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Index K

Kallmann's syndrome: Sec. 13, Ch. 162
Kanamycin: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]
Kangaroo care: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]
Kaolin: Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]
Kaposi's sarcoma: Sec. 18, Ch. 216
in HIV infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 199
in mouth: Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [sidebar]; Sec. 8, Ch. 113
Kava: Sec. 7, Ch. 100
Kawasaki syndrome: Sec. 8, Ch. 110; Sec. 8, Ch. 110; Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]
Kearns-Sayre syndrome: Sec. 5, Ch. 73
Kegel exercises: Sec. 11, Ch. 147; Sec. 22, Ch. 250 [sidebar]
in pelvic floor disorders: Sec. 22, Ch. 249
in urinary incontinence: Sec. 11, Ch. 147; Sec. 22, Ch. 243
in vaginismus: Sec. 22, Ch. 250
Keloids: Sec. 18, Ch. 215; Sec. 19, Ch. 219
Keratectomy: Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Keratitis
herpes simplex: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; Sec. 20, Ch. 230
peripheral ulcerative: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
superficial punctate: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
xerotic: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Keratoacanthoma: Sec. 8, Ch. 113; Sec. 18, Ch. 215
Keratoconjunctivitis
epidemic: Sec. 20, Ch. 229 [sidebar]
herpes simplex: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye): Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Keratoconus: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Keratoderma blennorrhagicum: Sec. 5, Ch. 67
Keratomalacia: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Keratopathy, bullous: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Keratoses
actinic: Sec. 18, Ch. 214 [sidebar]
seborrheic: Sec. 18, Ch. 215
Keratosis pilaris: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Keratotomy: Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Keraunoparalysis: Sec. 24, Ch. 293
Kerion: Sec. 18, Ch. 212
Kernicterus: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Kerosene poisoning: Sec. 24, Ch. 297
Keshan disease: Sec. 12, Ch. 155
Ketamine: Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Ketoacidosis: Sec. 13, Ch. 165; Sec. 13, Ch. 165
in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 281; Sec. 23, Ch. 281
Ketoconazole: Sec. 17, Ch. 197 [drug table]
in precocious puberty: Sec. 23, Ch. 271 [sidebar]
Ketones
in blood: Sec. 13, Ch. 165
in urine: Sec. 11, Ch. 142
Ketoprofen: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 78
Ketosis, with low-carbohyrate diet: Sec. 12, Ch. 152
Keyhole surgery: Sec. 25, Ch. 301 [sidebar]
Kidney failure: Sec. 11, Ch. 143
acute: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; Sec. 11, Ch. 143 [table]
in atheroembolic kidney disease: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
cholesterol levels in: Sec. 12, Ch. 157
chronic: Sec. 11, Ch. 143
coma with: Sec. 6, Ch. 84 [table]
in cortical necrosis: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
in Fabry's disease: Sec. 23, Ch. 282
in Goodpasture's syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 51
in malaria: Sec. 11, Ch. 149
in malignant hypertension: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
in multiple myeloma: Sec. 14, Ch. 175
in nephrotic syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 144
in septic shock: Sec. 17, Ch. 191
shortness of breath with: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Kidneys: Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]
absence of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
in acid-base regulation: Sec. 12, Ch. 159
age-associated changes in: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 11, Ch. 141
in asymptomatic proteinuria and hematuria syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 144
atheroembolic disease of: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
biology of: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]
biopsy of: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; Sec. 11, Ch. 143; Sec. 11, Ch. 144; Sec. 11, Ch. 145
birth defects of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 272
in blood pressure control: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; Sec. 11, Ch. 141
blood vessels of: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 145 [figure]
     blockage of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 11, Ch. 145; Sec. 11, Ch. 145 [sidebar]
     disorders of: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
cancer of: Sec. 11, Ch. 151
     in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 283
cysts in: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 11, Ch. 146 [figure]
in diabetes insipidus: Sec. 11, Ch. 146
dialysis of (see Dialysis)
disorder/dysfunction of: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; Sec. 11, Ch. 151 (see also Kidney failure)
     in diabetes mellitus: Sec. 13, Ch. 165 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 165
     heart failure with: Sec. 3, Ch. 25
     in high blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 22
     information resources on: Appendix IV
     in low blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 23
     in multiple myeloma: Sec. 14, Ch. 175
     over-the-counter drug precautions in: Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]
     during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
     in premature infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
     symptoms of: Sec. 11, Ch. 142
     tests for: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; Sec. 11, Ch. 142 [sidebar]
     in vitamin D excess: Sec. 12, Ch. 154
distention of: Sec. 11, Ch. 148; Sec. 11, Ch. 148 [figure]
drug elimination by: Sec. 2, Ch. 11
drug-related damage to: Sec. 2, Ch. 15 [table]
failure of (see Kidney failure)
functions of: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 146
in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 25
infection of (pyelonephritis): Sec. 11, Ch. 149
     after childbirth: Sec. 22, Ch. 262
     in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 272
inflammation of (nephritis): Sec. 11, Ch. 144
injury to: Sec. 11, Ch. 150; Sec. 11, Ch. 150 [figure]
necrosis of: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
in nephritic syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 144
in nephrotic syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 144; Sec. 11, Ch. 144 [sidebar]; Sec. 11, Ch. 144 [table]
polycystic: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 11, Ch. 146 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265
during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257
radiation effects on: Sec. 24, Ch. 292
radiopaque dye toxicity to: Sec. 11, Ch. 142 [sidebar]
in renal tubular acidosis: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 11, Ch. 146 [table]
stones in: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 11, Ch. 148; Sec. 11, Ch. 148 [figure]
     birth defects and: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
     in gout: Sec. 5, Ch. 70; Sec. 5, Ch. 70
transplantation of: Sec. 16, Ch. 187
     pregnancy and: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
tubules of: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]
     disorders of: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 11, Ch. 146 [table]
in tubulointerstitial nephritis: Sec. 11, Ch. 144
urine backup in (hydronephrosis): Sec. 11, Ch. 143; Sec. 11, Ch. 148; Sec. 11, Ch. 148 [figure]
Kienböck's disease: Sec. 5, Ch. 71
Killer (cytotoxic) T cells: Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 17, Ch. 188
Kissing bug bites: Sec. 24, Ch. 298
Klebsiella infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
meninges: Sec. 6, Ch. 89
Klinefelter syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 266; Sec. 23, Ch. 271
Knee: Sec. 5, Ch. 58; Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]
avascular necrosis of: Sec. 5, Ch. 64
Baker's (popliteal) cyst of: Sec. 5, Ch. 74
knock: Sec. 5, Ch. 75; Sec. 23, Ch. 278 [sidebar]
in Lyme disease: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
in Osgood-Schlatter disease: Sec. 23, Ch. 278
replacement of: Sec. 5, Ch. 66 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 66
runner's (patellofemoral stress syndrome): Sec. 5, Ch. 75; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [sidebar]; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [figure]
Kneecap (patella): Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]
chondromalacia of: Sec. 23, Ch. 278
in nail-patella syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146
Knee jerk reflex: Sec. 6, Ch. 77 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 93
Knock knees: Sec. 5, Ch. 75; Sec. 23, Ch. 278 [sidebar]
Koplik's spots: Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Korsakoff's syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 82; Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 12, Ch. 154
Kuru: Sec. 6, Ch. 90
Kwashiorkor: Sec. 12, Ch. 153
Kyphoplasty: Sec. 5, Ch. 60
Kyphosis: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; Sec. 23, Ch. 278; Sec. 23, Ch. 278 [figure]
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