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Tear gas poisoning

Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

Tears

  • artificial

  • Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca: Treatment
    Bell's Palsy: Treatment

  • deficiency of

  • Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

  • excess of

  • Tearing
    Some Causes of TearingTables
    Findings That Suggest the Cause of Nasolacrimal ObstructionTables
    Dacryostenosis
    Causes of Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct ObstructionTables

  • Schirmer test of

  • Sjögren's Syndrome (SS): Diagnosis
    Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca: Diagnosis

    Teboroxime

    Technetium-99m Myocardial Perfusion MarkersTables

    Technetium-99m imaging

    Radionuclide Imaging: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
    Technetium-99m Myocardial Perfusion MarkersTables

    Teeth

    see also Dental procedures
    see also Mouth
    Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms
    Identifying the teeth.Figures
    Section of a canine tooth.Figures

  • abscess of

  • Toothache and Infection: Etiology
    Some Causes of ToothacheTables

  • absence of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • aging-related changes in

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Supporting tissues
    Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Geriatrics Essentials

  • attrition of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • avulsion of

  • Fractured and Avulsed Teeth

  • barotrauma to

  • Barotrauma: Other Types of Barotrauma

  • calculus deposits on

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • caries of

  • Trace MineralsTables
    Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination
    Caries
    Health Supervision of the Well Child: Head

  • prevention of

  • Fluorine
    Caries: Prevention

  • clenching of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination
    Bruxism
    Myofascial Pain Syndrome

  • deciduous

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Teeth

  • deformities of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • discoloration of

  • Oral Findings in Systemic DisordersTables
    Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination
    Drugs Manifesting Unusual Toxicity in ChildrenTables

  • emergency procedures on

  • Dental Emergencies

  • enamel defects of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • eruption of

  • Tooth Eruption TimesTables
    Physical Growth: Tooth eruption

  • extraction of

  • Pulpitis: Treatment

  • complications of

  • Postextraction Problems

  • in oral cancer

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Cancer

  • radiation-associated complications of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Radiation therapy

  • fluorosis of

  • Trace MineralsTables
    Fluorine: Toxicity
    Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • fracture of

  • Fractured and Avulsed Teeth

  • grinding of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination
    Bruxism
    Myofascial Pain Syndrome

  • Hutchinson's

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • identification of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Teeth
    Identifying the teeth.Figures

  • infection of

  • Submandibular Space Infection
    Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Immunosuppression
    Dental Emergencies
    Toothache and Infection
    Some Causes of ToothacheTables

  • loose

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • malocclusion of

  • Malocclusion

  • natal

  • Evaluation and Care of the Normal Neonate: Physical examination

  • painful

  • Caries: Symptoms and Signs
    Pulpitis: Symptoms and Signs
    Toothache and Infection
    Some Causes of ToothacheTables
    Characteristics of Pain in ToothacheTables

  • periapical abscess of

  • Toothache and Infection: Etiology
    Some Causes of ToothacheTables

  • radiation-induced disease of

  • Tumors of the Head and Neck: Adverse effects of treatment

  • supernumerary

  • Oral Findings in Systemic DisordersTables

  • in syphilis

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination

  • tetracycline effects on

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination
    Tetracyclines: Adverse Effects

  • whitening of

  • Tooth Whitening ProceduresTables

    Tefluthrin poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Tegaserod

    Agents Used to Treat ConstipationTables
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Drug therapy

    Teicoplanin

    Cellulitis: Treatment

    Telangiectasia

    Description of Skin Lesions: Primary Morphology

  • gastrointestinal

  • GI Bleeding: Interpretation of findings

  • hemorrhagic

  • hereditary

  • GI Bleeding: Interpretation of findings
    Vascular GI Lesions
    Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables
    Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

  • idiopathic (spider veins)

  • Idiopathic Telangiectasias

    Telbivudine

    Chronic Hepatitis: HBV

    Telithromycin

    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
    Macrolides
    MacrolidesTables
    Some Clinical Uses of MacrolidesTables
    Macrolides: Telithromycin

  • drug interactions of

  • Some Drugs With Potentially Serious Drug Interactions*Tables

    Telmisartan

    ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers for HypertensionTables

    Telogen effluvium

    Alopecia: Growth cycle
    Classification and Causes of AlopeciaTables

    Telomeres

    Cellular and Molecular Basis of Cancer: Other influences

  • deletions of

  • Chromosomal Deletion Syndromes: Telomeric deletions

    Temazepam

  • in elderly

  • Effect of Aging on Drug ResponseTables
    High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on Beers Criteria) Tables
    Drug Categories of Concern in the Elderly: Psychoactive drugs
    Effect of Aging on Drug ResponseTables
    High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)Tables

  • in sleep disorders

  • Oral Hypnotics in Common UseTables

    Temefos poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Temozolomide

    Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables
    Gliomas: Anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastomas

    Temperature

  • body

  • see also Fever
    see also Hyperthermia
    see also Hypothermia
    Manifestations of Infection: Fever

  • core

  • Heat Illness: Pathophysiology

  • in hypothermia

  • Hypothermia: Diagnosis

  • measurement of

  • Manifestations of Infection: Diagnosis

  • for ovulation

  • Contraception: Periodic Abstinence
    Natural family planning methods.Figures

  • in premature infant

  • Premature Infant: Temperature regulation

  • centigrade-fahrenheit equivalents for

  • Centigrade–Fahrenheit Equivalents*Tables

  • environmental

  • cold

  • Cold Injury

  • hot

  • Heat Illness
    Common Factors Contributing to Heat DisordersTables

  • sensation for

  • Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Sensation

    Temper tantrums

    Temper Tantrums

    Temporal arteritis

    Giant Cell Arteritis
    Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cerebrovascular examination

  • fever in

  • Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): History

    Temporal artery

  • biopsy of

  • Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Diagnostic testing

    Temporal bone

  • fracture of

  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Skull fractures
    Temporal Bone Fractures

  • paraganglioma of

  • Otic Tumors: Malignant otic tumors

  • Pseudomonas infection of

  • Malignant External Otitis

    Temporal lobes

    Areas of the brain. Figures
    Function and Dysfunction of the Cerebral Lobes: Temporal lobes

  • herniation of

  • Brain herniation.Figures
    Effects of HerniationTables

    Temporomandibular joint

    see also Mandible
    see also Maxilla
    Some Causes of EaracheTables
    Temporomandibular Disorders
    The temporomandibular joint. Figures
    Some Conditions That Mimic Temporomandibular DisordersTables

  • aging-related changes in

  • Evaluation of the Elderly Patient: Temporomandibular joint

  • ankylosis of

  • Ankylosis of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

  • arthritis of

  • Arthritis of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

  • evaluation of

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination
    Temporomandibular Disorders: Diagnosis

  • hyperplasia of

  • Condylar Hyperplasia

  • hypoplasia of

  • Condylar Hypoplasia

  • internal derangement of

  • Internal Joint Derangement

  • muscle spasm around

  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome

  • splint for

  • Arthritis of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ): Secondary degenerative arthritis
    Internal Joint Derangement: Treatment

    Temsirolimus

    Renal Cell Carcinoma: Palliative treatments

    Tendinitis

    Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis

  • Achilles

  • Achilles Tendinitis

  • digital

  • Noninfectious Tenosynovitis: Digital Flexor Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis

  • patellar

  • Osteochondroses: Infrapatellar Tendinitis

  • popliteus

  • Popliteus Tendinitis

  • rotator cuff

  • Rotator Cuff Injury: Etiology

    Tendinopathy

  • fluoroquinolone-induced

  • Fluoroquinolones: Adverse Effects

    Tendinosis

  • tibialis

  • Disorders Associated With Heel Pain According to LocationTables
    Tibialis Posterior Tendinosis

    Tendon

  • Achilles

  • inflammation of

  • Anterior Achilles Tendon Bursitis
    Posterior Achilles Tendon Bursitis

  • injury to

  • Lacerations: Evaluation
    Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains: Physical examination
    Examination for Some Commonly Missed InjuriesTables

  • tears of

  • Sprains, Strains, and Tendon Tears

    Tendon sheath

  • ganglion of

  • Ganglia: Etiology

  • infection of

  • Infections: Infectious Flexor Tenosynovitis

  • inflammation of

  • Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis

    Tenecteplase

    Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Fibrinolytics
    IV Fibrinolytic Drugs Available in the USTables

    Teniposide

    Commonly Used Antineoplastic DrugsTables

    Tennis elbow

    Lateral Epicondylitis

    Tenofovir

    Antiretroviral Drugs Tables

  • in children

  • Dosage and Administration of Antiretroviral Drugs for Children* Tables

    Tenosynovitis

    Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis

  • flexor

  • Infections: Infectious Flexor Tenosynovitis
    Noninfectious Tenosynovitis: Digital Flexor Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis

  • noninfectious

  • Noninfectious Tenosynovitis

  • pollicis tendon

  • Noninfectious Tenosynovitis: De Quervain's Syndrome

    TENS

    see Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

    Tension headache

    Some Characteristics of Headache Disorders by CauseTables
    Tension-Type Headache

    Tension pneumomediastinum

    Pneumomediastinum

    Tension pneumothorax

    see also Pneumothorax
    Pneumothorax: Etiology
    Pneumothorax: Treatment

  • barotrauma and

  • Barotrauma: Treatment
    Barotrauma: Pulmonary Barotrauma

  • in infant

  • Pulmonary Air-Leak Syndromes: Pneumothorax

  • mechanical ventilation and

  • Overview of Mechanical Ventilation: Complications and safeguards

  • trauma and

  • Approach to the Trauma Patient: Breathing

    Teratogens

    Drugs in Pregnancy
    FDA Categories of Drug Safety During PregnancyTables
    Known or Suspected TeratogensTables
    Cancer in Pregnancy
    Risk Factors: Exposure to teratogens
    Drugs With Adverse Effects During PregnancyTables

  • radiation and

  • Radiation Exposure and Contamination: Cancer and teratogenicity

    Teratoma

  • ovarian

  • Hyperthyroidism: Etiology
    Benign Ovarian Masses: Benign tumors

  • pericardial

  • Cardiac Tumors: Benign primary tumors
    Cardiac Tumors: Symptoms and Signs
    Cardiac Tumors: Treatment and Prognosis

  • testicular

  • Testicular Cancer

    Terazosin

  • in hypertension

  • Arterial Hypertension: Adrenergic modifiers
    Adrenergic Modifiers for HypertensionTables

  • in incontinence

  • Drugs Used to Treat Incontinence Tables

    Terbinafine

    Options for Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections*Tables

  • in onychomycosis

  • Onychomycosis: Treatment

  • in tinea capitis

  • Dermatophytoses: Treatment

    Terbufos poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Terbutaline

  • in asthma

  • Drug Treatment of Asthma Exacerbations Tables
    Asthma: Treatment of acute exacerbation

    Terconazole

    Options for Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections*Tables

  • in candidal vaginitis

  • Drugs for Candidal VaginitisTables

    Teriparatide

    Osteoporosis: Preserving bone mass

    Terminal illness

    see Dying patient
    see End-of-life care

    Terrorism

    Biological Warfare and Terrorism
    Radiation Exposure and Contamination: Sources of exposure

    Testicular feminization

    Amenorrhea: History and physical examination

    Testis (testes)

  • acute lymphocytic leukemia of

  • Acute Leukemia: Relapse

  • anomalies of

  • Testicular and Scrotal Anomalies

  • biopsy of

  • Sperm Disorders: Diagnosis

  • cancer of

  • Some Causes of a Painless Scrotal MassTables
    Genitourinary Cancer Staging Tables
    Testicular Cancer

  • development of

  • Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Sexual Differentiation, Adrenarche, and Puberty

  • ectopic

  • Testicular and Scrotal Anomalies: Cryptorchidism

  • examination of

  • Approach to the Urologic Patient: Groin and genitals

  • in children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Genital examination

  • in neonate

  • Evaluation and Care of the Normal Neonate: Physical examination

  • infection of

  • Orchitis

  • Leydig cells of

  • Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology

  • mumps of

  • Mumps: Symptoms and Signs
    Mumps: Prognosis, Treatment, and Prevention

  • pain in

  • Scrotal Pain
    Some Causes of Scrotal PainTables

  • prosthetic

  • Testicular Cancer: Supportive measures

  • radiation effects on

  • Focal Radiation Injury*Tables

  • sarcoidosis of

  • Systemic Involvement in Sarcoidosis Tables

  • Sertoli cells of

  • Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology

  • torsion of

  • Some Causes of Scrotal PainTables
    Testicular Torsion
    Abnormal testicular fixation leading to torsion.Figures

  • in neonate

  • Evaluation and Care of the Normal Neonate: Physical examination

  • trauma to

  • Genital Trauma

  • undescended

  • Testicular Cancer
    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Primary
    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Treatment
    Testicular and Scrotal Anomalies: Cryptorchidism

  • vanishing

  • Male Hypogonadism in Children: Primary

    Testolactone

    Precocious Puberty: Treatment

    Testosterone

    see also Anabolic steroids
    Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology
    Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Sexual Differentiation, Adrenarche, and Puberty

  • in androgen deficiency

  • Male Hypogonadism in Children: Treatment

  • blood levels of

  • aging-related changes in

  • Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Effects of Aging

  • hypogonadism and

  • Male Hypogonadism: Diagnosis of primary and secondary hypogonadism
    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Diagnosis

  • liver disease and

  • Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease: Endocrine Abnormalities

  • normal

  • Male Hypogonadism: Diagnosis of primary and secondary hypogonadism

  • ovarian tumor and

  • Amenorrhea: Testing

  • deficiency of

  • Male Hypogonadism
    Male Hypogonadism: Etiology
    Causes of Hypogonadism*Tables
    Laboratory Evaluation of Male HypogonadismFigures
    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Primary

  • in female sexual dysfunction

  • Sexual Desire/Interest Disorder: Testosterone therapy

  • in luteinizing hormone deficiency

  • Male Hypogonadism in Children: Treatment

  • in male hypogonadism

  • Male Hypogonadism: Testosterone therapy

  • in protein-energy undernutrition

  • Protein-Energy Undernutrition: Adults

  • replacement therapy with

  • Male Reproductive Endocrinology: Effects of Aging
    Male Hypogonadism: Testosterone therapy

    Tests

    see Laboratory tests

    Tetanospasmin

    Tetanus: Pathophysiology

    Tetanus

    Tetanus

  • vaccine against

  • Vaccines Available in the USTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis
    Common Vaccinations for AdultsTables
    Tetanus: Prevention
    Guidelines for Tetanus ImmunizationTables
    Burns: Initial wound care

    Tetanus immune globulin

    Immune Globulins and Antitoxins* Available in the USTables

    Tetany

    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Neurologic manifestations
    Disorders of Calcium Concentration: Treatment
    Disorders of Magnesium Concentration: Symptoms and Signs

  • rachitic

  • Vitamin D: Symptoms and Signs
    Vitamin D: Diagnosis

    Tetrachlorvinphos poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Tetrachydrocannabinol

    see Marijuana

    Tetracycline

    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
    Tetracyclines
    TetracyclinesTables

  • in acne

  • Drugs Used to Treat AcneTables
    Acne Vulgaris: Moderate acne

  • at birth

  • Evaluation and Care of the Normal Neonate: The First Few Hours
    Neonatal Conjunctivitis: Prevention

  • dental discoloration with

  • Approach to Dental and Oral Symptoms: Physical examination
    Tetracyclines: Adverse Effects
    Drugs Manifesting Unusual Toxicity in ChildrenTables

  • hepatotoxicity of

  • Tetracyclines: Adverse Effects

  • hyperpigmentation and

  • Hyperpigmentation Effects of Some Drugs and ChemicalsTables

  • in malaria

  • Treatment of Malaria Tables

  • in perioral dermatitis

  • Perioral Dermatitis

  • in pregnancy

  • Infectious Disease in Pregnancy: Antibacterials
    Drugs With Adverse Effects During PregnancyTables

    Tetraethyl lead poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Tetralogy of Fallot

    Tetralogy of Fallot
    In tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary blood flow is decreased, the RV is hypertrophied, and unoxygenated blood enters the AO. Figures

    Tetramethrin poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Tetrodotoxin poisoning

    Fish and Shellfish Poisoning: Tetrodotoxin poisoning

    Tetrofosmin

    Technetium-99m Myocardial Perfusion MarkersTables

    Tet spells

    Tetralogy of Fallot
    Tetralogy of Fallot: Symptoms and Signs

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