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Arachnoid mater

Viewing the BrainFigures
Brain: Meninges
How the Spine Is OrganizedFigures

Arbovirus infection

Encephalitis
Yellow Fever

Arcus senilis

Changes in the Body: Eyes
Effects of Aging

Arenavirus infection

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Hemorrhagic Fevers

Argatroban

Drugs and Blood Clots: A Complicated RelationshipSidebar

Argon plasma coagulator

  • in colorectal cancer

  • Colorectal Cancer: Prognosis and Treatment

    Argyll Robertson pupils

    Symptoms: Pupil Size

    Aripiprazole

    Antipsychotic DrugsTables

    Arm

  • amputation of

  • prosthetics for

  • Limb Prosthetics
    Types of ProsthesesFigures
    Options for ProsthesesTables

  • rehabilitation after

  • Specific Problems: Limb Amputation

  • artery to, blockage of

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of the Legs and Arms

  • birth defects of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

  • fracture of

  • Arm

  • injury to, in newborn

  • Birth Injury: Nerve Injury

  • lymphedema in

  • Lymphedema

  • pain in

  • Symptoms: Pain in the Limbs
    Thoracic Outlet Syndromes

  • reattachment of

  • Reattaching a Body PartSidebar

  • severed or constricted

  • Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits

  • splint for

  • Commonly Used SplintsFigures

    Aromatase inhibitors

    Cancer: Treatment of Cancer That Has Spread (Stage IV)

    Arrhythmias

    Symptoms: Palpitations
    Abnormal Heart Rhythms
    Tracing the Heart's Electrical PathwayFigures
    Keeping the Beat: Artificial PacemakersFigures
    Some Drugs Used to Treat ArrhythmiasTables

  • atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter

  • Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter

  • atrial premature beats

  • Atrial Premature Beats

  • bundle branch block

  • Bundle Branch Block

  • in electrical injury

  • Electrical Injuries: Symptoms

  • electrophysiologic testing in

  • Gastritis: Symptoms and Complications

  • in heart attack

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Rhythm Problems

  • heart block

  • Heart Block

  • heart failure with

  • Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction

  • paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

  • Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT, PSVT)

  • sexual activity and

  • Sexual Activity and Heart DiseaseSidebar

  • travel and

  • Specific Medical Conditions and Travel: Heart Disease

  • ventricular fibrillation

  • Ventricular Fibrillation

  • ventricular premature beats

  • Ventricular Premature Beats

  • ventricular tachycardia

  • Ventricular Tachycardia

  • in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

  • Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome

    Arsenic, angiosarcoma and

    Primary Liver Cancers: Other Primary Liver Cancers

    Arsenic trioxide

    Chemotherapy DrugsTables

    Arterial blood gas analysis

    Diagnosis: Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis

    Arteriography

    see Angiography

    Arterioles

    Blood Vessels
    Blood Vessels: Circulating the BloodFigures

  • in blood pressure control

  • Low Blood Pressure

  • dilatation of (erythromelalgia)

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Erythromelalgia

  • in Raynaud's syndrome

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Raynaud's Syndrome

  • in syndrome X

  • Angina: Unusual Causes

    Arteriolosclerosis

    What Is Arteriosclerosis?Sidebar

    Arteriosclerosis

    see also Atherosclerosis
    Atherosclerosis
    What Is Arteriosclerosis?Sidebar

  • high blood pressure and

  • High Blood Pressure: Secondary Hypertension

  • high phosphate levels and

  • Phosphate: Hyperphosphatemia

    Arteriovenous fistula

    Arteriovenous Fistula

  • in hemodialysis

  • Dialysis: Hemodialysis
    Comparing Hemodialysis With Peritoneal DialysisFigures

    Arteriovenous malformation

  • in brain

  • Hemorrhagic Stroke: Causes

  • in eye

  • Proptosis: Causes

    Arteritis

  • Takayasu's

  • Some Disorders Characterized by VasculitisTables
    Takayasu's Arteritis

  • temporal (giant cell)

  • Some Disorders Characterized by VasculitisTables
    Giant Cell Arteritis
    Biopsy of the Temporal ArteryFigures
    Spotlight on AgingSidebar

  • headache with

  • How Headaches Differ Tables

  • optic neuropathy and

  • Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: Causes

    Artery (arteries)

    Blood Vessels
    Blood Vessels: Circulating the BloodFigures

  • cerebral

  • Supplying the Brain With Blood Figures

  • aneurysm of

  • Hemorrhagic Stroke: Causes
    Hemorrhagic Stroke: Treatment

  • bleeding of

  • see Stroke, hemorrhagic

  • blood clots in

  • see Stroke, ischemic

  • spasm of

  • Hemorrhagic Stroke: Symptoms

  • coronary

  • see Coronary arteries

  • great, transposition of

  • Heart Defects: Transposition of the Great Arteries

  • hardening of

  • see also Atherosclerosis
    Atherosclerosis
    How Atherosclerosis DevelopsFigures
    What Is Arteriosclerosis?Sidebar

  • hepatic (liver)

  • View of the Liver and GallbladderFigures
    Liver: Blood Supply of the Liver
    Blood Vessel Disorders of the Liver
    Blood Supply of the LiverFigures

  • occlusive disease of

  • Ischemic Hepatitis

  • inflammation of (vasculitis)

  • Vasculitic Disorders

  • oxygen saturation of

  • Blood Tests Tables

  • peripheral

  • angiography of

  • Diagnosis: Angiography of Peripheral Blood Vessels

  • computed tomography angiography of

  • Diagnosis: Computed Tomography

  • functional disease of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease

  • magnetic resonance angiography of

  • Diagnosis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • occlusive disease of

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease
    When the Blood Supply to the Intestine Is BlockedFigures
    Bypass Surgery in the LegFigures
    Caring for the FeetSidebar

  • Raynaud's syndrome of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Raynaud's Syndrome

  • spasm of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Acrocyanosis

  • in polyarteritis nodosa

  • Some Disorders Characterized by VasculitisTables
    Polyarteritis Nodosa

  • renal (kidney)

  • Kidneys
    Viewing the Urinary TractFigures
    Kidney's Blood SupplyFigures

  • obstruction of

  • Blockage of the Renal Arteries
    Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Cause of Renal Artery BlockageSidebar

  • in Takayasu's arteritis

  • Takayasu's Arteritis

  • in temporal (giant cell) arteritis

  • Some Disorders Characterized by VasculitisTables
    Biopsy of the Temporal ArteryFigures

    Arthritis

  • degenerative

  • see Osteoarthritis

  • enteropathic

  • Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Other Spondyloarthropathies

  • in gonorrhea

  • Gonorrhea: Symptoms

  • in gout

  • Gout: Symptoms

  • infectious (septic)

  • Infectious Arthritis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Diagnosis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis

  • information resources on

  • Ag - Au

  • in Lyme disease

  • Lyme Disease: Late Stage

  • psoriatic

  • Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Psoriatic Arthritis
    Psoriasis: Symptoms

  • reactive (Reiter's syndrome)

  • Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Reactive Arthritis
    Chlamydial and Other Infections: Complications

  • rheumatoid

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
    Drugs Used to Treat Rheumatoid ArthritisTables
    Corticosteroids: Uses and Side EffectsSidebar
    Some Autoimmune Disorders Tables

  • juvenile

  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

  • in rubella

  • Rubella: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • septic

  • Infectious Arthritis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Diagnosis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis

  • in Sjögren's syndrome

  • Sjögren's Syndrome: Symptoms

  • of temporomandibular joint

  • Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Diagnosis
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Arthritis

    Arthrography

    Diagnosis: X-rays

    Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita

    Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

    Arthro-onychodysplasia

    Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome): Nail-Patella Syndrome

    Arthropathy

  • neurogenic

  • Charcot's Joints

    Arthroplasty (joint replacement)

    Fractures: Surgical Treatment

  • hip

  • Hip: Treatment
    Replacing a HipFigures
    Joint Disorders: Treatment

  • infection and

  • Osteomyelitis: Treatment

  • knee

  • Replacing a KneeFigures
    Joint Disorders: Treatment

  • in osteonecrosis

  • Osteonecrosis: Treatment

  • in rheumatoid arthritis

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Other Treatments

    Arthroscopy

    Diagnosis: Arthroscopy
    Surgery Through a KeyholeSidebar
    Common Medical Tests: Endoscopy

    Artificial insemination

    Problems With Sperm: Treatment

    Artificial tears

    Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca: Diagnosis and Treatment

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