Index W

Walker: Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 2, Ch. 13

Walking: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

on artificial leg: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

assistive devices for: Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 2, Ch. 13

     after hip replacement: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

by blind person: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

in diabetes prevention: Sec. 3, Ch. 34

gait training for: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

     after hip replacement: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

     after stroke: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

after heart attack: Sec. 3, Ch. 45

in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 46

pain with: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 44; Sec. 3, Ch. 60

in Parkinson's disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 30

in peripheral arterial (vascular) disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 60

in Shy-Drager syndrome: Sec. 3, Ch. 30

on stairs: Sec. 2, Ch. 13

after surgery: Sec. 2, Ch. 12

treadmill

     after stroke: Sec. 3, Ch. 60

Warfarin: Sec. 3 Ch. 49 [sidebar]

in atrial flutter and fibrillation: Sec. 3, Ch. 47

in clotting factor disorders: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

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

in deep vein thrombosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

discontinuation of

     before colonoscopy: Sec. 2, Ch. 10

     before electromyography: Sec. 2, Ch. 10

     before esophagogastroduodenoscopy: Sec. 2, Ch. 10

     before prostate biopsy: Sec. 2, Ch. 10

     before skin biopsy: Sec. 2, Ch. 10

after heart attack: Sec. 3, Ch. 45

in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 46; Sec. 3, Ch. 46

in heart valve disorders: Sec. 3, Ch. 48

medicinal herb interactions with: Sec. 2, Ch. 7; Sec. 2, Ch. 7

in retinal embolism: Sec. 3, Ch. 36

in stroke prevention: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; Sec. 3, Ch. 28

Warming therapy

during surgery: Sec. 2, Ch. 12

in hypothermia: Sec. 3, Ch. 19

Warts

seborrheic: Sec. 3 Ch. 35 [sidebar]

Water (body)

aging-related changes in: Sec. 3, Ch. 18

balance of: Sec. 3, Ch. 18

     sodium level and: Sec. 3, Ch. 18

deficiency of: (see Dehydration)

excess of: Sec. 3, Ch. 18

retention of: (see Swelling [edema])

Water (dietary)

daily requirement for: Sec. 3, Ch. 17

during hospitalization: Sec. 2, Ch. 11

in fainting prevention: Sec. 3, Ch. 20

Water enema: Sec. 3, Ch. 55

Water: (see also Fluid(s); Fluid therapy)

Weakness

     in cancer: Sec. 3, Ch. 50

     dizziness and: Sec. 3, Ch. 20

     in postpolio syndrome: Sec. 3, Ch. 29

Webs

esophageal: Sec. 3, Ch. 54; Sec. 3, Ch. 54; Sec. 3, Ch. 54

Weight

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

gain in: (see also Obesity)

loss of: Sec. 2, Ch. 16; Sec. 3, Ch. 17

     in atherosclerosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

     in cancer: Sec. 3, Ch. 50; Sec. 3, Ch. 50

     in gout: Sec. 3, Ch. 41

monitoring of

     in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 46

normal: Sec. 2, Ch. 5; Sec. 2, Ch. 5

undernutrition and: Sec. 3, Ch. 17

Wet gangrene: Sec. 3, Ch. 44

Wheelchair: Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 2, Ch. 13

Wheezing

in COPD: Sec. 3, Ch. 53

Whirling sensation: (see Vertigo)

White blood cells: Sec. 3, Ch. 49

in urinary tract infection: Sec. 3, Ch. 56

White-coat hypertension: Sec. 3, Ch. 43

White-noise generator

in tinnitus: Sec. 3, Ch. 37

Wide excision surgery

in breast cancer: Sec. 3, Ch. 51; Sec. 3, Ch. 51

Will

living: Sec. 2, Ch. 12; Sec. 2, Ch. 16; Sec. 4, Ch. 65

Women's health resources: 889

Work

retirement from: Sec. 4, Ch. 61

Worry (see Anxiety)

Wrinkling: Sec. 1, Ch. 2

Wrist

carpal tunnel syndrome of: Sec. 3, Ch. 29

fracture of: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; Sec. 3, Ch. 23

Writer's cramp: Sec. 3, Ch. 30

Writing

in Parkinson's disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 30