E. coli infection *
Ear problems and procedures
    illustration of ear *
    infection
        otitis externa (ear canal infection)
        otitis media (middle ear infection)
    Meniere's disease
    noise and hearing loss
    replacement of stapes (stapedectomy)
    ruptured eardrum
    vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
Earache
Eardrum, ruptured
Early detection of cancer
Eating disorder
    anorexia nervosa
    bulimia nervosa
Ebola virus
ECG (electrocardiogram) *
Echocardiogram
    stress
    transesophageal (TEE)
    transthoracic *
Eczema
Eczema, brief version *
Ehrlichiosis
Ejaculation, premature
EKG (electrocardiogram) *
Elbow problems and procedures
    bursitis
    dislocation
    fracture
    lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
Electrical burn, third degree
Electrical cardioversion *
Electrocardiogram
    exercise treadmill test (ETT) *
    overview *
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electrolyte panel test
Electromyogram
ELISA test for AIDS
Embolic stroke
Embolus, pulmonary *
EMDR (eye movement desensitization)
Emergency birth control *
EMG
Emphysema
Encephalitis
Endarterectomy, carotid
Endocrine problems and procedures--see Gland problems and procedures
Endometrial cancer *
Endometriosis
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Endoscopy
    (see also Arthroscopy)
    (see also Laparoscopy)
    bladder (cystoscopy)
    chest (mediastinoscopy)
    colon (colonoscopy)
        illustration *
        text *
    esophagus, stomach, duodenum (esophagogastroduodenoscopy )
    large intestine (sigmoidoscopy)
        illustration *
        text
    lungs (bronchoscopy)
    pancreas, bile duct (ERCP)
    vagina, cervix (colposcopy) *
Enlarged lymph nodes
Enlarged prostate
    diagnosis and treatment
    transurethral prostatectomy (TURP)
Environmental control and allergies
Epicondylitis, lateral (tennis elbow)
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Epididymitis
Epilepsy
Epilepsy, brief version *
Epistaxis (nosebleed)
ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
Erectile dysfunction
    diagnosis and treatment
    effect of diabetes
Erection, difficulty having--see Impotence; Sexuality
Ergonomics
    exercises to do at work
        illustration
        text
    proper posture at work
        illustration *
        text *
Erythema multiforme
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal dilation with bougies
Esophageal problems and procedures
    cancer
    esophageal dilation with bougies
    esophageal varices
    esophagogastroduodenoscopy
    gastroesophageal reflux *
    reflux esophagitis *
Esophageal varices
Essential hypertension *
Estrogen therapy
Estrogen therapy, brief version *
ETT (exercise treadmill test) *
Ewing's sarcoma
Exam
    pelvic
    routine physical
        men *
        women *
Excessive hair growth
Exchange list, diabetes
Exchange meal plan, diabetes
Excision biopsy
Excision of a skin lesion (removal of a sore or growth)
Excuse from work or school
Exercise
    (see also Stress management)
    breathing
    diabetes
        importance of exercise
        preventing low blood sugar
    for low back pain
        illustration *
        text *
    for maintaining health
    for maintaining health, brief version *
    for the workplace
        illustration
        text
    for treating obesity *
    starting an exercise program
Exercise test *
Exercise-induced asthma
Exophthalmos
Expectorants
External otitis
Eye movement desensitization (EMDR)
Eye ointments *
Eye problems and procedures
    (see also Contact lenses)
    astigmatism *
    cataract
        diagnosis and treatment *
        extraction with lens implant, text *
        illustration *
        nuclear expression with lens implant, illustration *
        phacoemulsification with lens implant, illustration *
    cellulitis
    conjunctivitis
        allergic *
        illustration *
        viral or bacterial *
    corneal abrasion
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    dry eye syndrome *
    exophthalmos (bulging eye)
    eyedrops and eye ointments
        illustration (how to use) *
        text *
    eyelid twitch *
    flashes and floaters
        illustration *
        text *
    glaucoma
        closed-angle
        illustration *
        open-angle
        overview *
        surgery for (overview)
        trabeculectomy, illustration
        trabeculectomy, text
    headaches and eye problems
    illustration
        normal eye *
        outer eye *
    macular degeneration
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
        laser surgery
    nearsightedness
    presbyopia *
    pterygium and pingueculum *
    retinal detachment
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    retinopathy in diabetes mellitus
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    stye
        illustration
        text
    subconjunctival hemorrhage *
    sunglasses
Eyedrops
    illustration (how to use) *
    text *
Eyelid twitch *

Facial nerve weakness or paralysis (Bell's palsy) *
Fainting *
Family or couples therapy
FANA screen
Fasciitis, plantar
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Fat in diet (see also Obesity)
Fat in diet, brief version *
Fatigue
    chronic fatigue syndrome *
    jet lag
    overview
Feeding tube placement
Female condom *
Female infertility
Female infertility, brief version *
Female pelvis, illustration *
Female sterilization
    illustration *
    text *
Female urinary system, illustration *
Ferritin, blood test for
Fever
Fever blister *
Fiber in diet
Fiber in diet, brief version *
Fibrillation, atrial *
Fibrocystic breast changes
Fibromyalgia *
Fibrosarcoma
Filtering surgery for glaucoma (trabeculectomy)
    illustration
    text
Finger amputation
Finger sprain *
Fingernail infection
    onychomycosis
    paronychia
First aid
    animal or human bite
    burn
        first degree
        second degree
        third degree
    choking
    CPR
        illustration
        text
    cuts, scrapes, and scratches
    dehydration *
    frostbite *
    heat illness
    hypothermia
    ice therapy
    nosebleed
    puncture wound
    seizures
    seizures, brief version *
    snakebite
    supplies at home
First aid kit
Fissure, anal
Fistula, anal
Fistulotomy
Flashes and floaters in eyes
    illustration *
    text *
Flatulence
Flossing teeth
Flu
    bird (avian influenza A H5N1)
    respiratory *
    stomach *
    vaccine
Flu shot
Fluorescent antinuclear antibodies test (FANA)
Folic acid deficiency anemia
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) test
Food allergy
    diagnosis and treatment *
    food diary
    food symptom diary (chart)
    testing
Food diary
Food groups in diet
Food groups in diet, brief version *
Food groups in food pyramid *
Food labels
Food poisoning
    botulism
    campylobacteriosis
    E. coli *
    gastrointestinal amebiasis
    giardiasis
    listeriosis
    overview *
    salmonellosis
    shigellosis
    trichinosis
    yersiniosis
Food pyramid illustration *
Foot problems and procedures
    amputation of toe
    athlete's foot
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    bunion
        bunionectomy (surgery to remove)
        bunionectomy illustration
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
    care of feet
    corns and calluses
    ganglion cyst
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
        removal (ganglionectomy)
    gout
    hammertoe repair
    ingrown toenail
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
        removal
    Morton's neuroma
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
    nail infection
        onychomycosis
        paronychia
    plantar fasciitis
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    plantar warts
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    ulcers and infections in diabetes *
Forearm fracture
Fracture
    ankle
    cast care *
    elbow
    forearm
    hip
        illustration *
        text *
    illustration, types of
    knee
    leg
    nose *
    reduction
        closed
        open
    wrist
        diagnosis and treatment
        navicular (scaphoid), diagnosis and treatment
        navicular (scaphoid), illustration
Frostbite *
Frozen shoulder (calcific tendonitis)
FSH blood test
Fungal infection of fingernail or toenail
Fungal infection of mouth
Fusion, joint

Gallbladder cancer
Gallbladder problems and procedures
    bilirubin test
    cancer
    cholecystitis
    common bile duct exploration
    draining (cholecystostomy)
    endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
    gallstones *
    gallstones in common bile duct
    illustration of gallbladder *
    illustration of gallstones *
    oral cholecystogram
    removal of gallbladder by laparoscopy
    removal of gallbladder by surgery (cholecystectomy)
Gallstones (see also Gallbladder problems and procedures)
    illustration *
    text *
Ganglion cyst
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
    removal (ganglionectomy)
Gardnerella vaginitis *
Gas (flatulence)
Gas permeable contact lenses
Gas poisoning (carbon monoxide)
Gastric bypass
Gastric cancer
    diagnosis and treatment
    metastatic
Gastric reduction surgery for severe obesity
Gastric ulcer
    illustration
    text
Gastric ulcer, brief version *
Gastritis
    diagnosis and treatment
    H. pylori infection *
Gastroenteritis, viral (see also Diarrhea; Food poisoning) *
Gastroesophageal reflux (GE reflux)
    diagnosis and treatment *
    reflux esophagitis *
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) *
Gastrointestinal amebiasis (amoebiasis)
Gastrointestinal bleeding
    hematemesis (upper GI bleeding)
    rectal bleeding *
Gastrointestinal problems and procedures--see Stomach and intestinal...
Gastroplasty
Gastrostomy feeding tube placement
Generic or brand-name drugs
Genetic screening before or during pregnancy *
Genital herpes (herpes progenitalis) *
Genital warts
    diagnosis and treatment *
    human papillomavirus infection
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) *
German measles
Giardiasis
Gingivitis
Giving blood
Gland problems and procedures
    Addison's disease
    Graves' disease
    hyperthyroidism
    hyperthyroidism, brief version *
    hypothyroidism and myxedema
    hypothyroidism, brief version *
    parathyroidectomy
    parotidectomy
    thyroid scan
    thyroidectomy
Glands, enlarged
Glaucoma
    angle-closure
    argon laser trabeculoplasty for
    illustration *
    open-angle
    overview of diagnosis and treatment *
    surgery for (overview)
    trabeculectomy
        illustration
        text
Glucose
    blood test for
    self blood glucose monitoring
Glutamate pyruvate transaminase, blood (serum) test for
Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, blood (serum) test for
Gluten-free diet
Glycated hemoglobin *
Goiter
    Graves' disease
    hyperthyroidism
    hypothyroidism
Gonorrhea
    in men *
    in women *
    test for
Gout
Grains in the diet
Grand mal seizure
Grand mal seizure, brief version *
Graves' disease
Grief and loss
Groin hernia
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    illustration *
    surgical repair
Group A streptococcus infection (impetigo)
Growth hormone excess
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Gum disease
Gums
    gingivitis
    periodontal disease

H. pylori *
H5N1 (bird flu)
Hair
    loss
Hair growth, excessive
Hair loss
Halitosis
Hallucinogen dependence *
Hammertoe repair
Hand problems and procedures
    amputation of finger
    carpal tunnel syndrome
        diagnosis and treatment
        diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
        illustration *
    corns and calluses
    Dupuytren's contracture
        illustration
        text
    finger sprain *
    ganglion cyst
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
        removal (ganglionectomy)
    nail infection
        onychomycosis
        paronychia
    trigger finger
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
Hantavirus
Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis, cause of hypothyroidism)
Hay fever
HbA1c test *
HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol test
Head lice
Head trauma
Headache
    and eye problems
    cluster
    migraine
    migraine, brief version *
    sinus
    tension (muscle contraction) *
Health care treatment directive
    overview
    sample
Health exam, routine
    men *
    women *
Health maintenance--see Prevention
Healthy diet
Healthy diet, brief version *
Healthy snacks
Healthy weight gain
Hearing loss from noise
Hearing loss--see Ear problems and procedures
Heart and blood vessel problems
    (see also Hypertension)
    (see also Stroke)
    angina
        atypical or variant
        diagnosis and treatment *
    aortic dissection *
    aspirin and heart disease
    atherosclerosis *
    atrial fibrillation *
    carotid artery disease *
    coronary artery disease *
    coronary spasm
    deep vein thrombosis *
    heart attack (myocardial infarction)
    heart attack (myocardial infarction), brief version *
    heart failure *
    heart murmur *
    hypertension
        essential (unknown cause) *
        secondary (associated with disease) *
    illustrations
        aortic dissection *
        blood flow in heart
        circulatory system *
        cross section of heart *
        external view of heart *
        normal and diseased heart valves *
        plaque buildup in arteries *
    migraine headache
    migraine headache, brief version *
    mitral stenosis *
    mitral valve prolapse *
    palpitations *
    pericarditis *
    peripheral artery disease
    preventing heart disease *
    pulmonary embolism *
    sexual activity after a heart attack
    tachycardia
    thrombophlebitis *
    transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
    varicose veins
    warning signs of heart disease
Heart and blood vessels, procedures for
    abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy and grafting *
    angiogram *
    angioplasty *
    balloon valvotomy
    carotid endarterectomy
    coronary angiogram
    coronary artery bypass surgery *
    CPR
        illustration
        text
    creatine kinase (CK) total test
    echocardiogram
        stress
        transesophageal
        transthoracic *
    electrical cardioversion *
    electrocardiogram (EKG) *
    exercise test *
    heart catheterization
        illustration *
        text *
    heart valve replacement
    illustrations
        blood vessel dilation with balloon catheter *
        coronary artery bypass surgery *
        pacemaker in chest *
    pacemaker implantation *
    PET scan
    prothrombin time test (PT) and INR
    surgical valvuloplasty
Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
    creatine kinase (CK) total test
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    warning signs of heart disease
Heart catheterization
    illustration of catheter in heart *
    text *
Heart disease--see Heart and blood vessel problems
Heart failure *
Heart murmur *
Heart palpitations *
Heart rate, how to calculate for exercise
Heart valve repair
Heart valve replacement
Heart valves, illustration of normal and diseased *
Heartbeat, fast
    atrial fibrillation *
    palpitations *
    tachycardia
Heartburn
    diagnosis and treatment *
    reflux esophagitis *
Heat illness (heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heatstroke)
Heat therapy
Heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis *
Heimlich maneuver
    description
    illustration *
Helicobacter pylori *
Hematemesis
Hematuria
Hemochromatosis
    diagnosis and treatment
    serum iron studies
Hemodialysis
    illustration
    text *
Hemoglobin A1c test *
Hemoglobin and hematocrit test
Hemogram
Hemolytic anemia
Hemophilia
Hemorrhagic fever
Hemorrhoids
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    hemorrhoid banding
    hemorrhoidectomy
Hepatic panel
Hepatitis, viral
    blood tests
    hepatitis A
    hepatitis B *
    hepatitis C *
    overview *
Hepatoma
Hernia
    groin (inguinal)
        diagnosis and treatment
        diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
        illustration *
        surgical repair
    hiatal
        illustration
        text
Herniated disk
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
    surgery (laminectomy)
Hernioplasty (groin hernia repair)
Herniorrhaphy (groin hernia repair)
Herpangina
Herpes encephalitis
Herpes simplex virus
    cold sores and fever blisters *
    genital herpes (herpes progenitalis) *
Herpes zoster (shingles) *
Hiatal hernia
    illustration
    text
Hiccups
High blood pressure (see also Hypertension) *
High blood pressure medicines
High blood sugar
High-calorie diet
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) test
Hip problems and procedures
    fracture
        illustration *
        text *
    replacement
        illustration
        rehabilitation after surgery
        surgery
Hirsutism
Histoplasmosis
HIV infection (see also Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) *
HIV-1 antibody test
Hives
Hoarseness
Hodgkin's disease
Home first-aid supplies
Hormone and hormone inhibitor therapy for cancer
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), brief version *
Hormone therapy (menopausal)
Hormone therapy (menopausal), brief version *
Hormones--see Hormone replacement...; Gland problems...; Sexuality
Hospice
Hot flashes during menopause
Housemaid's knee (prepatellar bursitis)
Human bite
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (see also Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) *
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
    genital warts *
    infection
Hypercholesterolemia *
Hyperglycemia
    in diabetes
        causing hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
        causing ketoacidosis *
    overview
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS)
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS)
Hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic coma
Hypertension
    DASH diet
    essential (unknown cause) *
    low-sodium diet
    low-sodium diet, brief version *
    medicines for high blood pressure
    secondary (associated with disease) *
    weight control
    weight control, brief version *
Hyperthyroidism
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    Graves' disease
    thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test
    thyroxine (T4) test
Hyperventilation syndrome
Hypocalcemia
Hypocortisolism
Hypoglycemia *
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test
    thyroxine (T4) test

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