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Vaccination

see Immunization

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Vaccinations

Vacuum devices, in erectile dysfunction

Erectile Dysfunction (ED): Constriction (binding) and Vacuum Devices

Vacuum extractor, for delivery

Using Forceps or a Vacuum ExtractorFigures
Labor and Delivery Procedures

Vagina

External Female Genital OrgansFigures
Internal Female Genital OrgansFigures
Internal Genital Organs: Vagina

  • adenosis of

  • Vaginal Bleeding (Abnormal)

  • atrophy of

  • Effects of Aging
    Menopause: After Menopause
    Dyspareunia

  • biopsy of

  • Gynecologic Evaluation: Biopsy

  • bleeding from

  • Vaginal Bleeding (Abnormal)
    Cancer of the Uterus: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Vaginal Cancer: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • abnormal

  • Symptoms: Vaginal bleeding
    Common Causes of Abnormal Vaginal BleedingTables

  • in children

  • Vaginal Bleeding (Abnormal)

  • cancer of

  • Symptoms: Causes
    Staging Cancers of the Female Reproductive SystemTables
    Vaginal Cancer

  • candidiasis of

  • Candidiasis
    Candidiasis: Symptoms
    Symptoms: Causes
    Vaginal Infections
    Some Vaginal InfectionsTables
    Vaginal Infections: Treatment

  • dilation of

  • Vaginismus: Diagnosis and Treatment

  • discharge from

  • Symptoms: Vaginal Discharge
    Vaginal Infections: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • after childbirth

  • Hospital (What to Expect)

  • during pregnancy

  • Physical Changes: Reproductive Tract

  • drug administration in

  • Administration: Vaginal Route

  • examination of

  • Gynecologic Evaluation: Gynecologic Examination

  • foreign object in

  • Symptoms: Causes

  • inflammation/infection of

  • see Vaginitis

  • itching around

  • Dermatitis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
    Symptoms: Vaginal Itching

  • pH of

  • Vaginal Infections

  • prolapse of

  • Effects of Aging
    When the Bottom Falls Out: Prolapse in the PelvisFigures
    Pelvic Floor Disorders: Types and Symptoms

  • rectal prolapse in

  • Rectal Prolapse

  • spasms of (vaginismus)

  • Vaginismus

  • trichomoniasis of

  • Trichomoniasis
    Symptoms: Causes
    Some Vaginal InfectionsTables
    Vaginal Infections: Treatment

  • yeast infection of

  • Candidiasis
    Candidiasis: Symptoms
    Vaginal Infections
    Some Vaginal InfectionsTables
    Vaginal Infections: Treatment

    Vaginal ring

    Contraception: Skin Patches and Vaginal Rings

    Vaginismus

    Vaginismus

    Vaginitis

    Vaginal Infections
    Some Vaginal InfectionsTables

  • in children

  • Vaginal Infections

  • discharge in

  • Symptoms: Causes

  • in trichomoniasis

  • Trichomoniasis

    Vaginosis

    Symptoms: Causes
    Vaginal Infections
    Some Vaginal InfectionsTables
    Vaginal Infections: Treatment

  • during pregnancy

  • Risk Factors That Develop During Pregnancy: Infection

    Vagus nerve

  • stimulation of

  • fainting with

  • Fainting: Vagus Nerve Stimulation
    Fainting: Symptoms

  • in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

  • Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT, PSVT): Treatment

  • in seizure disorders

  • Seizure Disorders: Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve

  • testing of

  • Testing Cranial Nerves Tables

    Valacyclovir

    Antiviral DrugsTables
    Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: Treatment
    Shingles: Prevention and Treatment

    Valerian

    Some Possible Medicinal Herb—Drug Interactions Tables
    Valerian
    Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Treatment

    Valganciclovir

    Antiviral DrugsTables

    Valley fever

    Coccidioidomycosis

    Valproate

  • during pregnancy

  • Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During PregnancyTables

  • in seizure disorders

  • Drugs Used to Treat SeizuresTables

    Valves

  • heart

  • see Heart, valves of

  • urethral

  • Urinary Tract Defects: Bladder and Urethra Defects

  • in veins

  • Venous Disorders
    One-Way Valves in the VeinsFigures
    Valves in Varicose VeinsFigures

    Valvuloplasty

    Diagnosis: Cardiac Catheterization

  • in aortic stenosis

  • Aortic Stenosis: Treatment

  • in heart defects

  • Heart Defects: Treatment

  • in mitral stenosis

  • Mitral Stenosis: Prevention and Treatment

  • in pulmonic stenosis

  • Pulmonic Stenosis

    Valvulotomy

    Heart Defects: Aortic Valve Stenosis

    Vancomycin

    AntibioticsTables

    Vanishing testes

    Other Birth DefectsTables

    Vaporizer

    Symptoms: Antitussive Therapy
    Respiratory Tract Infections: Prevention and Treatment

  • in croup

  • Croup: Treatment

    Vardenafil

    Erectile Dysfunction (ED): Drug Treatment

    Variant angina

    Angina: Classification

    Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

    Of Sheep and CowsSidebar
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

    Varicella-zoster virus infection

    Shingles
    What Is Postherpetic Neuralgia?Sidebar

  • in children

  • Some Viral Infections At a GlanceTables
    Chickenpox

  • corneal

  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

  • immunization for

  • Protecting Adults Against Common Infectious DiseasesTables
    Common Vaccinations: Herpes Zoster
    Common Vaccinations: Varicella
    Vaccinating Infants and ChildrenFigures

  • in HIV-infected children

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Vaccination

    Varices

    see Varicose veins

    Varicocele

    Varicocele

    Varicose veins

    Varicose Veins
    Valves in Varicose VeinsFigures

  • esophageal

  • Portal Hypertension

  • in Budd-Chiari syndrome

  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome
    Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Treatment

  • in cirrhosis

  • Cirrhosis: Complications

  • in portal vein thrombosis

  • Portal Vein Thrombosis: Treatment

  • during pregnancy

  • Risk Factors Present Before Pregnancy: Liver and Gallbladder Disorders

  • pelvic

  • What Is Pelvic Congestion Syndrome?Sidebar

  • during pregnancy

  • Physical Changes: Heart and Blood Flow

  • scrotal

  • Varicocele

    Variola (smallpox)

    Smallpox

  • immunization for

  • Protecting Adults Against Common Infectious DiseasesTables
    Smallpox: A Vaccine in the WingsSidebar

    Vascular dementia

    Dementia: Vascular Dementia

    Vasculitis

    Vasculitic Disorders
    Biopsy of the Temporal ArteryFigures
    Some Autoimmune Disorders Tables

  • glomerulonephritis and

  • Secondary Causes of GlomerulonephritisSidebar

    Vas deferens

    Male Reproductive OrgansFigures
    Structure

    Vasectomy

    Sterilization: Vasectomy

    Vasoactive intestinal peptide

    Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Vipoma

    Vasodilators

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Drugs for Heart Failure
    Some Drugs Used to Treat Heart FailureTables

  • in high blood pressure

  • High Blood Pressure: Drug Therapy
    Antihypertensive DrugsTables

  • orthostatic hypotension with

  • Orthostatic Hypotension: Causes

  • in pulmonary hypertension

  • Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment

    Vasomotor rhinitis

    Rhinitis: Vasomotor Rhinitis

    Vasopressin

    see Antidiuretic hormone

    Vasovagal (vasomotor) syncope

    Fainting: Vagus Nerve Stimulation
    Fainting: Symptoms

    Vastus medialis muscles, strengthening of

    Strengthening the Vastus Medialis (Inner Thigh) MuscleSidebar

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