alphahydroxyl acid (AHA) 144, 171
alpha waves 253
alprazolam 289
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
223–225
alternative methods for pain relief
365–366, 380
Alzheimer’s disease 221–223
aphasia 225
cognitive function and
dysfunction 243
dementia 252
memory and memory
impairment 262
nervous system 217–219
neurotransmitter 272
organic brain syndrome 273
amblyopia 72–73,100, 110, 118
American Academy of Neurology
233
American Academy of Pediatrics 40
American Cancer Society 168
American Sign Language (ASL) 51
American-Speech-Language-
Hearing Association (ASLHA) 28
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) 30
amlexanox (Aphthasol) 14
ammonia 152
amnesia 261
amputation 300–301,323, 351,
382
Amsler grid 70, 71, 73, 117
amygdala 231, 260–261
amyloid plaques 221
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
223–225
analgesic medications 366–368
acute pain 363
aging, changes in pain
perception that occur with
364
earache 21
eudynia 372
headache 377
living with pain 378
maldynia 379
neural blockade 380
pain and pain management
361, 362
rebound headache 374–375
terminal pain 384
analog devices 27
anaphylaxis 206
androgenic alopecia 137, 162
anesthesia 385
aneurysm 233
angioedema 206
angioma 138
angiotensin-converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitor 18, 42t
ankle injuries 301–302
ankylosing spondylitis 302–303
anterior uveitis 120
antianxiety medications 16
anticholinergic medication 50, 320
anticoagulation therapy 235
antidepressant medications 119,
217, 272, 366, 367, 381
antifungal medications 204, 204t
antihistamine medications 12, 21,
52, 61, 62
antipsychotic medications 252
antiseizure medication
analgesic medications 367, 368
phantom pain 382–383
seizure disorders 281, 281t
spina bifida 282
tremor disorders 289
antispasmodic medications. See
muscle relaxant medications
antiviral medications 269
anxiety 383
aorta 352
aphasia 225
Aphthasol (amlexanox) 14
aphthous ulcer (canker sore) 14
apocrine sweat glands 128, 164,
202
apolipoprotein E (apoE) 221
appendicular skeleton 293, 355
applanation tonometry 119
apraxia 225–226
aqueous humor 67, 92, 93
arachnoid mater 262
area postrema 229
Aricept (donepezil) 222
ARMD. Seeage-related macular
degeneration
arteric ischemic optic neuropathy
98
arterioles 127
arthritis 302–303, 322–324. See also
specific forms of arthritis, e.g.:
osteoarthritis
arthrogryposis 303–304
arthroscope 304
arthroscopy 295–296, 304
ASL (American Sign Language) 51
ASLHA (American-Speech-
Language-Hearing Association)
28aspiration 18, 25
aspirin 59, 280, 361, 362, 368, 375
aspirin therapy 183
asthma 356
astigmatism 73,80–82, 111
ataxia 226–227
ataxia telangiectasia 226
ataxic cerebral palsy 239
atheoid cerebral palsy 239
atherosclerosis 58, 261
athetosis 227
athlete’s foot. Seetinea
athletic injuries 304–305, 305 t
Achilles tendon injury 297–298
ankle injuries 301–302
knee injuries 332
meniscectomy 336
Osgood-Schlatter disease 341
repetitive motion injuries 352
RICE 353
rotator cuff impingement
syndrome 353
sprains and strains 356
atopic dermatitis 150
atrophic (dry) ARMD 70–71
audiologic assessment 9–10,41, 43
audiometry 9
auditory canal 14–15, 59
auditory ossicles 41
aura 374
auricle 14, 41
auricular chondritis 318
autograft 198, 199
autoimmune disorders
alopecia 137
alopecia areata 138
bullous pemphigoid 142
chondritis 318
chronic fatigue syndrome
369–370
cicatricial pemphigoid 79
DLE 152–153
dry eye syndrome 86
episcleritis 88
iritis 97
multiple sclerosis 263
myasthenia gravis 339
narcolepsy 267
pemphigus 182–183
polymyositis 350
sialadenitis 50
urticaria 206
vitiligo 207
autologous grafts 205
automated lamellar keratoplasty
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