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Index I

Iatrogenic injury
hospitalization and 53
prevention of 53
Ibandronate
in osteoporosis 479-480
Ibuprofen 386t, 492t
Idiopathic autoimmune hemolysis 679, 681-682
Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP) 794t
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 794t
Idoxuridine 1367t
Ileitis, regional (see Crohn's disease)
Ileostomy
in Crohn's disease 1065
sexual activity after 1162-1163
in ulcerative colitis 1062
Ileum
disorders of 1121-1123
gallstone impaction in 1116
Ileus
adynamic 1116
in mesenteric artery occlusion 1117
postoperative 253
Imaging (see Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiography and other specific imaging procedures)
Imidazoles 1376t
Imiquimod 1238
Imipenem 1370t
in infective endocarditis 884t
Imipramine 394t
adverse effects of 63t
in bladder incompetence 978
in detrusor overactivity 976, 977t
Immobilization
deep vein thrombosis and 923
for fractures 217
hypercalcemia with 576
muscle deconditioning with 472
repositioning and 1272
urinary incontinence and 966
Immune complexes
drug-induced 680, 680t
Immune globulin
in dermatomyositis 526
in Eaton-Lambert syndrome 523
Immune hemolysis 679-680, 682
Immune senescence 1351, 1357-1359
age-related changes in 673
Immune system
age-related changes in 673, 757, 1236, 1351-1359, 1352t
in multiple myeloma 733
Immunity
adaptive (acquired) 1351-1352, 1354-1356
cellular 1352t, 1354-1355
humoral 1352t, 1355-1356 (see also Antibodies)
mucosal 1356
natural (innate) 1351, 1352-1353
Immunization 49t, 1359-1366, 1360t
active 1359
adverse effects of 1362
age-related response to 1358, 1362
contraindications to 1363
diphtheria 1361t
hepatitis 1361t
hypersensitivity reaction to 1363
influenza 49t, 1361t, 1364-1365
passive 1362
pneumococcus 1361t, 1365-1366
tetanus 49t, 1361t
varicella zoster 1361t, 1367
yellow fever 1361t
Immunodeficiency
in HIV infection 1379
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) 737-739
Immunoglobulins (see also Antibodies)
age-related changes in 1352t, 1355-1357
after thymectomy 1358-1359
Immunosuppressants
in bullous pemphigoid 1257
in idiopathic autoimmune hemolysis 681
in pulmonary interstitial disease 799
Immunotherapy, in renal adenocarcinoma 990
Impaction
fecal
     in dying patient 119, 1082, 1092-1093, 1094, 1116-1117
     urinary incontinence with 966
Impedance plethysmography 925
Impotence (see Erectile dysfunction)
Inclusion body myositis 523-524
Incompetence 130-131
Incontinence
fecal 1003, 1092-1095, 1093t
     during hospitalization 101
     postoperative 1080
hospitalization and 101
urinary 965-980, 967t, 969t, 972t, 973t, 977t
     benign prostatic hyperplasia and 972, 979
     drug-related 967t
     established 966-971, 969t
     during hospitalization 101
     resources on 1415
     stress 968
     transient 965-966, 967t
     vesicovaginal fistula and 1202
Indapamide
in hypertension 839t
Indomethacin 386t
adverse effects of 64t
in osteoarthritis 492, 492t
Infarction
cerebral 402-416 (see also Stroke)
myocardial 858-863 (see also Myocardial infarction)
Infection (see also specific infections)
of abdominal aortic aneurysm 936
in acute leukemia 727
anemia with 678
anorectal 1077-1078
antimicrobial drugs for 1366-1378
antimicrobial drugs for (see also Antibiotics)
in atherosclerosis 851
bladder 984-985
bone 486-487
bone marrow response to 672-673
cardiac 878-885, 881t, 883t-884t
catheter-related 985-987, 987t
in chronic leukemia 729
dementia with 370
in diabetes mellitus 628
ear 1335-1336, 1336-1337, 1337-1338
gastrointestinal tract 1085-1087, 1089-1090, 1091, 1091t, 1123
glomerulonephritis after 958
HIV 1378-1382
immune senescence and 1357-1358
joint 493-494
kidney 985
liver 1071-1072, 1130-1131
meningeal 764, 1368t, 1372t, 1376t, 1380
nail 1261
nosocomial 1358, 1369t, 1370t
paranasal 1347-1348
parasitic, of skin 1246t
in peptic ulcer disease 1042-1043, 1046
in pressure sores 1271
pulmonary 758-771, 762t
sinus 1347-1348
urinary tract 980-987, 981t (see also Urinary tract, infection of)
Infective endocarditis 878-885, 881t, 883t-884t
Inflammation (see also specific disorders)
anemia with 678
in atherosclerosis 688, 851
cold therapy for 276
heat therapy for 274-276
in rehabilitation 273-278
Inflammatory bowel disease 1003, 1058-1066
Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 517t
Infliximab 1064t, 1065
Influenza 759, 762t, 767-771, 1377t
bacterial pneumonia with 768-769
mortality rates for 12, 13t, 767
nonpulmonary complications of 769
transmission of 760, 767
vaccine against 49t, 761, 769-770, 1361t, 1364-1365
Informed consent 131-133
for surgery 242
Infrared heat therapy 275
Inguinal hernia 1121
Insomnia 451t, 452-457, 453t
chronic 453t, 454
in parkinsonism 440, 441
perimenopausal 1209
short-term 453t, 454
transient 453t, 454
treatment of 72, 454-457, 457t, 458t
Institutionalization (see also Nursing homes)
rates of
     in US 17, 23t
     in world 22-23, 23t
Insulin
allergy to 636
in diabetes mellitus 634-636, 636t
during exercise 305
in nonketotic hyperosmolar syndrome639
resistance to 624-625
Insulin-like growth factor I
age-related change in 1384t
supplementation with 658
Insulinoma 1146t
Insurance (see also Health care funding; Medicaid; Medicare)
comprehensive coverage models for 170-171
drug coverage 84
private 170
Intellectual abilities 308, 380
Intensive care unit psychosis 251, 331
Intercourse (see Sexual activity)
Interdisciplinary care issues
in generalized anxiety disorder 325
Interdisciplinary teams 53, 74-77, 75t, 76t, 97
Interdigital Nerve Pain 553
Interferon- alpha
in polycythemia vera 710
in primary thrombocythemia 707-708
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) 1384t
Interleukin-6 (IL-6)
age-related changes in 1359, 1384t
in giant cell arteritis 508
Intermittent pneumatic compression boots 926
International normalized ratio (INR) 700
Interstitial lung diseases 793-799, 794t-796t
Interventricular septum, rupture of 863
Interview (see Patient history)
Intestinal lymphangiectasia 1100t, 1103
Intestine
large (see Bowel; Colon)
obstruction of 1113-1117
small
     age-related changes in 1002
     angiodysplasia (vascular ectasias) of 1057-1058
     bacterial overgrowth in 1096, 1098t, 1101
     bezoar of 1116
     bleeding from 1110-1111
     herniation of (enterocele) 1195
     malabsorption from 1095-1104, 1098t-1100t
     obstruction of 1113-1117
     polyps of 1139
     radiation injury to 1122
     tumors of 1139-1140
Intracerebral hemorrhage 418-422, 419f, 420t, 421t
Intracranial pressure, increase in, treatment of 420, 422t
Intraocular pressure
age-related changes in 1286
     screening for47t
Intraoperative care 248-249
Intrinsic factor 685
Intubation 790-791
Iodine-131 therapy
in hyperthyroidism 651
hypothyroidism after 644, 651
in thyroid nodules 654
Iopanoic acid 652
Ipodate sodium 652
Ipratropium
aging effect on 60t
in COPD 784, 787
in rhinorrhea 1345
Irbesartan 842t
Iridectomy 1298
Iridotomy 1298
Iris
age-related changes in 1287
in carotid artery atherosclerosis 406t
Iron
accumulation of 1072-1073
     in myelodysplastic syndromes 741
     in sideroblastic anemia 683
blood 1384t
drug interactions with 589t
metabolism of 672
vitamin C interaction with 594
Iron-binding capacity, total 676
Iron deficiency anemia 675-677
in chronic renal failure 964
iron-binding capacity in 676
Iron supplements 676-677
adverse effects of 65t
Irritable bowel syndrome 1068-1070
Ischemia
cardiac (see Coronary arteries, disease of)
cerebral 402-416
cerebral (see also Stroke)
colonic 1117-1118
of foot 919-920, 920-922, 921t
of hand 920-922, 921t
mesenteric 1118-1119
Ischial ramus, fractures of 228-229
Isoniazid 1375t
sexual function and 1164t
in tuberculosis 766
Isoproterenol
aging effect on 60t, 61
in bradyarrhythmias 897
Isosorbide, in achalasia 1035
in angina 856
Isosorbide dinitrate
in heart failure 908
Isotretinoin 1249
Isradipine
in hypertension 842t
Itching 1245 (see Pruritus)
Itraconazole 1376t
in onychomycosis 1261
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