IN-44
for psychosis and delirium, 5–152
Neurologic disorders
Bell’s palsy, 4–37—4–38
disqualifying condition for diving, 6–22
meningitis, 4–35—4–37
pruritus with, 3–114
seizures and epilepsy, 4–34—4–35
Neurological deficits, focal, 7–24
Neurological examination, 2–4
for arboviral encephalitis, 5–67
for carbon dioxide poisoning, 6–12
for decompression sickness, 6–5
for dizziness, 3–20
for dyspnea, 3–116
for headache, 3–55
in low back pain, 3–6
for memory loss, 3–85—3–86
for meningitis, 4–36
for pulmonary over inflation syndrome, 6–7
for rabies, 5–82
in secondary trauma survey, 7–4
for trauma, 7–3
for underwater blast injury, 6–19
Neuromuscular disorders, 3–30t
Neurontin
cautions with, 3–56
for headache, 3–56
Neuropathy, peripheral, 5–139t
Neurosyphilis, 5–30
Nevirapine, 5–78
Nevus, intradermal, 4–66
Newcastle disease virus, 5–32
Niacin deficiency, 5–137t
Nickel contact dermatitis, 4–69
Niclosamide, 5–49
Nifedipine
for high altitude pulmonary edema, 6–41
side effects of, 6–41
Nifurtimox, 5–53
Night blindness, 5–138t
Night sweats, 3–29
Nightsoil, 5–109
Nikolsky’s sign, 4–42
Nipples, hyperpigmentation of, 3–87
Nitrite poisoning, 8–10
Nitrofurantoin
in pancreatitis, 4–82
for prostatitis, 3–81
for urinary incontinence, 4–91
for urinary tract infections, 4–93, 4–94
Nitrofurazone, 5–136
Nitrogen
in atmosphere, 6–35—6–36
liquid
for plantar warts, 5–4
for warts, 4–49
Nitroglycerin
for chest pain, 3–11, 3–12
for congestive heart failure, 4–4
for myocardial infarction, 4–3
Nodules, 4–38
deep subcutaneous, 4–53
genitourinary, 4–89
weeping, in ecthyma contagiosum, 4–46
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
for acute rheumatic fever, 5–99
for ankle pain, 3–77
for aseptic necrosis of hip, 3–74
for bunion, 5–5
cautions with, 3–56
for dysmenorrhea, 3–45
for elbow dislocation, 3–68
for endometriosis, 3–45
for epididymitis, 3–84
for fire ant stings, 4–58
for frostbite, 6–43
in gastritis, 4–81
for herniated disc, 3–74
for joint pain, 3–63
for knee pain, 3–75
for localized osteitis, 5–18
for mittleschmerz, 3–46
for non-freezing cold injury of foot, 6–47
for pain control, 8–38, 8–39
for patellar dislocation, 3–69
in peptic ulcer disease, 4–84
in pulmonary embolus, 4–24
for sickle cell crisis, 4–9
side effects of, 3–64, 3–72, 3–75, 3–77
for stress fractures of foot, 5–6
for testicular/scrotal masses, 3–80
for thrombosis of penile vein and sclerosing
lymphangitis, 3–78
Norfloxacin, 3–19
NPH insulin, 4–29
NSAIDs. See Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs
Nuchal cord, 3–95
Nursing techniques, 3–9
Nutritional deficiencies, vitamin and mineral,
5–137—5–139t
Nystatin
for balanitis, 3–78
for candidal penile infection, 3–78
for candidiasis, 5–58
for dermatophyte infections, 4–50Oatmeal bath, 3–114
Obesity
in apnea, 4–25, 4–26
in diabetes mellitus, 4–29, 4–30
Obstetric symptoms
breech delivery, 3–96—3–99
cesarean section, 3–100—3–102
episiotomy and repair, 3–102—3–104
preeclampsia/eclampsia, 3–104—3–109
pregnancy, 3–87
preterm labor, 3–93—3–95
shoulder dystocia relief, 3–95—3–96