myotonic muscular dystrophy
337–338, 338t
myringitis 35
myringotomy 33, 35, 35,40, 41, 59
N
nails 177–178, 177 t,179, 180
narcolepsy 267
narcotics 363, 366, 367, 384. See
alsoopiates
nasal passages 12–13
nasal polyp 36
nasal septal prosthesis (nasal
button) 49–59
nasal septum 49–50
nasal vestibulitis 36
nasopharynx 22
nausea 34, 61, 374
nearsightedness. Seemyopia
neck 360, 365, 373
necrosis 323
necrotizing scleritis 117
neonatal jaundice 238
neovascular (wet) ARMD 70
nerve 267
nerve damage 53, 306
nerve impulses 260, 361. See also
neurotransmitter
nervous system 212–289,213, 214,
267–268
aging, changes in pain
perception that occur with
364
aging, neurologic changes that
occur with 220
analgesic medications 367
brain 230–233
breakthrough research and
treatment advances 218–219
cerebral palsy 238
cerebrospinal fluid 241
communication within 216–217
cranial nerves 246–247
functions of 212
health and disorders of
217–218, 218t
integumentary system 128
meninges 262–263
neurofibromatosis 269
neurotransmitter 271–272
organization and structure 212,
215–216, 216t
overview 212–219
paralysis 274–275
peripheral nervous system
276–277
reflex 279
seizure disorders 281–282
sialorrhea 50
spinal cord 283
spinal cord injury 283–284
structures of 212
traditions in medical history 218
vertigo 60–61
neural blockade (nerve block) 380
neuralgia 268–269
neural tube 212, 217
neural tube defects 217, 220,
282–283
neuritis 269, 269
neurocutaneous melanosis 178
neurofibrillary tangles 221
neurofibromatosis 7, 139, 269
neurogenic arthropathy 340, 340 t
neurogenic pain 366, 380–381,
381 t
neuroglia 230
neurologic examination 253–254,
259, 270
neurolysis 380
neuromuscular disorders 55,
317–318
neuromuscular junction 336
neuron 270
aging, neurologic changes that
occur with 220, 221
ALS 223
brain 230, 232
maldynia 378
muscle 336
nerve 267
nervous system 215–217
nociceptor 381
pain and pain management 361
neuronal networks 220
neuropathy 270–271, 271 t, 340
neuroreceptor 271
aging, neurologic changes that
occur with 221
analgesic medications 367
nervous system 217
neuron 270
neurotransmitter 271
pain 382
pain and pain management 362
neurotransmitter 271–272, 271 t
acute pain 363
Alzheimer’s disease 221, 223
botulinum therapy 141
brain 232
delirium 250
integumentary system 127myasthenia gravis 339
nervous system 217
neuron 270
neuroreceptor 271
pain 382
restless legs syndrome 279
Tourette’s syndrome 287
nevus 139, 141, 178–179, 197
night blindness 102, 114
NIH. SeeUS National Institutes of
Health
nits 181
Nix (permethrin) 181
nociceptor 381
acupuncture 365
aging, changes in pain
perception that occur with
364
neurogenic pain 380–381
pain and pain management
361, 362
phantom pain 382
pruritus 187
tension headache 373
nodule 179
acne 131
erythema nodosum 156
granuloma telangiectaticum 161
hidradenitis suppurativa 164
vocal cord nodule 63
nodulocystic acne 131
noise exposure and hearing 30,
36–37,45, 48
nonarteric ischemic optic
neuropathy 98
noncancerous tumor. Seetumor,
noncancerous
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) 366–368
nonstriated muscle. Seesmooth
muscle
nose 4, 37–38
blowing of 12–13
blowing the nose 12–13
broken nose 13
cluster headache 374
epistaxis 22
foreign objects in 24
functions of 4
nasal polyp 36
postnasal drip 45
rhinoplasty 47
rhinorrhea 47
septal deviation 49
septal perforation 49–50
sinuses 51Index 407