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Labia majora: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]: in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 263
Labia minora: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]
Labor and delivery: Sec. 22, Ch. 260: amniotic fluid embolism in: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; birthing centers for: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; cerebral palsy after: Sec. 23, Ch. 284; cesarean section for: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; complications of: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 22, Ch. 261 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 261 [figure]; disseminated intravascular coagulation in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; drug use during: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; fetal problems during: Sec. 22, Ch. 260 [sidebar]; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 22, Ch. 261 [figure]; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; forceps for: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 22, Ch. 261 [figure]; induction of: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; infection after: Sec. 22, Ch. 262; inverted uterus with: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; maternal heart disease and: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; monitoring after: Sec. 22, Ch. 262; of multiple births: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; natural: Sec. 22, Ch. 260 [sidebar]; newborn injury during: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; pain relief during: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; position for: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; postdelivery period and: Sec. 22, Ch. 262; postterm: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in preeclampsia: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; presentations for: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 22, Ch. 261 [figure]; Sec. 23, Ch. 263; preterm: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]; shoulder dystocia in: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; slow progression of: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; stages of: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; Sec. 22, Ch. 260 [figure]; timing problems in: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; of twins: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; umbilical cord prolapse in: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; uterine bleeding after: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; vacuum extractor for: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 22, Ch. 261 [figure]
Labyrinth (inner ear): Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]: disorders of: Sec. 19, Ch. 220; Sec. 19, Ch. 220 [figure]
Labyrinthectomy: Sec. 19, Ch. 220
Labyrinthitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 80: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Laceration: bladder: Sec. 11, Ch. 150; cerebral: Sec. 6, Ch. 87; ear: Sec. 19, Ch. 219; esophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 120; eye: Sec. 20, Ch. 227; first aid for: Sec. 24, Ch. 299; kidney: Sec. 11, Ch. 150; Sec. 11, Ch. 150 [figure]; liver: Sec. 10, Ch. 134
Lacrimal nerve: Sec. 20, Ch. 224
Lacrimal system: Sec. 20, Ch. 228 [figure] (see also Tears and tear system)
Lactase deficiency: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 125; Sec. 9, Ch. 129
Lactate (lactic acid): Appendix II
Lactate dehydrogenase: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]
Lactation (see also Breastfeeding): abnormal (galactorrhea): Sec. 13, Ch. 162
Lactic acid (lactate): Appendix II
Lactic hydrogenase: Appendix II
Lactobacilli, of vagina: Sec. 22, Ch. 247
Lactose: Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Lactose intolerance: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 125; Sec. 9, Ch. 129
Lactulose: in constipation: Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]; in liver encephalopathy: Sec. 10, Ch. 135
L-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM): Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Lamaze method: Sec. 22, Ch. 260 [sidebar]
Laminaria: Sec. 22, Ch. 255
Laminectomy: Sec. 6, Ch. 94
Lamivudine (3TC): Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [drug table]
Lamotrigine: in manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; in seizure disorders: Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [drug table]
Landouzy-Dejerine (facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy): Sec. 5, Ch. 73
Langerhans' cells: Sec. 18, Ch. 201
Langerhans' cell granulomatosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Language: in autism: Sec. 23, Ch. 286; in brain injury: Sec. 6, Ch. 82; Sec. 6, Ch. 82 [sidebar]; development of: Sec. 23, Ch. 268; in dyslexia: Sec. 23, Ch. 269; in hearing loss in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 276; in Klinefelter syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 266; in mental retardation: Sec. 23, Ch. 285; in Rett's disorder: Sec. 23, Ch. 286
Lansoprazole: Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]
Laparoscopy: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 254; Sec. 25, Ch. 301 [sidebar]; Appendix II
Laparotomy, in cancer staging: Sec. 15, Ch. 181
Large-for-gestational-age infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Large intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118: age-associated changes in: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 129; amebiasis of: Sec. 17, Ch. 196; bleeding in: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 9, Ch. 132 [table]; blockage (obstruction) of: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 9, Ch. 131; Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 9, Ch. 132 [figure]; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; cancer of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [figure]; screening for: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; ulcerative colitis and: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Crohn's disease of: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Sec. 9, Ch. 126 [drug table]; diverticulitis of: Sec. 9, Ch. 128; Sec. 9, Ch. 128 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 129; diverticulosis of:Sec. 9, Ch. 128; Sec. 9, Ch. 128 [figure]; endoscopy of: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 119 [figure]; Escherichia coli infection of: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; examination of (sigmoidoscopy): Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; fistula of: Sec. 9, Ch. 128; Sec. 9, Ch. 128 [figure]; hemorrhagic colitis of: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Hirschsprung disease of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; inertia of: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; inflammatory disease of: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Sec. 9, Ch. 126 [drug table] (see also Colitis); ischemia of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 9, Ch. 132; polyps of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; rapid stool transit in: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; slowed stool transit in: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; spastic (irritable bowel syndrome): Sec. 9, Ch. 129; strangulation of: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 9, Ch. 132 [figure]; surgical removal of: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; tumors of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; ulcerative colitis of: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Larva migrans: cutaneous: Sec. 18, Ch. 210; visceral (toxocariasis): Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Laryngitis: Sec. 19, Ch. 222
Laryngoceles: Sec. 19, Ch. 222
Laryngotracheobronchitis: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; Sec. 23, Ch. 274
Larynx (voice box): Sec. 4, Ch. 38; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]: cancer of: Sec. 19, Ch. 223; Sec. 19, Ch. 223 [sidebar]; outpouchings of (laryngoceles): Sec. 19, Ch. 222; papilloma of: Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK): Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK): Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Laser therapy: for arteriovenous fistula: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; for birthmarks: Sec. 18, Ch. 215 [sidebar]; for diabetic retinopathy: Sec. 20, Ch. 234; for endometriosis: Sec. 22, Ch. 245; for glaucoma: Sec. 20, Ch. 233; for hair removal: Sec. 18, Ch. 207; for macular degeneration: Sec. 20, Ch. 234; for retinal detachment: Sec. 20, Ch. 234; for retinopathy of prematurity: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; for varicose veins: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; for vision (refractive) disorders: Sec. 20, Ch. 226; for wart removal: Sec. 18, Ch. 213
Laser thermal keratoplasty (LTK): Sec. 20, Ch. 226
LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis): Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Lassa fever: Sec. 17, Ch. 198
Latanoprost: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]
Lateral epicondylitis (backhand tennis elbow): Sec. 5, Ch. 75; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [sidebar]
Laughing gas: Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar]
Lavage, bronchoalveolar: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Laws (see Legal issues)
Laxatives: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]: abuse of: Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar]
Lazy bowel syndrome: Sec. 9, Ch. 129
LDL cholesterol: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Appendix II: after menopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; estrogen and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; progestin and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243
Lead: poisoning with: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; reference range for: Sec. 18, Ch. 215 [sidebar]
Learning disorders: Sec. 23, Ch. 269: in ADHD: Sec. 23, Ch. 269; information resources on: Appendix IV
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: Sec. 1, Ch. 2; Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Leboyer method: Sec. 22, Ch. 260 [sidebar]
Leflunomide: Sec. 5, Ch. 67 [drug table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 67
Leg: amputation of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 13, Ch. 165; rehabilitation after: Sec. 1, Ch. 7; arterial disease of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 34 [sidebar]; birth defects of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; bowing of: Sec. 23, Ch. 278 [sidebar]; chilblains of: Sec. 24, Ch. 291; claudication in: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; deep vein thrombosis in: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 36 [figure]; fracture of: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; lymphatic vessel deficiency in: Sec. 3, Ch. 37; lymphedema in: Sec. 3, Ch. 37; pain in; in Buerger's disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; when walking: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; popliteus tendinitis of: Sec. 5, Ch. 75; reattachment of: Sec. 16, Ch. 187 [sidebar]; sciatica of: Sec. 6, Ch. 94 [figure]; severed or constricted: Sec. 24, Ch. 299; shin splints in: Sec. 5, Ch. 75; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [sidebar]; splint for: Sec. 24, Ch. 299 [figure]; stasis dermatitis of: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; swelling (edema) of: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; Sec. 3, Ch. 37; thrombophlebitis of: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 36; torsion of: Sec. 23, Ch. 278 [sidebar]; ulcers of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 36; varicose veins of: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 36 [figure]; veins of: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 36 [figure]
Legal issues: Sec. 1, Ch. 9: advance directive: Sec. 1, Ch. 4; Sec. 1, Ch. 8; Sec. 1, Ch. 8; Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]; Sec. 1, Ch. 9; capacity: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; in child abuse and neglect: Sec. 23, Ch. 288; competency: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]; confidentiality: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; in death and dying: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; disclosure: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; do-not-resuscitate order: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; Sec. 1, Ch. 9; durable power of attorney for health care: Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]; Sec. 1, Ch. 9; informed consent: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; joint tenancy: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; living will: Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]; Sec. 1, Ch. 9; power of attorney: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; property management: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; revocable (living) trust: Sec. 1, Ch. 9; surrogate decision making: Sec. 1, Ch. 9
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: Sec. 23, Ch. 278
Legionnaires' disease: Sec. 4, Ch. 42
Leiomyoma: esophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; small intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; uterus: Sec. 22, Ch. 246
Leiomyosarcoma: esophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]; small intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]; stomach: Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]
Length: of infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 263 [figure]; metric equivalents for: Appendix I; of newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 263
Lens(es): Sec. 20, Ch. 224; Sec. 20, Ch. 224 [figure]: age-associated changes in: Sec. 20, Ch. 224; cloudiness of (cataract): Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 20, Ch. 231; Sec. 20, Ch. 231 [figure]; congenital: Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [table]; in electrical injury: Sec. 24, Ch. 293; in galactosemia: Sec. 23, Ch. 282; dislocation of, in homocystinuria: Sec. 23, Ch. 282; intraocular, implantation of: Sec. 20, Ch. 226; Sec. 20, Ch. 231
Leprosy: Sec. 17, Ch. 194: information resources on: Appendix IV
Leptin: Sec. 12, Ch. 156; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]
Leptospirosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
Leriche's syndrome: Sec. 3, Ch. 34
Let-down reflex: Sec. 22, Ch. 262; Sec. 23, Ch. 263
Letterer-Siwe disease: Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Leukemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 176; Sec. 15, Ch. 180: acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic): Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 176; acute myelocytic (myeloid, myelogenous, myeloblastic, myelomonocytic): Sec. 14, Ch. 176; Sec. 14, Ch. 176 [sidebar]; acute promyelocytic: Sec. 14, Ch. 176; Sec. 14, Ch. 176; adult T-cell: Sec. 14, Ch. 176; chronic lymphocytic (lymphoblastic): Sec. 14, Ch. 176; chronic myelocytic (myeloid, myelogenous, granulocytic): Sec. 14, Ch. 176; gingivitis in: Sec. 8, Ch. 115; hairy cell: Sec. 14, Ch. 176; Sec. 14, Ch. 176; T-cell: Sec. 14, Ch. 176
Leukocyte (see White blood cells)
Leukocyte adhesion defects: Sec. 16, Ch. 184 [table]
Leukocyte esterase: Sec. 11, Ch. 142
Leukocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: Sec. 16, Ch. 184 [table]
Leukocytosis: Sec. 14, Ch. 169; Sec. 14, Ch. 174: lymphocytic: Sec. 14, Ch. 174; neutrophilic: Sec. 14, Ch. 174
Leukoedema: Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [sidebar]
Leukoencephalopathy, progressive multifocal: Sec. 6, Ch. 89
Leukopenia: Sec. 14, Ch. 169; Sec. 14, Ch. 170; Sec. 14, Ch. 174: with cancer treatment: Sec. 15, Ch. 182
Leukoplakia: Sec. 8, Ch. 113
Leukotriene modifiers: Sec. 4, Ch. 44 [drug table]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 23, Ch. 274
Leuprolide: in precocious puberty: Sec. 23, Ch. 271 [sidebar]; in prostate cancer: Sec. 21, Ch. 239
Levetiracetam: Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [drug table]
Levobetaxalol: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]
Levobunolol: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]
Levodopa: Sec. 6, Ch. 91; Sec. 6, Ch. 91 [drug table]
Levofloxacin: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
Levorphanol: Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [drug table]
Lewy body dementia: Sec. 6, Ch. 83
Leyden-Möbius muscular dystrophy: Sec. 5, Ch. 73
Lhermitte's sign: Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Libido (sex drive): female: Sec. 22, Ch. 250; Sec. 22, Ch. 250; male: Sec. 21, Ch. 240; Sec. 21, Ch. 240; in erectile dysfunction: Sec. 21, Ch. 240
Lice: Sec. 18, Ch. 210; Sec. 18, Ch. 210 [figure]; Sec. 24, Ch. 298: rickettsial infections from: Sec. 17, Ch. 195; Sec. 17, Ch. 195 [table]; in traveler: Sec. 25, Ch. 303
Lichenification: Sec. 18, Ch. 202 [sidebar]
Lichen planus: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Lichen sclerosus: Sec. 22, Ch. 242
Lichen simplex chronicus (localized scratch dermatitis): Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Licorice: Sec. 2, Ch. 19 [table]; Sec. 2, Ch. 19; Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [sidebar]
Liddle's syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 12, Ch. 155
Lidocaine: for canker sores: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; in chronic pancreatitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; topical: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 8, Ch. 112
Life expectancy: Sec. 1, Ch. 3
Life span: Sec. 1, Ch. 3
Lifestyle: aging and: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; Sec. 1, Ch. 3; longevity and: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; in risk assessment: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]
Life-sustaining treatment: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]
Lifting technique: Sec. 6, Ch. 94
Ligament(s): Sec. 5, Ch. 58: ankle: Sec. 5, Ch. 72; Sec. 5, Ch. 72 [figure]; scapholunate: Sec. 5, Ch. 71 [figure]
Light: depression (seasonal affective disorder) and: Sec. 7, Ch. 101 [sidebar]; sensitivity to (photophobia): Sec. 20, Ch. 225; sun (see Sunlight; Ultraviolet light)
Lightheadedness: Sec. 6, Ch. 80: in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21
Lightning injury: Sec. 24, Ch. 293
Light therapy: for manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; for seasonal affective disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 101 [sidebar]
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy: Sec. 5, Ch. 73
Limbic system: Sec. 6, Ch. 76
Limbs (see also Arm; Leg): birth defects of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; severed or constricted: Sec. 24, Ch. 299
Lindane: Sec. 18, Ch. 210
Linea alba, of gum: Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [sidebar]
Linezolid: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
Lip: Sec. 8, Ch. 109: cancer of: Sec. 8, Ch. 113; cleft: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [figure]; color changes in: Sec. 8, Ch. 110; inflammation of (cheilitis): Sec. 8, Ch. 110; keratoacanthoma of: Sec. 8, Ch. 113; sores on: Sec. 8, Ch. 110; sunlight damage to: Sec. 8, Ch. 110; swelling of: Sec. 8, Ch. 110
Lipase: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Appendix II
Lipid (see Fat; Lipoproteins)
Lipid-lowering drugs: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [drug table]: after menopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; Sec. 22, Ch. 243 [drug table]
Lipidoses: Sec. 23, Ch. 282; Sec. 23, Ch. 282 [sidebar]
Lipodystrophy, intestinal (Whipple's disease): Sec. 9, Ch. 125
Lipoma: Sec. 18, Ch. 215: small intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; spinal cord: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Lipoproteins: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]: after menopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; in atherosclerosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157; coronary artery disease and: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; desirable blood levels of: Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; HDL: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Appendix II; estrogen and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; progestin and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; high blood levels of: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [drug table]; inhibitors of: Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [drug table]; LDL: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Appendix II; estrogen and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; progestin and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; lowering of: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [drug table]; in coronary artery disease prevention: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; oral contraceptive use and: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; VLDL: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [table]
Liposuction: Sec. 25, Ch. 301 [sidebar]: in gynecomastia: Sec. 21, Ch. 237 [sidebar]
Lip reading: Sec. 19, Ch. 218
Liquid diet: Sec. 12, Ch. 152
Liquor (see Alcohol use and abuse)
Listeria monocytogenes infection (listeriosis): Sec. 17, Ch. 190: meninges: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Lithium: in mania: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; in manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]
Lithotripsy: Sec. 11, Ch. 148 [figure]; Sec. 11, Ch. 148
Liver: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118: abscess of: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 17, Ch. 196; adenoma of: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; age-associated changes in: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 10, Ch. 133; alcohol effects on: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; in alpha₁-antitrypsin deficiency: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; angiosarcoma of: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; in ascites: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; biology of: Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; Sec. 10, Ch. 138 [figure]; biopsy of: Sec. 10, Ch. 134; Sec. 10, Ch. 137; Sec. 10, Ch. 138; Sec. 10, Ch. 139; Sec. 10, Ch. 139; blood supply of: Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 138; Sec. 10, Ch. 138 [figure]; disorders of: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 10, Ch. 138; cancer of: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; Sec. 10, Ch. 139; cholangiocarcinoma of: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; in cholestasis: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; cirrhosis of: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; Sec. 10, Ch. 136 [sidebar]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; colorectal cancer spread to: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; copper accumulation in (Wilson's disease): Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [sidebar]; disease of (see also specific diseases); cholesterol levels in: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; clinical manifestations of: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; Sec. 10, Ch. 135 [sidebar]; hormone replacement therapy and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; information resources on: Appendix IV; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; prevention of: Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; in Reye's syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]; tests for: Sec. 10, Ch. 134; Sec. 10, Ch. 134 [sidebar]; in ulcerative colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; drug metabolism by: Sec. 2, Ch. 11; Sec. 2, Ch. 11; Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 10, Ch. 133; drug-related damage to: Sec. 2, Ch. 15 [table]; Sec. 24, Ch. 297; in encephalopathy: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; enlargement of: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; in myelofibrosis: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; in polycythemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; failure of: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; bad breath and: Sec. 8, Ch. 115 [sidebar]; in Budd-Chiari syndrome: Sec. 10, Ch. 138; coma with: Sec. 6, Ch. 84 [table]; fatty: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; Sec. 10, Ch. 136 [sidebar]; Sec. 10, Ch. 136 [sidebar]; of pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; function tests of: Appendix II; gonococcal infection of: Sec. 17, Ch. 200; hemangioma of: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; hepatoblastoma of: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; hepatoma of: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; Sec. 10, Ch. 139; in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Sec. 10, Ch. 138; immune function of: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]; infection of: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 17, Ch. 196 (see also Hepatitis); inflammation of (see Hepatitis); in jaundice: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; metastasis to: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; palpation of: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; in polycystic kidney disease: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; in portal hypertension: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; of premature infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; primary biliary cirrhosis of: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; primary sclerosing cholangitis of: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; sarcoidosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; tests for: Sec. 10, Ch. 134; Sec. 10, Ch. 134 [sidebar]; Appendix II; transplantation of: Sec. 16, Ch. 187; in alpha₁-antitrypsin deficiency: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; in cirrhosis: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; in hepatitis: Sec. 10, Ch. 137; in portal vein thrombosis: Sec. 10, Ch. 138; in primary sclerosing cholangitis: Sec. 10, Ch. 136; tumors of: Sec. 10, Ch. 139
Liver fluke infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 196 [table]
Living trust (revocable trust): Sec. 1, Ch. 9
Living will: Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]; Sec. 1, Ch. 9
Lizard bites: Sec. 24, Ch. 298
Localized scratch dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Locked-in state: Sec. 6, Ch. 84
Lockjaw (see Tetanus)
Löffler's endocarditis: Sec. 14, Ch. 174
Löffler's syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 51
Lomefloxacin: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
Longevity: Sec. 1, Ch. 3
Long QT syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 266
Loop electrical excision procedure: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 252
Loop of Henle: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; Sec. 11, Ch. 141 [figure]
Loperamide: Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]
Lopinavir: Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [drug table]
Loracarbef: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
Loratadine: Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [drug table]
Lorazepam: Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [drug table]
Lorenzo's oil: Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Lotions: Sec. 18, Ch. 202
Loudness, measurement of: Sec. 19, Ch. 218 [sidebar]
Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis): Sec. 6, Ch. 95: information resources on: Appendix IV
Lovastatin: Sec. 2, Ch. 12; Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [drug table]
Low back pain (see Back pain)
Low blood pressure: Sec. 3, Ch. 23: after eating: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; Sec. 3, Ch. 23; in anemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; causes of: Sec. 3, Ch. 23 [table]; Sec. 3, Ch. 23; in dehydration: Sec. 12, Ch. 158; fainting with: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; in persistent pulmonary hypertension: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; in shock: Sec. 3, Ch. 24; upon standing: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; Sec. 3, Ch. 23
Low blood sugar (see Hypoglycemia)
Low-molecular-weight heparin: Sec. 4, Ch. 46
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide): Sec. 7, Ch. 108
LTK (laser thermal keratoplasty): Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Ludwig's angina: Sec. 8, Ch. 112
Lumbago (see Back pain)
Lumbar plexus: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [figure]
Lumbar puncture (see Spinal tap)
Lumbar strain: Sec. 6, Ch. 94
Lump (see also Tumor[s]): in breast: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251; in neck: Sec. 19, Ch. 223 [sidebar]; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 276; in newborn skin: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; in throat: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; in vulva: Sec. 22, Ch. 252
Lumpectomy: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251 [figure]
Lumpy jaw: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
Lunacy (see Mental health disorders)
Lunate bone, avascular necrosis of (Kienböck's disease): Sec. 5, Ch. 71
Lungs (see also Breathing): abscess of: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 4, Ch. 43; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; age-associated changes in: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 4, Ch. 38; air conditioner: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; anthrax infection of: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; asbestosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; aspergillosis of: Sec. 17, Ch. 197; atelectasis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 48; barotrauma to: Sec. 24, Ch. 295; beryllium disease of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; biology of: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; biopsy of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 50; Sec. 4, Ch. 50; bird fancier's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; black: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; blood flow in: Sec. 3, Ch. 20 Sec. 3, Ch. 20 [figure]; byssinosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; cancer of: Sec. 4, Ch. 57; Sec. 4, Ch. 57 [figure]; abscess with: Sec. 4, Ch. 43; asbestosis and: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; coughing up blood in: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; paraneoplastic syndromes in: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [sidebar]; positron emission tomography in: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; screening for: Sec. 4, Ch. 57; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; staging of: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; toxic gas exposure and: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; cheese washer's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; chemical exposure and: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; in chickenpox: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; cigarettes and (see Smoking); coffee worker's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; congestion of (see Pneumonia; Pulmonary edema); cork worker's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; cystic fibrosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 53; Sec. 4, Ch. 53 [figure]; cysts of, in Marfan syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; defense mechanisms of: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; diffusing capacity of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; disorders of: Section 4 (see also specific disorders, eg, Pneumonia); allergic: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; coma with: Sec. 6, Ch. 84 [table]; diagnosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 39 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 39 [figure]; infiltrative: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; Sec. 4, Ch. 50 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 50 [table]; information resources on: Appendix IV; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; occupational: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; in opioid abuse: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; rehabilitation for: Sec. 4, Ch. 40; Sec. 4, Ch. 45; symptoms of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; travel and: Sec. 25, Ch. 303; drug-induced disease of: Sec. 4, Ch. 50 [table]; dysplasia of, in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; embolism of (see Pulmonary embolism); failure of: Sec. 4, Ch. 55; Sec. 4, Ch. 55 [table]; farmer's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; fetal: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; fibrosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 54; in black lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; cystic: Sec. 4, Ch. 53; Sec. 4, Ch. 53 [figure]; idiopathic: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; flock worker's: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; flow rate of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 39 [figure]; fluid accumulation in, in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; Sec. 3, Ch. 25; fluke infection of: Sec. 17, Ch. 196 [table]; function testing of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 39 [figure]; gas exchange in: Sec. 4, Ch. 38; Sec. 4, Ch. 38 [figure]; grain worker's: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; hantavirus infection of: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; histoplasmosis of: Sec. 17, Ch. 197; imaging of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; infection of (see Bronchitis, acute; Pneumonia and specific conditions); inflammation of (see Pneumonitis); irritation of (see Pneumonitis); of large-for-gestational-age infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; malt worker's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; maple bark stripper's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; miller's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; mushroom worker's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; occupational diseases of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; pain in: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; pleural effusion and: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [sidebar]; pleurisy and: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [sidebar]; postural drainage of: Sec. 4, Ch. 40; in premature infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; radiation injury to: Sec. 24, Ch. 292; reduction surgery for: Sec. 4, Ch. 47; respiratory distress syndrome of: Sec. 4, Ch. 56; Sec. 4, Ch. 56 [sidebar]; scan of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 46; shortness of breath and: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; silicosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; silo filler's disease of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; smoke-related injury to: Sec. 24, Ch. 289 [sidebar]; suctioning of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 40; surgery on; in bronchiectasis: Sec. 4, Ch. 47; in COPD: Sec. 4, Ch. 45; in cystic fibrosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 53; in lung cancer: Sec. 4, Ch. 57; thoracoscopy for: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; thoracotomy for: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; transplantation of: Sec. 4, Ch. 47; Sec. 4, Ch. 53; Sec. 4, Ch. 54; Sec. 16, Ch. 187; tuberculosis of: Sec. 17, Ch. 193; woodworker's: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]
Lung volume: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 39 [figure]
Lupus anticoagulant: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Lupus erythematosus: discoid: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; information resources on: Appendix IV; systemic: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Sec. 5, Ch. 68 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; in pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Luteinizing hormone: Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 244: deficiency of: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; measurement of: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in menstrual cycle: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]
Lye burns: Sec. 24, Ch. 289 [sidebar]
Lyme disease: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 17, Ch. 190 [figure]
Lymph: Sec. 3, Ch. 37: accumulation of (lymphedema): Sec. 3, Ch. 37; urinary: Sec. 11, Ch. 149
Lymphadenitis: Sec. 3, Ch. 37; Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Lymphangiectasia, intestinal: Sec. 9, Ch. 125
Lymphangioma: Sec. 18, Ch. 215
Lymphangitis: Sec. 3, Ch. 37
Lymphatic system: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure] (see also Lymph nodes): cancer of (see Lymphoma); disorders of: Sec. 3, Ch. 37; injury to: Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; vessels of: Sec. 3, Ch. 37; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]; inflammation of (lymphangitis): Sec. 3, Ch. 37
Lymphedema: Sec. 3, Ch. 37: of scrotum: Sec. 21, Ch. 238; in Turner syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 266
Lymph nodes: Sec. 3, Ch. 37; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]: abscess of: Sec. 23, Ch. 272; in breast cancer: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251 [table]; in cancer: Sec. 15, Ch. 181; Sec. 19, Ch. 223 [sidebar]; in Hodgkin's disease: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; Sec. 14, Ch. 177; inflammation of (lymphadenitis): Sec. 3, Ch. 37; of neck: Sec. 19, Ch. 223 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 276; in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; radiation effects on: Sec. 24, Ch. 292; sentinel: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251 [figure]; in tuberculosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 193
Lymphoblasts: Sec. 14, Ch. 174
Lymphocytes: Sec. 14, Ch. 169; Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 (see also B lymphocytes; T lymphocytes): formation of: Sec. 14, Ch. 169; high levels of (leukocytosis): Sec. 14, Ch. 174; low levels of (lymphocytopenia): Sec. 14, Ch. 174; Sec. 14, Ch. 174 [sidebar]
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 89
Lymphocytic colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis: Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) leukemia: acute (ALL): Sec. 14, Ch. 176; chronic (CLL): Sec. 14, Ch. 176
Lymphocytic leukocytosis: Sec. 14, Ch. 174
Lymphocytopenia: Sec. 14, Ch. 174; Sec. 14, Ch. 174 [sidebar]
Lymphogranuloma venereum: Sec. 17, Ch. 200
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia: Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Lymphoma: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; Sec. 15, Ch. 180: Burkitt's: Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [sidebar]; Hodgkin's: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [table]; paraneoplastic syndromes in: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [sidebar]; in kidney transplant recipient: Sec. 16, Ch. 187; non-Hodgkin's: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [sidebar]; Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [table]; bone: Sec. 5, Ch. 63; celiac disease and: Sec. 9, Ch. 125; esophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]; small intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]; stomach: Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]; in Sjögren's syndrome: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; staging of: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD): Sec. 7, Ch. 108