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Deafness

see Hearing, loss of

Death and dying

see also Legal issues
Death and Dying

  • advance directive for

  • Legal and Ethical Concerns: Advance Directives
    Advance Directives

  • anxiety and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Depression and Anxiety

  • in breast cancer

  • Cancer: End-of-Life Issues

  • breathing during

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Shortness of Breath

  • confusion and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Confusion and Unconsciousness

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Prognosis and End-of-Life Issues

  • depression and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Depression and Anxiety

  • digestive system disorders during

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Digestive Tract Problems

  • disability and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Disability

  • fatigue and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Fatigue

  • of fetus

  • Miscarriage: Symptoms

  • financial concerns and

  • Financial Concerns

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: End-of-Life Issues

  • hospice care and

  • Hospice Care

  • incontinence and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Incontinence

  • of infant

  • Illness and Death in Infants

  • SIDS and

  • Sleeping
    Apnea of Prematurity: Treatment
    Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    Back to Sleep: Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death SyndromeSidebar

  • information resources on

  • Sj - Su

  • information resources on

  • De - Dr

  • legal issues and

  • Legal and Ethical Concerns

  • in leukemia

  • Leukemias: Treatment

  • in lung cancer

  • Cancer of the Lungs: Prognosis

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Treatment and Prognosis

  • obesity and

  • Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Symptoms

  • pain in

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Pain

  • preparation for

  • Acceptance

  • pressure sores and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Bedsores

  • suicide and

  • Legal and Ethical Concerns: Suicide

  • time course of

  • Time Course of Dying

  • treatment options and

  • Treatment Options

  • unconsciousness and

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Confusion and Unconsciousness

    Death certificate

    When Death Occurs

    Death rattle

    When Death Is Near

    Death With Dignity Act

    Legal and Ethical Concerns: Suicide

    Decay, tooth (cavities)

    Cavities
    Types of CavitiesFigures
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

    Decibels

    Measurement of LoudnessSidebar

    Decision making

  • before death

  • Choices to Make Before Death

  • medical

  • Medical Decision Making

  • surrogate

  • Surrogate Decision Making

    Decompression sickness

    Decompression Sickness
    Breathing Air Under High PressureSidebar
    High Risk Factors for DivingSidebar

    Decongestants

    Symptoms: Bronchodilators, Corticosteroids, Antihistamines, and Decongestants
    Nonprescription Cold RemediesTables

  • in allergic rhinitis

  • Seasonal Allergies: Nasal Symptoms

  • for children

  • Respiratory Tract Infections: Prevention and Treatment

  • before diving

  • Barotrauma: Prevention and Treatment

  • urinary incontinence with

  • Drugs That May Cause or Worsen Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Decubitus ulcers

    see Pressure sores

    Deep brain stimulation

  • for Parkinson's disease

  • Parkinson's Disease: Deep Brain Stimulation

  • for Tourette's syndrome disease

  • Tics: Severe Symptoms

  • for tremors

  • Tremor: Deep Brain Stimulation

    Deep-sea diving injuries

    Diving and Compressed Air Injuries
    Breathing Air Under High PressureSidebar
    High Risk Factors for DivingSidebar

    Deep vein thrombosis

    Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
    Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary EmbolismFigures

  • after surgery

  • Surgery: After Surgery

  • in pregnancy

  • Risk Factors That Develop During Pregnancy: Thromboembolic Disease

  • in thrombophilia

  • Thrombophilia: Symptoms and Complications

    Deer fly bites

    Insect Bites

    Deer fly fever (tularemia)

    Tularemia
    Types of TularemiaSidebar

    DEET (diethyltoluamide)

    Preventing Tick BitesFigures
    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Prevention

    Defecation

    see Bowel movements

    Defense mechanisms

    Common Coping MechanismsTables

  • against disease

  • see also Immune system
    Biology of the Immune System: Physical Barriers

  • against infection

  • Defenses Against Infection

  • of lungs

  • Defense Mechanisms

    Deferoxamine

    Iron: Iron Excess
    Iron Poisoning: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Defibrillation

    Abnormal Heart Rhythms: Restoring Normal Rhythm

    Defibrillator

  • external

  • Cardiac Arrest: First-Aid Treatment
    Automated External Defibrillator: Jump-Starting the HeartFigures

  • implantable

  • in long QT syndrome

  • Long QT Syndrome

  • travel and

  • Specific Medical Conditions and Travel: Heart Disease

    Deformities

    see Birth defects

    Dehydration

    Dehydration

  • in Addison's disease

  • Addison's Disease

  • during air travel

  • Problems in Transit: Dehydration

  • body response to

  • Organ Systems

  • in burn injury

  • Burns: Complications
    Burns: Severe Burns

  • in cholera

  • Cholera: Symptoms

  • constipation and

  • Symptoms: Dehydration and Low-Fiber Diet

  • in cystic fibrosis

  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Symptoms
    Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Symptoms

  • in diabetes insipidus

  • Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Central Diabetes Insipidus: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in diarrhea

  • Symptoms: Diarrhea

  • in elderly persons

  • Spotlight on AgingSidebar

  • fainting with

  • Fainting: Low Volume of Blood

  • in gastroenteritis

  • Gastroenteritis: Symptoms
    Gastroenteritis: Treatment
    Gastroenteritis: Treatment

  • in heat exhaustion

  • Heat Exhaustion: Treatment

  • in infants and children

  • Feeding Problems: Vomiting
    Feeding Problems: Dehydration
    Treating DehydrationSidebar
    Gastroenteritis: Treatment

  • during labor and delivery

  • Labor

  • orthostatic hypotension with

  • Orthostatic Hypotension: Causes

  • in radiation illness

  • Radiation Injury: Acute Radiation Illness

  • in shigellosis

  • Shigellosis: Symptoms
    Shigellosis: Symptoms

    Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

    Major Hormones Tables
    Menopause: Alternative Medicine

  • in Addison's disease

  • Addison's Disease

  • as nutraceutical

  • Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

    Dejection

    see Depression

    Delavirdine

    Drugs For HIV InfectionTables

    Delayed sleep phase syndrome

    Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders: Causes

    Delirium

    Delirium
    What Is Confusion?Sidebar

  • vs. dementia

  • Delirium and Dementia
    Comparing Delirium and DementiaTables

  • in mania

  • Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness): Mania

  • in older people

  • Spotlight on AgingSidebar

  • vs. psychosis

  • Comparing Delirium and DementiaTables
    Delirium: Medical History
    Delirium or Psychosis?Tables

    Delirium tremens (DTs)

    Alcohol: Symptoms and Complications

    Delivery

    see Labor and delivery

    Delta-aminolevulinic acid

    Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Diagnosis

    Delusional disorder

    Delusional Disorder

    Delusions

  • in schizophrenia

  • Schizophrenia: Categories

    Demecarium

    Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

    Demeclocycline

    AntibioticsTables

    Dementia

    What Is Confusion?Sidebar
    Dementia
    Creating a Beneficial Environment for People With DementiaSidebar
    Caring for CaregiversSidebar

  • Alzheimer's

  • Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease

  • vs. delirium

  • Delirium and Dementia
    Comparing Delirium and DementiaTables

  • vs. depression

  • Dementia

  • information resources on

  • Ag - Au

  • Lewy body

  • Dementia: Lewy Body Dementia

  • reversible

  • Dementia: Causes

  • sleep disorders with

  • Sleep Disorders in Dementia

  • vascular

  • Dementia: Vascular Dementia

    Dementia pugilistica

    Dementia: Dementia Pugilistica

    Dendrite

    Typical Structure of a Nerve CellFigures

    Dendritic cells

    Understanding the Immune SystemSidebar
    Innate Immunity: Dendritic Cells

    Dengue fever

    Dengue Fever

    Denial

    Mind and BodySidebar

    Dental caries (cavities)

    Cavities
    Types of CavitiesFigures
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

    Dental hygiene

    see Oral hygiene

    Dental problems

    see Tooth (teeth)

    Dentin

    Biology of the Mouth

    Dentist

  • examination by

  • Cavities: Diagnosis

  • language of

  • The Language of Dentists Tables

  • tooth repair techniques of

  • A Brighter Smile Through Cosmetic DentistrySidebar
    Cavities: Treatment
    Root Canal Treatment for a Badly Damaged ToothSidebar
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

    Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

    Structure of DNAFigures
    Chromosomes and Genes: DNA

  • cell transfer of (gene therapy)

  • Gene Therapy

  • laboratory copying of

  • Gene Technology

  • mitochondrial

  • Inheritance of Single-Gene Disorders: Abnormal Mitochondrial Genes

    Dependence, drug

    see also Drugs, abuse of
    Treatment: Side Effects
    Drug Use and Abuse: Drug Dependence

    Dependent personality

    Personality Disorders: Dependent Personality

    Depersonalization

    Depersonalization Disorder
    Dissociative Identity Disorder: Symptoms

    Depilatory

    Hirsutism and Hypertrichosis: Hair Removal

    Depression

    Depression
    Some Causes of Depression Tables
    What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?Sidebar
    Drugs Used to Treat DepressionTables

  • in adolescents

  • Suicidal Behavior: Risk Factors

  • after stroke

  • Preventing and Treating Problems After a StrokeTables

  • alcohol and

  • Alcohol: Symptoms and Complications

  • in burn injury

  • Burns: Severe Burns

  • in cancer

  • Symptoms: Depression

  • in children

  • Depression
    Symptoms of Depression in ChildrenSidebar

  • vs. dementia

  • Dementia

  • disease and

  • Mind-Body Interactions

  • drugs for

  • see Antidepressants

  • in dying person

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Depression and Anxiety

  • in elderly persons

  • Disorders in Older People

  • information resources on

  • De - Dr

  • mental retardation and

  • Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability: Symptoms

  • physical disorders and

  • Depression: Causes

  • postpartum (after childbirth)

  • Depression

  • screening for

  • Selected Screening Schedule for AdultsTables

  • sleep problems with

  • Insomnia: Treatment

  • suicide and

  • Depression: Suicide
    Suicidal Behavior: Causes

  • transient

  • Depression: Causes

    Depressive personality

    Personality Disorders: Depressive Personality

    Depth perception

    Symptoms: Impaired Depth Perception

    De Quervains syndrome

    Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis: De Quervain's Syndrome

    Derealization

    Dissociative Identity Disorder: Symptoms

    Dermabrasion

    Acne: Severe Acne

    Dermatitis

    Dermatitis

  • of anus

  • Anal Itching
    Causes of Anal ItchingTables

  • atopic

  • Dermatitis: Atopic Dermatitis

  • chronic

  • Dermatitis
    Dermatitis: Pompholyx

  • contact

  • Dermatitis: Contact Dermatitis
    Common Causes of Allergic Contact DermatitisSidebar
    Poison Ivy DermatitisSidebar

  • diaper

  • Rashes

  • exfoliative

  • Dermatitis: Generalized Exfoliative Dermatitis

  • in food allergy

  • Food Allergy: Symptoms

  • hot-tub

  • Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Folliculitis

  • in infants and young children

  • Rashes

  • nummular

  • Dermatitis: Nummular Dermatitis

  • perioral

  • Dermatitis: Perioral Dermatitis

  • poison ivy

  • Poison Ivy DermatitisSidebar

  • scratch

  • Dermatitis: Localized Scratch Dermatitis

  • seborrheic

  • Dermatitis: Seborrheic Dermatitis
    Blepharitis: Treatment
    Rashes

  • stasis

  • Dermatitis: Stasis Dermatitis

    Dermatitis herpetiformis

    Dermatitis Herpetiformis

  • in celiac disease

  • Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    Dermatofibroma

    Dermatofibromas

    Dermatomes

    DermatomesFigures

    Dermatomyositis

    Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

  • in cancer

  • What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?Sidebar

    Dermatophytid eruption

    Fungal Skin Infections

    Dermatophytoses (fungal skin infection)

    Fungal Skin Infections

    Dermis

    see also Skin
    Getting Under the SkinFigures
    Structure and Function: Dermis

    Dermoid cyst

    Tumors That Originate in or Near the Brain Tables

    DES (diethylstilbestrol)

    Vaginal Cancer
    Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During PregnancyTables

    Desensitization (immunotherapy)

    Allergic Reactions: Allergen Immunotherapy

    Desert rheumatism

    Coccidioidomycosis: Symptoms

    Desloratadine

    Some AntihistaminesTables

    Deslorelin

    When Puberty Starts Too EarlySidebar

    Desmopressin

  • in bed-wetting