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Women's Health Guide

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The Women's Health Guide is a comprehensive and concise quick-reference guide to women's health conditions and medical procedures. The authors and physician reviewers have provided up-to-date information that is consistent with consensus interpretations for accuracy and practical considerations.

This information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional before starting any new treatment or with any questions you have regarding a medical condition.

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A
  • AAA repair
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • Abdominal CT scan
  • Abdominal hernia
  • Abdominal muscle strain
  • Abdominal paracentesis
  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Abdominal x-ray
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Abductor spasmodic dysphonia
  • Ablatio placentae
  • Abruptio placentae
  • Abscessed tooth
  • AC Joint Separation
  • Acanthosis nigricans
  • Acetaminophen poisoning
  • Achilles tendon rupture
  • Acne
  • Acoustic neuroma
  • Acoustic neuroma removal
  • Acrochordons
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Separation;
  • ACS
  • Actinomycosis
  • Acute abdominal pain
  • Acute bronchitis
  • Acute central cord syndrome
  • Acute cerebellar ataxia
  • Acute compartment syndrome
  • Acute coronary syndrome
  • Acute cystitis
  • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
  • Acute idiopathic polyneuritis
  • Acute interstitial nephritis
  • Acute kidney injury
  • Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
  • Acute renal failure
  • Acute renal insufficiency
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Acute respiratory failure
  • Acute silicosis
  • Acute sinusitis
  • Acute tubular necrosis
  • Addison disease
  • Adductor laryngeal breathing dystonia (ABLD)
  • Adductor spasmodic dysphonia
  • Adenovirus infection
  • Adrenal crisis
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Adrenocortical carcinoma
  • Adult macular degeneration
  • Adult onset diabetes
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Affective disorder
  • AFLP
  • Age-related hearing loss
  • Agoraphobia
  • Agranulocytosis
  • AIDS
  • AIDS-related CNS lymphoma
  • AIDS-related lymphoma
  • AIDS-related non-Hodgkins lymphoma
  • AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma
  • AKI
  • AL amyloidosis
  • Alcohol abuse and alcoholism
  • Alcohol dependence
  • Alcohol use disorder
  • Alexia
  • Alexic anomia
  • Allergic contact dermatitis
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Allergy, nut
  • Allergy, peanut
  • Allergy:
      Allergy:
    • Allergic contact dermatitis
    • Food allergy
    • Hay fever
    • Insect allergy
    • Seasonal allergy
  • ALS
  • Altitude sickness
  • Aluminum toxicity
  • Alzheimer disease
  • Amenorrhea
  • Amnesia
  • Amniocentesis
  • Amoebic dysentery
  • Amyloid light chain amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Anal fissure
  • Anal Fistula
  • Anal sphincterotomy
  • Anal wart surgery
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Androblastoma
  • Anemia
      Anemia
    • Anemia
    • Iron-deficiency anemia
    • Sickle cell disease
  • Aneurysm, aortic
  • Aneurysm, aortic (AAA)
  • Aneurysm, aortic (abdominal aortic aneurysm)
  • Aneurysm, aortic (thoracic aortic aneurysm)
  • Aneurysmectomy
  • Angina
  • Angio edema
  • Angiodysplasia of the colon
  • Angiogram
  • Angioplasty
  • Angle closure glaucoma
  • Animal bites
  • Ankle arthroplasty
  • Ankle replacement
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Anorexia nervosa—adult
  • Anorexia—adult
  • Anserine tendinobursitis syndrome
  • Anserine tendonitis
  • Anterior uveitis
  • Anthrax
  • Antibiotic associated colitis
  • Anxiety
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Aortic aneurysm (AAA)
  • Aortic aneurysm (abdominal aortic aneurysm)
  • Aortic aneurysm (thoracic aortic aneurysm)
  • Aortic aneurysm repair
  • Aortic insufficiency
  • Aortic stenosis - adult
  • Aphasia
  • Apoplexy
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendicitis
  • ARDS
  • Arnold neuralgia
  • Arrhythmias
  • Arterial blood gases
  • Arteriosclerosis obliterans
  • Arteriovenous malformations of the brain
  • Arteriovenous malformations of the central nervous system
  • Arteriovenous malformations of the spinal cord
  • Arthritis
      Arthritis
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Arthrocentesis
  • Arthroscopy
  • AS - adult
  • Ascites
  • Ascites fluid tap
  • Aseptic meningitis
  • Aseptic necrosis of the hip
  • Asthma
  • Astrocytoma
  • Atelectasis
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Athlete's foot
  • Athletic amenorrhea
  • Atopic dermatitis—adult
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Atypical depression
  • AUD
  • Augmentation mammoplasty
  • Autopsy
  • Avascular necrosis of the hip
  • AVM
B
  • Babesiosis
  • Bacterial endocarditis
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Bacterial overgrowth, smal bowel
  • Bacterial overgrowth, small intestine
  • Baker cyst
  • Barium enema
  • Barium meal
  • Barium swallow
  • Barium x-ray
  • Barlow syndrome
  • Barrett esophagus
  • Bartholin Gland Abscess
  • Bartholin Gland Cyst
  • Bartholin’s Cyst
  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • BD
  • Bed sores
  • Bell palsy
  • Biliary colic
  • Binge eating disorder
  • Biopsy, bladder
  • Biopsy, bone marrow
  • Biopsy, breast needle
  • Biopsy, breast open
  • Biopsy, breast surgical
  • Biopsy, endometrial
  • Biopsy, MRI-guided breast
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Bladder biopsy
  • Bladder cancer
  • Bladder infection
  • Bleeding, gastrointestinal
  • Bleeding, GI
  • Bleeding, postmenopausal
  • Blepharitis
  • Blepharoplasty: repair of droopy eyelids
  • Blisters
  • Blood in the eye
  • Blood poisoning
  • Blood transfusion
  • Bloodless medicine
  • Bloodless surgery
  • BMT
  • Boils
  • Bone cancer
  • Bone fracture (broken bone)
      Bone fracture (broken bone)
    • Hip fracture
    • Spinal fracture
    • Vertabral compression fracture
    • Wrist fracture
  • Bone marrow biopsy
  • Bone marrow transplant
  • Botulism
  • Boutonniere deformity of finger
  • Bowel incontinence—adult
  • Bowel, neurogenic
  • Brachytherapy
  • Brain tumor and brain cancer—adult
  • Brain tumor—astrocytoma
  • Brainstem stroke
  • Breast augmentation
  • Breast cancer in women
  • Breast implant removal
  • Breast lift
  • Breast MRI
  • Breast needle biopsy
  • Breast open biopsy
  • Breast reconstruction
  • Breast reduction
  • Breast surgical biopsy
  • Breast x-ray
  • Bronchitis, acute
  • Bronchitis, chronic
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Bronchospasm—adult
  • Bruxism
  • Bulimia
  • Bulimia nervosa
  • Bunion
  • Bunion removal
  • Burn debridement
  • Bursectomy
  • Bursitis
  • Buttonhole deformity
  • The bends
C
  • C2 neuralgia
  • CABG
  • Caisson disease
  • Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder
  • Callus
  • Cancer fatigue
  • Cancer pain syndromes
  • Cancer
      Cancer
    • Astrocytoma
    • Bladder cancer
    • Bone cancer
    • Brain tumor and brain cancer—adult
    • Breast cancer in women
    • Cervical cancer
    • Colon cancer
    • Endometrial cancer
    • Esophageal cancer
    • Ewing sarcoma—adult
    • Gallbladder cancer
    • Hairy cell leukemia
    • Hodgkin disease
    • Hodgkin lymphoma—adult
    • Kaposi sarcoma
    • Kidney cancer
    • Laryngeal cancer
    • Leiomyosarcoma
    • Leukemia—adult
    • Liver cancer
    • Lung cancer
    • Melanoma
    • Multi-system atrophy
    • Multi-system degeneration
    • Multiple myeloma
    • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults
    • Osteosarcoma
    • Ovarian cancer
    • Pancreatic cancer
    • Skin cancer
    • Soft tissue sarcoma
    • Throat cancer
    • Thyroid cancer
    • Tongue cancer
    • Uterine cancer
    • Vulvar cancer
  • Candidal skin infection
  • Candidiasis
  • Canker sores
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Carbuncles
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Cardiac catheterization
  • Cardiac stent
  • Cardiac stress test
  • Cardiac tamponade
  • Cardiac tumor resection and reconstruction
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for teens and adults
  • Cardioversion
  • Carotid artery disease
  • Carotid artery stenosis
  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • Carpal tunnel injection
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome repair
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
  • Cauda equina syndrome
  • CAUTI
  • Cavity
  • CCS
  • Celiac disease
  • Celiac sprue
  • Cellulitis
  • Central cervical cord syndrome
  • Central cord injury
  • Central cord syndrome
  • Central slip disruption
  • Central slip injury
  • Cercarial dermatitis
  • Cerebellar stroke
  • Cerebral hypoxia
  • Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
  • Cerebrospinal fluid tap
  • Cervical cancer
  • Cervical cerclage
  • Cervical cryosurgery
  • Cervical dysplasia
  • Cervical fracture
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • Cervical stitch
  • Cervical strain and neck sprain
  • CES
  • Cesarean section
  • CFS
  • Charcot-Marie-tooth disease
  • Chelation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Chest cold
  • Chikungunya
  • Chikungunya fever
  • Childbirth, cesarean section
  • Childbirth, vaginal
  • Chlamydia
  • Chloasma
  • Cholecystitis
  • Cholera
  • Cholesteatoma
  • Cholesterol testing
  • Chorionic villi sampling—transabdominal
  • Chorionic villi sampling—transcervical
  • Chorionic villus sampling—transabdominal
  • Chorionic villus sampling—transcervical
  • Chorioretinitis
  • Choroiditis
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Chronic granulomatous disease
  • Chronic heart failure
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations
  • Chronic pancreatitis
  • Chronic pelvic pain—female
  • Chronic renal failure
  • Chronic respiratory failure
  • Chronic sinusitis
  • Cirrhosis, liver
  • CKD
  • Clam digger's itch
  • Classic whipple
  • Click-murmur syndrome
  • Closed joint aspiration
  • Cluster headache
  • Cocaine use disorder
  • Coccidioidomycosis
  • Coccydynia
  • Coccygalgia
  • Coccygeal pain
  • Coccygodynia
  • Cochlear implant
  • Cold
  • Cold sores
  • Colectomy
  • Colitis, ulcerative
  • Collapsed lung
  • Colles fracture
  • Colon cancer
  • Colon perforation
  • Colon polyp removal
  • Colon polypectomy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorado tick fever
  • Colostomy / Ileostomy
  • Common cold
  • Compartment release
  • Compartment syndrome release
  • Compartment syndrome, acute
  • Compression of spinal nerve roots
  • Compulsive gambling
  • Computed tomography enterography
  • Concussion
  • Condyloma acuminata
  • Condyloma acuminata surgery
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Conscious sedation
  • Constipation
  • Contact dermatitis
  • Contractures
  • COPD
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Corneal ulcer
  • Corns
  • Coronary arteriography
  • Coronary artery bypass graft
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Coronary artery stent
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Counseling
  • Crab lice
  • Cracked tooth
  • Crohn disease
  • C-section
  • CSF analysis
  • CSF tap
  • CT scan general
  • CT scan, abdomen
  • CT scan, head
  • CTE
  • CTF
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome
  • Cushing disease
  • Cushing syndrome
  • CVS—transabdominal
  • CVS—transcervical
  • Cystectomy
  • Cystitis
  • Cystogram
  • Cystography
  • Cystoscopy
  • Cystourethroscopy
D
  • Dacryocystitis
  • Dandruff
  • Deafness
  • Decompression sickness
  • Deep vein thrombosis
  • Deformity of finger, boutonniere
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Degenerative joint disease
  • Dehydration
  • Dejerine-Sottas disease
  • Delayed gastric emptying
  • Delirium tremens
  • Dental cap
  • Dental crown
  • Dental implants
  • Dental veneers
  • Dental veneers (acrylic)
  • Dental veneers (ceramic)
  • Dental veneers (porcelain)
  • Dental veneers (resin-based composite)
  • Dependent personality disorder
  • Depression
  • Depression with atypical features
  • Dermatitis
      Dermatitis
    • Allergic contact dermatitis
    • Atopic dermatitis
    • Contact dermatitis
    • Seborrheic dermatitis
  • Dermatophyte infection
  • Deviated nasal septum
  • Diabetes
      Diabetes
    • Gestational diabetes
    • Type 1 diabetes
    • Type 2 diabetes
  • Diabetic glomerulosclerosis
  • Diabetic nephropathy
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Diaphragmatic hernia
  • Diarrhea
  • Difficulty Swallowing [Esophagus]
  • Difficulty Swallowing [Mouth or Pharynx]
  • Disc, herniated
  • Discogram
  • Discography
  • Dislocated toe
  • Dislocation, toe
  • Distal clavicle resection
  • Diverticulitis
  • Dizziness
  • Dizziness, nonvertigo
  • Drowning
  • Drug abuse
  • Drug addiction
  • Drug dependence
  • DTs
  • Duck fleas
  • Duck itch
  • Duckworms
  • Ductogram
  • Duodenal ulcer
  • Dupuytren contracture
  • DVT
  • Dyspareunia
  • Dysphagia, Esophageal
  • Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
  • Dysphonia, episodic laryngeal dyskinesia
  • Dysthymia
E
  • E. coli infection
  • Eastern equine encephalitis
  • Eating disorders
      Eating disorders
    • Anorexia—adult
    • Anorexia nervosa—adult
    • Binge eating disorder
    • Bulimia
    • Bulimia nervosa
  • Ebola virus disease
  • Echocardiogram
  • ECT
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Eczema—adult
  • EECP
  • EEE
  • EEG
  • EHL
  • Ehrlichiosis
  • Elbow Dislocation
  • Electrical burns and injuries
  • Electrical stimulation
  • Electrical stimulation therapy
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electrohydraulic lithotripsy
  • Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy
  • Electromyography
  • EMG
  • Emotion-based psychotherapy
  • Emphysema
  • Empyema
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalopathy
  • Encephalopathy (glycine encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (Hashimoto encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (hepatic encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (hypertensive encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (hypoxic encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (statin encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (toxic-metabolic encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (uremic encephalopathy)
  • Encephalopathy (Wernicke encephalopathy)
  • Endocarditis—noninfective
  • Endometrial ablation
  • Endometrial biopsy
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Endometriosis
  • Endoscopic band ligation
  • Endoscopic parathyroidectomy
  • Enhanced external counterpulsation
  • Enteral feeding
  • Enteroclysis
  • Enterostomy
  • Enterovirus D68 infection
  • Epigastric hernia
  • Epilepsy—adult
  • Episiotomy
  • Epistaxis
  • Erysipelas
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Esophageal Dysphagia
  • Esophagectomy
  • Essential hypertension
  • Essure sterilization
  • ESWL
  • EV-D68 infection
  • Ewing family of tumors—adult
  • Ewing sarcoma—adult
  • Excision biopsy, skin
  • Excretory urography
  • Exercise stress test
  • Exercise tolerance test
  • Exercise-related menstrual dysfunction
  • Extensor tendon rupture
  • Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
F
  • Facelift
  • Failure-to-thrive—adult
  • Fainting
  • Familial primary pulmonary hypertension
  • Farsightedness
  • Fasciotomy
  • Fatigue, cancer
  • Febrile neutropenia
  • Fecal impaction—adult
  • Fecal incontinence—adult
  • Felon
  • Female athlete triad
  • Female infertility
  • Female sexual dysfunction
  • Femoral nerve block
  • Femoropopliteal bypass
  • FESS
  • Fetal death
  • Fiberoptic joint examination
  • Fibroid tumor removal
  • Fibroids
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Fish scale disease
  • Fissure, anal
  • Flat plate of the abdomen
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • Floppy valve syndrome
  • Flu
  • Focal dystonia
  • Folliculitis
  • Food allergy
  • Food poisoning
  • Forearm muscle strain
  • Fracture, bone
      Fracture, bone
    • Hip fracture
    • Spinal fracture
    • Vertabral compression fracture
    • Wrist fracture
  • Fracture, sacral stress
  • Fracture, vertebral compression
  • Fractured tooth
  • Frostbite
  • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Fundoplication
  • Fungal endocarditis
  • Furuncles
G
  • Galactogram
  • Galactorrhea
  • Gallbladder cancer
  • Gallstones
  • Ganglion cyst
  • Gangrene
  • Gastric myoblastoma
  • Gastric myosarcoma
  • Gastric polyps
  • Gastric ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Gastrointestinal leiomyosarcoma
  • Gastrointestinal smooth muscle tumor
  • Gastrointestinal stromal sarcoma
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
  • Gastroparesis
  • Gastrostomy
  • GBS
  • GCA
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Genital herpes
  • Genital warts
  • GERD
  • German measles
  • Gestational diabetes
  • GI bleeding
  • Giant cell arteritis
  • Giardiasis
  • Gingivitis
  • GIST
  • Glenoid labrum tear
  • Glioma
  • Gluten-sensitive enteropathy
  • Gonorrhea
  • Goosefoot bursitis
  • Gram-negative bacterial infection
  • Granulocytopenia
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
  • Granulopenia
  • Graves' disease
  • Greater Vestibular Gland Cyst
  • Groin hernia—adult
  • Group B streptococcal infection
  • Growth hormone testing
H
  • H. pyloriinfection
  • Hairy cell leukemia
  • Hallux valgus
  • Hallux valgus repair
  • Hammertoe correction
  • Hantavirus infection
  • Hashimoto thyroiditis
  • Hay fever
  • Head CT scan
  • Headache
      Headache
    • Cluster headache
    • Migraine headache (adult)
    • Sinus headache
    • Tension headache
    • Tension-type headache
  • Hearing loss
  • Heart attack
  • Heart failure
  • Heart failure exacerbations
  • Heart murmur
  • Heart transplant
  • Heart valve repair
  • Heartburn
  • Heart-lung transplant
  • Heat exhaustion
  • Heat stroke
  • Helicobacter pyloriinfection
  • Hemianopia
  • Hemianopsia
  • Hemianopsia (bitemporal hemianopsia)
  • Hemianopsia (homonymous hemianopsia)
  • Hemianopsia (inferior hemianopsia)
  • Hemianopsia (left homonymous hemianopsia)
  • Hemianopsia (right homonymous hemianopsia)
  • Hemianopsia (superior hemianopsia)
  • Hemifacial spasm
  • Hemiopia
  • Hemorrhoid banding
  • Hemorrhoid ligation
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatic failure
  • Hepatic resection
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatoma, malignant
  • Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies
  • Hernia repair
  • Hernia
      Hernia
    • Hiatal hernia
    • Hernia, groin—adult
    • Hernia, inguinal—adult
  • Herniated disc
  • Herniation of nucleus pulposus
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Herpes simplex 1
  • Herpes simplex 2
  • Herpes zoster
  • Herpes zoster oticus
  • HHNC
  • HHS
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Hiccups
  • HIE
  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol
  • Hip arthroplasty
  • Hip fracture
  • Hip replacement
  • Hirsutism
  • Histoplasmosis
  • HIV
  • HIV-associated lymphoma
  • Hives
  • hMPV
  • HMSNs
  • Hodgkin disease—adult
  • Hodgkin lymphoma—adult
  • Home oxygen therapy
  • Homocystinuria
  • HPV
  • HTLV
  • HTLV-I
  • HTLV-II
  • Human metapneumovirus infection
  • Human papillomavirus
  • Human T cell lymphotropic viral infection
  • Huntington chorea
  • Huntington disease
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hypercortisolism
  • Hyperemesis gravidarum
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypernatremia--adult
  • Hyperopia
  • Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
  • Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma
  • Hypertension, essential
  • Hyperthermia
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—adult
  • Hyphema
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Hypochondria
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypokalemia
  • Hyponatremia—adult
  • Hypostatic ulcer
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hypoxemia
  • Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
  • Hysterectomy
  • Hysterosalpingography
  • Hysteroscopic sterilization
I
  • IABP
  • IBS
  • ICDs
  • Ichthyosis
  • Idiopathic autonomic failure
  • Idiopathic orthostatic hypotension
  • Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension
  • Idiopathic subglottic stenosis
  • IE
  • Ileum surgery
  • Illness anxiety disorder
  • Immunoglobulin therapy
  • Impacted tooth
  • Impetigo
  • Impulse control disorders
  • Inappropriate lactation
  • Incisional hernia
  • Incontinence, urinary (female)
  • Indigestion
  • Individual therapy
  • Infection debridement
  • Infective endocarditis
  • Inferior vena cava filter placement
  • Inferior vena cava filter removal
  • Infertility, female
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Influenza
  • Ingrown toenail
  • Ingrown toenail removal
  • Inguinal hernia - adult
  • Injury, central cord
  • Insect allergy
  • Insect bites and stings and spider bites
  • Insertion, intrauterine device
  • Insertion, IUD
  • Insomnia
  • Insulin dependent diabetes
  • Internal carotid artery stenosis
  • Interstitial cystitis
  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Intestinal pseudo obstruction
  • Intra-aortic balloon pump
  • Intracorporeal lithotripsy
  • Intrathecal pain pump insertion
  • Intrauterine device insertion
  • Intrauterine device removal
  • Intrauterine device removal ( removal, hormone-releasing IUD)
  • Intrauterine device removal (copper intrauterine device removal)
  • Intrauterine device removal (copper IUD removal)
  • Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing intrauterine device removal)
  • Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing IUD removal)
  • Intrauterine device removal (removal, copper intrauterine device)
  • Intrauterine device removal (removal, copper IUD)
  • Intrauterine device removal (removal, hormone-releasing intrauterine device)
  • Intrauterine fetal death
  • Intravenous pyelogram
  • Intravenous urography
  • Ionizing radiation
  • Ionizing radiation exposure
  • IPAH
  • Iridocyclitis
  • Iritis
  • Iron-deficiency anemia
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Ischemic necrosis of the hip
  • ISGS
  • IUD insertion
  • IUD removal
  • IUFD
  • IVC filter placement
  • IVC filter removal
  • IVP
  • IVU
J
  • Japanese encephalitis
  • Jaundice
  • Juvenile onset diabetes
K
  • Kaposi sarcoma
  • Keratitis
  • Kidney cancer
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Kidney failure
  • Kidney infection
  • Kidney stones
  • Kidney transplant
  • Kidney ultrasound
  • Kidneys, ureter, bladder
  • Kleptomania
  • Korsakoff syndrome
  • KUB
L
  • Labiaplasty
  • Labor and delivery
  • Labral tear, shoulder
  • Labyrinthitis
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminotomy
  • Laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass
  • Laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation
  • Laparoscopic ureterectomy with reimplantation
  • Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy
  • Laparoscopy
  • Laryngeal cancer
  • Laryngeal dystonia
  • Laryngectomy
  • Laryngitis
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Laser lithotripsy
  • LASIK
  • Lateral internal sphincterotomy
  • LCIS
  • LEEP
  • Left atrial appendage occlusion
  • Left hemisphere stroke
  • Left ventricular dysfunction
  • Left ventricular failure
  • Left-side stroke
  • Leg artery bypass surgery
  • Legionnaire disease
  • Legionnaire's pneumonia
  • Leiomyosarcoma
  • Leptospirosis
  • Leukemia
  • Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis
  • Lice
      Lice
    • Crab lice
    • Head lice
  • Lipid testing
  • LIS
  • Liver cancer
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Liver failure
  • Liver resection
  • Liver transplant
  • LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix
  • LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone
  • Lobular carcinoma in situ
  • Loop cone biopsy of the cervix
  • Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
  • Lou Gehrig disease
  • Low back pain
  • Low blood sugar
  • Lower GI Series
  • Lower respiratory tract infection
  • Lumbar puncture
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Lumpectomy
  • Lung cancer
  • Lung surgery
  • Lung transplant
  • Lyme disease
  • Lymphangitis
  • Lymphoma
      Lymphoma
    • Hodgkin disease- adult
    • Hodgkin lymphoma - adult
    • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults
M
  • MAC
  • Macular degeneration
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Malaria
  • Malignant hyperpyrexia
  • Malignant hyperthermia
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility
  • Mallory Weiss Syndrome
  • Mammogram
  • Mammography
  • Manic-depressive illness
  • Marie-Strumpell disease
  • Martin-Bell syndrome
  • Mask of pregnancy
  • Mastalgia
  • Mastectomy
  • Mastitis
  • Mastopexy
  • Meckel diverticulum
  • Medial distal tibial syndrome, MDTS
  • Medial tibial stress syndrome
  • Medial tibial syndrome
  • Mediastinal tumor resection
  • Medicine, bloodless
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Melanoma
  • Melanoma removal
  • Melasma
  • Memory loss
  • Meniere disease
  • Meningitis
      Meningitis
    • Bacterial meningitis
    • Viral meningitis
  • Menopause
  • MERS-CoV
  • MFP
  • Mid back pain
  • Middle back pain
  • Middle ear repair
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • Migraine headache (adult)
  • Mild traumatic brain injury
  • Mini Gastric Bypass
  • Mini-incision hip replacement
  • Minimally invasive total hip replacement
  • Miscarriage
  • Mitral stenosis - adult
  • Mitral valve prolapse
  • Moderate sedation
  • Moles
  • Monitored anesthesia care
  • Mononucleosis
  • Mood disorder
  • Morton neuroma
  • Morton neuroma removal
  • Moschcowitz syndrome
  • Motion sickness
  • Motor neuron disease
  • MPS
  • MRI scan
  • MRI-guided breast biopsy
  • MRSA
  • MSA
  • MTSS
  • Mucocutaneous candidiasis
  • Mucormycosis
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Multiple system atrophy
  • Multiply-Resistant Enterococci
  • Munchausen syndrome
  • Muscle contraction headache
  • Muscle strain, forearm
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Myelography
  • Myelopathy, cervical
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Myofascial pain syndrome
  • Myomectomy
  • Myopia
N
  • Narcolepsy
  • Nausea and vomiting--adult
  • Navicular fracture
  • Navigational Bronchoscopy
  • Near-drowning
  • Nearsightedness
  • Neck dissection
  • Needle biopsy: thyroid
  • Nephrectomy
  • Nephropathy, diabetic
  • Nerve conduction study
  • Nerve pain
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 2
  • Neurogenic bladder - adult
  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Neurogenic incontinence - adult
  • Neurolemma
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Neutropenia
  • Neutropenic fever
  • NF2
  • Nicotine addiction
  • Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults
  • Non-insulin dependent diabetes
  • Nontropical sprue
  • Nonvertigo dizziness
  • Noroviruses
  • Nose fracture
  • Nosebleed
  • Nut allergy
O
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive compulsive personality disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Occipital neuralgia
  • OCD
  • Oophorectomy
  • Open ureteral reimplantation
  • Open ureterectomy with reimplantation
  • Open ureterolithotomy
  • Open-angle glaucoma
  • Opioid abuse
  • Opioid addiction
  • Opioid dependence
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Oral candidiasis—adult
  • Oropharyngeal dysphagia
  • Osteitis
  • Osteitis deformans
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteochondritis dissecans of the hip
  • Osteomalacia
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Osteonecrosis of the hip
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Otosclerosis
  • Otospongiosis
  • Outfracture of turbinates
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Ovarian cyst
  • Ovarian cyst removal
  • Ovariectomy
P
  • Pacemaker insertion
  • PAD
  • Paget disease
  • Pain, coccygeal
  • Pain, nerve
  • Pain, neuropathic
  • Pain, tailbone
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Pancreatectomy (central pancreatectomy)
  • Pancreatectomy (distal pancreatectomy)
  • Pancreatectomy (total pancreatectomy)
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Pancreatitis
  • Panhypopituitarism
  • Panic disorder
  • Pap screening
  • Pap smear
  • Pap test
  • Papanicolaou test
  • Paralysis, upper extremity
  • Paraplegia
  • Parathyroid gland removal--conventional
  • Parathyroid gland removal--minimally invasive
  • Parathyroid gland removal--open
  • Parathyroid gland removal--standard
  • Parathyroidectomy, endoscopic
  • Parathyroidectomy, radio-guided
  • Parathyroidectomy, video-assisted
  • Parathyroidectomy--conventional
  • Parathyroidectomy--minimally invasive
  • Parathyroidectomy--open
  • Parathyroidectomy--standard
  • Parkinson disease
  • Parkinson plus syndrome
  • Paronychia
  • Partial mastectomy
  • Patellar Dislocation
  • Patellar tendonitis
  • PCOS
  • Peanut allergy
  • PEG
  • Pelvic floor hernia
  • Pelvic floor relaxation
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Pelvic pain, chronic—female
  • Peptic ulcer
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
  • Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure
  • Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or nephrolithotripsy
  • Perforated colon
  • Periodontitis
  • Peripheral artery disease
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET)—adult
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Peritonitis
  • Persistent vomiting of pregnancy
  • Pes anserine bursitis
  • PFTs
  • Phlebitis
  • Phobias
  • Phobias (simple phobia)
  • Phobias (specific phobia)
  • Phosgene exposure
  • Pink eye
  • Pinworm
  • PIP joint sprain
  • Placenta previa
  • Placental abruption
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Plantar warts
  • Plastic surgery of the nose
  • Pleural effusion
  • PMB
  • Pneumonia-adult
  • Poison ivy, oak and sumac
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Port wine stains
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) repair
  • Posterior cruciate ligament injury
  • Posterior uveitis
  • Post-herpetic neuralgia
  • Postmenopausal bleeding
  • Postpartum depression
  • Postpartum endometritis
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Post-traumatic headache
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • PPROM
  • Preeclampsia
  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Premature birth
  • Premature menopause
  • Premature rupture of membranes at term
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Presbycusis
  • Presbyopia
  • Prescription drug abuse
  • Prescription drug addiction
  • Prescription drug dependence
  • Prescription drug use disorder
  • Pressure injuries
  • Pressure sores
  • Pressure ulcers
  • Preterm premature rupture of membranes
  • Primary ovarian failure
  • Primary ovarian insufficiency
  • Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
  • Prolapsed disc
  • PROM
  • Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis
  • Prurigo Nodularis
  • Pseudomembranous trigonitis
  • Pseudoseizures
  • Psoriasis
  • Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
  • Psychosis
  • Psychosocial therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • PTSD
  • Pubic lice
  • Pudendal hernia
  • Pulled muscle in abdomen
  • Pulled muscle, forearm
  • Pulmonary contusion
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Pulmonary lobectomy
  • Punch biopsy, skin
  • Puncture of colon
  • PVD
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Pyeloplasty
  • Pyoderma gangrenosum
R
  • Rabies
  • RAD
  • Radiation exposure
  • Radiation pneumonitis
  • Radiation therapy
  • Radiation-induced lung injury
  • Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
  • Radiofrequency ablation of turbinates
  • Radio-guided parathyroidectomy
  • Radioimmunotherapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Ramsay Hunt syndrome
  • Raynaud phenomenon
  • Reactive airway disease—adult
  • Receptive aphasia
  • Reduction mammoplasty
  • Regional anesthesia
  • Removal of bursa
  • Removal of stones in ureter
  • Removal, intrauterine device
  • Removal, IUD
  • Renal failure
  • Renal insufficiency
  • Renal ultrasound
  • Resection, hepatic
  • Resection, liver
  • Respiratory failure
  • Respiratory syncytial virus
  • Restless leg syndrome
  • Retinal vasculitis
  • Retinitis
  • RFA of turbinates
  • Rh incompatibility and isoimmunization
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • RhD incompatibility
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinosinusitis
  • Rhytidectomy
  • Right hemisphere stroke
  • Right-side stroke
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Ringworm
  • RIT
  • Rocky mountain spotted fever
  • Root canal
  • Rosacea
  • Rubber band ligation
  • Rubella
  • Rupture, Achilles tendon
  • Ruptured disc
S
  • Shiga toxin
  • Staph infection
  • Sacral stress fracture
  • SAH
  • Salivary gland surgery
  • Salivary gland surgery (parotidectomy)
  • Salivary gland surgery (sublingual gland surgery)
  • Salivary gland surgery (submandibular sialoadenectomy)
  • Salpingitis
  • Salpingo-oophorectomy
  • SBBO
  • Scabies
  • Scarlatina
  • Scarlet fever
  • SCD
  • Schizoaffective disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizotypal personality disorder
  • Sciatica
  • Scleroderma
  • Scoliosis-adult
  • Scurvy
  • SD
  • Sea lice
  • Seasonal affective disorder
  • Seborrheic dermatitis
  • Sedation, conscious
  • Sedation, moderate
  • SEID
  • Seizure disorder—adult
  • Self-injury
  • Self-mutilation
  • Sepsis
  • Septic arthritis
  • Septic shock
  • Septicemia
  • Severely torn Achilles tendon
  • Shave biopsy, skin
  • Shin splints
  • Shingles
  • Shock
  • Short bowel syndrome
  • Shoulder labral tear
  • Shoulder Separation
  • Shy-Drager syndrome
  • SIBO
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
  • Sinus headache
  • Sinus infection
  • Sinusitis
  • Sjogren syndrome
  • SJS
  • Skin biopsy
  • Skin cancer
      Skin cancer
    • Carcinomas
    • Melanoma
  • Skin graft
  • Skin lesion biopsy
  • Skin lesion removal
  • Sleep apnea
  • Sleepwalking
  • Sleeve gastric bypass
  • Slipped disc
  • Small bowel bacterial overgrowth
  • Small bowel resection
  • Small intestine bacterial overgrowth
  • Small intestine surgery
  • Smoking addiction
  • Snoring
  • Social anxiety disorder
  • Social phobia
  • Soft tissue sarcoma
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Somatization disorder
  • Sonogram
  • Sore throat
      Sore throat
    • Bacterial sore throat
    • Strep throat
    • Viral sore throat
  • Spasmodic dysphonia
  • Spastic colon
  • Spastic dysphonia
  • Spasticity
  • Spherocytosis
  • Sphincterectomy, anal
  • Spigelian hernia
  • Spike soreness
  • Spinal fracture
  • Spinal nerve roots, compression
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spinal tap
  • Spinal tumor
  • Spinous process fracture
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic rupture
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Spondylolysis of the sacrum
  • Spontaneous abortion
  • Sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy
  • Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • SSHL
  • SSI
  • St. Louis encephalitis
  • Stapedectomy
  • Staphylococcus aureusinfection
  • Stasis ulcer
  • Stein Leventhal syndrome
  • Stenosis, aortic—adult
  • Steven Johnson Syndrome
  • Stillbirth
  • Stomach polyps
  • Straie
  • Strain, abdominal muscle
  • Strangulation
  • Stress test
  • Stress-related anterior lower leg pain
  • Stretch marks
  • Stroke
  • Stroke, brainstem
  • Stroke, cerebellar
  • Stroke, left hemisphere
  • Stroke, left-side
  • Stroke, right hemisphere
  • Stroke, right-side
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • Submersion incident
  • Substance use disorder
  • Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
  • Suicidal ideation—adult
  • Suicidal thinking—adult
  • Sulfite intolerance
  • Sulfite sensitivity
  • Sunburn
  • Surgery for anal fissures
  • Surgery, anal wart
  • Surgery, bloodless
  • Surgery, condyloma acuminata
  • Surgical removal, breast
  • Surgical removal, skin lesion
  • Surgical removal, spleen
  • Surgical removal, thyroid
  • Surgical removal, uterus
  • Surgical site infection
  • Surgical wound infection
  • Swimmer's itch
  • Syncope
  • Syndrome, cauda equina
  • Syndrome, central cervical cord
  • Syndrome, central cord
  • Syphilis
  • Systemic exertion intolerance disease
  • Systemic sclerosis
T
  • Tachycardia
  • Tailbone pain
  • Talk therapy
  • TAP block
  • Tapeworm
  • TB
  • TCS
  • TD
  • Teeth grinding
  • Telangiectasia
  • Temporal arteritis
  • Temporomandibular disorders
  • Tendinopathy
  • Tendonitis
  • Tension headache
  • Tension-type headache
  • Tetanus
  • Tethered cord release
  • Tethered cord syndrome
  • Tethered spinal cord release
  • Tethered spinal cord syndrome
  • Text blindness
  • Thalassemia
  • Therapy, electroconvulsive
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm reconstruction
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
  • Thoracic back pain
  • Thoracotomy
  • Threatened abortion
  • Three-day measles
  • Throat cancer
  • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
  • Thrush—adult
  • Thymectomy
  • Thyroid cancer
  • Thyroid disorders
      Thyroid disorders
    • Graves' disease
    • Hashimoto thyroiditis
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Hypothyroidism
  • Thyroidectomy
  • TIA
  • Tinea infection
  • Tinea pedis
  • Tinnitus
  • Toe dislocation
  • Tongue cancer
  • Tonsillectomy—adult
  • Tooth abscess
  • Tooth decay
  • Tooth extraction
  • Tooth fracture
  • Torticollis
  • Total ankle replacement
  • Total hip replacement
  • Toxemia of pregnancy
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Tracheostomy—adult
  • Tracheotomy—adult
  • Transesophageal echocardiography
  • Transient ischemic attack
  • Transplant, bone marrow
  • Transplant, heart
  • Transplant, heart-lung
  • Transplant, kidney
  • Transplant, liver
  • Transplant, lung
  • Transverse process fracture
  • Transversus abdominis plane block
  • Trauma
  • Triad
  • Trichomoniasis
  • Tricuspid regurgitation
  • Tricuspid stenosis
  • Tricuspid valve disease
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Trigonitis
  • TSS
  • TTP
  • Tubal pregnancy
  • Tuberculosis
  • Tummy tuck
  • Tumor, gastrointestinal stromal
  • Tunneled dialysis catheter placement
  • Turbinate cautery
  • Tympanic membrane perforation
  • Tympanomastoidectomy
  • Tympanoplasty
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Typhoid fever
U
  • Ulcer
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Ulnar nerve decompression
  • Ulnar nerve entrapment
  • Ulnar nerve transposition
  • Ultrasound, abdominal
  • Ultrasound, kidneys
  • Ultrasound, renal
  • Unexplained pulmonary hypertension
  • UP3
  • Upper back pain
  • Upper extremity paralysis
  • Upper gastrointestinal series
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • UPPP
  • Ureteral stent placement
  • Ureteral stenting
  • Ureteroscopic stone removal
  • Urethral syndrome
  • Urethritis
  • Uretic stent
  • URI
  • Urinary incontinence, female
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Urticaria
  • Uterine cancer
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Uterine prolapse
  • UTI
  • Uveitis
  • Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
V
  • Vaccine
      Vaccine
    • Vaccine overview
    • Anthrax vaccine
    • BCG vaccine
    • Hepatitis A vaccine
    • Hepatitis B vaccine
    • Herpes zoster vaccine
    • Influenza vaccine
    • Japanese encephalitis
    • Pneumococcal vaccine
    • Rabies vaccine
    • Tetanus vaccine
    • Tuberculosis vaccine
    • Typhoid vaccine
    • Yellow fever vaccine
  • Vaginal birth
  • Vaginal prolapse
  • Vaginal yeast infection
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection
  • Varicella
  • Varicose veins
  • Vascular dementia
  • Venereal warts
  • Venous stasis ulcer
  • Ventral hernia
  • Ventricular fibrillation
  • Ventricular tachycardia
  • Vertebral compression fracture
  • Vertebrobasilar insufficiency
  • Vertigo
  • Vestibular schwannoma
  • Video-assisted parathyroidectomy
  • Viral meningitis
  • Viral rhinitis
  • Virtual colonoscopy
  • Visceral hyperalgesia
  • Visceral hypersensitivity
  • Visual aphasia
  • Vitamin D deficiency
  • Vitrectomy
  • Vitreous hemorrhage
  • Vitritis
  • Volkmann ischemia
  • Volvulus—adult
  • Vomiting of pregnancy
  • VRE
  • Vulvar cancer
  • Vulvodynia
W
  • Warts
      Warts
    • Genital warts
    • Plantar warts
  • Wernicke encephalopathy
  • West Nile virus
  • Western equine encephalitis
  • Whiplash
  • Whipple procedure
  • Whipple procedure (pp whipple)
  • Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy)
  • Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving whipple procedure)
  • Word blindness
  • Wound debridement
  • Wrist fracture
X
  • Xanthelasma and xanthoma
  • Xeroderma
  • Xray general
Y
  • Yeast infection
  • Yeast infection—skin
Z
  • Zika virus infection
  • Zika virus infection and pregnancy

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