Index V

Vaccines

in COPD: Sec. 3, Ch. 53

effectiveness of: Sec. 1, Ch. 2

in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 46

influenza: Sec. 3, Ch. 46; Sec. 3, Ch. 52

pneumococcal: Sec. 3, Ch. 52

Vagina

atrophy of: Sec. 1, Ch. 2

     estrogen therapy for: Sec. 3, Ch. 58; Sec. 3, Ch. 58

bleeding from: Sec. 3, Ch. 58

infection of: Sec. 3, Ch. 58

prolapse of: Sec. 3, Ch. 58; Sec. 3, Ch. 58

Vagus nerve

stimulation of

     abnormal heart rhythms: Sec. 3, Ch. 47

Valerian: Sec. 2, Ch. 7; Sec. 2, Ch. 7

Valsartan

in coronary artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 45

in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 46

in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 43

Valves

heart: (see Heart valves)

in veins: Sec. 3, Ch. 44; Sec. 3, Ch. 44

Vardenafil

in erectile dysfunction: Sec. 3, Ch. 59

Varicella-zoster virus infection: Sec. 3, Ch. 35 (see also Shingles [herpes zoster])

Varices

esophageal: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

Varicose veins: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

esophageal: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

Vascular dementia: Sec. 3, Ch. 27

Vasomotor rhinitis: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

Vasovagal attack (syncope): Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20

Veins: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

blood clots in: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

dilation of: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

spider: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

stripping of: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

inflammation of: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

valves of: Sec. 3, Ch. 44; Sec. 3, Ch. 44

varicose: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

     in myelofibrosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

Vena cava

inferior: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

superior: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

Venlafaxine: Sec. 3, Ch. 32

Venography

in clotting disorders: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

Venous insufficiency

chronic: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; Sec. 3, Ch. 44; Sec. 3, Ch. 44; Sec. 3, Ch. 49

Venous ulcers: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; Sec. 3, Ch. 44

Ventilation

mechanical

     in COPD: Sec. 3, Ch. 53

     in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 46

Ventricles(heart): Sec. 3, Ch. 45; Sec. 3, Ch. 46

Ventricular fibrillation: Sec. 3, Ch. 47; Sec. 3, Ch. 47; Sec. 3, Ch. 47

Ventricular tachycardia: Sec. 3, Ch. 47

Ventricular tachycardiac: Sec. 3, Ch. 47

Verapamil

in abnormal heart rhythms: Sec. 3, Ch. 47

in coronary artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 45

in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 43

urinary incontinence with: Sec. 3, Ch. 57

Verbal apraxia: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

Vertebrae: (see also Spine)

compression fracture of: Sec. 3, Ch. 22

degenerative disease of: Sec. 3, Ch. 20

osteoporosis of: Sec. 3, Ch. 22

Vertebrobasilar insufficiency: Sec. 3, Ch. 20

Vertebroplasty: Sec. 3, Ch. 23

Vertigo: Sec. 3, Ch. 20

benign positional: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20

in Meniere's disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20

in stroke: Sec. 3, Ch. 28

Vesicoenteric fistula: Sec. 3, Ch. 56; Sec. 3, Ch. 56

Vesicovaginal fistula: Sec. 3, Ch. 56; Sec. 3, Ch. 56

Vestibule

vulvar: Sec. 3, Ch. 58

Veterans Affairs: Sec. 4, Ch. 66

Viral infections

in COPD: Sec. 3, Ch. 53

laryngitis with: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

lung: Sec. 3, Ch. 52

rhinitis with: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

sinusitis with: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

Vision

aging-related changes in: Sec. 1, Ch. 2; Sec. 1, Ch. 2

double: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 42

driving and: Sec. 4, Ch. 62

impairment of: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     in age-related macular degeneration: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     aids for: Sec. 3 Ch. 36 [sidebar]

     cataracts and: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     in diabetes: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34

     dizziness and: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20

     in occipital lobe stroke: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     in progressive supranuclear palsy: Sec. 3, Ch. 30

     in stroke: Sec. 3, Ch. 28

     cataracts and: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     in diabetes: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     doctor-patient communication and: Sec. 2, Ch. 8

     in glaucoma: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     information resources on: 882-993

     in ischemic optic neuropathy: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     sleep disorders with: Sec. 3, Ch. 31

     ocular blood flow disruption and: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     rehabilitation for: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

     with retinal emboli: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     sudden (amaurosis fugax): Sec. 3, Ch. 36

     in stroke: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

     in temporal arteritis: Sec. 3, Ch. 42; Sec. 3, Ch. 42

loss of

     information resources on: 882-883

Vitamin A (retinol)

supplemental: Sec. 1 Ch. 1 [sidebar]

Vitamin B₁₂ (cobalamin): Sec. 2, Ch. 5

in coronary artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 45

deficiency of: Sec. 3, Ch. 17; Sec. 3, Ch. 49; Sec. 3, Ch. 49; Sec. 3, Ch. 49; Sec. 3, Ch. 49

     dizziness in: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20

     mental function in: Sec. 3 Ch. 27 [sidebar]

supplemental: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

Vitamin B₆ (pyridoxine)

in coronary artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 45

deficiency of: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

antioxidant activity of: Sec. 1 Ch. 1 [sidebar]

deficiency of: Sec. 3, Ch. 17

Vitamin D: Sec. 2, Ch. 5

in bone maintenance: Sec. 3 Ch. 22 [sidebar]

in calcium metabolism: Sec. 1, Ch. 2

deficiency of: Sec. 2, Ch. 11; Sec. 3, Ch. 17; Sec. 3, Ch. 18; Sec. 3 Ch. 22 [sidebar]

Vitamin E

antioxidant activity of: Sec. 1 Ch. 1 [sidebar]

supplemental

     in dementia: Sec. 3, Ch. 27

Vitamin(s): Sec. 2, Ch. 5

deficiency of: Sec. 3, Ch. 17; Sec. 3, Ch. 17

in food: Sec. 2, Ch. 5

high doses of: Sec. 3, Ch. 17

Vitrectomy

in diabetic retinopathy: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

Vocal cords: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

atrophy of: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

inflammation of: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

paralysis of: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

spasms of: Sec. 3, Ch. 30

Voice box: (see Larynx)

Voice

age-related changes in: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

disorders of: Sec. 3, Ch. 38

Voiding: (see Urination)

Volunteering: Sec. 4, Ch. 61

information resources on: 889

Vomiting

abnormal heart rhythms with: Sec. 3, Ch. 47

in cancer: Sec. 3, Ch. 50

in terminal illness: Sec. 2, Ch. 16

Vulva

cancer of: Sec. 3, Ch. 51

pain in: Sec. 3, Ch. 58

skin disorders of: Sec. 3, Ch. 58

Vulvodynia: Sec. 3, Ch. 58