bowel Obstruction: Hirschsprung's
Enterocolitis
|
|
|
Megacystis-microcolon, intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome
| |
Bladder
Anomalies: Megacystis
syndrome
|
|
|
Megacystis syndrome
| |
Bladder
Anomalies: Megacystis
syndrome
|
|
|
Megaesophagus
| |
Motility
Disorders: Achalasia
|
|
|
Chagas'
| |
Chagas'
Disease: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
Megaloblastic anemia
| |
see also Anemia, megaloblastic
Megaloblastic
Macrocytic Anemias
|
|
|
oral lesions in
| |
Oral Findings in Systemic
Disorders
|
|
|
vitamin B12 deficiency and
| |
Sources, Functions, and
Effects of Vitamins
Vitamin B12: Symptoms and Signs
Characteristics of Common
Anemias
Megaloblastic
Macrocytic Anemias: Etiology
|
|
|
Megestrol acetate
| |
|
|
|
in cancer chemotherapy
| |
Commonly Used Antineoplastic
Drugs
|
|
|
in hot flushes
| |
Menopause: Hormone
therapy
|
|
|
in protein-energy undernutrition
| |
Protein-Energy
Undernutrition: Adults
|
|
|
in uterine fibroids
| |
Uterine Fibroids: Drugs
|
|
|
Meglumine antimonate
| |
Leishmaniasis: Treatment
and Prevention
|
|
|
Meibomian glands
| |
|
|
|
dysfunction of
| |
Blepharitis: Chronic
|
|
|
infection of
| |
Chalazion
and Hordeolum
|
|
|
occlusion of
| |
Chalazion
and Hordeolum
|
|
|
Meige's disease
| |
Causes of Pleural Effusion
Lymphedema: Primary lymphedemas
Dystonias: Segmental dystonias
|
|
|
Meigs' syndrome
| |
Ovarian
Cancer: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Meiosis
| |
General Principles
of Medical Genetics: Structure
|
|
|
Melagatran
| |
Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Prevention
|
|
|
Melancholy
| |
Depressive
Disorders: Major
depression (unipolar disorder)
|
|
|
Melanin-concentrating hormone
| |
Pathways Regulating Food Intake
|
|
|
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
| |
Pathways Regulating Food Intake
Principles
of Endocrinology: Other hormones
Physiology
of Pregnancy: Endocrine
|
|
|
Melanoma
| |
Oral Findings in Systemic
Disorders
Deformities: Melanonychia
striata
Melanoma
5–Yr Survival* for Malignant
Melanoma Relative to Thickness and Ulceration
|
|
|
atypical nevi and
| |
Moles: Diagnosis
|
|
|
choroid
| |
Cancers
Affecting the Retina: Choroidal
melanoma
|
|
|
vulvar
| |
Vulvar
Cancer: Pathology
|
|
|
Melanonychia striata
| |
Deformities: Melanonychia
striata
|
|
|
Melanoptysis
| |
Coal
Workers' Pneumoconiosis: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
Melanosis coli
| |
Constipation: Types
of laxatives
|
|
|
Melarsoprol
| |
African
Trypanosomiasis: Treatment
|
|
|
MELAS
| |
Mitochondrial
Oxidative
Phosphorylation
Disorders: Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic
acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS)
Mitochondrial
Disorders
|
|
|
Melasma
| |
Hyperpigmentation: Melasma (chloasma)
Physiology
of Pregnancy: Dermatologic
|
|
|
oral contraceptives and
| |
Contraception: Adverse
effects
|
|
|
Melatonin
| |
Melatonin
|
|
|
aging-related changes in
| |
Endocrine Disorders: Aging
and Endocrinology
|
|
|
in jet lag
| |
Air Travel: Circadian dysrhythmia
(jet lag)
|
|
|
in sleep disorders
| |
Approach to the Patient With
a Sleep or Wakefulness Disorder: Other sedatives
|
|
|
Melena
| |
GI
Bleeding
|
|
|
Melioidosis
| |
Melioidosis
|
|
|
Melnick-Fraser syndrome
| |
Major Groups of Cystic
Nephropathies
|
|
|
Melphalan
| |
Multiple
Myeloma: Treatment of
malignant cells
Commonly Used Antineoplastic
Drugs
|
|
|
Memantine
| |
Examples of Disorders Associated
With Defects
in Neurotransmission
Drugs for Neuropathic Pain
Dementia: Drugs
Dementia: Treatment
Drugs for Alzheimer's
Disease
|
|
|
Membrane(s)
| |
|
|
|
epiretinal
| |
Epiretinal
Membrane
|
|
|
Membrane attack complex (C5-C9) deficiency
| |
Primary Immunodeficiency
Disorders
Characteristic Clinical
Findings in Some Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders
|
|
|
Membrane-stabilizing drugs
| |
|
|
|
in arrhythmias
| |
Antiarrhythmic Drugs (Vaughan
Williams
Classification)
Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders: Class
I
|
|
|
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
| |
Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular diseases.
Nephritic
and Nephrotic Syndromes: Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
|
|
|
Membranous nephropathy
| |
Nephrotic
Syndrome: Membranous
Nephropathy
Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular diseases.
|
|
|
Memory
| |
|
|
|
age-associated impairment of
| |
Amnesias: Etiology
Dementia: Diagnosis
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
see also Amnesia
Amnesias
|
|
|
evaluation of
| |
Examination of Mental Status
|
|
|
loss of
| |
|
|
|
in dementia
| |
see Dementia
|
|
|
physical disorders and
| |
Selected Physical Disorders
Causing Mental Symptoms
|
|
|
Menadione
| |
see also Vitamin K
Vitamin K: Vitamin
K Toxicity
|
|
|
Menaquinones
| |
Vitamin K
|
|
|
Menarche
| |
Female Reproductive Endocrinology: Puberty
Sexual
Development
|
|
|
Mendelian disorders
| |
see Genetic disorders
|
|
|
Ménétrier's disease
| |
Gastritis: Ménétrier's
disease
|
|
|
Meniere's disease
| |
Some Causes of Tinnitus
Some Causes of Dizziness
and Vertigo
Meniere's
Disease
Cranial Nerves
|
|
|
Meningioma
| |
Common Localizing Manifestations
of Brain Tumors
Meningiomas
Symptoms of Meningiomas
by Site
|
|
|
orbital
| |
Some Causes of Proptosis
|
|
|
Meningitis
| |
Meningitis
|
|
|
Angiostrongylus
| |
Angiostrongyliasis
|
|
|
aseptic
| |
Syndromes Caused by Enteroviruses
Enteroviruses
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Infections
Aseptic
Meningitis
Causes of Aseptic Meningitis*
|
|
|
bacterial
| |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Disorders
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Infections
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis
Antibiotic Therapy for
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Common IV Antibiotic Dosages
for Bacterial Meningitis*
|
|
|
in children
| |
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Symptoms and Signs
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Diagnosis
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Prognosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
listerial
| |
Listeriosis: Symptoms,
Signs, and Diagnosis
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Etiology
Antibiotic Therapy for
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Aseptic
Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
meningococcal
| |
Meningococcal
Diseases
Neurologic
Diagnostic Procedures: Lumbar puncture
(spinal tap)
Antibiotic Therapy for
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Prognosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
in neonate
| |
Neonatal
Meningitis
|
|
|
pneumococcal
| |
Pneumococcal
Infections: Pneumococcal
Diseases
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Etiology
Antibiotic Therapy for
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
|
|
|
staphylococcal
| |
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Etiology
Antibiotic Therapy for
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
|
|
|
streptococcal
| |
Antibiotic Therapy for
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Neonatal
Meningitis: Symptoms and Signs
Neonatal
Meningitis: Treatment
|
|
|
vs aseptic meningitis
| |
Aseptic
Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
chemical
| |
Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage (SAH): Pathophysiology
|
|
|
chronic
| |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Infections
Subacute
and Chronic Meningitis
|
|
|
crytococcal
| |
Cryptococcosis: CNS
Cryptococcosis: Patients without
AIDS
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
Unusual
Presentations of Illness in the elderly
|
|
|
fungal
| |
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Diagnosis
Subacute
and Chronic Meningitis: Etiology
Subacute
and Chronic Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
herpes simplex virus
| |
Herpes
Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: CNS
infection
|
|
|
HIV infection and
| |
Common Manifestations of
HIV Infection by Organ System
|
|
|
lumbar puncture in
| |
Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Infections
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Diagnosis
Aseptic
Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
Subacute
and Chronic Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
Lyme
| |
Guidelines for Antibiotic
Treatment
of Adult Lyme Disease
|
|
|
meningococcal, immunization for
| |
Vaccines for International
Travel*†
|
|
|
Mollaret's
| |
Aseptic
Meningitis: Etiology
|
|
|
mumps
| |
Mumps: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
neoplastic
| |
Subacute
and Chronic Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
in premature infant
| |
Premature
Infant: Infection
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Prevention
|
|
|
septic
| |
Aseptic
Meningitis
Causes of Aseptic Meningitis*
|
|
|
subacute
| |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Infections
Subacute
and Chronic Meningitis
|
|
|
syphilitic
| |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities
in Various Disorders
|
|
|
tuberculous
| |
Tuberculosis (TB): TB
meningitis
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Diagnosis
Aseptic
Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
Subacute
and Chronic Meningitis: Diagnosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
viral
| |
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Meningocele
| |
Spina
Bifida
|
|
|
Meningococcal infection
| |
Neisseriaceae
Meningococcal
Diseases
Neurologic
Diagnostic Procedures: Lumbar puncture
(spinal tap)
Antibiotic Therapy for
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
|
|
|
drotrecogin alfa in
| |
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Prognosis
and Treatment
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Prevention
|
|
|
rickettsial infection vs
| |
Rickettsiae and
Related Organisms: Differentiating
rickettsial from other infections
|
|
|
rifampin prophylaxis in
| |
Usual Doses of Commonly
Prescribed Antibiotics
|
|
|
vaccine against
| |
Vaccines Available in the
US
Common Vaccinations for
Adults
Meningococcal
Diseases: Vaccination
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Prevention
Recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedule.
|
|
|
Meningoencephalitis
| |
see also Encephalitis
see also Meningitis
|
|
|
amebic
| |
Free-Living
Amebas: Primary
Amebic Meningoencephalitis
Neurologic
Diagnostic Procedures: Lumbar puncture
(spinal tap)
Acute
Bacterial
Meningitis: Diagnosis
|
|
|
syphilitic
| |
Syphilis: Late
or tertiary syphilis
|
|
|
Meningomyelocele
| |
Spina
Bifida
Spina
Bifida: Treatment
|
|
|
Meniscus
| |
Ligaments of the knee.
|
|
|
injury to
| |
Knee
Sprains and
Meniscal Injuries
|
|
|
Menkes' syndrome
| |
Trace Minerals
Copper: Inherited
Copper Deficiency
|
|
|
Menopause
| |
Menopause
|
|
|
black cohosh and
| |
Black Cohosh: Claims
|
|
|
premature
| |
Premature
Ovarian
Failure
Common Causes of Premature
Ovarian Failure
Menopause
|
|
|
vaginal bleeding after
| |
Vaginal
Bleeding
Common Causes of Abnormal
Vaginal Bleeding
|
|
|
vaginitis after
| |
Vaginitis: Postmenopausal
women
|
|
|
Menorrhagia
| |
Vaginal
Bleeding
Dysfunctional
Uterine Bleeding (DUB): Symptoms,
Signs, and Diagnosis
|
|
|
Menstruation
| |
General
Gynecologic Evaluation: History
Female Reproductive Endocrinology: Menstrual
Cycle
The idealized cyclic changes in pituitary gonadotropins, estradiol (E2), progesterone (P), and uterine endometrium during the normal menstrual cycle.
|
|
|
abnormalities of
| |
Vaginal
Bleeding
Menstrual Abnormalities
|
|
|
absence of (amenorrhea)
| |
Ovulatory
Dysfunction: Treatment
|
|
|
cessation of
| |
see Menopause
|
|
|
hematocolpos with
| |
Pelvic Mass: Etiology
Amenorrhea: Etiology
|
|
|
history of
| |
General
Gynecologic Evaluation: History
|
|
|
iron loss with
| |
Iron
Deficiency Anemia: Etiology
|
|
|
onset of (menarche)
| |
Sexual
Development
|
|
|
pain with
| |
Pelvic Pain
Dysmenorrhea
|
|
|
pneumothorax and
| |
Pneumothorax: Etiology
|
|
|
porphyria and
| |
Acute
Porphyrias: Prevention
|
|
|
premenstrual syndrome and
| |
Premenstrual
Syndrome (PMS)
|
|
|
toxic shock syndrome with
| |
Toxic
Shock Syndrome (TSS)
|
|
|
Mental retardation
| |
Intellectual Disability (ID)
Tests for Some Causes of
Intellectual Disability
|
|
|
chromosomal abnormalities and
| |
Chromosomal and Genetic
Causes of Intellectual Disability*
|
|
|
diagnosis of
| |
Intellectual Disability (ID): Diagnosis
Tests for Some Causes of
Intellectual Disability
|
|
|
in Down syndrome
| |
Down
Syndrome: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
in fetal alcohol syndrome
| |
Prenatal
Drug Exposure: Alcohol
|
|
|
in fragile X syndrome
| |
Fragile
X Syndrome
|
|
|
prevention of
| |
Intellectual Disability (ID): Prevention
|
|
|
Mental status
| |
|
|
|
brain tumor and
| |
Intracranial and
Spinal Tumors: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
deterioration of
| |
see Delirium
see Dementia
|
|
|
examination of
| |
see also Neurologic examination
Routine
Psychiatric Assessment: Mental
Status Examination
Approach
to the Neurologic Patient: Mental
status
Examination of Mental Status
Evaluation
of the Elderly Patient: Mental
status
|
|
|
in delirium
| |
Delirium: Mental
status examination
|
|
|
in dementia
| |
Dementia: Clinical
criteria
|
|
|
hospitalization and
| |
Hospital Care: Mental
Status Changes
|
|
|
postoperative
| |
Postoperative
Care: Mental
status
|
|
|
Meperidine
| |
Opioid Analgesics
Equianalgesic Doses of
Opioid Analgesics*
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
Effect of Aging on Drug
Metabolism* and Elimination
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly
(Based on Beers Criteria)
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
Effect of Aging on Drug
Metabolism* and Elimination
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
|
|
|
in labor and delivery
| |
Management
of Normal Labor: Analgesia
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Mepolizumab
| |
Some Immunotherapeutic
Agents
in Clinical Use*
|
|
|
Meprobamate
| |
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly
(Based on Beers Criteria)
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
6-Mercaptopurine
| |
|
|
|
in cancer therapy
| |
Commonly Used Antineoplastic
Drugs
|
|
|
in inflammatory bowel disease
| |
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD): Immunomodulating
drugs
Crohn's
Disease: Moderate to
severe disease
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
in pregnancy
| |
Drugs With Adverse Effects
During Pregnancy
|
|
|
Mercury
| |
|
|
|
hyperpigmentation and
| |
Hyperpigmentation Effects
of Some
Drugs and Chemicals
|
|
|
nephrotoxicity of
| |
Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: Other
heavy metals
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Guidelines for Chelation
Therapy
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Meropenem
| |
Usual Doses of Commonly
Prescribed Antibiotics
β-Lactams: Other β-Lactams
|
|
|
MERRF (myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers)
| |
Mitochondrial
Oxidative
Phosphorylation
Disorders: Myoclonic
epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF)
Mitochondrial
Disorders
|
|
|
Merthiolate poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Mesalamine
| |
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD): 5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA, mesalamine)
Crohn's
Disease: Mild to moderate
disease
Ulcerative
Colitis: Mild left-sided
disease
|
|
|
Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
| |
Electron microscopic features in immunologic glomerular diseases.
Nephritic
and Nephrotic Syndromes: Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
|
|
|
Mescaline
| |
Hallucinogens
|
|
|
Mesenteric artery occlusion
| |
Acute
Mesenteric Ischemia
Causes of Acute Mesenteric
Ischemia
Abdominal
Aortic Branch Occlusion
|
|
|
in neonate
| |
Miscellaneous
Surgical Emergencies: Mesenteric
arterial occlusion
|
|
|
Mesna
| |
Protocol for Chemotherapy
With Cyclophosphamide and IV Mesna
|
|
|
cyclophosphamide and
| |
Vasculitis: Induction of
remission
|
|
|
Mesomelic dysplasia
| |
Types of Osteochondrodysplastic
Dwarfism
|
|
|
Mesoridazine
| |
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly
(Based on Beers Criteria)
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Mesothelioma
| |
Asbestos-Related
Disorders: Mesothelioma
Cardiac Tumors: Malignant primary
tumors
Cardiac Tumors: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
Metabolic acidosis
| |
see Acidosis, metabolic
|
|
|
Metabolic alkalosis
| |
see Alkalosis, metabolic
|
|
|
Metabolic equivalents
| |
Cardiovascular
Rehabilitation
Endurance Exercises and Their Metabolic Requirement
|
|
|
Metabolic syndrome
| |
Metabolic
Syndrome
Criteria Often Used for
Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome*
Arterial Hypertension: Diuretics
Atherosclerosis: Risk
Factors
|
|
|
Metabolism
| |
|
|
|
inherited disorders of
| |
see also specific disorders
Inherited Disorders
of Metabolism
|
|
|
Metacarpal fracture
| |
Fractures: Metacarpal
neck fractures (except thumb)
|
|
|
Metacarpophalangeal joints
| |
|
|
|
range of motion of
| |
Normal Values for Range
of Motion of Joints*
|
|
|
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
| |
Lysosomal
Storage
Disorders: Metachromatic
Leukodystrophy
|
|
|
Metaldehyde poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Metal fume fever
| |
Zinc: Toxicity
|
|
|
Metals
| |
|
|
|
contact dermatitis and
| |
Causes of Allergic Contact
Dermatitis
|
|
|
hyperpigmentation and
| |
Hyperpigmentation: Drug-induced
hyperpigmentation
Hyperpigmentation Effects
of Some
Drugs and Chemicals
|
|
|
Metamorphopsia
| |
Approach
to the Ophthalmologic Patient: Visual
field testing
|
|
|
Metanephrines
| |
Pheochromocytoma: Blood
tests
|
|
|
Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
| |
Types of Osteochondrodysplastic
Dwarfism
|
|
|
Metaphyseal dysplasia
| |
Osteopetroses: Metaphyseal
dysplasia (Pyle's disease)
|
|
|
Metaplasia
| |
|
|
|
gastric
| |
Gastritis: Metaplasia
|
|
|
intestinal
| |
Gastritis: Metaplasia
|
|
|
Metapneumovirus infection
| |
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
in Children
Respiratory
Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Human
Metapneumovirus
Infections
|
|
|
Metastases
| |
see also names and sites of specific cancers
Cellular
and Molecular Basis of Cancer: Tumor
Growth and Metastasis
|
|
|
adrenal
| |
Lung
Carcinoma: Metastases
|
|
|
bone
| |
Metastatic
Bone Tumors
Lung
Carcinoma: Metastases
|
|
|
brain
| |
Lung
Carcinoma: Metastases
|
|
|
cardiac
| |
Cardiac Tumors: Metastatic
tumors
Cardiac Tumors: Symptoms and Signs
|
|
|
esophageal
| |
Esophageal
Cancer: Other malignant
tumors
|
|
|
hepatic
| |
Colorectal
Cancer: Surgery
Metastatic
Liver Cancer
Lung
Carcinoma: Metastases
|
|
|
neutropenia with
| |
Neutropenia: Secondary
neutropenia
|
|
|
orbital
| |
Tumors
of the Orbit: Adults
|
|
|
pain with
| |
Clinical
Sequelae of Cancer
|
|
|
renal
| |
Metastatic
Renal
Cancer
|
|
|
resection of
| |
Modalities of Cancer Therapy: Resection
of metastases
|
|
|
spinal cord compression with
| |
Clinical
Sequelae of Cancer
|
|
|
of unknown primary origin
| |
Metastatic
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin
|
|
|
Metastasis
| |
|
|
|
to choroid
| |
Cancers
Affecting the Retina: Choroidal
metastases
|
|
|
Metatarsal fracture
| |
Fractures: Fractures
of the 2nd metatarsal bone base with dislocation (Lisfranc's fracture-dislocation)
Stress
Fractures
|
|
|
Metatarsalgia
| |
Metatarsalgia
|
|
|
Metatarsophalangeal joints
| |
|
|
|
pain in
| |
Metatarsalgia: Metatarsophalangeal
Joint Pain
|
|
|
range of motion of
| |
Normal Values for Range
of Motion of Joints*
|
|
|
Metatarsus adductus
| |
Hip,
Leg, and Foot
Abnormalities: Metatarsus
adductus
|
|
|
Metatarsus varus
| |
Hip,
Leg, and Foot
Abnormalities: Metatarsus
varus
|
|
|
Metaxalone
| |
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly
(Based on Beers Criteria)
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)
|
|
|
Met-enkephalin
| |
Neurotransmission: Endorphins and enkephalins
|
|
|
Metformin
| |
Characteristics of Oral
Antihyperglycemics
Diabetes
Mellitus (DM): Oral antihyperglycemic
drugs
Diabetes
Mellitus (DM): Type 2
Dyslipidemia: Secondary
causes
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
Drug Categories
of Concern in the Elderly: Antihyperglycemics
Drug Categories of Concern
in the Elderly: Antihyperglycemics
|
|
|
folate deficiency and
| |
Folate: Etiology
and Pathophysiology
|
|
|
nutrient interactions with
| |
Potential
Vitamin-Drug Interactions
|
|
|
in ovulation induction
| |
Ovulatory
Dysfunction: Treatment
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
vitamin B12 deficiency and
| |
Potential
Vitamin-Drug Interactions
|
|
|
Methacholine challenge test
| |
Airflow, Lung Volumes, and
Flow-Volume Loop: Obstructive
disorders
Asthma: Pulmonary function
tests
Occupational
Asthma: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Methadone
| |
Opioids: Withdrawal and
detoxification
Opioid Analgesics
Equianalgesic Doses of
Opioid Analgesics*
|
|
|
in dying patient
| |
Symptom
Control
in the Dying: Pain
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
withdrawal from
| |
Opioids: Withdrawal
|
|
|
Methamphetamines
| |
|
|
|
abuse of
| |
Amphetamines
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
|
|
|
in narcolepsy
| |
Narcolepsy: Treatment
|
|
|
overdose of
| |
Amphetamines: Toxicity
or overdose
Amphetamines: Toxicity
or overdose
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
tooth decay and
| |
Xerostomia : Drugs
|
|
|
withdrawal from
| |
Amphetamines: Withdrawal
|
|
|
Methane
| |
|
|
|
intestinal production of
| |
Gas-Related
Complaints: Excessive
flatus
|
|
|
Methanol
| |
|
|
|
antidote for
| |
Common Specific Antidotes
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Methazolamide
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
|
|
|
Methemoglobin, antidote for
| |
Common Specific Antidotes
|
|
|
Methemoglobinemia
| |
Measurement
of Gas Exchange: Methemoglobinemia
|
|
|
Methicillin
| |
|
|
|
neonatal dosage of
| |
Recommended Dosages of
Selected Parenteral Antibiotics for Neonates
|
|
|
staphylococcus resistance to
| |
Staphylococcal
Infections: Treatment
Antibiotic Treatment of
Staphylococcal Infections in Adults
|
|
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA)
| |
Cellulitis: Etiology
|
|
|
Methidathion poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Methimazole
| |
|
|
|
in hyperthyroidism
| |
Hyperthyroidism: Propylthiouracil
and methimazole
|
|
|
in pregnancy
| |
Thyroid
Disorders in Pregnancy: Graves'
disease
Drugs With Adverse Effects
During Pregnancy
|
|
|
Methiocarb poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Methionine
| |
Nutrition: General Considerations: Proteins
|
|
|
metabolic disorders of
| |
Amino
Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism
Disorders: Disorders
of Methionine Metabolism
|
|
|
Methionine synthase deficiency
| |
Amino
Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism
Disorders: Other forms
of homocystinuria
|
|
|
Methionine synthase reductase deficiency
| |
Amino
Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism
Disorders: Other forms
of homocystinuria
|
|
|
Methocarbamol, in elderly
| |
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly
(Based on Beers Criteria)
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)
|
|
|
Methomyl poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Methotrexate
| |
|
|
|
in ankylosing spondylitis
| |
Seronegative
Spondyloarthropathies: Treatment
|
|
|
in asthma
| |
Asthma: Drug therapy
|
|
|
in atopic dermatitis
| |
Atopic
Dermatitis: Other therapies
|
|
|
in cancer therapy
| |
Commonly Used Antineoplastic
Drugs
|
|
|
during breastfeeding
| |
Drugs Contraindicated for
Breastfeeding
Mothers
|
|
|
in ectopic pregnancy
| |
Ectopic
Pregnancy: Prognosis
and Treatment
|
|
|
folate deficiency and
| |
Potential
Vitamin-Drug Interactions
Folate: Etiology
and Pathophysiology
|
|
|
in inflammatory bowel disease
| |
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD): Immunomodulating
drugs
Crohn's
Disease: Moderate to
severe disease
|
|
|
in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
| |
Juvenile
Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): Treatment
|
|
|
in myositis
| |
Polymyositis
and
Dermatomyositis: Treatment
|
|
|
poisoning with
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
in psoriasis
| |
Psoriasis: Systemic
treatments
|
|
|
in relapsing polychondritis
| |
Relapsing
Polychondritis: Treatment
|
|
|
in sarcoidosis
| |
Sarcoidosis: Treatment
|
|
|
in Takayasu's arteritis
| |
Takayasu's
Arteritis: Drugs
|
|
|
teratogenicity of
| |
Cancer
in Pregnancy
Drugs With Adverse Effects
During Pregnancy
|
|
|
Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis
| |
Other Drugs Used to Treat
RA
Rheumatoid
Arthritis (RA): Traditional (DMARDs)
|
|
|
Methoxychlor poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Methyclothiazide
| |
Oral Diuretics for Hypertension
|
|
|
Methyl alcohol poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Methylcellulose
| |
|
|
|
in constipation
| |
Agents Used
to Treat Constipation
Constipation: Types
of laxatives
|
|
|
Methyldopa
| |
Arterial Hypertension: Adrenergic modifiers
Adrenergic Modifiers for
Hypertension
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly
(Based on Beers Criteria)
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)
|
|
|
Methylene blue
| |
Common Specific Antidotes
|
|
|
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy)
| |
Amphetamines: Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(Ecstasy, MDMA)
|
|
|
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
| |
Amino
Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism
Disorders: Other forms
of homocystinuria
|
|
|
Methylergonovine
| |
Postpartum
Hemorrhage: Treatment
|
|
|
Methylmalonic acid
| |
Vitamin B12: Diagnosis
|
|
|
excess levels of
| |
Amino
Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism
Disorders: Methylmalonic
acidemia
|
|
|
N'-Methylnicotinamide
| |
Niacin: Diagnosis
|
|
|
Methylparaben, allergy to
| |
Lacerations: Local anesthesia
|
|
|
Methyl parathion poisoning
| |
Symptoms and Treatment
of Specific Poisons
|
|
|
Methylphenidate
| |
Pain: Adverse
effects
|
|
|
in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
| |
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD, ADD): Drugs
|
|
|
in dying patient
| |
Symptom
Control
in the Dying: Depression
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
|
|
|
in narcolepsy
| |
Narcolepsy: Treatment
|
|
|
Methylprednisolone
| |
|
|
|
in asthma
| |
Drug Treatment of Chronic
Asthma
Drug Treatment of Asthma
Exacerbations
Asthma: Treatment
of acute exacerbation
|
|
|
in COPD
| |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Drug therapy
|
|
|
in Goodpasture's syndrome
| |
Pulmonary-Renal
Syndrome: Treatment
|
|
|
in IgA nephropathy
| |
Nephritic
Syndrome: Treatment
|
|
|
in inflammatory bowel disease
| |
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD): Corticosteroids
|
|
|
in membranous nephropathy
| |
Nephrotic
Syndrome: Treatment
|
|
|
in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
| |
Nephritic
Syndrome: Treatment
|
|
|
in SLE
| |
Systemic
Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE): Severe disease
|
|
|
in spinal trauma
| |
Spinal
Trauma: Immediate care
|
|
|
in vasculitic disorders
| |
Vasculitis: Induction of
remission
|
|
|
Methyl salicylate poisoning
| |
Aspirin
and Other
Salicylate Poisoning
|
|
|
Methyltestosterone
| |
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly
(Based on Beers Criteria)
High-Risk Drugs in the
Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)
|
|
|
Methylxanthines
| |
|
|
|
in asthma
| |
Drug Treatment of Chronic
Asthma
Asthma: Drug therapy
|
|
|
in COPD
| |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Drug therapy
|
|
|
in pediatric ventilation
| |
Respiratory
Support in Neonates and Infants: Mechanical
ventilation
|
|
|
Metipranolol
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma
|
|
|
Metoclopramide
| |
Management
of Adverse Effects: Nausea
and Vomiting
|
|
|
during breastfeeding
| |
Drugs Contraindicated for
Breastfeeding
Mothers
|
|
|
in elderly
| |
Effect of Aging on Drug
Response
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
Effect of Aging on Drug
Metabolism* and Elimination
Effect of Aging on Drug
Response
Drug-Disease Interactions
in the Elderly
|
|
|
in hiccups
| |
Hiccups: Treatment
|
|
|
in migraine
| |
Migraine: Severe attacks
|
|
|
in pregnancy
| |
Suggested Drugs for Nausea
and Vomiting During Early Pregnancy
|
|
|
Metolazone
| |
Oral Diuretics for Hypertension
|
|
|
Metoprolol
| |
|
|
|
in aortic dissection
| |
Aortic
Dissection: Treatment
|
|
|
in arrhythmias
| |
Antiarrhythmic Drugs (Vaughan
Williams
Classification)
|
|
|
in coronary artery disease
| |
Drugs for
Coronary Artery Disease
|
|
|
in heart failure
| |
Heart Failure: β-Blockers
|
|
|
in hypertension
| |
β -Blockers
for Hypertension
|
|
|
in migraine
| |
Drugs for Migraine and
Cluster Headaches*
|
|
|
pharmacogenetics of
| |
Examples of Pharmacogenetic
Variations
|
|
|
Metric system
| |
Metric System
|
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Metronidazole
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Usual Doses of Commonly
Prescribed Antibiotics
Metronidazole
Some Clinical Uses of Metronidazole
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in amebiasis
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Amebiasis: Treatment
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in Clostridium difficile-induced diarrhea
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Clostridium
difficile–Induced
Diarrhea: Treatment
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in Crohn's disease
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Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD): Antibiotics
and probiotics
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during breastfeeding
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Drugs Contraindicated for
Breastfeeding
Mothers
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in giardiasis
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Giardiasis: Treatment
and Prevention
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neonatal dosage of
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Recommended Dosages of
Selected Parenteral Antibiotics for Neonates
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in pregnancy
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Infectious
Disease in Pregnancy: Antibacterials
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in trichomoniasis
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Trichomoniasis: Treatment
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Metrorrhagia
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Vaginal
Bleeding
Dysfunctional
Uterine Bleeding (DUB): Symptoms,
Signs, and Diagnosis
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Metyrapone
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Cushing's
Syndrome: Treatment
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Meunier-Kuhn syndrome
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Factors Predisposing to
Bronchiectasis
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Mexiletine
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in arrhythmias
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Antiarrhythmic Drugs (Vaughan
Williams
Classification)
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in pain
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Drugs for Neuropathic Pain
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Mezlocillin, neonatal dosage of
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Recommended Dosages of
Selected Parenteral Antibiotics for Neonates
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