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pain and pain management 361
seizure disorders 281–282
smell and taste disturbances
52–54
traumatic brain injury (TBI)
287–289
tremor disorders 288–289
brain cells 215
brain damage (chorea) 241–242
brain death 233,244, 253
brain hemorrhage 233–235, 234 t
brainstem 54, 215, 232, 235, 277
brain tumor 235–237, 235 t, 236 t
branchial motor nerves 246, 247t
breast 200
breathing 4, 5, 13, 16, 39, 63
breathing difficulties 206
brittle bone disease. See
osteogenesis imperfecta
broken nose 13
bronchi 182
bruise. Seeecchymosis
bulla 141–142,142, 142t,154–155,
182
bullous keratopathy 76
bullous myringitis 35
bullous pemphigoid 142
bursa 311–312
bursitis 312, 352


C
CAD (coronary artery disease) 211
caffeine 377
calcification 316
calcitonin 346, 348, 382
calcium 355
calcium and bone health 310,
313–315, 313 t, 314 t,343, 345–346
calcium channel blockers 367, 368
calculus, salivary 50
callus 141, 143
caloric test 12, 62
Campylobacter jejuni
cancellous (spongy) bone 308, 309
cancer
actinic keratosis 133
bone cancer 309–310
Kaposi’s sarcoma 168–169
laryngectomy 31
pemphigus 182, 183
retinoblastoma 114
skin cancer 196–198
terminal pain 384
cancer treatment options and
decisions 176, 310, 372–373, 384
Candida albicans


candidiasis 179
canker sore 14
capillaries 229
carbuncle 143
cardiomyopathy 335
cardiovascular disease (CVD) 221,
233, 335, 384
cardiovascular system 3, 4
carpal tunnel syndrome 275,
315–316
cartilage 316
achondroplasia 298
aging, musculoskeletal changes
that occur with 299
back pain 306
cauliflower ear 14
chondritis 318
crepitus 319
herniated nucleus pulposus 326
knee injuries 330
kyphosis 332
meniscectomy 336
musculoskeletal system 294
osteoarthritis 341–342
spinal cord 283
Catapres (clonidine) 287
cataract 67, 77–78, 78 t, 103
cataract extraction and lens
replacement 68–69, 76, 78–79
cauliflower ear 14
causalgia 371
cavernous hemangioma 139
cavities, dental. Seedental caries
cell structure and function 270,
340
cellulitis 143–144, 155
central nervous system 238
aging, neurologic changes that
occur with 220
brain 230–233
cranial nerves 246–247
multiple sclerosis 263–265
muscle relaxant medications
337
nervous system 215
neural blockade 380
neurogenic pain 380–381
nociceptor 381
pain and pain management 361
peripheral nerves 276
central neurotransmitters 367
central serous retinopathy 115
cerebellum 215, 232
cerebral cortex
forebrain 230, 231
hyperhidrosis 164

lobes of 231t
nervous system 215
pain and pain management 361
seizure disorders 281
cerebral dominance 215
cerebral palsy 217, 227, 238–241,
240 t
cerebrospinal fluid 241, 241 t
brain 230
hydrocephaly 256–257
lumbar puncture 259
meninges 263
otorrhea 41
rhinorrhea 47
cerebrum 242
cerumen 14–15,15, 21, 29, 40, 41
cervical spine 306
cervical spondylosis 316–317
cesarean section 303
chalazion 79
Charcot’s disease. Seeamyotrophic
lateral sclerosis
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease
317–318
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome 136
chemical peel 144–145, 210
chemotherapy 42t,169, 169t,237,
310
chest pain 363
chickenpox 103
chi (energy of life) 365
child abuse 287
childhood diseases (Reye’s
syndrome) 279–280
children
aging, changes in pain
perception that occur with
364
aging, integumentary changes
that occur with 134
concussion 245
hearing loss 29
impetigo 166
rhabdomyoma 353
scoliosis 354, 355
verbal apraxia 225–226
vision impairment 122–123
chiropractic 365, 378
chlamydia 80, 352
Chlamydia trachomatis
chloasma 145
cholesteatoma 15, 48
cholesterol blood levels 124, 211
chondritis 318
chondrocyte 293, 298, 316
chondroitin 366

398 Index


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57, 58, 180, 181t

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