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Vaccination

see also specific infections
Immunization
Vaccines Available in the US Tables
Routine Vaccinations for AdultsTables

  • for adults

  • Immunization
    Vaccines Available in the US Tables
    Routine Vaccinations for AdultsTables

  • after splenectomy

  • Splenomegaly: Treatment

  • for children

  • Health Supervision of the Well Child: Vaccination
    Recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedule. Figures

  • combination

  • Routine Vaccinations: Simultaneous administration of different vaccines

  • in compromised host

  • Routine Vaccinations: Risks, Restrictions, and High-Risk Groups

  • contraindications to

  • Routine Vaccinations for AdultsTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Measles, mumps, and rubella
    Routine Vaccinations: Risks, Restrictions, and High-Risk Groups

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Vaccinations

  • in diabetes mellitus

  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Adjunctive treatments

  • during pregnancy

  • Approach to the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Care: Treatment
    Drugs in Pregnancy: Vaccines
    Drugs With Adverse Effects During Pregnancy Tables

  • egg allergy and

  • Routine Vaccinations: Risks, Restrictions, and High-Risk Groups

  • encephalitis and

  • Encephalitis: Etiology and Pathophysiology

  • fever with

  • Fever: Etiology

  • for foreign travel

  • Foreign Travel: Immunizations

  • HIV infection and

  • Routine Vaccinations: Risks, Restrictions, and High-Risk Groups

  • in Kawasaki disease

  • Kawasaki Disease: Treatment

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in pediatric HIV infection

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Vaccination in symptomatic HIV infection

  • posttransplantation

  • General Principles of Transplantation: Infection

  • risks of

  • Routine Vaccinations: Risks, Restrictions, and High-Risk Groups

  • schedule for

  • Recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedule. Figures

  • for travel

  • Routine Vaccinations: Immunizations for travelers

  • viral

  • Viruses: Vaccines and immune globulins

    Vaccinia

    Smallpox: Treatment and Prevention

    Vaccinia immune globulin

    Immune Globulins and Antitoxins* Available in the USTables
    Smallpox: Treatment and Prevention

    VACTERL (vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, cardiac malformations, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies, and limb anomalies) syndrome

    Congenital Amputations
    Neck and Back Abnormalities: Vertebral defects

    Vacuum extractor

  • for delivery

  • Management of Normal Delivery: Delivery Procedures
    Alternatives to Spontaneous Delivery: Forceps Delivery and Vacuum Extraction

    Vagina

  • abnormal bleeding from

  • General Gynecologic Evaluation: Testing
    Vaginal Bleeding
    Common Causes of Abnormal Vaginal BleedingTables
    Cervical Cancer: Symptoms and Signs

  • during pregnancy

  • Vaginal Bleeding During Early Pregnancy
    Vaginal Bleeding During Late Pregnancy
    Placenta Previa: Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis

  • anomalies of

  • Vaginal Anomalies

  • atrophy of

  • Menopause: Genital
    Menopause: Hormone therapy
    Vaginitis: Treatment

  • incontinence and

  • Causes of Transient Incontinence Tables
    Urinary Incontinence: Physical examination

  • Bartholin's gland cyst of

  • Bartholin's Gland Cysts

  • cancer of

  • Vaginal Cancer

  • Candida infection of

  • Candidiasis: Symptoms and Signs
    Options for Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections*Tables
    Common Types of VaginitisTables
    Vaginitis: Candidal Vaginitis
    Drugs for Candidal VaginitisTables

  • acne treatment and

  • Acne Vulgaris: Moderate acne

  • cyclic changes in

  • Female Reproductive Endocrinology: Vagina

  • discharge from

  • Vaginitis: Symptoms and Signs
    Vaginitis: Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis
    Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Diagnosis

  • postpartum

  • Postpartum Care

  • infection of

  • see also Vaginitis
    General Gynecologic Evaluation: Testing
    Vaginitis
    Common Types of VaginitisTables
    Drugs for Candidal VaginitisTables

  • pH of

  • Vaginitis: Women of reproductive age

  • prolapse of

  • Uterine and Vaginal Prolapse

  • trichomonal infection of

  • Common Types of VaginitisTables
    Vaginitis: Diagnosis

  • ulcers of

  • Behçet's Syndrome: Symptoms and Signs

    Vaginal cones

    Urinary Incontinence: Stress incontinence

    Vaginal foam

    Contraception: Vaginal spermicides

    Vaginal ring

    Comparison of Common Contraceptive MethodsTables
    Contraception: Transdermal and Intravaginal Steroid Contraceptives

    Vaginismus

    Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Classification
    Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Etiology
    Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Diagnosis
    Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Vaginismus

    Vaginitis

    Vaginitis
    Common Types of VaginitisTables

  • atrophic

  • Menopause: Genital
    Vaginitis: Symptoms and Signs

  • incontinence and

  • Causes of Transient Incontinence Tables
    Urinary Incontinence: Physical examination

  • candidal

  • Common Types of VaginitisTables
    Vaginitis: Candidal Vaginitis
    Drugs for Candidal VaginitisTables

  • inflammatory

  • Common Types of VaginitisTables
    Vaginitis: Inflammatory Vaginitis

  • postmenopausal

  • Vaginitis: Postmenopausal women

  • trichomonal

  • Common Types of VaginitisTables
    Vaginitis: Diagnosis
    Vaginitis: Diagnosis

  • urinary tract infection vs

  • Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections: Infection localization

    Vaginosis

  • bacterial

  • Common Types of VaginitisTables
    Vaginitis: Bacterial Vaginosis

  • in pregnancy

  • Infectious Disease in Pregnancy

    Vagotomy

    Peptic Ulcer Disease: Surgery

    Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

  • disorders of

  • Approach to the Neurologic Patient: Cranial nerves
    Cranial NervesTables

  • stimulation of

  • in seizures

  • Seizure Disorders: Vagus nerve stimulation

    Valacyclovir

    Herpesviruses: Valacyclovir

  • in erythema multiforme

  • Erythema Multiforme: Treatment and Prognosis

  • in herpes simplex virus infection

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Treatment

    Valerian

    Some Possible Dietary Supplement–Drug Interactions* Tables
    Valerian

    Valganciclovir

    Herpesviruses: Ganciclovir and valganciclovir

  • in cytomegalovirus infection

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: Treatment and Prevention

    Valine

    Nutrition: General Considerations: ProteinsTables

    Valley fever

    Coccidioidomycosis

    Valproate

  • in bipolar disorder

  • Bipolar Disorders: Prognosis and Treatment

  • hepatotoxicity of

  • Common Hepatotoxic Drug ReactionsTables

  • in pain

  • Drugs for Neuropathic PainTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

  • in pregnancy

  • Drugs With Adverse Effects During Pregnancy Tables

  • in seizures

  • Seizure Disorders: Acute seizures and status epilepticus
    Drugs Used in Seizure Disorders*Tables
    Seizure Disorders: Adverse drug effects

    Valsalva maneuver

  • blood pressure with

  • Autonomic Nervous System: Laboratory testing

  • heart murmur with

  • Maneuvers That Aid in Diagnosis of MurmursTables

  • heart rate with

  • Autonomic Nervous System: Laboratory testing

  • middle ear ventilation with

  • Otitis Media: Treatment

  • syncope and

  • Syncope: Reflex-mediated vasomotor instability
    Syncope: Other causes

    Valsalva ratio

    Autonomic Nervous System: Laboratory testing

    Valsartan

    ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers for HypertensionTables

    Valvitis

  • rheumatic

  • Rheumatic Fever: Heart

    Valvotomy

    Aortic Stenosis: Treatment
    Mitral Stenosis: Prognosis and Treatment

    Valvular heart disease

    see also specific valvular diseases
    Valvular Disorders

  • in Marfan syndrome

  • Marfan Syndrome: Cardiovascular system

  • rheumatic

  • Rheumatic Fever: Heart
    Rheumatic Fever: Heart
    Rheumatic Fever: Treatment

    Valvular prostheses

    Valvular Disorders

  • in aortic regurgitation

  • Aortic Regurgitation: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in aortic stenosis

  • Aortic Stenosis: Prognosis

  • endocarditis with

  • Infective Endocarditis: Classification

  • in mitral regurgitation

  • Mitral Regurgitation: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in tricuspid regurgitation

  • Tricuspid Regurgitation: Prognosis and Treatment

    Van Buchem's syndrome

    Osteopetroses: Endosteal hyperostosis (van Buchem's syndrome)

    Vancomycin

    Bacteria and Antibacterial Drugs: Selection and Use of Antibacterial Drugs
    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics Tables
    Vancomycin

  • in endocarditis prophylaxis

  • Recommended Endocarditis Prophylaxis During GI or GU ProceduresTables

  • enterococcus resistance to

  • Streptococcal and Enterococcal Infections: Enterococcal Infections

  • in infective endocarditis

  • Antibiotic Regimens for Endocarditis Tables

  • in meningitis

  • Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics Tables
    Vancomycin: Indications
    Pneumococcal Infections: Treatment
    Antibiotic Therapy for Acute Bacterial MeningitisTables
    Common IV Antibiotic Dosages for Bacterial Meningitis*Tables
    Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infection

  • Staphylococcal Infections: Treatment
    Antibiotic Treatment of Staphylococcal Infections in AdultsTables

  • neonatal dosage of

  • Recommended Dosages of Selected Parenteral Antibiotics for NeonatesTables

  • ototoxicity of

  • Drug-Induced Ototoxicity

    Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)

    Pheochromocytoma: Urine tests

  • in neuroblastoma

  • Neuroblastoma: Diagnosis

    Vanishing testes syndrome

    Male Hypogonadism in Children: Primary

    Vardenafil

    Male Sexual Dysfunction: Drugs

  • drug interactions of

  • Some Drugs With Potentially Serious Drug Interactions*Tables

    Varicella-zoster immune globulin

    Immune Globulins and Antitoxins* Available in the USTables
    Chickenpox: Prevention

    Varicella-zoster virus infection

    see also Herpes zoster virus infection
    Selected Viruses That Infect Humans* Tables
    Herpesviruses That Infect HumansTables
    Chickenpox

  • herpes simplex virus infection vs

  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections: Diagnosis

  • HIV infection and

  • Common Manifestations of HIV Infection by Organ System Tables

  • ophthalmic

  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

  • oral

  • Stomatitis: Infections

  • pulmonary

  • Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Etiology
    Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Treatment

  • shingles

  • Herpes Zoster

  • vaccine against

  • Vaccines Available in the US Tables
    Routine Vaccinations for AdultsTables
    Routine Vaccinations: Varicella
    Chickenpox: Prevention
    Drugs in Pregnancy: Vaccines
    Recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedule. Figures

  • in herpes zoster

  • Herpes Zoster: Treatment and Prevention

  • in pediatric HIV infection

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Vaccination in asymptomatic HIV infection

    Varices

  • bleeding from

  • Varices
    Portal Hypertension: Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis

  • pregnancy and

  • Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy: Chronic hepatic disorders

  • esophageal

  • Varices
    Portal Hypertension: Etiology and Pathophysiology

  • gastric

  • Portal Hypertension: Etiology and Pathophysiology

  • portal hypertension and

  • Portal Hypertension: Etiology and Pathophysiology

  • rectal

  • Portal Hypertension: Etiology and Pathophysiology

    Varicocele

    Approach to the Urologic Patient: Palpation
    Scrotal Masses

    Varicose veins

    Varicose Veins

    Variola

    see Smallpox

    Vasa nervorum

    Peripheral Neuropathy: Vasa nervorum compromise

    Vascular access

    Vascular Access
    Vascular Access: Peripheral Vein Catheterization

    Vascular ectasia

    Vascular GI Lesions

    Vascular resistance

    Normal Values for Cardiac Index and Related MeasurementsTables

  • aging-related changes in

  • Selected Physiologic Age-Related Changes Tables

    Vascular spider

    Vascular Lesions: Nevus Araneus

    Vasculitis

    see also Arteritis
    Vasculitis
    Putative Autoimmune DisordersTables

  • cerebral

  • Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Diagnosis

  • cutaneous (leukocytoclastic)

  • Predominantly Cutaneous Vasculitis

  • syphilitic

  • Syphilis: Late or tertiary syphilis

  • urticarial

  • Urticaria: Etiology and Pathophysiology

    Vasectomy

    Sterilization: Vasectomy

    Vasoactive intestinal peptide

    Pancreatic Endocrine TumorsTables
    Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Vipoma

    Vasodilators

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Vasodilators

  • in hypertension

  • Choice of Antihypertensive Drug Class Tables
    Combination Drugs Used for Hypertension Tables
    Arterial Hypertension: Direct vasodilators
    Direct Vasodilators for HypertensionTables

  • in shock

  • Shock: Cardiogenic shock

    Vasomotor instability

    Menopause: Vasomotor
    Menopause: Treatment

    Vasopressin

    see also Antidiuretic hormone

  • in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

  • Adult comprehensive emergency cardiac care.Figures
    Drugs for Resuscitation* Tables
    Cardiac Arrest: First-line drugs

  • in central diabetes insipidus

  • Central Diabetes Insipidus: Treatment

  • deficiency of

  • Central Diabetes Insipidus
    Common Causes of PolyuriaTables

  • in gastrointestinal bleeding

  • GI Bleeding: Hemostasis

  • infection-related production of

  • Manifestations of Infection

    Vasospasm

  • cerebral

  • Ischemic Stroke: Other causes
    Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH): Etiology and Pathophysiology

  • of hands (Raynaud's phenomenon)

  • Raynaud's Syndrome
    Causes of Secondary Raynaud's SyndromeTables
    Causes of Secondary Raynaud's SyndromeTables

    Vasovagal syncope

    Syncope: Reflex-mediated vasomotor instability
    Syncope: History
    Tilt Table Testing
    Cranial NervesTables

    VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery)

    Thoracoscopy and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
    Pneumothorax: Prevention
    Lung Carcinoma: Diagnosis

    Vaughan-Williams classification

    Antiarrhythmic Drugs (Vaughan Williams Classification) Tables

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