Index

Index A

Abacavir: Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [drug table]
Abdomen: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]: abscess of: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; examination of; in aortic aneurysm: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; in ascites: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; in digestive system disorders: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; in gynecologic disorders: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; in superior mesenteric artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; fat accumulation in: Sec. 12, Ch. 156; fluid in (ascites): Sec. 10, Ch. 135; peritonitis and: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; removal of (paracentesis): Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 10, Ch. 135; pain in: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 119; in appendicitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in constipation: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in familial Mediterranean fever: Sec. 25, Ch. 305; in infants: Sec. 23, Ch. 267; in intestinal obstruction: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; in intussusception: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in ischemic colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; in pancreatic cancer: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; in pancreatitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Sec. 9, Ch. 124; in peptic ulcers: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [sidebar]; in porphyria: Sec. 12, Ch. 160; recurring, in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; Sec. 23, Ch. 275 [sidebar]; in ruptured spleen: Sec. 14, Ch. 179; in splenic enlargement: Sec. 14, Ch. 179; radiation injury to: Sec. 24, Ch. 292; stretch marks on, during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257
Abdominal aorta, aneurysm of: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [table]
Abdominal cavity: Sec. 9, Ch. 118
Abducens nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; Sec. 6, Ch. 96 [table]
Abetalipoproteinemia: Sec. 12, Ch. 157
ABO incompatibility: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]
Abortion: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [sidebar]: for adolescent: Sec. 23, Ch. 271; spontaneous (see Miscarriage)
Abrasions: Sec. 1, Ch. 4; Sec. 24, Ch. 299
Abruptio placentae: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Abscess: abdominal: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; anus and rectum: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Bartholin's gland: Sec. 22, Ch. 247 [sidebar]; brain: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; coma with: Sec. 6, Ch. 84 [table]; with ear infection: Sec. 23, Ch. 276; headache with: Sec. 6, Ch. 79 [table]; in meningitis: Sec. 23, Ch. 272; breast: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 22, Ch. 251; in chancroid: Sec. 17, Ch. 200; chest: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; face: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; fallopian tube: Sec. 22, Ch. 248; hand: Sec. 5, Ch. 71; jaw: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; lacrimal sac: Sec. 20, Ch. 228; liver: Sec. 17, Ch. 196; lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 4, Ch. 43; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; pharyngeal: Sec. 23, Ch. 276; pilonidal: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; retroperitoneal: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; skin: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 18, Ch. 211; Sec. 18, Ch. 211; in acne: Sec. 18, Ch. 204 [figure]; Sec. 18, Ch. 204; sweat gland: Sec. 18, Ch. 211; throat (retropharyngeal): Sec. 23, Ch. 272; Sec. 23, Ch. 276; tonsillar: Sec. 19, Ch. 222; Sec. 23, Ch. 276; tooth: Sec. 8, Ch. 114; urethral: Sec. 11, Ch. 149
Absence (petit mal) seizures: Sec. 6, Ch. 85; Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [figure]
Abuse: child: Sec. 7, Ch. 106 [sidebar]; Sec. 17, Ch. 200; Sec. 23, Ch. 288; foster care for: Sec. 23, Ch. 287; information resources on: Appendix IV; domestic: Sec. 22, Ch. 253; Sec. 22, Ch. 253 [sidebar]; drug (see Drugs, abuse of); psychologic: Sec. 22, Ch. 253; sexual: Sec. 22, Ch. 253; Sec. 22, Ch. 253; Sec. 23, Ch. 275; Sec. 23, Ch. 288; Sec. 23, Ch. 288; Sec. 23, Ch. 288
Acalculous cholecystitis: Sec. 10, Ch. 140; Sec. 10, Ch. 140
Acarbose: Sec. 13, Ch. 165 [drug table]
Accessory nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 96 [table]
Accidents (see Injury [injuries])
Acclimatization: Sec. 24, Ch. 290
Accommodative esotropia: Sec. 23, Ch. 277
ACE (see Angiotensin-converting enzyme)
Acetaminophen: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 78: in common cold: Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]; hepatitis with: Sec. 10, Ch. 137; poisoning with: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; in respiratory tract infection: Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Acetazolamide: in altitude illness: Sec. 24, Ch. 296; in glaucoma: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]
Acetohexamide: Sec. 13, Ch. 165 [drug table]
Acetylcholine receptors: Sec. 2, Ch. 12 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Acetylcholinesterases, in amniotic fluid: Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]
Acetylsalicylic acid (see Aspirin)
N-Acetyltransferase: Sec. 2, Ch. 13
Achalasia: Sec. 9, Ch. 120
Achilles tendon: bursitis of: Sec. 5, Ch. 72; Sec. 5, Ch. 72 [figure]; tendinitis of: Sec. 5, Ch. 75
Acid: burns from: Sec. 24, Ch. 289; Sec. 24, Ch. 297; stomach: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; in gastrinoma: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; gastritis from: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; peptic ulcers from: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [sidebar]; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]; reflux of: Sec. 9, Ch. 120; Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [sidebar]; Sec. 9, Ch. 131
Acid-base balance: Sec. 12, Ch. 159; Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]
Acidity: blood: Sec. 12, Ch. 159; Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]; Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]; reference range for: Appendix II; urine: Sec. 11, Ch. 142
Acidosis: in diabetes mellitus: Sec. 13, Ch. 165; Sec. 13, Ch. 165; in Fanconi's syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; in kidney failure: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; metabolic: Sec. 12, Ch. 159; Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]; renal tubular: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 11, Ch. 146 [table]; respiratory: Sec. 12, Ch. 159
Acitretin: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Acne: Sec. 18, Ch. 204; Sec. 18, Ch. 204 [figure]; Sec. 18, Ch. 204 [drug table]: in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]
Acoustic nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 96 [table]
Acoustic neuroma: Sec. 19, Ch. 220
Acoustic reflex: Sec. 19, Ch. 217
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (see HIV infection)
Acrocyanosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 34
Acrodermatitis enteropathica: Sec. 12, Ch. 155
Acromegaly: Sec. 13, Ch. 162
ACTH (see Corticotropin)
Acting out: Sec. 7, Ch. 105 [table]
Actinic keratoses: Sec. 18, Ch. 214 [sidebar]
Actinomycosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
Activated charcoal: Sec. 24, Ch. 297
Activated protein C resistance: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Acupressure: Sec. 25, Ch. 302
Acupuncture: Sec. 1, Ch. 7; Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 25, Ch. 302
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Acute intermittent porphyria: Sec. 12, Ch. 160: hormone replacement therapy and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 56; Sec. 4, Ch. 56 [sidebar]
Acute transverse myelitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 93
Acyclovir: Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]; Sec. 17, Ch. 198
Adam (methylenedioxymethamphetamine): Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Adam's apple: Sec. 4, Ch. 38
Adapalene: Sec. 18, Ch. 204 [drug table]
Addiction, drug: Sec. 7, Ch. 108 (see also Drugs, abuse of)
Addison's disease: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 164: high potassium levels in: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; low sodium levels in: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; oral color changes with: Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [sidebar]
Adenocarcinoma (see also Cancer): esophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; large intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; pancreas: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; small intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; stomach: Sec. 9, Ch. 131
Adenoidectomy: Sec. 19, Ch. 218; Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Adenoids: Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]; Sec. 23, Ch. 276 [figure]: enlargement of: Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Adenoma: adrenal: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164; brain: Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [table]; liver: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; parathyroid: Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [sidebar]; pituitary: Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 88; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; acromegaly with: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Cushing's syndrome with: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; galactorrhea with: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; salivary gland: Sec. 8, Ch. 113; thyroid: Sec. 13, Ch. 163
Adenomyosis: Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]
Adenosine: Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [drug table]
Adenosine deaminase deficiency: Sec. 16, Ch. 184
Adenosis, vaginal: Sec. 22, Ch. 244
Adenovirus infection: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; Sec. 23, Ch. 274; eye (keratoconjunctivitis): Sec. 20, Ch. 229 [sidebar]; immunization for: Sec. 17, Ch. 189 [table]
ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder): Sec. 23, Ch. 269; Sec. 23, Ch. 269 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 269 [sidebar]: information resources on: Appendix IV
Adherence (compliance), with drug treatment: Sec. 2, Ch. 10 [sidebar]; Sec. 2, Ch. 13 [sidebar]; Sec. 2, Ch. 14; Sec. 2, Ch. 16; Sec. 2, Ch. 16 [sidebar]
Adjustment disorder: Sec. 23, Ch. 286 [sidebar]
Adolescents: Sec. 23, Ch. 270 (see also Puberty): development of: Sec. 23, Ch. 270; Sec. 23, Ch. 270 [figure]; preventive health care for: Sec. 23, Ch. 270; problems in: Sec. 23, Ch. 271; Sec. 23, Ch. 271 [sidebar]; sexual behavior in: Sec. 23, Ch. 270; suicidal behavior in: Sec. 23, Ch. 286; Sec. 23, Ch. 286 [sidebar]
Adoption: Sec. 23, Ch. 287
Adrenal crisis: Sec. 13, Ch. 164
Adrenal glands: Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [figure]; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [figure]: adenoma of: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164; congenital hyperplasia of: Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; corticosteroid suppression of: Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [sidebar]; overactive; aldosterone overproduction: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [sidebar]; androgen overproduction (virilization): Sec. 13, Ch. 164; catecholamine overproduction (pheochromocytoma): Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 167; corticosteroid overproduction: Sec. 13, Ch. 164 (see also Cushing's syndrome); removal of: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [sidebar]; transplantation of: Sec. 16, Ch. 187; tumors of; in Cushing's syndrome: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164; in hyperaldosteronism: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; in multiple endocrine neoplasia: Sec. 13, Ch. 167; pheochromocytoma: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; underactive: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [sidebar]; Sec. 13, Ch. 164 (see also Addison's disease)
Adrenaline (see Epinephrine)
Adrenergic blockers: in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 22; urinary incontinence with: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [table]
Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) (see Corticotropin)
Adrenoleukodystrophy: Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Adrenomyeloneuropathy: Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 56; Sec. 4, Ch. 56 [sidebar]
Advance directive: Sec. 1, Ch. 4; Sec. 1, Ch. 8; Sec. 1, Ch. 8; Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]; Sec. 1, Ch. 9
Adynamic ileus: Sec. 9, Ch. 132
Aerobes: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
Aerobic exercise: Sec. 1, Ch. 6; Sec. 1, Ch. 6: in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; in pain prevention: Sec. 6, Ch. 94
Aerophagia: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 267
Affect, in schizophrenia: Sec. 7, Ch. 107
Affective disorders: Sec. 7, Ch. 101 (see also Depression; Mania)
Aflatoxins: Sec. 10, Ch. 139
AFP (alpha-fetoprotein): in birth defects: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; as tumor marker: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]
Afterbirth (see Placenta)
Agammaglobulinemia, X-linked (Bruton's): Sec. 16, Ch. 184
Ageusia: Sec. 6, Ch. 97
Aging: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]: acceleration of: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; blood pressure changes with: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; bodily changes with: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 2, Ch. 14; bone marrow changes with: Sec. 14, Ch. 169; breast changes with: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; cancer and: Sec. 15, Ch. 180; dental changes with: Sec. 8, Ch. 109; digestive system changes with: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 129; vs. disease: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; drugs and: Sec. 2, Ch. 14; Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; Sec. 2, Ch. 15; ear changes with: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; eye changes with: Sec. 20, Ch. 224; Sec. 20, Ch. 234; female reproductive system changes with: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; heart changes with: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; illness and: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; immune system changes with: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; information resources on: Appendix IV; liver changes with: Sec. 10, Ch. 133; lung changes with: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; male reproductive system changes with: Sec. 21, Ch. 237; nose changes with: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; skin changes with: Sec. 18, Ch. 201; successful (healthy): Sec. 1, Ch. 3; throat changes with: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; urinary tract changes with: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 147; water imbalance with: Sec. 12, Ch. 158
Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia: Sec. 14, Ch. 178
Agnosia: Sec. 6, Ch. 82
Agonists, drugs as: Sec. 2, Ch. 12; Sec. 2, Ch. 12 [table]
Agoraphobia: Sec. 7, Ch. 100
AIDS (see HIV infection)
Air: in blood: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; in chest (pneumothorax): Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [sidebar]; in asthma: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; in COPD: Sec. 4, Ch. 45; diving-related: Sec. 24, Ch. 295; in meconium aspiration syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; compressed, injuries with: Sec. 24, Ch. 295; Sec. 24, Ch. 295 [sidebar]; Sec. 24, Ch. 295 [sidebar]; embolism of: Sec. 4, Ch. 46; Sec. 4, Ch. 46; Sec. 24, Ch. 295; swallowing of: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 267; in urine: Sec. 11, Ch. 149
Air conditioner lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]
Air travel: Sec. 25, Ch. 303: air pressure changes with: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 220; Sec. 19, Ch. 220 [figure]; Sec. 25, Ch. 303; blood clot prevention during: Sec. 4, Ch. 46; Sec. 25, Ch. 303; information resources on: Appendix IV; motion sickness with: Sec. 6, Ch. 80; Sec. 25, Ch. 303
Airways (see also specific parts, eg, Nose; Throat [pharynx]): biology of: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; defense mechanisms of: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; Sec. 17, Ch. 188; disorders of: Sec. 4, Ch. 38 (see also Lungs and terms starting with Bronch-); in emergency first aid: Sec. 24, Ch. 299; hyperreactivity of, in bronchitis: Sec. 4, Ch. 41; obstruction of; in asthma: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [figure]; chronic: Sec. 4, Ch. 45; respiratory failure in: Sec. 4, Ch. 55 [table]; wheezing with: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Alanine transaminase: Appendix II
Albinism: Sec. 18, Ch. 208
Albumin: Sec. 14, Ch. 169: blood levels of: Sec. 12, Ch. 153; Appendix II
Albuterol: in asthma: Sec. 2, Ch. 12; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [drug table]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 23, Ch. 274; in COPD: Sec. 4, Ch. 45
Alcohol: blood: Appendix II; cleansing with: Sec. 18, Ch. 202
Alcoholics Anonymous: Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar]
Alcohol use and abuse: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [table]: by adolescents: Sec. 23, Ch. 271; Sec. 23, Ch. 286; consciousness alterations with: Sec. 6, Ch. 84 [table]; coronary artery disease and: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; in essential tremor: Sec. 6, Ch. 91; folic acid deficiency with: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; head injury and: Sec. 6, Ch. 87; heat disorders with: Sec. 24, Ch. 290; in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; information resources on: Appendix IV; liver disease in: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; Sec. 10, Ch. 136 [sidebar]; niacin deficiency with: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; obesity and: Sec. 12, Ch. 156; optic neuropathy with: Sec. 20, Ch. 235; oral cancer and: Sec. 8, Ch. 113; over-the-counter drug precautions and: Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; pancreatitis and: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; preoperative decrease in: Sec. 25, Ch. 301; suicide and: Sec. 7, Ch. 102; urinary incontinence with: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [table]; vitamin B₁ deficiency with: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome with: Sec. 6, Ch. 82; Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 12, Ch. 154; withdrawal from: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar]
Aldosterone: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 164: deficiency of: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; high potassium levels with: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; excess of: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [sidebar]; low potassium levels with: Sec. 12, Ch. 155
Alendronate: food interactions with: Sec. 2, Ch. 13 [table]; in osteogenesis imperfecta: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; in osteoporosis: Sec. 5, Ch. 60; Sec. 5, Ch. 60; Sec. 22, Ch. 243 [drug table]; in Paget's disease of bone: Sec. 5, Ch. 61
Alkali, burns from: Sec. 24, Ch. 289; Sec. 24, Ch. 297
Alkaline phosphatase: Appendix II
Alkalinity, blood: Sec. 12, Ch. 159; Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]; Sec. 12, Ch. 159; Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]
Alkalosis: metabolic: Sec. 12, Ch. 159; Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]; respiratory: Sec. 12, Ch. 159
Alkylating agents: Sec. 15, Ch. 182 [drug table]
ALL (acute lymphocytic/lymphoblastic leukemia): Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 176
Allergens: Sec. 16, Ch. 185: anaphylactic reactions to: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in asthma: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [sidebar]; in contact dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]; immunotherapy against: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; skin testing for: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Allergic purpura: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Allergy and allergic reactions: Sec. 16, Ch. 185: anaphylactic (see Anaphylactic reactions); to antibiotics: Sec. 17, Ch. 192; aspergillosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; to aspirin: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; asthma (see Asthma); bee sting: Sec. 24, Ch. 298; to blood transfusion: Sec. 14, Ch. 171; conjunctivitis: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 20, Ch. 229; dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]; diagnosis of: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; to drugs: Sec. 2, Ch. 15; Sec. 11, Ch. 144; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 18, Ch. 203; eosinophilic pneumonia: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; exercise-induced: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; eyelid swelling with: Sec. 20, Ch. 228; to food: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; to gases and chemicals: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; to grass pollen: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; to house dust: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in IgA deficiency: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; immunoglobulin E in: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; information resources on: Appendix IV; to insulin: Sec. 13, Ch. 165; lip swelling with: Sec. 8, Ch. 110; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in lungs: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; mastocytosis: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; to milk, in infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 267; multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome: Sec. 25, Ch. 306; Sec. 25, Ch. 306 [sidebar]; nasal polyps in: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; nephrotic syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 144; Sec. 11, Ch. 144 [sidebar]; occupational: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; over-the-counter drugs for: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; photosensitivity: Sec. 18, Ch. 214 (see also Photosensitivity); physical: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; pneumonitis: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; to pollen: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 20, Ch. 229; prevention of: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; to radiopaque dyes: Sec. 11, Ch. 142 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [sidebar]; rhinitis: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 19, Ch. 221; seasonal: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; sinusitis: Sec. 19, Ch. 221; Sec. 19, Ch. 221 [sidebar]; skin testing in: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 18, Ch. 202; Appendix II; symptoms of: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; treatment of: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [drug table]; tubulointerstitial nephritis (kidney disease): Sec. 11, Ch. 144; year-round: Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Alloimmunization, in sickle cell disease: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Allopurinol: Sec. 5, Ch. 70 [drug table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 70
All-trans-retinoic acid: Sec. 14, Ch. 176
Alopecia (baldness): Sec. 18, Ch. 207
Alpha-agonists: in glaucoma: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]; in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 22; urinary incontinence with: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [table]
Alpha₁-antitrypsin: deficiency of: Sec. 4, Ch. 45; Sec. 4, Ch. 45; Sec. 10, Ch. 136; in intestinal lymphangiectasia: Sec. 9, Ch. 125
Alpha-beta blockers: Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 22
Alpha-blockers: in benign prostatic hyperplasia: Sec. 21, Ch. 239; in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 22
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP): in birth defects: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; as tumor marker: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]
Alpha heavy chain disease: Sec. 14, Ch. 175
Alpha-thalassemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172
Alport's syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146
Alprostadil: in coarctation of aorta: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; in congenital artery blockage: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; in erectile dysfunction: Sec. 21, Ch. 240; in pulmonary valve stenosis: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis): Sec. 6, Ch. 95: information resources on: Appendix IV
Alternative medicine: Sec. 25, Ch. 302: for cancer: Sec. 15, Ch. 182; for postmenopausal symptoms: Sec. 22, Ch. 243
Altitude illness: Sec. 24, Ch. 296
Aluminum acetate (Burow's solution): Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Aluminum antacids: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]
Aluminum chloride: Sec. 18, Ch. 206
Alveolar cell carcinoma: Sec. 4, Ch. 57
Alveoli: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]: bleeding from: Sec. 4, Ch. 50 [table]; inflammation of (alveolitis): Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; macrophages of: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; proteinosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Alzheimer's disease: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 83 (see also Dementia): information resources on: Appendix IV
Amanita phalloides (mushroom) poisoning: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Sec. 9, Ch. 122
Amantadine: Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]: in influenza: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; in Parkinson's disease: Sec. 6, Ch. 91 [drug table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 91
Amblyopia: Sec. 23, Ch. 277: nutritional: Sec. 20, Ch. 235; toxic: Sec. 20, Ch. 235
Ambulation exercise: Sec. 1, Ch. 7: after hip fracture: Sec. 1, Ch. 7
Amebiasis: Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Ameboma: Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Amenorrhea: Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 244: with galactorrhea: Sec. 13, Ch. 162
American Sign Language: Sec. 19, Ch. 218
Amifostine: Sec. 24, Ch. 292
Amikacin: Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table]
Amino acids: in cystinuria: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; essential: Sec. 12, Ch. 152; in Fanconi's syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; in Hartnup disease: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; metabolism of, disorders of: Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Aminoglycosides: Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table]: hearing loss with: Sec. 19, Ch. 218
Aminosalicylates: Sec. 9, Ch. 126 [drug table]
Amitriptyline, in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]
AML (acute myelocytic leukemia): Sec. 14, Ch. 176; Sec. 14, Ch. 176 [sidebar]
Ammonia: inhalation of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; reference range for: Appendix II
Amnesia: Sec. 6, Ch. 82 (see also Memory): dissociative: Sec. 7, Ch. 106
Amniocentesis: Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Appendix II: in birth defect diagnosis: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 285; in fetal lung evaluation: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in Rh incompatibility: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Amnion: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]
Amniotic fluid: Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]: acetylcholinesterase in: Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]; alpha-fetoprotein in: Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]; color of: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; embolism of: Sec. 4, Ch. 46; Sec. 4, Ch. 46; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; meconium in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; problems with: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; tests on (see also Amniocentesis); in immunodeficiency disorders: Sec. 16, Ch. 184
Amniotic sac: Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]: rupture of: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; premature: Sec. 22, Ch. 261
Amoxicillin: Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table]: in peptic ulcer: Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]
Amphetamines: Sec. 7, Ch. 108: during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259
Amphotericin B: Sec. 17, Ch. 197 [drug table]
Ampicillin: Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table]
Amprenavir: Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [drug table]
Amputation: after frostbite: Sec. 24, Ch. 291; information resources on: Appendix IV; of leg: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 13, Ch. 165; rehabilitation after: Sec. 1, Ch. 7
Amsler grid: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Amygdala: Sec. 6, Ch. 76
Amylase: Sec. 9, Ch. 118: in acute pancreatitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; reference range for: Appendix II
Amyl nitrite: Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar]
Amyloidosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 26; Sec. 25, Ch. 304; Sec. 25, Ch. 304 [table]: heart failure in: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; information resources on: Appendix IV
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): Sec. 6, Ch. 95: information resources on: Appendix IV
Anabolic steroids: Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar] (see also Androgens): adolescent use of: Sec. 23, Ch. 271; coronary artery disease and: Sec. 3, Ch. 33
Anaerobes: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 17, Ch. 190 [sidebar]
Anaerobic exercise: Sec. 1, Ch. 6; Sec. 1, Ch. 6
Anaerobic infections (see specific infections)
Anagrelide: in polycythemia vera: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; in thrombocythemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 178
Analgesics: Sec. 6, Ch. 78: in common cold: Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; in labor and delivery: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 260; in migraine headache: Sec. 6, Ch. 79 [drug table]; nonopioid: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [table]; opioid: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [drug table]; over-the-counter: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; patient-controlled: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 25, Ch. 301; postoperative: Sec. 25, Ch. 301
Anaphylactic reactions: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185: vs. anaphylactoid reactions: Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [sidebar]; exercise-induced: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in food allergy: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in selective IgA deficiency: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; treatment of: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Anaphylactoid reactions: Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [sidebar]: in mastocytosis: Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Anastomosis, ileo-anal: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Anatomy: Sec. 1, Ch. 1; Sec. 1, Ch. 1 [figure]: adenoids: Sec. 23, Ch. 276 [figure]; adrenal glands: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [figure]; anus: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 130; aorta: Sec. 3, Ch. 35 [figure]; appendix: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; bile ducts: Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; biliary tract: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; bladder: Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]; Sec. 11, Ch. 141; bones: Sec. 5, Ch. 58; Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]; brain: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; breast: Sec. 22, Ch. 250 [sidebar]; bursas: Sec. 5, Ch. 58; digestive system: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; disease and: Sec. 1, Ch. 1; duodenum: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; ear: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]; endocrine system: Sec. 13, Ch. 161; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [figure]; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; esophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; eye: Sec. 20, Ch. 224; Sec. 20, Ch. 224 [figure]; Sec. 20, Ch. 224 [figure]; gallbladder: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; heart: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 20 [figure]; electrical pathway and: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; ileum: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; jejunum: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; joints: Sec. 5, Ch. 58; Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]; kidney: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]; Sec. 11, Ch. 145 [figure]; large intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; ligaments: Sec. 5, Ch. 58; liver: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; lymphatic system: Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]; mouth: Sec. 8, Ch. 109; Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [figure]; muscles: Sec. 5, Ch. 58; Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]; nerve roots: Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; nervous system: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; nose and sinuses: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]; Sec. 19, Ch. 221 [figure]; optic nerve: Sec. 20, Ch. 235; Sec. 20, Ch. 235 [figure]; pancreas: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Sec. 9, Ch. 124 [figure]; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; pituitary gland: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [figure]; pleura: Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [figure]; rectum: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 130; reproductive system; female: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]; male: Sec. 21, Ch. 237; Sec. 21, Ch. 237 [figure]; retina: Sec. 20, Ch. 234; Sec. 20, Ch. 234 [figure]; salivary glands: Sec. 8, Ch. 111; Sec. 8, Ch. 111 [figure]; skin: Sec. 18, Ch. 201; Sec. 18, Ch. 201 [figure]; small intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; spinal cord: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; spleen: Sec. 14, Ch. 179; Sec. 14, Ch. 179 [figure]; stomach: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; tear system: Sec. 20, Ch. 228 [figure]; temporomandibular joint: Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116 [figure]; tendons: Sec. 5, Ch. 58; throat: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]; thyroid gland: Sec. 13, Ch. 163; Sec. 13, Ch. 163 [figure]; tonsils: Sec. 23, Ch. 276 [figure]; tooth: Sec. 8, Ch. 109; ureter: Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]; Sec. 11, Ch. 141; urethra: Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]; Sec. 11, Ch. 141; urinary tract: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]
Ancylostoma duodenale infection (hookworm): Sec. 17, Ch. 196; Sec. 17, Ch. 196 [figure]
Ancylostomiasis: Sec. 17, Ch. 196; Sec. 17, Ch. 196 [figure]
Andersen's disease: Sec. 23, Ch. 282 [table]
Androgens: coronary artery disease and: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; deficiency of, in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; excess of: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; in female: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; in hair growth: Sec. 18, Ch. 207
Anemia(s): Sec. 14, Ch. 169; Sec. 14, Ch. 170; Sec. 14, Ch. 172: angina in: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; aplastic: Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [sidebar]; Sec. 14, Ch. 174; autoimmune: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; with cancer treatment: Sec. 15, Ch. 182; causes of: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; in chronic disease: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 172; in decreased red blood cell production: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 172; drug-related: Sec. 2, Ch. 15 [table]; in excessive bleeding: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; in fetus: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; in folic acid deficiency: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; Sec. 14, Ch. 172; in gastritis: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; in gastroesophageal reflux: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; heart failure with: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; in hemoglobin abnormalities: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; hemolytic: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; autoimmune: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; in HIV infection: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; in Hodgkin's disease: Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [table]; in hookworm infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 196; in increased red blood cell destruction: Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 172; in increased red blood cell production: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; iron deficiency: Sec. 9, Ch. 120; Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 14, Ch. 172; in kidney failure: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; in leukemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 176; in macroglobulinemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 175; in multiple myeloma: Sec. 14, Ch. 175; in myelofibrosis: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [table]; oral discoloration with: Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [sidebar]; Sec. 8, Ch. 110; in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; pernicious: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; radiation injury and: Sec. 24, Ch. 292; shortness of breath in: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; in sickle cell disease: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [figure]; spleen enlargement and: Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]; in stomach cancer: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; in thalassemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; in vitamin B₁₂ deficiency: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; Sec. 14, Ch. 172
Anencephaly: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Anesthesia: Sec. 2, Ch. 11; Sec. 25, Ch. 301: muscle sensitivity to: Sec. 2, Ch. 13
Anesthetics: for canker sores: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; in labor and delivery: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 260; topical: Sec. 6, Ch. 78
Aneurysm: aortic: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 35; Sec. 3, Ch. 35 [figure]; in Marfan syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; in syphilis: Sec. 17, Ch. 200; cerebral artery: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; coma with: Sec. 6, Ch. 84 [table]; in polycystic kidney disease: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; rupture of: Sec. 6, Ch. 86; Sec. 6, Ch. 86; coronary artery, in Kawasaki syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]; dissecting: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; Sec. 3, Ch. 35 [figure]; femoral artery: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; of heart: Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [sidebar]; hepatic artery: Sec. 10, Ch. 138; popliteal artery: Sec. 3, Ch. 35
Angel dust (phencyclidine): Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Angina: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [figure]: Ludwig's: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; sexual activity and: Sec. 21, Ch. 240 [sidebar]; travel and: Sec. 25, Ch. 303
Angina decubitus: Sec. 3, Ch. 33
Angioedema: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185: hereditary: Sec. 8, Ch. 110; Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [sidebar]
Angiography (arteriography): Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Appendix II: cerebral (brain): Sec. 6, Ch. 77; Sec. 6, Ch. 86; Sec. 6, Ch. 86; computed tomography: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 4, Ch. 46; coronary (heart): Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; digital substraction: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; hepatic (liver): Sec. 10, Ch. 134; intestinal: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; magnetic resonance: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 6, Ch. 77; peripheral artery: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; pulmonary (lung): Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 46; renal (kidney): Sec. 11, Ch. 142; retinal (eye): Sec. 20, Ch. 225; Sec. 20, Ch. 234; selective: Sec. 3, Ch. 21
Angioma: Sec. 18, Ch. 215; Sec. 18, Ch. 215 [sidebar]: spider: Sec. 18, Ch. 215; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257
Angioplasty: Sec. 3, Ch. 21: of carotid artery: Sec. 6, Ch. 86; of coronary arteries: Sec. 3, Ch. 24; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [figure]; in infants: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; of peripheral arteries: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; of renal artery: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
Angiosarcoma: Sec. 10, Ch. 139
Angiotensin: Sec. 13, Ch. 161; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [drug table]
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), in sarcoidosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors: after heart attack: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; in coronary artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; fetal effects of: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 25 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 25; in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [drug table]; in nephrotic syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 144; oligohydramnios with: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; urinary incontinence with: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [table]
Angiotensin II: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [figure]
Angiotensin II blockers: in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 25 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 25; in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [drug table]
Angular cheilitis: Sec. 8, Ch. 110
Anhedonia: Sec. 7, Ch. 107
Animal bites: Sec. 24, Ch. 298
Ankle: fracture of: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; sprain of: Sec. 5, Ch. 72; Sec. 5, Ch. 72 [figure]; swelling (edema) of: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; Sec. 12, Ch. 155 (see also Swelling)
Ankylosing spondylitis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; Sec. 6, Ch. 94: information resources on: Appendix IV
Ankylosis, of temporomandibular joint: Sec. 8, Ch. 116
Anomia: Sec. 6, Ch. 82 [sidebar]
Anorchia: Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Anorexia: Sec. 9, Ch. 119
Anorexia nervosa: Sec. 7, Ch. 103; Sec. 22, Ch. 244
Anoscopy: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 119 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 130
Anosmia: Sec. 6, Ch. 97
Antacids: Sec. 2, Ch. 18: in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; in flatulence: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; in gastritis: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; in gastroesophageal reflux: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in peptic ulcer: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]
Antagonists, drugs as: Sec. 2, Ch. 12; Sec. 2, Ch. 12 [table]
Anterior chamber, of eye: Sec. 20, Ch. 224 [figure]; Sec. 20, Ch. 224: bleeding into: Sec. 20, Ch. 227; paracentesis of: Sec. 20, Ch. 234
Anthrax: Sec. 17, Ch. 188 [sidebar]; Sec. 17, Ch. 190: immunization for: Sec. 17, Ch. 189 [table]; Sec. 17, Ch. 190
Antiallergy drugs (see also Antihistamines): over-the-counter: Sec. 2, Ch. 18
Antianxiety drugs: Sec. 7, Ch. 98; Sec. 7, Ch. 100; Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [drug table]: abuse of: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar]; during breastfeeding: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [sidebar]; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; in recurring abdominal pain: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; withdrawal from: Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Antiarrhythmic drugs: Sec. 3, Ch. 26; Sec. 3, Ch. 27; Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [drug table]
Antiasthmatic drugs: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [drug table]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [figure]: generic substitutions for: Sec. 2, Ch. 17 [table]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Antibiotics: Sec. 17, Ch. 192; Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table] (see also specific antibiotics and diseases): in acne: Sec. 18, Ch. 204; Sec. 18, Ch. 204 [drug table]; administration of: Sec. 17, Ch. 192; Sec. 17, Ch. 192; bacterial resistance to: Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 17, Ch. 192; in bladder infection: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; Sec. 11, Ch. 149 [sidebar]; in cellulitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 211; colitis with: Sec. 9, Ch. 122 [table]; Sec. 9, Ch. 127; Sec. 17, Ch. 192; combinations of: Sec. 17, Ch. 192; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in ear infection: Sec. 23, Ch. 276; in endocarditis: Sec. 3, Ch. 29; in gastroenteritis: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; in immunodeficiency disorders: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; intravenous administration of: Sec. 17, Ch. 192; Sec. 17, Ch. 192; in kidney infection: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; in peptic ulcer: Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; preventive use of: Sec. 17, Ch. 188; Sec. 17, Ch. 192; before surgery: Sec. 3, Ch. 29; Sec. 3, Ch. 29 [table]; selection of: Sec. 17, Ch. 192; Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table]; side effects of: Sec. 17, Ch. 192; in splenic disorders: Sec. 16, Ch. 184
Antibodies: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]; Sec. 17, Ch. 188 [sidebar]; Sec. 17, Ch. 188 (see also Immunoglobulin[s]): ABO: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]; antinuclear: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Sec. 23, Ch. 280; Appendix II; autoimmune (see Autoimmune disorders); to clotting factors: Sec. 14, Ch. 173; deficiency of; in common variable immunodeficiency: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; in infant: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; in premature infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in severe combined immunodeficiency: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; in X-linked agammaglobulinemia: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; in infants: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; in kidney disease: Sec. 11, Ch. 144; in Lyme disease: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; mitochondrial: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; monoclonal: Sec. 14, Ch. 175; in cancer treatment: Sec. 15, Ch. 182; Sec. 15, Ch. 182 [drug table]; in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; in transplantation: Sec. 16, Ch. 187 [drug table]; in nephritis: Sec. 11, Ch. 144; in organ transplantation: Sec. 16, Ch. 187; in pemphigus: Sec. 18, Ch. 209; Rh: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 262; Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]; in rheumatoid arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; ribonucleoprotein: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; to self (see Autoimmune disorders); SS-B: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; transfusion of: Sec. 14, Ch. 171; to tumors: Sec. 15, Ch. 180
Anticancer drugs (see Chemotherapy)
Anticholinergic drugs: in asthma: Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [drug table]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44; in collagenous colitis: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in COPD: Sec. 4, Ch. 45; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14; Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [sidebar]; in lymphocytic colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in Parkinson's disease: Sec. 6, Ch. 91 [drug table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 91; in ulcerative colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; urinary incontinence with: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [table]
Anticlotting drugs (see Anticoagulants)
Anticoagulants: Sec. 14, Ch. 173 [sidebar]: after surgery: Sec. 4, Ch. 46; in atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; in coronary artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [drug table]; in deep vein thrombosis prevention: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; dental procedures and: Sec. 8, Ch. 117; food interactions with: Sec. 2, Ch. 13 [table]; gastrointestinal bleeding and: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; Sec. 3, Ch. 25 [drug table]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; in pulmonary embolism: Sec. 4, Ch. 46; in pulmonary embolism prevention: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; in renal artery thrombosis: Sec. 11, Ch. 145; in renal vein thrombosis: Sec. 11, Ch. 145; in stroke: Sec. 6, Ch. 86; in thrombophilia: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Anticonvulsants: Sec. 6, Ch. 85; Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [drug table]: folic acid deficiency with: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; generic substitutions for: Sec. 2, Ch. 17 [table]; in head injury: Sec. 6, Ch. 87; in manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; for pain: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]
Antidepressants: Sec. 7, Ch. 98; Sec. 7, Ch. 101; Sec. 7, Ch. 101 [drug table]: after menopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; Sec. 22, Ch. 243 [drug table]; in anorexia nervosa: Sec. 7, Ch. 103; in anxiety disorders: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; during breastfeeding: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [sidebar]; in bulimia nervosa: Sec. 7, Ch. 103; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 286; drug interactions with: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; food interactions with: Sec. 2, Ch. 13 [table]; generic substitutions for: Sec. 2, Ch. 17 [table]; in manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; for pain: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; in panic attacks and panic disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; in posttraumatic stress disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; in premenstrual syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; in recurring abdominal pain: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in sleep disorders: Sec. 6, Ch. 81 [sidebar]; in social phobia: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; urinary incontinence with: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [table]
Antidiabetic drugs: Sec. 13, Ch. 165; Sec. 13, Ch. 165 [drug table]: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 281; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; generic substitutions for: Sec. 2, Ch. 17 [table]; in pancreatitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]
Antidiarrheal drugs: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in collagenous colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in lymphocytic colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in ulcerative colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin): Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [sidebar]; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [figure]; Sec. 13, Ch. 164: in blood volume regulation: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; in diabetes insipidus: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; inappropriate secretion of: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [sidebar]; Sec. 12, Ch. 158; in water balance: Sec. 12, Ch. 158 [sidebar]
Antidotes: for monoamine oxidase inhibitors: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; for radioactive materials: Sec. 24, Ch. 292
Antiemetic drugs, in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]
Antifungal drugs: Sec. 17, Ch. 197; Sec. 17, Ch. 197 [drug table]: topical: Sec. 18, Ch. 212; Sec. 18, Ch. 212 [sidebar]
Antigens: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]: B lymphocyte interaction with: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; T lymphocyte recognition of: Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]; tumor: Sec. 15, Ch. 180
Antiglobulin test (Coombs test): Sec. 14, Ch. 172
Antihistamines: Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [drug table]: in allergic conjunctivitis: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in allergic rhinitis: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 19, Ch. 221; in common cold: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]; Sec. 19, Ch. 221; in cough remedies: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; Sec. 2, Ch. 18; in food allergy: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in itching: Sec. 18, Ch. 202; Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in motion sickness: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; over-the-counter: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 2, Ch. 18; precautions with: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; side effects of: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; as sleep aid: Sec. 2, Ch. 18
Antihyperglycemic drugs, oral: Sec. 13, Ch. 165; Sec. 13, Ch. 165 [drug table]
Antihypertensive drugs: Sec. 3, Ch. 22 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 22: in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; generic substitutions for: Sec. 2, Ch. 17 [table]; postprandial hypotension and: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]
Anti-infective agents: Sec. 18, Ch. 202 (see also Antibiotics)
Anti-inflammatory drugs: in collagenous colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Sec. 9, Ch. 126 [drug table]; in lymphocytic colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; nonsteroidal (see Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs); over-the-counter: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; in proctitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; steroidal (see Corticosteroids); topical: Sec. 18, Ch. 202; in ulcerative colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Antilymphocyte globulin: Sec. 16, Ch. 187 [drug table]
Antimetabolites: Sec. 15, Ch. 182 [drug table]
Antimitotics: Sec. 15, Ch. 182 [drug table]
Antioxidant: Sec. 12, Ch. 152: selenium as: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; vitamin C as: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; vitamin E as: Sec. 12, Ch. 154
Antiphospholipid (anticardiolipin) syndrome: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Antiplatelet drugs: in coronary artery disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; in peripheral arterial disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; in stroke prevention: Sec. 6, Ch. 86
Antipsychotic drugs: Sec. 7, Ch. 98; Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [sidebar]: in autism: Sec. 23, Ch. 286; during breastfeeding: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [sidebar]; in childhood schizophrenia: Sec. 23, Ch. 286; in dementia: Sec. 6, Ch. 83; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 83; generic substitutions for: Sec. 2, Ch. 17 [table]; in manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; in schizophrenia: Sec. 7, Ch. 107; Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [sidebar]; Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [drug table]; side effects of: Sec. 7, Ch. 107; Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [sidebar]; swallowing problems with: Sec. 9, Ch. 120; in Tourette's syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 91; urinary incontinence with: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [table]
Antipyretic drugs: Sec. 17, Ch. 188: in common cold: Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]
Antiseizure drugs (see Anticonvulsants)
Antisense technology: Sec. 1, Ch. 2
Antishock trousers: Sec. 3, Ch. 24
Antisocial personality: Sec. 7, Ch. 105
Antispasmodic drugs: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]: in irritable bowel syndrome: Sec. 9, Ch. 129
Antithrombin deficiency: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Antithymocyte globulin: Sec. 16, Ch. 187 [drug table]
Antitussive drugs: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Antivenom: for coelenterate sting: Sec. 24, Ch. 298; serum sickness with: Sec. 24, Ch. 298 [sidebar]; for snake bite: Sec. 24, Ch. 298; for spider bite: Sec. 24, Ch. 298
Antiviral drugs: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]: in chickenpox: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; in hepatitis: Sec. 10, Ch. 137; in herpes simplex virus infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; Sec. 20, Ch. 230; in herpes zoster ophthalmicus: Sec. 20, Ch. 230; in immunodeficiency disorders: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; in influenza: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; in Parkinson's disease: Sec. 6, Ch. 91 [drug table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 91
Ant stings: Sec. 24, Ch. 298
Anuria: Sec. 11, Ch. 143
Anus: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]: abscess of: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; atresia of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; biology of: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 130; bleeding from: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 9, Ch. 132 [table]; cancer of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; examination of: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; exercises for: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; fissure of: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; fistula of: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 9, Ch. 130; foreign objects in: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; hemorrhoids of: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 9, Ch. 130 [figure]; itching around: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 18, Ch. 203; muscles of, problems with: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 9, Ch. 129; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; rectal prolapse in: Sec. 9, Ch. 130
Anvil (incus): Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]
Anxiety: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [drug table]: alkalosis with: Sec. 12, Ch. 159; drugs for (see Antianxiety drugs); in dying person: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; dyspepsia and: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; hyperventilation syndrome and: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; irritable bowel syndrome and: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; medical disorders and: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; in panic attacks and panic disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [sidebar]; performance and: Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [figure]; in personality disorders: Sec. 7, Ch. 105; in phobic disorders: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [table]; in posttraumatic stress disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; separation, in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 267; Sec. 23, Ch. 268; Sec. 23, Ch. 286; social: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; during travel: Sec. 25, Ch. 303
Anxiolytics (see Antianxiety drugs)
Aorta: aneurysm of: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 35; Sec. 3, Ch. 35 [figure]; in Marfan syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; in syphilis: Sec. 17, Ch. 200; angiography of: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; atherosclerosis of, and atheroembolic kidney disease: Sec. 11, Ch. 145; coarctation of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; congenital blockage of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; dissection of: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 35; Sec. 3, Ch. 35 [figure]; in Marfan syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; obstruction of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; in tetralogy of Fallot: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [figure]; transposition of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Aortic valve: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20 [figure]: bicuspid: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; Sec. 3, Ch. 28; regurgitation: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; in Marfan syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; stenosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; sexual activity and: Sec. 21, Ch. 240 [sidebar]; in syphilis: Sec. 17, Ch. 200
Aortography: Sec. 3, Ch. 21
Apgar score: Sec. 23, Ch. 263
Aphasia: Sec. 6, Ch. 82; Sec. 6, Ch. 82 [sidebar]: rehabilitation for: Sec. 1, Ch. 7
Aplastic anemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [sidebar]; Sec. 14, Ch. 174
Apnea: in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in premature infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; sleep: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 6, Ch. 81; Sec. 12, Ch. 156; Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Apolipoprotein E (apo E): Sec. 6, Ch. 83
Appendicitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 132: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Appendix: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118: immune function of: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]; inflammation of (see Appendicitis)
Appetite: in dying person: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; loss of: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; in young children: Sec. 23, Ch. 269
Applanation tonometry: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Apprehension (see Anxiety)
Apraclonidine: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]
Apraxia: Sec. 6, Ch. 82: rehabilitation for: Sec. 1, Ch. 7
Aqueous humor: Sec. 20, Ch. 224; Sec. 20, Ch. 233; Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [figure]
Arachnoid mater: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]
Arbovirus infection: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; Sec. 17, Ch. 198
Arcus senilis: Sec. 20, Ch. 224
Arenavirus infection: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; Sec. 17, Ch. 198
Argon plasma coagulator: in colorectal cancer: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; in proctitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 130
Argyll Robertson pupils: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Aripiprazole: Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [drug table]
Arm: amputation of, rehabilitation after: Sec. 1, Ch. 7; artery to, blockage of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; birth defects of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; fracture of: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; injury to, in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; lymphedema in: Sec. 3, Ch. 37; pain in (thoracic outlet syndrome): Sec. 6, Ch. 95; reattachment of: Sec. 16, Ch. 187 [sidebar]; severed or constricted: Sec. 24, Ch. 299; splint for: Sec. 24, Ch. 299 [figure]
Aromatase inhibitors: Sec. 22, Ch. 251
Arrhythmias: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [figure]: atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; atrial premature beats: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; bundle branch block: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; in electrical injury: Sec. 24, Ch. 293; electrophysiologic testing in: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; in frostbite: Sec. 24, Ch. 291; in heart attack: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; heart block: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; heart failure with: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; in potassium abnormalities: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; sexual activity and: Sec. 21, Ch. 240 [sidebar]; travel and: Sec. 25, Ch. 303; ventricular fibrillation: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; ventricular premature beats: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; ventricular tachycardia: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Sec. 3, Ch. 27
Arsenic, angiosarcoma and: Sec. 10, Ch. 139
Arterial blood gas analysis: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Arteriography (see Angiography)
Arterioles: Sec. 3, Ch. 20: in blood pressure control: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; dilatation of (erythromelalgia): Sec. 3, Ch. 34; in Raynaud's disease and Raynaud's phenomenon: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; in syndrome X: Sec. 3, Ch. 33
Arteriolosclerosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 32 [sidebar]
Arteriosclerosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 3, Ch. 32 [sidebar] (see also Atherosclerosis): high blood pressure and: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; high phosphate levels and: Sec. 12, Ch. 155
Arteriovenous fistula: Sec. 3, Ch. 36: in hemodialysis: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; Sec. 11, Ch. 143 [figure]
Arteriovenous malformation: in brain: Sec. 6, Ch. 86; in digestive system: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; in eye: Sec. 20, Ch. 236; in spine: Sec. 6, Ch. 93
Arteritis: Takayasu's: Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [table]; temporal (giant cell): Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 69; Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [figure]; Sec. 20, Ch. 235; headache with: Sec. 6, Ch. 79 [table]
Artery (arteries): Sec. 3, Ch. 20: cerebral: Sec. 6, Ch. 86 [figure]; aneurysm of: Sec. 6, Ch. 86; Sec. 6, Ch. 86; bleeding of (see Stroke, hemorrhagic); blood clots in (see Stroke, ischemic); coronary (see Coronary arteries); great, transposition of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; hardening of: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 3, Ch. 32 [sidebar]; Sec. 3, Ch. 32 [sidebar] (see also Atherosclerosis); hepatic (liver): Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; Sec. 10, Ch. 138; Sec. 10, Ch. 138 [figure]; aneurysm of: Sec. 10, Ch. 138; occlusive disease of: Sec. 10, Ch. 138; oxygen saturation of: Appendix II; peripheral; angiography of: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; computed tomography angiography of: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; functional disease of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; magnetic resonance angiography of: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; occlusive disease of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [sidebar]; Raynaud's disease and Raynaud's phenomenon of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; spasm of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; in polyarteritis nodosa: Sec. 5, Ch. 69; Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [table]; renal (kidney): Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]; Sec. 11, Ch. 145 [figure]; obstruction of: Sec. 11, Ch. 145; Sec. 11, Ch. 145 [sidebar]; in Takayasu's arteritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [table]; in temporal (giant cell) arteritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 69; Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [figure]
Arthritis: degenerative (see Osteoarthritis); in gout: Sec. 5, Ch. 70; infectious (septic): Sec. 5, Ch. 65; Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116; information resources on: Appendix IV; in Lyme disease: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; psoriatic: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; Sec. 18, Ch. 203; reactive (Reiter's syndrome): Sec. 5, Ch. 67; rheumatoid: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; Sec. 5, Ch. 67 [drug table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 67 [sidebar]; juvenile: Sec. 23, Ch. 280; in rubella: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; septic: Sec. 5, Ch. 65; Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116; in Sjögren's syndrome: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; of temporomandibular joint: Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116
Arthritis-dermatitis syndrome: Sec. 17, Ch. 200
Arthrography: Sec. 5, Ch. 59
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Arthroplasty (joint replacement): Sec. 5, Ch. 62: in avascular necrosis: Sec. 5, Ch. 64; hip: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; Sec. 5, Ch. 62 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 66; infection and: Sec. 5, Ch. 65; knee: Sec. 5, Ch. 66 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 66
Arthroscopy: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; Sec. 25, Ch. 301 [sidebar]; Appendix II
Artificial insemination: Sec. 22, Ch. 254
Artificial tears: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Asbestosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]
Ascariasis: Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Ascites: Sec. 10, Ch. 135: peritonitis and: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; in portal hypertension: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; removal of (paracentesis): Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 10, Ch. 135
Ascorbic acid (see Vitamin C)
Aseptic meningitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 89 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]
Aseptic necrosis: Sec. 5, Ch. 64; Sec. 5, Ch. 64 [sidebar]: of lunate bone (Kienböck's disease): Sec. 5, Ch. 71
Asherman's syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 22, Ch. 255
Asociality: Sec. 7, Ch. 107
Aspartame, during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259
Aspartate transaminase: Appendix II
Asperger's disorder: Sec. 23, Ch. 286
Aspergilloma: Sec. 17, Ch. 197
Aspergillosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 17, Ch. 197
Aspiration: age-associated: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; in cerebral palsy: Sec. 23, Ch. 284; in gastroesophageal reflux: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; meconium: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; pneumonia with: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 12, Ch. 153; pneumonitis with: Sec. 4, Ch. 50 [table]
Aspiration (needle): bone marrow: Sec. 14, Ch. 170; Sec. 14, Ch. 170 [figure]; Appendix II (see also Bone marrow, examination of); breast: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; joint: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; Appendix II; of pleural fluid: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Aspirin: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 6, Ch. 78: anaphylactoid reactions to: Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [sidebar]; in common cold: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]; dental procedures and: Sec. 8, Ch. 117; drug interactions with: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; gastrointestinal side effects of: Sec. 2, Ch. 11; Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 132; for heart attack: Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; in heart attack prevention: Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [drug table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; in Kawasaki syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]; in peripheral arterial disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; poisoning with: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; Reye's syndrome and: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 23, Ch. 267; Sec. 23, Ch. 273; Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]; information resources on: Appendix IV; in rheumatic fever: Sec. 23, Ch. 272; in rheumatoid arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; Sec. 5, Ch. 67 [drug table]; side effects of: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; in stroke prevention: Sec. 6, Ch. 86; in systemic lupus erythematosus: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; tinnitus and: Sec. 19, Ch. 220
Assisted suicide: Sec. 7, Ch. 102
Asterixis (flapping tremor): Sec. 6, Ch. 91; Sec. 10, Ch. 135
Asthenia: Sec. 5, Ch. 59
Asthma: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [drug table]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [sidebar]: allergic: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 274; Sec. 23, Ch. 274; aspirin and: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; cardiac: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 274; exercise-induced: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; information resources on: Appendix IV; occupational: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; over-the-counter drug precautions in: Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; wheezing in: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Astigmatic keratotomy: Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Astigmatism: Sec. 20, Ch. 225; Sec. 20, Ch. 225 [figure]: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 277 [sidebar]
Astrocytoma: Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [table]
Ataxia: Sec. 6, Ch. 91: in cerebral palsy: Sec. 23, Ch. 284
Ataxia-telangiectasia: Sec. 6, Ch. 91; Sec. 16, Ch. 184
Atelectasis: Sec. 4, Ch. 48: postoperative: Sec. 25, Ch. 301
Atenolol (see Beta-blockers)
Atheroma: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 3, Ch. 32 [sidebar]
Atherosclerosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 3, Ch. 32 [sidebar]; Sec. 3, Ch. 32 [sidebar]: cholesterol in: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; of coronary arteries: Sec. 3, Ch. 33 (see also Coronary arteries, disease of); in diabetes mellitus: Sec. 13, Ch. 165 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 165; estrogen and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; in familial hypercholesterolemia: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; homocysteine level and: Sec. 12, Ch. 154 [sidebar]; kidney failure and: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; of peripheral arteries: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [sidebar]; progestin and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; of renal arteries: Sec. 11, Ch. 145; stroke and: Sec. 6, Ch. 86
Athetosis: Sec. 6, Ch. 91
Athlete's foot (tinea pedis): Sec. 18, Ch. 212
Athletic heart syndrome: Sec. 1, Ch. 6 [sidebar]
Atkins Diet: Sec. 12, Ch. 152
Atonic seizures: Sec. 6, Ch. 85
Atopic dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203: in food allergy: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; in infants and young children: Sec. 23, Ch. 267
Atorvastatin: Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [drug table]
Atovaquone-proguanil: Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Atresia: anal: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; bile duct: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; esophageal: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [figure]
Atrial fibrillation: Sec. 3, Ch. 27: in mitral regurgitation: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; in mitral stenosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Sec. 3, Ch. 27
Atrial flutter: Sec. 3, Ch. 27
Atrial premature beats: Sec. 3, Ch. 27
Atrial septal defect: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [figure]
Atrium (atria): Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20 [figure]
Atrophic gastritis: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121
Atrophic rhinitis: Sec. 19, Ch. 221
Atrophy: muscular: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; Sec. 6, Ch. 95; peroneal (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease): Sec. 6, Ch. 95; spinal: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; skin: Sec. 18, Ch. 202 [sidebar]; tongue: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; urethral: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; vaginal: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 243; Sec. 22, Ch. 250
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Sec. 23, Ch. 269; Sec. 23, Ch. 269 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 269 [sidebar]: information resources on: Appendix IV
Atypical moles (dysplastic nevi): Sec. 18, Ch. 215
Audiometry: Sec. 19, Ch. 218; Appendix II
Auditory brain stem response: Sec. 19, Ch. 218; Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Auditory nerve: Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]: tumors of: Sec. 19, Ch. 220
Augmentation cystoplasty: Sec. 11, Ch. 147 [sidebar]
Aura: of migraine headache: Sec. 6, Ch. 79; of seizure disorders: Sec. 6, Ch. 85
Auricle (outer ear): Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]: disorders of: Sec. 19, Ch. 219
Auscultation: Appendix II
Autism: Sec. 23, Ch. 286: information resources on: Appendix IV
Autoantibodies (see Autoimmune disorders)
Autoimmune disorders: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Sec. 16, Ch. 186; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table] (see also specific disorders): acute transverse myelitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 93; allergic (Henoch-Schönlein) purpura: Sec. 14, Ch. 173; alopecia areata: Sec. 18, Ch. 207; aplastic anemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [sidebar]; brachial neuritis: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; bullous pemphigoid: Sec. 18, Ch. 209; causes of: Sec. 16, Ch. 186; dermatitis herpetiformis: Sec. 18, Ch. 209; dermatomyositis: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Eaton-Lambert syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [sidebar]; eosinophilic fasciitis: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Goodpasture's syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Guillain-Barré syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; hearing loss in: Sec. 19, Ch. 218; hemolytic anemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; hepatitis: Sec. 10, Ch. 137; Sec. 10, Ch. 137; mixed connective tissue disease: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; multiple sclerosis: Sec. 6, Ch. 92; Sec. 6, Ch. 92 [table]; myasthenia gravis: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; pemphigus: Sec. 18, Ch. 209; peripheral ulcerative keratitis: Sec. 20, Ch. 230; polyglandular deficiency syndrome: Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [sidebar]; polymyositis: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; in pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; relapsing polychondritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; rheumatoid arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; scleroderma: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Sjögren's syndrome: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; streptococcal infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; systemic lupus erythematosus: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Sec. 5, Ch. 68 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; tests for: Sec. 16, Ch. 186
Automated external defibrillator: Sec. 24, Ch. 299; Sec. 24, Ch. 299 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 27
Autonomic nervous system: Sec. 1, Ch. 1; Sec. 6, Ch. 76: in blood pressure control: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; in Shy-Drager syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 91; testing of: Sec. 6, Ch. 77
Autopsy: Sec. 1, Ch. 8
Avascular necrosis: of bone: Sec. 5, Ch. 64; Sec. 5, Ch. 64 [sidebar]; of lunate bone (Kienböck's disease): Sec. 5, Ch. 71
Avoidant personality: Sec. 7, Ch. 105
Axon: Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]
Ayurveda: Sec. 25, Ch. 302
Azatadine: Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [drug table]
Azathioprine: in autoimmune hepatitis: Sec. 10, Ch. 137; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Sec. 9, Ch. 126 [drug table]; in rheumatoid arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67 [drug table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 67; in transplantation: Sec. 16, Ch. 187 [drug table]; in ulcerative colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Azelaic acid: Sec. 18, Ch. 204 [drug table]
Azelastine: Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Azithromycin: Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table]
Azoospermia: Sec. 22, Ch. 254; Sec. 22, Ch. 254
Azotemia: Sec. 11, Ch. 142
Aztreonam: Sec. 17, Ch. 192 [drug table]