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E [Top]E. coli infection * Ear problems and procedures illustration of ear * infection otitis externa (ear canal infection) otitis media (middle ear infection) * Meniere's disease noise and hearing loss replacement of stapes (stapedectomy) ruptured eardrum tinnitus vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis diagnosis and treatment illustration Earache Eardrum, ruptured Early detection of cancer Eating disorder anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa Ebola virus ECG (electrocardiogram) * Echocardiogram, stress Eczema Eczema, brief version * Ehrlichiosis Ejaculation, premature EKG (electrocardiogram) * Elbow problems and procedures bursitis dislocation fracture lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) diagnosis and treatment * illustration * Electric shock overview and first aid prevention of injuries Electrical burn, third degree Electrocardiogram exercise treadmill test (ETT) * overview * Electroencephalogram (EEG) Electrolyte panel test Electromyogram ELISA test for AIDS * Embolic stroke Embolus, pulmonary * EMDR (eye movement desensitization) Emergency birth control progestin-only pill * EMG Emphysema * Encephalitis Endarterectomy, carotid Endocrine problems and procedures--see Gland problems and procedures Endometrial cancer * Endometriosis Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Endoscopy (see also Arthroscopy) (see also Laparoscopy) bladder (cystoscopy) chest (mediastinoscopy) colon (colonoscopy) illustration * text * esophagus, stomach, duodenum (esophagogastroduodenoscopy ) * large intestine (sigmoidoscopy) illustration * text lungs (bronchoscopy) pancreas, bile duct (ERCP) vagina, cervix (colposcopy) * Enlarged lymph nodes Enlarged prostate diagnosis and treatment * transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) Environmental control and allergies * Enzyme supplements Epicondylitis, lateral (tennis elbow) diagnosis and treatment * illustration * Epididymitis Epilepsy Epilepsy, brief version * Epistaxis (nosebleed) ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) Erectile dysfunction diagnosis and treatment effect of diabetes Erection, difficulty having--see Impotence; Sexuality Ergonomics exercises to do at work illustration text proper posture at work illustration * text * Erythema multiforme Esophageal cancer Esophageal dilation with bougies Esophageal problems and procedures cancer esophageal dilation with bougies esophageal varices esophagogastroduodenoscopy * gastroesophageal reflux * reflux esophagitis * Esophageal varices Essential hypertension * Estrogen therapy Estrogen therapy, brief version * ETT (exercise treadmill test) * Ewing's sarcoma Exam pelvic routine physical men * women * Excessive hair growth Exchange list, diabetes Exchange meal plan, diabetes Excision biopsy Excision of a skin lesion (removal of a sore or growth) Excuse from work or school Exercise (see also Stress management) aerobic breathing diabetes importance of exercise * preventing low blood sugar for low back pain illustration * text * for maintaining health for maintaining health, brief version * for the workplace illustration text for treating obesity * starting an exercise program Exercise test * Exercise-induced asthma Exophthalmos Expectorants External otitis (swimmer's ear) Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy Eye infection * Eye movement desensitization (EMDR) Eye ointments * Eye problems and procedures (see also Contact lenses) cellulitis conjunctivitis allergic * illustration * viral or bacterial * corneal abrasion diagnosis and treatment * illustration * dry eye syndrome * exophthalmos (bulging eye) eyedrops and eye ointments illustration (how to use) * text * eyelid twitch * flashes and floaters illustration * text * headaches and eye problems illustration normal eye * outer eye * nearsightedness presbyopia * pterygium and pingueculum * retinopathy in diabetes mellitus diagnosis and treatment * illustration * stye illustration text subconjunctival hemorrhage * sunglasses Eyedrops illustration (how to use) * text * Eyelid twitch *F [Top]
Facelift Facial nerve weakness or paralysis (Bell's palsy) * Fainting * Family or couples therapy FANA screen Fasciitis, plantar diagnosis and treatment * illustration * Fat in diet * (see also Obesity) Fatigue chronic fatigue syndrome * jet lag overview Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) * Feeding tube home care placement of tube Female condom * Female infertility Female infertility, brief version * Female pelvis, illustration * Female sterilization illustration * text * Female-pattern baldness Ferritin, blood test for Fever Fever blister * Fiber in your diet Fibrillation, atrial * Fibrocystic breast changes Fibromyalgia * Fibrosarcoma Fine-needle aspiration Fine-needle aspiration of breast Finger amputation Finger sprain diagnosis and treatment * illustration * Fingernail infection onychomycosis * paronychia First aid animal or human bite burn first degree * second degree third degree choking CPR illustration text cuts, scrapes, and scratches dehydration * electric shock frostbite * heat illness hypothermia ice therapy nosebleed puncture wound scorpion bite seizures seizures, brief version * snakebite spider bite splinter supplies at home First aid kit Fissure, anal Fistula, anal Fistulotomy Flashes and floaters in eyes illustration * text * Flatulence Flossing teeth Flu bird (avian influenza A H5N1) respiratory * stomach * vaccine Flu shot Fluid in chest, removal of Fluorescent antinuclear antibodies test (FANA) FOBT (fecal occult blood test) * Foley catheter catheter care placement of catheter Folic acid deficiency anemia Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) test Food allergy diagnosis and treatment * food diary food symptom diary (chart) testing Food diary Food groups in diet Food groups in diet, brief version * Food groups in food pyramid * Food labels Food poisoning botulism campylobacteriosis E. coli * gastrointestinal amebiasis * giardiasis listeriosis overview * salmonellosis shigellosis trichinosis yersiniosis Food pyramid illustration * Foot problems and procedures amputation of toe athlete's foot diagnosis and treatment * illustration * bunion bunionectomy (surgery to remove) diagnosis and treatment illustration care of feet corns and calluses ganglion cyst diagnosis and treatment illustration removal (ganglionectomy) gout hammertoe hammertoe repair ingrown toenail diagnosis and treatment illustration removal Morton's neuroma diagnosis and treatment illustration nail infection onychomycosis * paronychia plantar fasciitis diagnosis and treatment * illustration * plantar warts diagnosis and treatment * illustration * shoes ulcers and infections in diabetes * Forearm fracture Fracture ankle cast care * elbow forearm hip illustration * text * illustration, types of knee leg nose * reduction closed open wrist diagnosis and treatment navicular (scaphoid), diagnosis and treatment navicular (scaphoid), illustration Frostbite * Frozen shoulder (calcific tendonitis) FSH blood test Fungal infection of fingernail or toenail * Fungal infection of mouth Fusion, jointG [Top]
Gallbladder cancer Gallbladder problems and procedures bilirubin test cancer cholecystitis common bile duct exploration * draining (cholecystostomy) endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) gallstones * gallstones in common bile duct illustration of gallbladder * illustration of gallstones * oral cholecystogram removal of gallbladder with laparoscopy * removal of gallbladder with open surgery Gallstones (see also Gallbladder problems and procedures) illustration * text * Ganglion cyst diagnosis and treatment illustration removal (ganglionectomy) Gardnerella vaginitis * Gas (flatulence) Gas poisoning (carbon monoxide) Gastric bypass Gastric cancer diagnosis and treatment metastatic Gastric reduction surgery for severe obesity Gastric ulcer illustration * text Gastric ulcer, brief version * Gastritis diagnosis and treatment * H. pylori infection * Gastroenteritis, viral (see also Diarrhea; Food poisoning) * Gastroesophageal reflux (GE reflux) diagnosis and treatment * reflux esophagitis * Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) * Gastrointestinal amebiasis (amoebiasis) * Gastrointestinal bleeding hematemesis (upper GI bleeding) rectal bleeding * Gastrointestinal problems and procedures--see Stomach and intestinal... Gastroplasty Gastrostomy care Gastrostomy feeding tube placement Generic or brand-name drugs Genetic screening before or during pregnancy * Genital herpes (herpes progenitalis) * Genital warts diagnosis and treatment * human papillomavirus infection * GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) * German measles Gestational diabetes * Giardiasis Gingivitis Giving blood Gland problems and procedures Addison's disease Cushing's syndrome Graves' disease hyperthyroidism hyperthyroidism, brief version * hypothyroidism and myxedema hypothyroidism, brief version * parathyroidectomy parotidectomy pituitary tumor thyroid cancer thyroid scan thyroidectomy Glands, enlarged Glucose blood test for self blood glucose monitoring * Glutamate pyruvate transaminase, blood (serum) test for Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, blood (serum) test for Gluten-free diet Glycated hemoglobin * Glycemic index Goiter Graves' disease hyperthyroidism hypothyroidism Gonorrhea in men * in women * test for Gout Graft-versus-host disease Grains in the diet Grand mal seizure Grand mal seizure, brief version * Graves' disease Grief and loss Groin hernia diagnosis and treatment diagnosis and treatment, brief version * illustration * surgical repair Group A strep invasive diseases (GAS) Group A streptococcus infection (impetigo) Growth hormone excess Guillain-Barré syndrome Gum disease Gums gingivitis periodontal diseaseH [Top]
H. pylori * H5N1 (bird flu) Hair excessive growth loss in women overview Hair loss Halitosis Hammertoe Hammertoe repair Hand problems and procedures amputation of finger carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis and treatment diagnosis and treatment, brief version * illustration * corns and calluses Dupuytren's contracture illustration text finger sprain diagnosis and treatment * illustration * ganglion cyst diagnosis and treatment illustration removal (ganglionectomy) nail infection onychomycosis * paronychia trigger finger diagnosis and treatment illustration Hantavirus Harmful fats * Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis, cause of hypothyroidism) Hay fever HbA1c test * HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol test Head lice * Head trauma Headache and eye problems cluster migraine migraine, brief version * sinus tension (muscle contraction) * Health exam, routine men * women * Health maintenance--see Prevention Healthcare treatment directive overview * sample Healthy diet (see also Diet) Healthy diet, brief version * Healthy snacks Healthy snacks for people with diabetes * Healthy weight gain Hearing loss from noise Hearing loss--see Ear problems and procedures Heart and blood vessel problems (see also Hypertension) (see also Stroke) angina atypical or variant diagnosis and treatment * aspirin and heart disease atherosclerosis * atrial fibrillation * carotid artery disease * chronic venous insufficiency coronary artery disease * coronary spasm deep vein thrombosis * heart attack (myocardial infarction) heart attack (myocardial infarction), brief version * heart failure * heart murmur * hypertension essential (unknown cause) * secondary (associated with disease) * illustrations blood flow in heart circulatory system * external view of heart * interior view of heart * plaque buildup in arteries * mitral valve prolapse * palpitations * pericarditis * peripheral artery disease preventing heart disease * pulmonary embolism * sexual activity after a heart attack tachycardia thrombophlebitis * transient ischemic attack (TIA) * varicose veins warning signs of heart disease Heart and blood vessels, procedures for angiogram * angioplasty * carotid endarterectomy coronary angiogram coronary artery bypass surgery * CPR illustration text creatine kinase (CK) total test echocardiogram, stress electrocardiogram (EKG) * exercise test * heart catheterization illustration * text * illustrations blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter * coronary artery bypass surgery * coronary artery stent PET scan prothrombin time test (PT) and INR Heart attack (myocardial infarction) creatine kinase (CK) total test diagnosis and treatment diagnosis and treatment, brief version * warning signs of heart disease Heart catheterization illustration of catheter in heart * text * Heart disease--see Heart and blood vessel problems Heart failure * Heart murmur * Heart palpitations * Heart rate Heart rate, how to calculate for exercise Heartbeat, fast atrial fibrillation * palpitations * tachycardia Heartburn diagnosis and treatment * reflux esophagitis * Heat illness (heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heatstroke) Heat therapy Heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis * Heimlich maneuver--see Back blows and abdominal thrusts for choking Helicobacter pylori * Hematemesis Hematuria Heme iron Hemochromatosis diagnosis and treatment serum iron studies Hemodialysis illustration text * Hemoglobin A1c test * Hemoglobin and hematocrit test Hemogram Hemolytic anemia Hemophilia Hemorrhagic fever Hemorrhagic fever (dengue) Hemorrhoids diagnosis and treatment diagnosis and treatment, brief version * hemorrhoid banding hemorrhoidectomy Hepatic panel Hepatitis, viral blood tests hepatitis A hepatitis B * hepatitis C * Hepatoma Herbal supplements Hernia groin (inguinal) diagnosis and treatment diagnosis and treatment, brief version * illustration * surgical repair hiatal illustration text Herniated disk diagnosis and treatment * illustration * surgery (laminectomy) Hernioplasty (groin hernia repair) Herniorrhaphy (groin hernia repair) Herpangina Herpes encephalitis Herpes simplex virus cold sores and fever blisters * genital herpes (herpes progenitalis) * Herpes zoster (shingles) * Hiatal hernia illustration text Hiccups High blood pressure (see also Hypertension) * High blood pressure medicines High blood sugar High-calorie diet High-density lipoprotein (HDL) test High-fiber diet Hip problems and procedures fracture illustration * text * replacement illustration rehabilitation after surgery surgery Hirsutism Histoplasmosis HIV infection (see also Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) * HIV-1 antibody test * Hives Hoarseness Hobo spider bite Hodgkin's lymphoma Home first-aid supplies Hormone and hormone inhibitor therapy for cancer Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), brief version * Hormone therapy (menopausal) Hormone therapy (menopausal), brief version * Hormones--see Hormone replacement...; Gland problems...; Sexuality Hospice Hospital-acquired staph infection Hot flashes during menopause Housemaid's knee (prepatellar bursitis) Human bite Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (see also Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) * Human papillomavirus (HPV) genital warts * infection * Huntington's chorea Huntington's disease Hypercholesterolemia * Hypercortisolism Hyperglycemia causing hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state causing ketoacidosis * overview Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) Hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic coma Hypertension DASH diet essential (unknown cause) * low-sodium diet low-sodium diet, brief version * medicines for high blood pressure secondary (associated with disease) * weight control weight control, brief version * Hyperthyroidism diagnosis and treatment diagnosis and treatment, brief version * Graves' disease thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test thyroxine (T4) test Hypocalcemia Hypocortisolism Hypoglycemia * Hypothermia Hypothyroidism diagnosis and treatment diagnosis and treatment, brief version * thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test thyroxine (T4) test
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