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HI

5-HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid)

Carcinoid Tumors: Diagnosis

Hiatus hernia

Hiatus Hernia
Understanding Hiatus HerniaFigures

Hiccups

Hiccups: Spasms of the DiaphragmSidebar

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

High blood pressure

see also Hypertension
High Blood Pressure

  • arteriosclerosis and

  • High Blood Pressure: Secondary Hypertension
    Atherosclerosis: High Blood Pressure

  • causes of

  • High Blood Pressure: Causes
    Some Causes of Secondary HypertensionSidebar

  • in cirrhosis

  • Cirrhosis: Complications

  • classification of

  • Classifying Blood Pressure in Adults Tables

  • complications of

  • High Blood Pressure: Complications

  • coronary artery disease and

  • Coronary Artery Disease: High Blood Pressure

  • diagnosis of

  • High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
    Measuring Blood PressureFigures

  • drug therapy in

  • High Blood Pressure: Drug Therapy
    Antihypertensive DrugsTables

  • essential (primary)

  • High Blood Pressure: Primary Hypertension

  • eye damage and

  • High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
    Hypertensive Retinopathy

  • headache with

  • How Headaches Differ Tables

  • heart failure and

  • Heart Failure: Diastolic Dysfunction

  • in kidney failure

  • Chronic Kidney Failure: Symptoms

  • in Liddle syndrome

  • Liddle Syndrome

  • in lungs

  • Pulmonary Hypertension
    Cor Pulmonale: A Disorder Stemming From Pulmonary HypertensionSidebar

  • in malignant nephrosclerosis

  • Malignant Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis

  • measurement of

  • Diagnosis: Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

  • in nephritic syndrome

  • Glomerulonephritis (Nephritic Syndrome): Symptoms

  • over-the-counter drug precautions in

  • Chronic Disorders and Over-the-Counter Drugs Tables

  • in pheochromocytoma

  • High Blood Pressure: Symptoms
    High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis of Cause
    Pheochromocytoma

  • in polycystic kidney disease

  • Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

  • in portal vein

  • Portal Hypertension

  • in pregnancy

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: High Blood Pressure
    Risk Factors That Develop During Pregnancy: Preeclampsia
    Drug Use During Pregnancy
    Problems Affecting the Woman: Preeclampsia

  • in pseudoxanthoma elasticum

  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

  • in renal artery stenosis

  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Cause of Renal Artery BlockageSidebar

  • retinopathy in

  • High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
    Hypertensive Retinopathy

  • secondary

  • High Blood Pressure: Secondary Hypertension
    Some Causes of Secondary HypertensionSidebar

  • sexual activity and

  • Sexual Activity and Heart DiseaseSidebar

  • systolic, isolated

  • Effects of Aging
    High Blood Pressure

  • treatment of

  • High Blood Pressure: Treatment
    Antihypertensive DrugsTables

    Hip

  • congenital dislocation (developmental dysplasia) of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

  • fracture of

  • Fractures: Pulmonary Embolism
    Hip
    Repairing a Fractured HipFigures
    Replacing a HipFigures

  • rehabilitation after

  • Specific Problems: Hip Fracture

  • in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

  • Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

  • in newborn

  • Physical Examination

  • osteonecrosis of

  • Osteonecrosis: Symptoms

  • pain in

  • in slipped capital femoral epiphysis

  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

  • replacement of

  • Hip: Treatment
    Replacing a HipFigures
    Joint Disorders: Treatment

  • in osteonecrosis

  • Osteonecrosis: Treatment

    HIPAA

    Handling Medical Records

    Hippocampus

    Brain: Cerebrum

    Hirschsprung disease

    Digestive Tract Defects: Hirschsprung's Disease

    Hirsutism (excess hair)

    Hirsutism and Hypertrichosis
    Symptoms: Excessive Hairiness (Hirsutism)

  • in polycystic ovary syndrome

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Hirudin

    Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Anticoagulation

    Histamine

    see also Antihistamines

  • fish, poisoning from

  • Chemical Food Poisoning: Scombroid Poisoning

  • receptors for

  • Targets in The Body: Cell ReceptorsTables

    Histamine-2 blockers

  • in elderly persons

  • Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables

  • in gastritis

  • Gastritis: Treatment

  • in peptic ulcer

  • Peptic Ulcer: Acid-reducing Drugs
    Drugs Used to Treat Peptic DisordersTables

    Histiocytoma

    Bone and Joint Tumors: Fibrosarcomas andMalignant Fibrous Histiocytomas

    Histiocytosis

    Pulmonary Langerhans' Cell Granulomatosis

    Histocompatibility

    Understanding the Immune SystemSidebar

    Histoplasmosis

    Histoplasmosis

  • pulmonary

  • Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Fungi

    Histrionic (hysterical) personality

    Personality Disorders: Histrionic (Hysterical) Personality

    Hives

    Allergic Reactions: Symptoms
    Hives and Angioedema
    Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the SkinSidebar

  • in solar urticaria

  • Photosensitivity Reactions: Solar Urticaria

    HIV infection (human immunodeficiency virus infection, AIDS)

    Common Infections That Can Cause Meningitis Tables
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection
    What Is a Retrovirus?Sidebar
    Simplified Life Cycle of the Human Immunodeficiency VirusFigures

  • AIDS development and

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prognosis

  • CD4+ lymphocyte count in

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: CD4 Count

  • dementia with

  • Dementia: HIV-Associated Dementia

  • erythema infectiosum in

  • Erythema Infectiosum

  • heart inflammation in

  • Acute Pericarditis

  • in infants and children

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

  • infections in

  • Infections in People With Impaired Defenses
    Tuberculosis: Progression and Spread of Infection
    Toxoplasmosis
    Common Opportunistic Infections Associated With AIDSTables
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prevention of Opportunistic Infections

  • information resources on

  • Ag - Au

  • Kaposi's sarcoma in

  • Color Changes in the MouthSidebar
    Cancerous Growths: Types of Oral Cancer

  • low white blood cell count and

  • Lymphocytopenia

  • meningitis in

  • Chronic Meningitis
    Common Infections That Can Cause Meningitis Tables

  • nail discoloration in

  • Deformities and Discoloration: Drugs

  • opioid abuse and

  • Opioids: Symptoms and Complications

  • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Symptoms
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Prevention of Opportunistic Infections

  • Pneumocystis jeroveci pneumonia in

  • Pneumonia in Immunocompromised People

  • during pregnancy

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Diagnosis

  • prevention of

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prevention
    Strategies for Preventing the Transmission of HIVSidebar

  • prognosis for

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Prognosis

  • screening for

  • Selected Screening Schedule for AdultsTables

  • tests for

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Diagnosis

  • toxoplasmosis in

  • Toxoplasmosis

  • transfusion-acquired

  • Testing Donated Blood for InfectionsSidebar

  • transmission of

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Transmission of Infection
    What Is the Risk of HIV Transmission During Sexual Activities?Tables
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Transmission of Infection

  • treatment of

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV Infection: Treatment
    Drugs For HIV InfectionTables

  • tuberculosis in

  • Tuberculosis: Progression and Spread of Infection

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