Facts on File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

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Page numbers in boldindicate major treatment of a topic. Page numbers with an italic tindicate tables. A abdomen 8–9, 322 abdomi ...

albuminuria 176,177, 191, 192, 205, 210, 211 alcohol 237, 337–338, 384 alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) 71 alcoholic hepatitis 56, 71 ...

benign tumor. Seetumor, noncancerous benzodiazepines 359–360 bezoar 18 BIHRT (bio-identical hormone replacement therapy) 301 bil ...

Barrett’s esophagus 17–18 cancer of the penis 256 cervical cancer 256 depression 372 esophageal cancer 40 FAP 43 gastrointestina ...

colitis 25–26,61, 88 colon 26, 26 t cecum 21 colitis 25 colonoscopy 26 colorectal cancer 28 constipation 32 enema 40 FAP 43 feca ...

nephropathy 210 nephrotoxins 212 oliguria 213 renal failure 218 urolithiasis 227 dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) 119, 245 delta is ...

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 367, 372, 375 electroencephalogram (EEG) 384 electrolyte aging, urinary system changes that occu ...

F factitious disorders 375–376, 385 fallopian tubes 271, 281,342, 347, 351 familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) 43,60, 64 family ...

HNPCC 58 MEN 151 polycystic kidney disease 214 Turner’s syndrome 348 genital herpes 339, 340 genitalia 287 genital trauma 287–28 ...

prostate cancer 327 hormone replacement therapy (HRT) 112, 127, 136, 238–239, 301–302, 361 hormone therapy 136 horseshoe kidney ...

testicular torsion 347 immune system dysfunction 205, 210 immunoglobulin A (IgA) 210 immunosuppressive therapy 75, 150, 203–205, ...

aging, gastrointestinal changes that occur with 10 aging, urinary system changes that occur with 176 breast health 255 constipat ...

DUB 268 endometriosis 276 GnRH 129 menarche 300 menstruation 304 mittelschmerz 305 ova 309 ovulation 314 PMS 325 pregnancy 321 p ...

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 376, 378,381, 386 obstructive sleep apnea 187, 384 OCD. Seeobsessive-compulsive disorder ola ...

peritonitis 83 ureter 221 peritoneal cavity 16, 82 peritonitis 15, 82–83,86, 93 pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) 364 pes ...

hormone 135 LH 151 ovaries 313 uterus 351 prohormones 113, 126 prolactin 124, 139, 157, 250 prolactin release-inhibiting factor ...

SAD (seasonal affective disorder) 382 Salmonella 25 SCC (squamous cell carcinoma) 40 schizophrenia 382–383 antipsychotic medicat ...

testicles 343 testosterone 160 sperm donation 342 spinal cord injury 223, 360 spleen 18, 19, 67 spontaneous abortion 240, 263, 2 ...