Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2019 Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition

SECTION I Diseases and Disorders
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Abruptio Placentae
Absence Seizures
Acetaminophen Poisoning
Achalasia
Acne Vulgaris
Acoustic Neuroma
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Acute Bronchitis
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Glomerulonephritis (AGN)
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Liver Failure
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Acute Pelvic Pain in Women
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(ARDS)
Acute Tubular Necrosis
Acute Urinary Retention (AUR)
Adrenal Insufficiency
Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Aldosteronism (HyperaldosteronismPrimary)
Allergic Rhinitis
Alopecia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Amaurosis Fugax
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Anaerobic Infections
Anaphylaxis
AnemiaAutoimmune Hemolytic
AnemiaInflammatory
AnemiaIron Deficiency
AnemiaPernicious
Angina Pectoris
Angioedema
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anorexia Nervosa
Antibody-Mediated Autoimmune Encephalitis
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis
Appendicitis
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular
Dysplasia
Asbestosis
Ascariasis
Ascites
Aspergillosis
Aspiration Pneumonia
Asthma
Astrocytoma
Atelectasis
Atopic Dermatitis
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Myxoma
Atrial Septal Defect
Atrioventricular Dissociation
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
AV MalformationsCerebral
Avascular Necrosis
Babesiosis
Barrett Esophagus
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Bedbug Bite
Bell Palsy
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Bipolar Disorder
Bite Wounds
Bites and StingsArachnids
Bites and StingsInsect
BitesSnake
Bladder Cancer
Bladder Pain Syndrome
Bone TumorPrimary Malignant
Brain Abscess
Brain Metastases
Brain NeoplasmBenign and Low Grade
Brain NeoplasmGlioblastoma
Breast Abscess
Breast Cancer
Bronchiectasis
Brugada Syndrome
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Bulimia Nervosa
Burns
Cancer of Unknown Primary
CandidiasisCutaneous
CandidiasisInvasive
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Cardiac Tamponade
CardiomyopathyChemical-Induced
CardiomyopathyDilated
CardiomyopathyHypertrophic
CardiomyopathyRestrictive
Carotid Sinus Syndrome
Carotid Stenosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cat-Scratch Disease
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Celiac Disease
Cellulitis
Cervical Artery Dissection
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Dysplasia
Cervicitis
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Child Abuse and Neglect
Chlamydia Genital Infections
Cholangitis
Cholecystitis
Choledocholithiasis
Cholelithiasis
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Cirrhosis
Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy (CCM)
Claudication
Clostridium difficile Infection
Cluster Headache
Cocaine Overdose
Colorectal Cancer
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Concussion
Condyloma Acuminatum
Conjunctivitis
Connective Tissue Disease–Associated Vasculitis
Constipation
Contact Dermatitis
Contraception
Conversion Disorder (Functional
Neurologic Symptom Disorder)
Cor Pulmonale
Coronary Artery Disease
Crohn’s Disease
Cryoglobulinemia
Cryptococcosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
Cryptosporidium Infection
Cushing’s Disease and Syndrome
Cyanosis
Cystic Fibrosis
Cysticercosis
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Delirium
Delirium Tremens
Dementia With Lewy bodies
DepressionMajor
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Foot
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Diabetic Retinopathy
DiarrheaPersistent
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
(DISH)
Diplopia
Discoid Lupus
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Diverticular Disease (DiverticulosisDiverticulitisDiverticular Hemorrhage)
Drug Abuse
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Drug-Induced Parenchymal Lung Disease
(DILD)
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Dysmenorrhea
DyspepsiaNonulcerative
Dysphagia
Early Repolarization Syndrome
Echinococcosis
Eclampsia
Ectopic Pregnancy
Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
Ejaculation and Orgasm Disorders
Elder Abuse
Empyema
EncephalitisAcute Viral
Encephalopathy
EndocarditisInfective
Endometrial Cancer
Endometriosis
Enteropathic Arthritis
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Epididymitis
Epidural Abscess
Epidural Hematoma
Epiglottitis
Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
Erectile Dysfunction
Erysipelas
Erythema Multiforme
Erythema Nodosum
Esophageal Tumors
Esophageal Varices
Essential Tremor
Factitious Disorder (Including
Munchausen Syndrome)
Falls in the Elderly
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Gardner’s Syndrome
Fatty Liver of PregnancyAcute
Febrile Seizures
Fever in the Returning Traveler
Fever of Undetermined Origin
Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Fibromyalgia
Folliculitis
Food Allergies
Food PoisoningBacterial
Frostbite
Functional Gallbladder Disorder
Galactorrhea
Gastric Cancer Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Giant Cell Arteritis
Giardiasis
Gilbert’s Syndrome
GlaucomaOpen-Angle
GlaucomaPrimary Angle-Closure
Gonorrhea
Goodpasture Disease
Gout
Granuloma Annulare
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Graves’ Disease
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Hallucinogenic Overdose
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Heart BlockComplete
Heart BlockSecond-Degree
Heart Failure
Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (Menorrhagia)
Helicobacter pylori Infection
Hemochromatosis
Hemophilia
Hemoptysis
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Herpes Simplex
Herpes Simplex Keratitis Herpes Zoster
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
High-Altitude Sickness
Hip Fracture
Hirsutism
HIV-Associated Cardiomyopathy
HIV-Associated Cognitive Dysfunction
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hookworm
Horner’s Syndrome
Hot Flashes
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HydrocephalusNormal Pressure
Hydronephrosis
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypercoagulable State
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
Hyperkalemia
HyperlipoproteinemiaPrimary
Hypernatremia
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Hypersplenism
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
Hyperuricemia
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)
Hypoaldosteronism
Hypoglycemia
HypogonadismMale
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Hyponatremia
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypopituitarism Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
IgA Nephropathy
IgA Vasculitis
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Impetigo
IncontinenceBowelElderly Patient
IncontinenceUrinary
Infertility
Inflammatory Myopathies
Influenza Insomnia
Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial Nephritis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ischemic Hepatitis
Jaundice in the Adult Patient
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Kaposi Sarcoma
Labyrinthitis
Lactic Acidosis
Lactose Intolerance
Laryngitis
Lead Poisoning
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Lemierre Syndrome
Lichen Planus
Lichen Sclerosus
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Listeriosis
Liver Abscess
Long QT Syndrome
Lung Abscess
Lung NeoplasmsPrimary
Lyme Disease
Lymphangitis
Lymphedema
Lynch Syndrome
Macular Degeneration
Malabsorption
Malaria
Malignant Hyperthermia
Mallory-Weiss Tear
Mastitis
Mastodynia
Mastoiditis
Mediastinitis
Meigs’ Syndrome
Melanoma
Ménière’s Disease
Meningioma
MeningitisBacterial
MeningitisViral
Meniscal Tear
Menopause
Mesenteric Adenitis
Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis
MesotheliomaMalignant
Methanol and Ethylene Glycol Poisoning
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
Microsporidiosis
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
(MERS)
Migraine Headache
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Stenosis
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Molar Pregnancy
Molluscum Contagiosum
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
Mononucleosis
Mucormycosis
Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Rods
(MDR-GNRs)
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Sclerosis
Mushroom Poisoning
Myasthenia Gravis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
Myoclonus
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Myotonia
Narcolepsy
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neurocognitive Disorders
Neurofibromatosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Neuropathic Pain
NeuropathyHereditary
New Onset Seizures
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonallergic Rhinitis
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Obesity
Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Opioid Overdose
Opioid Use Disorder
Optic Neuritis
Oral Cancer
Oral HairyLeukoplakia
Orchitis
Orthostatic Hypotension
Osteoarthritis Osteomyelitis
Osteoporosis
Otitis Externa
Otitis Media
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian NeoplasmBenign
Paget’s Disease of Bone
Paget’s Disease of the Breast
Pain Management in Chronic Pain
Pancreatic Cancer (Exocrine)
PancreatitisAcute
PancreatitisChronic
Panic DisorderWith or Without Agoraphobia
Panniculitis
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Parkinson’s Disease
Partial Seizures
Pediculosis
Pelvic Abscess
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pericarditis
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Peripheral Artery Disease
Perirectal Abscess
PeritonitisSecondary
Peritonsillar Abscess
Pertussis
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Other
Polyposis Syndromes Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
Pheochromocytoma
Pilonidal Disease
Pinworms
Pituitary Adenoma
Placenta Previa
Pleural Effusion
Pleurisy
PneumoniaBacterial
PneumoniaMycoplasma
PneumoniaPneumocystis jiroveci (carinii)
PneumoniaViral
PneumothoraxSpontaneous
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycythemia Vera
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Porphyrias
Portal Hypertension
Portal Vein Thrombosis
Postconcussive Syndrome
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Postthrombotic Syndrome
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Preeclampsia
Premature Rupture of Membranes
Premenstrual Syndrome
Pressure Injury
Preterm Labor
Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Prolactinoma
Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis
Pseudogout
Psoriasis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Psychosis
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulseless Electrical Activity
Pyelonephritis
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Reiter’s Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis)
Renal Abscess
Renal Artery Stenosis Renal Cell Carcinoma
Renal Tubular Acidosis
Renal Vein Thrombosis
Restless Legs Syndrome
Retropharyngeal Abscess
Rh Incompatibility
Rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rosacea
Roseola
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Salmonellosis
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoma
Scabies
Schizophrenia
Sciatica Scleritis
Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
Scoliosis
Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD)
SeizuresGeneralized Tonic Clonic
Sepsis
Septic Arthritis
Serotonin Syndrome
Sexual Assault
Sexual Dysfunction in Women
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Shigellosis
Short Bowel Syndrome
Short QT Syndrome
Sialadenitis
Sialolithiasis
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Sickle Cell Disease
Silicosis
Sinusitis
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Sleep Apnea
Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Bowel Obstruction
Somatic Cough Syndrome and Tic Cough
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Epidural Abscess
Spinal StenosisCervical Spine
Spinal StenosisLumbar
Spontaneous Abortion
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Statin-Induced Muscle Syndrome
Status Epilepticus
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Stomatitis/Mucositis
StrokeAcute Ischemic
StrokeHemorrhagic
StrokeSecondary Prevention
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subclavian Steal Syndrome
Subdural Hematoma
Substance Use Disorder
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Syncope
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis
Synthetic Cannabinoids
Syphilis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Tapeworm Infestation
Tardive Dyskinesia
Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
Tension-Type Headache
Testicular Cancer
Testicular Torsion
Thalassemias
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thrombocytosis
ThrombophlebitisSuperficial Venous
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Thyroid Carcinoma
Thyroid Nodule
Thyroiditis
Tinea Capitis
Tinea Corporis
Tinea Cruris
Tinea Pedis
Tinea Unguium
Tinea Versicolor
Tinnitus
Torsade de Pointes
Tourette’s Syndrome
Toxic Megacolon
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxoplasmosis
Transfusion ReactionHemolytic
Transient Global Amnesia
Transient Ischemic Attack
Transverse Myelitis
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Traveler’s Diarrhea
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Trochanteric Bursitis)
TuberculosisMiliary
TuberculosisPulmonary
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Ulcerative Colitis
UrethritisGonococcal
UrethritisNongonococcal
Urinary Tract Infection
Urolithiasis (Nephrolithiasis)
Urticaria
Uterine Fibroids
Uterine Malignancy
Uveitis
Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy
Vaginal Malignancy
Vaginismus
VaginitisPrepubescent
VaginitisTrichomonas
VaginosisBacterial
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
VasculitisSystemic
Venous InsufficiencyChronic
Venous Ulcers
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Septal Defect
Ventricular Tachycardia
Vertebral Compression Fractures
Vestibular Neuronitis
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin Deficiency (Hypovitaminosis)
Vitiligo
Von Willebrand’s Disease
Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Warts
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Acromegaly
Actinic Keratosis
Actinomycosis
Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
(Ogilvie’s Syndrome)
Acute Stress Disorder
Adult-Onset Still’s Disease
Alpha--Antitrypsin Deficiency
Amblyopia
Amebiasis
Amenorrhea
Amyloidosis
Anal Fissure
AnemiaAplastic
AnemiaSideroblastic
Angular Cheilitis
Ankle Fracture
Ankle Sprain
Anorectal Fistula
Anoxic Brain Injury
Anthrax
Aortic Coarctation
Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome
Ataxia
Ataxia Telangiectasia
Baker’s Cyst
Balanitis
Bartholin’s Gland Cyst and Abscess
Bartter Syndrome
Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystal Deposition Disease
Behçet’s Disease
Biceps Tendonitis
Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Blastomycosis
Blepharitis
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Botulism
Breech Birth
Brucellosis
Bruxism
Bullous Pemphigoid
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Bursitis
Calcium-Alkali Syndrome
Carcinoid Syndrome
Cardiorenal Syndrome
Cataracts
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Vasculitis
Cervical Disc Syndromes
Cervical Insufficiency
Cervical Polyps
Chagas’ Disease
Chancroid
Charcot Joint
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Cholangiocarcinoma
Cholera
Chorea
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Coccidioidomycosis
Cogan’s Syndrome
Colorado Tick Fever
Compartment Syndrome
Conduct Disorder
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury
(CI-AKI)
Corneal Abrasion
Corneal Ulceration
Costochondritis
Craniopharyngioma
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
Cryptorchidism
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cytomegalovirus Infection
Delayed Puberty
Delusional Parasitosis
Dengue Fever
Dependent Personality Disorder
Diabetes Insipidus
Digoxin Overdose
Diphtheria
Dissociative Disorders
Down Syndrome
Drowning
Dumping Syndrome
Dupuytren’s Contracture
Dyspareunia
Dystonia
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Electrical and Lightning Injury
Emergency Contraception
Encopresis
Endometritis
Enuresis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Eosinophilic Pneumonias
Epicondylitis
Epiploic Appendagitis
Episcleritis
Epistaxis
Erythema Elevatum Diutinum
Failure to Thrive (Pediatric)
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)
Felty’s Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B Infection)
Filariasis
Friedreich’s Ataxia
Frozen Shoulder
Ganglia
Gastrinoma
Gender Dysphoria Disorder and Gender Nonconformity
Gingivitis
GingivitisNecrotizing Ulcerative (NUG)
Glenohumeral Dislocation
Glossitis
Granuloma Inguinale
Granulomatous Arthritis
GriefComplicated or Prolonged
Gynecomastia
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs)
HELLP Syndrome
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Hepatorenal Syndrome
Herpangina
Hiatal Hernia
Histocytosis X (Langerhans Cell Histocytosis)
Histoplasmosis
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Hoarding Disorder
Huntington’s Disease
Hydrocele
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Hypochondriasis (Illness Anxiety Disorder)
Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis
Hypospadias
ID Reaction
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Inclusion Body Myositis
Infantile Hypotonia
InfluenzaAvian
Insulinoma
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Intraventricular Conduction Delay (IVCD)
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Kawasaki Disease
Keloid
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Korsakoff’s Psychosis
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Laryngeal Carcinoma
Leishmaniasis
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Liver Transplantation
Lumbar Disk Syndrome
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
Marfan’s Syndrome
Mastocytosis
Measles (Rubeola)
Meckel Diverticulum
MeningitisFungal
Meningomyelocele
Meralgia Paresthetica
Metabolic Syndrome
Metatarsalgia
Microscopic Polyangiitis
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Morton Neuroma
Motion Sickness
Multiple System Atrophy
Mumps
Muscular Dystrophy
Mycosis Fungoides
Myxedema Coma
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Nasal Polyps
Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy (NAM)
Nephroblastoma
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
Neuroblastoma
Nocardiosis
Ocular Foreign Body
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Optic Atrophy
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Osler-Rendu-Weber Syndrome
Osteochondritis Dissecans
Otosclerosis (Otospongiosis)
Over-the-Counter Medication Use in Pregnancy
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Paraphilic Disorders
Paronychia
Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Patent Foramen Ovale
Pediatric Medication Errors
Pedophilic Disorder
Torticollis
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Tracheitis
Trichinosis
Tricuspid Regurgitation
Tricuspid Stenosis
Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose
Trigger Finger
Tropical Sprue
Tuberous Sclerosis
Tularemia
Turner Syndrome
Typhoid Fever
Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
UrticariaChronic
Vaginal Fistulas
VaginitisEstrogen-Deficient
VaginitisFungal
Varicella
Varicocele
Varicose Veins
Viral Bronchiolitis
Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Vulvar Cancer
Wernicke Syndrome
West Nile Virus Infection
Whiplash
Whipple’s Disease
Wilson’s Disease
Yellow Fever
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Peyronie’s Disease
Phobias
Piriformis Syndrome
Pityriasis Rosea Plantar Fasciitis
Poison Ivy Dermatitis
Poliomyelitis
Polypharmacy
Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Precocious Puberty
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Preoperative Evaluation
Priapism
Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
Primary Myelofibrosis
Progressive Multifocal
Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Pronator Syndrome
Pruritus Ani
Pruritus Vulvae
Psittacosis
Pure Red Cell Aplasia
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Pyogenic Granuloma
Q Fever
Quadrilateral Space Syndrome
Rabies
Radiation Exposure
Rectal Prolapse Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Hemorrhage
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinoblastoma
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Reye’s Syndrome
Rheumatic Fever
Rickets
Rotator Cuff Disease
Rubella
Scarlet Fever
Schistosomiasis
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Sheehan’s Syndrome
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
Smallpox
Social Anxiety Disorder
Spasticity
Spina Bifida
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Sporotrichosis
Strabismus
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Stuttering
Stye (Hordeolum)
Suicide
Syringomyelia
Tabes Dorsalis
Takayasu’s Arteritis
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tetanus
Tetralogy of Fallot
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
Thyrotoxic Storm
Zenker’s (Pharyngoesophageal) Diverticulum
Zika Virus 
SECTION II Differential Diagnosis
Abdominal Distention
Abdominal PainAdolescence
Abdominal PainChildhood
Abdominal PainChronic Lower
Abdominal PainDiffuse
Abdominal PainEpigastric
Abdominal PainExtraabdominal and Systemic Causes
Abdominal PainInfancy
Abdominal PainLeft Lower Quadrant
Abdominal PainLeft Upper Quadrant
Abdominal PainNonsurgical Causes
Abdominal PainPeriumbilical
Abdominal PainPoorly Localized
Abdominal Pain,
Post-cholecystectomy
Abdominal PainPregnancy
Abdominal PainRight Lower Quadrant
Abdominal PainRight Upper Quadrant
Abdominal PainRight Upper QuadrantDifferential Diagnosis in Pregnancy
Abdominal PainSuprapubic
Abdominal Wall Masses
AbortionRecurrent
Aches and PainsDiffuse
AcidosisHyperchloric Metabolic
AcidosisLactic
AcidosisMetabolic
AcidosisRespiratory
Acute Kidney Injury and Liver DiseaseCauses
Acute Kidney Injury Due to Intrinsic Renal Diseases
Acute Kidney InjuryHIV PatientCauses
Acute Kidney Injury in Specific Clinical Settings
Acute Kidney InjuryPigment Induced
Acute Lung InjuryDisease and Disorders Associations
Acute Scrotum
Adnexal Mass
Adrenal Calcifications
Adrenal Cystic Lesions
Adrenal Masses
Adrenal Pseudomasses
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
Adrenocortical Hypofunction
Adverse Food ReactionsDifferential Diagnosis
Adynamic Ileus
Aerophagia (BelchingEructation)
Air-Space Opacification on X-Ray
Airway ObstructionPediatric Age
Akinetic/Rigid Syndrome
Alcohol-Related Seizures
AlkalosisMetabolic
AlkalosisRespiratory
Alopecia
Alopecia and Hypotrichosisin Children and Adolescents
AlopeciaDrug-Induced
Alveolar Consolidation
Alveolar Hemorrhage
Amenorrhea
Amnesia
Amniotic Fluid α-Fetoprotein Elevation
Anal Abscess and Fistula
Anal Incontinence
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis Mimics
AnaphylaxisPathophysiologic Classification
Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy
Androgen ExcessReproductive-Age Woman
Androgen Resistance
AnemiaAplastic
AnemiaAplasticDue to Drugs and Chemicals
AnemiaCauses in Pregnancy
AnemiaDrug-Induced
AnemiaHypochromic
AnemiaLow Reticulocyte Count
AnemiaMegaloblastic
AnemiaMicrocyticHypochromicDifferential Diagnosis
AnergyCutaneous
AneurysmsThoracic Aorta
Anhidrosis
Anion Gap Acidosis
Anion Gap Increase
Anisocoria
Anorectal DiseaseAIDS Patient
Anorexia
Anovulation
AppendicitisDifferential Diagnosis in Pregnancy
Appetite Loss in Infants and Children
Arterial Occlusion
Arthritis and Abdominal Pain
Arthritis and Diarrhea
Arthritis and Eye Lesions
Arthritis and Heart Murmur
Arthritis and Muscle Weakness
Arthritis and Rash
Arthritis and Subcutaneous Nodules
Arthritis and Weight Loss
Arthritis or Extremity Painin Children and Adolescents
ArthritisAxial Skeleton
ArthritisChronicMonoarticular or
OligoarticularInfectious Causes
ArthritisFeverand Rash
ArthritisMonoarticular and Oligoarticular
ArthritisPediatric Age
ArthritisPolyarticular
Ascites
Aspiration Lung InjuryChildren
Asthenia
AsthmaChildhood
Ataxia
AtaxiaAcute or Recurrent
AtaxiaCerebellarAdult Onset AtaxiaCerebellarChildren
AtaxiaChronic or Progressive
Atelectasis
Atrial EnlargementLeft Atrium
Atrial EnlargementRight Atrium
Atypical LymphocytosisHeterophil
NegativeInfectious Causes
AV Nodal Block
Back Pain
Back PainChildren and Adolescents
Back PainLowAcute
Back PainViscerogenic Origin
Bacterial OvergrowthSmall Intestine
Ballism
Bile DuctDilated
Biliary Obstruction
Biliary TreeReflux of Gas or Bowel
Bladder (Urinary) Wall Thickening
BleedingGI In Patients With AIDS
BleedingLower GI
BleedingLower GIPediatric
BleedingRectal
BleedingThird Trimester
BleedingUpper GI
BleedingUpper GIPediatric
BleedingVaginal,
Non-Pregnant Female
BlindnessGeriatric Age
BlindnessMonocularTransient
BlindnessPediatric Age
BlistersSubepidermal
Bone and/or Soft Tissue Hypertrophy
Bone DensityDecreasedGeneralized
Bone DensityDecreasedLocalized
Bone LesionsPreferential Site of Origin
Bone Marrow Failure SyndromesInherited
Bone Marrow Fibrosis
Bone MassLow
Bone Mineral DensityIncreased
Bone Pain
Bone Resorption
Bowel Wall Thickening
Bow Legs (Genu Varum)Classification
BradycardiaSinus
Brain Mass
Breast Inflammatory Lesion Breast Mass
Breath Odor
BreathingNoisy
Bronchial Obstruction
Bronchopleural Fistula
Brown Urine
Bruising
Bullous Diseases
Café-Au-Lait Spots
Calcification On Chest X-Ray
CalcificationsAbdominalNonvisceral on X-ray
CalcificationsAdrenal Gland on X-Ray
CalcificationsCardiac On X-Ray
CalcificationsCutaneous
CalcificationsGenital TractFemale On X-ray
CalcificationsLiver On X-ray
CalcificationsPancreas on X-Ray
CalcificationsSpleen on X-Ray
CalcificationsValvular on X-Ray
Calcium Stones
Cardiac ArrestNontraumatic
Cardiac DeathSudden
Cardiac Enlargement
Cardiac Murmurs
Cardiac Tumors
Cardioembolism
Cardiogenic Shock
CataractsPediatric Age
Cavitary Lesion on Chest X-Ray
Cerebral Infarction Secondary to Inherited Disorders
Cerebral VasculitisCauses
Cerebrovascular DiseaseIschemic
Cervical InstabilityPediatric
Chest PainChildren
Chest PainNonpleuritic
Chest PainPleuritic
Chest Wall TumorsPrimary
Chiasmal Disease
Childhood Eosinophilia
CholangitisAcute
Cholestasis
CholestasisNeonatal And InfantileDifferential Diagnosis
Cholestatic Liver Enzyme ElevationExtrahepatic Causes
Cholestatic Liver Enzyme ElevationIntrahepatic Causes
Chorea
Choreoathetosis
Chylothorax
Cloudy Urine
Clubbing
Cobalamin Deficiency
ColicAcute Abdominal
Colon Ischemia
Color ChangesCutaneous
Coma
ComaNormal Computed Tomography
ComaPediatric Population
Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart FailureInfant
Conjunctival Neoplasm
Consciousness ImpairmentAcutein Critically Ill Patient
Constipation
ConstipationAdult Patient
Copd Decompensation
Corneal SensationDecreased
Cough
CoughChronicAdult Patient
Cutaneous InfectionsAthletes
Cyanosis
CyanosisNeonatal
Daytime Sleepiness
Delayed Passage of Meconium
Delirium
Delirium and AgitationDrug-Induced
DeliriumAgitated
DeliriumDialysis Patient
Demyelinating Diseases
Diaphragm ElevationBilateralSymmetrical
Diaphragm ElevationUnilateral
DiarrheaAcute Watery and Bloody
DiarrheaInfectious
DiarrheaNoninfectious
Diarrhea in Patients With AIDS
DiarrheaTube-Fed Patient
DiplopiaBinocular
DiplopiaMonocular
DiplopiaVertical
Dysentery and Inflammatory Enterocolitis
Dizziness
Dry Eye
DyslipoproteinemiasSecondary Causes
Dyspareunia
Dyspepsia and PyrosisDifferential
Diagnosis During Pregnancy
Dysphagia
DysphagiaEsophageal
DysphagiaOropharyngeal
Dyspnea
Dysuria
Earache
Ectopic Acth Secretion
EdemaChildren
EdemaGeneralized
EdemaLegUnilateral
Edema of Lower Extremities
Ejection Sound or Click
Elbow Pain
Elevated Hemidiaphragm
EmboliArterial
EmesisPediatric Age
EncephalomyelitisNonviral Causes
EncephalopathyHypertensive
EncephalopathyMetabolic
Endometrial Thickening
Enthesopathy
EosinophiliaDisease Associations
EosinophiliaGI
Eosinophilic Lung Disease
EosinophiliaParasitic Causes
Epigastric Pain
Epilepsy
Epistaxis
Erectile DysfunctionOrganic
ErosionsGenitalia
Erythematous Annular Skin Lesions
Erythrocytosis
Erythroderma
Esophageal Perforation
Esophageal Strictures
Esophageal TumorsBenign
Esophagitis
EsophagusSystemic Diseases
Esotropia
Exanthems
Eyelid Neoplasm
Eyelid Retraction
Eye Pain
Facial Pain
Facial Paralysis
Failure To Thrive Fatigue
FatigueChronic
Fatty Liver
Fever and Cardiopulmonary Failure
Fever and Jaundice
Fever and Lymphadenopathy
Fever and Rash
Fever and Rash in ICU
Feverafter Travel to the Tropics
FeverDrug-Induced
FeverHospital Associated
Fever in Returning Travelers and Immigrants
FeverNoninfectious Causes
FeverPostpartum
FeverPeriodic
FeverPediatricAcute
FeverRecurrent or Periodicin Children
Fever With Maculopapular or Petechial Rash
Finger LesionsInflammatory
Flaccid ParalysisAcuteDifferential Diagnosis
Flatulence and Bloating
Flushing
Folate Deficiency
Foot and Ankle Pain
Foot and Ankle Painin Different Age Groups
Foot Dermatitis
Footdrop
Foot LesionUlcerating
Foot Pain
Foot Pain by Age
Forearm and Hand Pain
Forearm Fractures
Gait Abnormality
Galactorrhea
Gallbladder Sonographic
Non-Visualization
Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Gastric Dilatation
Gastric EmptyingDelayed Gastric EmptyingRapid
Genital DischargeFemale
Genital LesionsInfectious Causes
Genital LesionsNoninfectious Causes
Genital Sores
Glomerulonephritis Associated With Malignancy
GlomerulonephritisRapidly Progressive
GlomerulopathiesThromboticMicroangiopathic
GlomerulosclerosisFocal Segmental
Glossodynia
Glucocorticoid Deficiency
Goiter
Granulomatous Dermatitides
Granulomatous Disorders
Granulomatous Liver Disease
Green or Blue Urine
Groin Lump
Groin Masses
Groin Pain
Groin PainActive Patient
Gynecomastia
Hair Loss
Halitosis
Hand Pain and Swelling
Headache
HeadacheAcute
Headache and Facial Pain
HeadacheChronic
Head and NeckSoft Tissue Masses
Hearing LossAcute
Heartburn and Indigestion
Heart Failure With Preserved Left
Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Heart FailureAcute
Heart FailureChronic
Heart FailureCongenital Heart Disease Causes
Heart FailurePathogenic Causes
Heart FailurePregnancy
Heat Stroke
Heel Pain
Heel PainPlantar
Hemarthrosis
Hematemesis
Hematuria
HematuriaDifferential Based on Age and
Sex
Hematuriain Children
Hemiparesis/Hemiplegia
Hemolysis and Hemoglobinuria
HemolysisIntravascular
HemolysisMechanical
Hemoperitoneum
Hemoptysis
Hemorrhagic Cystitis
Hepatic Cysts
Hepatic Granulomas
HepatitisAcute
HepatitisChronic
Hepatitisin Children
Hepatomegaly
Hepatomegalyby Shape of Liver
Hermaphroditism
Hiccups
Hilar and Mediastinal Lymph Node Enlargement
Hip PainChildren
Hip PainDifferential Diagnosis
Hip Painin Different Age Groups
Hip Pain Without Obvious Fracture
Hirsutism
HIV InfectionAnorectal Lesions
HIV InfectionChest Radiographic Abnormalities
HIV InfectionCognitive Impairment
HIV InfectionCutaneous Manifestations
HIV InfectionEsophageal Disease
HIV InfectionHepatic Disease
HIV InfectionLower GI Tract Disease
HIV InfectionMusculoskeletal Disorders
HIV InfectionOcular Manifestations
HIV InfectionPulmonary Disease
Hoarseness
Hydrocephalus
Hypercalcemia
HypercalcemiaMalignancy-Induced
HypercapniaPersistent
Hypercoagulable StateAssociated Disorders
Hypergastrinemia
Hyperhidrosis Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia,
Drug-Induced
Hyperkalemia in Children
Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders
Hypermagnesemia
HyperostosisCortical Bone
Hyperphosphatemia
Hyperphosphatemia in Children
Hyperpigmentation
Hyperprolactinemia
HypersplenismAssociated Conditions
HypertensionAdrenocortical Causes
HypertensionEndocrine Causes
Hypertensionin Children
HypertensionResistant
Hypertensive Crisis Syndromes
Hypertrichosis
Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
HyperventilationPersistent
Hypocalcemia
Hypocalcemia in Pediatric Patients
Hypocapnia
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemiain Infants and Children
Hypogonadism
Hypokalemia
Hypokalemia in Pediatric Patients Hypomagnesemia
Hypomagnesemia in Pediatric Patients
Hyponatremia
Hypophosphatemia
Hypophosphatemia in Pediatric Patients
Hypopigmentation
HypotensionPostural
HypothyroidismCongenital
HypotoniaInfantileDifferential Diagnosis
Hypotonic Polyuria
Hypovolemia
Hypovolemic ShockPediatric Population
Hypoxemia and Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Iliac Fossa PainLeft Sided
Iliac Fossa PainRight Sided
ImmunodeficiencyCongenital (Primary)
Impotence
IncontinenceFecal
Infectious Diarrhea in Tropics
InfertilityFemale
InfertilityMale
Insomnia
Intestinal Pseudoobstruction
Intraabdominal Mass LesionNeonatal
Intracerebral Hemorrhage,
Nonhypertensive Causes
Intracranial Lesion
Intraocular Neoplasm
Iron Overload
IschemiaUpper ExtremityCauses
Ischemic Bowel Disease
Ischemic ColitisNonocclusive
Ischemic Necrosis of Cartilage and Bone
Jaundice
JaundiceClassification
JaundiceNeonatal
Joint and Periarticular PainAcute
Joint PainAnterior HipMedial Thigh,
Knee
Joint PainHipLateral Thigh
Joint PainPolyarticular
Joint PainPosterior HipsThighButtocks
Joint Swelling
Jugular Venous Distention
KeratitisNoninfectious
Kidney Cystic Disease
Kidney EnlargementUnilateral Kidney InjuryCancer Patients
Knee Pain
Knee Painin Different Age Groups
Large Bowel Stricture
Left Axis Deviation
Left Bundle Branch Block
Leg CrampsNocturnal
Leg Length Discrepancies
Leg Movement When StandingInvoluntary
Leg Pain With Exercise
Leg Swelling
Leg Ulcers
Leptomeningeal Lesions
Leukocoria
Lid RetractionCauses
Light-Near Dissociation
Limb IschemiaAcuteNontraumatic
Limp
LimpingPediatric Age
Livedo Reticularis
Liver DiseasePregnancy
Liver LesionsBenignOften Confused With Malignancy
Low-Voltage ECG
Lung CancerOccupational Causes
Lung Disease And Gastrointestinal and Liver Involvement
Lung Disease and Renal Involvement
Lung Disease and Skin and Subcutaneous Lesions
Lung Disease with BoneJointNerveand Muscle Involvement
Lung TumorsBenign
Lung Volumes in Diffuse Lung Disease
Lymphadenopathy
Lymphangitis
Lymphedema
LymphocytosisAtypical
MacrothrombocytopeniaInherited
Macular Crystals
Madarosis
Malabsorption
Syndrome in Tropics
MalnutritionCauses in Early Life
Mediastinal CompartmentsAnatomy and Pathology
Mediastinal Masses or Widening on Chest X-Ray
Mediastinal MassesSites of Origin MediastinitisAcute
Melanonychia
Memory Loss SymptomsElderly Patients
MeningitisChronic
MeningitisRecurrent
Mental Status Changes and Coma
Mental Status Changes and ComaStructural Causes
Mental Status Changes and Coma,
Metabolic and Systemic Causes
Mesenteric Arterial EmbolismAssociated Factors
Mesenteric IschemiaNonocclusive
Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis
Metastatic Neoplasms
MethaemoglobinaemiaDrug Induced
Microcephaly
Micropenis
Miosis
MonoarthritisAcute
Monocytosis
Mononeuropathy
MononeuropathyIsolated
Mononeuropathy Multiplex
MononucleosisMonospot Negative
Muscle Disease
Muscle Weakness
Muscle WeaknessLower Motor Neuron Versus Upper Motor Neuron
Musculoskeletal Benign Tumors And Tumor-Like Lesions
Musculoskeletal Malignant Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions
Mydriasis
Myelin Disorders
Myelopathy And Myelitis
Myocardial Ischemia
Myoclonus
Myopathic SyndromesDrug-induced
Myopathies Associated With Rest Pain
MyopathiesHIV Associated
MyopathiesInfectious
MyopathiesInflammatory
MyopathiesMetabolic
MyopathiesToxic
MyositisInfectious Causes
MyositisInflammatory
Nnail Clubbing
NailHorizontal White Lines (Beau’s Lines)
Nail Koilonychia
Nail Onycholysis
Nail Pitting
Nail Splinter Hemorrhage
Nail Striations
Nail Telangiectasia
Nail Whitening (Terry’s Nails)
Nail Yellowing
Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Tumors Nasal MassesCongenital
Nausea and Vomiting
Nausea and VomitingCauses During Pregnancy
Nausea and VomitingChronic
Neck and Arm Pain
Neck Mass
Neck Pain
Neck Pain From Rheumatologic Disorders
Necrotizing Pneumonias
Nephritic SyndromeAcute
Nephrocalcinosis
NephropathyObstructive
Neurogenic Bladder
Neurologic DeficitFocal
Neurologic DeficitMultifocal
Neuromuscular Junction Dysfunction
NeuronopathiesSensory
(Ganglionopathies)
Neuropathic Bladder
Neuropathies With Facial Nerve Involvement
NeuropathiesAutonomic
NeuropathiesAutonomicPeripheralCauses
NeuropathiesPainful
NeuropathiesPeripheralAsymmetrical Proximal/Distal
NeuropathiesToxic and Metabolic
Neutropenia,
Drug-Induced
Neutropenia with Decreased Marrow Reserve
Neutropenia with Normal Marrow Reserve
Neutropeniain Childhood
Neutrophilia
Nipple Lesions
Nodular LesionsSkin
NodulesPainful
Nystagmus
NystagmusMonocular
Odynophagia
Opacification of Hemidiaphragm on X-Ray
Ophthalmoplegia
Opsoclonus
Optic Atrophy
Optic Disc Elevation
Oral MucosaErythematous Lesions
Oral MucosaPigmented Lesions
Oral MucosaPunctate Erosive Lesions
Oral MucosaWhite Lesions
Oral UlcersAcute
Oral Vesicles and Ulcers
Orbital Inflammation
Orbital LesionsCalcified
Orbital LesionsCystic
Orgasm Dysfunction
Orofacial Pain
Osteolytic Benign Bone LesionsMultiple
Osteoporosis in Children
OsteoporosisSecondary Causes
OsteosclerosisDiffuse
Osteosclerotic Benign Bone LesionsMultiple
Ovulatory Dysfunction
PainMidfoot
PainPlantar AspectHeel
PainPosterior Heel
Palindromic Rheumatism
Palmoplantar Hyperkeratosis
Palpitations
Pancreatic Calcifications
Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Pancreatic Solid Lesions
PancreatitisAcutein Children
PancreatitisDrug-Induced
Pancytopenia
Pancytopenia SyndromeInherited
Papilledema
Papulosquamous Diseases
Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes
Paraneoplastic SyndromesEndocrine
Paraneoplastic SyndromesNonendocrine
ParaparesisAcute or Subacute
ParaparesisChronic Progressive
Paraplegia
Parasellar Masses
Paresthesias
Parkinsonism-Plus Syndromes
Parotid Swelling
Pelvic Avulsion Fractures
Pelvic Mass
Pelvic PainCauses in Women
Pelvic PainChronic
Pelvic PainGenital Origin
Pelvic Pain,
Non-pregnant Female
Penile Rash
Perianal Pain
Pericardial Effusion
Periodic ParalysisHyperkalemic
Periodic ParalysisHypokalemic
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Peritoneal Effusion
Periumbilical Swelling
Pharyngeal ObstructionCauses
Pheochromocytoma-type Spells
Photodermatoses
Photosensitivity
Pigmenturia
Pituitary Region Tumors
Pleural Effusions
Pleural EffusionsMalignancy-associated
Pleural Hyperplasia
Pleural Masses
Pneumatosis Intestinalis in Neonate and Older Child
PneumoniaChronic
Pneumonia Mimics
PneumoniaNonrespondingCauses
PneumoniaRecurrent
PneumoperitoneumNeonatal
Pneumothoraxin Children
Poliosis
Polycythemia
PolycythemiasDifferential Diagnosis
PolycythemiaRelative Versus Absolute
Polymyalgias
Polyneuropathy
PolyneuropathyDemyelinating
PolyneuropathyDistal Sensorimotor
Polyneuropathy,
Drug-induced
PolyneuropathySymmetric
Polyuria
Popliteal Swelling
Portal Hypertension
Postmenopausal Bleeding
Postural HypotensionNonneurologic Causes
Premature GrayingScalp Hair
Premature Ventricular Contractions and Ventricular Tachycardia
Presacral Masses in Children
Prolonged QT Syndromes
Proptosis
Proptosis and Palatal Necrotic Ulcers
Protein-losing EnteropathyPediatric Age
Proteinuria
Pruritus
Pruritus Ani
Pruritus Vulvae
PseudocyanosisEtiology
PseudohermaphroditismFemale
PseudohermaphroditismMale
Pseudoinfarction
Psychosis
PsychosisMedical Disorders-Induced
Psychosis,
Medication-Induced
Ptosis
PubertyDelayed
PubertyPrecocious
Pulmonary Crackles
Pulmonary Cysts on X-Ray
Pulmonary EdemaNoncardiogenic
Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Pulmonary HemorrhageFocal
Pulmonary HemorrhagePediatric Age
Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndromes,
Diffuse
Pulmonary Infiltrates,
Immunocompromised Host
Pulmonary Lesions
Pulmonary MassSolitaryCauses Pulmonary MassSolitaryMimics
Pulmonary NoduleSolitary
Pulmonary–Renal SyndromesCauses
Pulseless Electrical Activity
Pupillary DilatationPoor Response to Darkness
Purpura
PurpuraNonpalpable
PurpuraNonpurpuric Disorders Simulating Purpura
PurpuraPalpable
QT Interval Prolongation
Radiation-Induced Neoplasms
Rectal MassPalpable
Rectal Pain
Red Blood Cell AplasiaAcquiredEtiology
Red Blood Cell Fragmentation HemolysisCauses
Red Eye
Red EyeAcute
Red Hot Joint
Red Urine
Renal Allograft Dysfunction
Renal Artery OcclusionCauses
Renal Colic
Renal Cystic Disorders
Renal DiseaseSkin Manifestations
Renal FailureAcutePigment-Induced
Renal FailureChronic
Renal FailureIntrinsic or Parenchymal Causes
Renal FailurePostrenal Causes
Renal FailurePrerenal Causes
Renal Infarction
Renal Parenchymal DiseaseChronic
Renal Vein ThrombosisCauses
Respiratory Distress in the NewbornCauses
Respiratory FailureHypoventilatory
Respiratory Muscle Weakness
RetinopathyHypertensive
Rhinitis
RhinitisChronic
RhinosinusitisDifferential Diagnosis
Rib Defects On X-ray
Rib Notching On X-Ray
Right Axis Deviation
Salivary Gland Enlargement
Salivary Gland SecretionDecreased
Scleroderma-Like Syndromes
Scrotal Calcifications
Scrotal MassesBoys and Adolescents
Scrotal Pain
Scrotal PainAdolescent or Pediatric Patient
Scrotal Swelling
Seizure
SeizurePediatric
Seizure Mimics
Sexual Differentiation Abnormalities
Sexual DysfunctionFemale
Sexually Transmitted DiseasesAnorectal Region
Sexual Precocity
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Pain by Location
Shoulder Painin Different Age Groups
Sinus Node Dysfunction
Sinus Ostial Obstruction Sinus Tachycardia
Skin and Renal
Skin IndurationChronic
Small Bowel Masses
Small Bowel Obstruction
Small Intestine Ulceration
Smell Disturbance
Sodium RetentionRenal Causes
Soft Tissue Mass Mimicking Malignancy
Soft Tissue TumorsPediatric Patients
Sore Throat
Spastic Paraplegias
Spinal Cord CompressionEpidural
Spinal Cord Dysfunction
Spinal Cord DysfunctionNontraumatic
Spinal Cord Ischemic Syndromes
Spinal Tumors
Splenic CystsClassification
Splenic MassesFocal Solid
Splenic Nodules
Splenic TumorsClassification
Splenomegaly
Splenomegaly and Hepatomegaly
SplenomegalyChildren
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Statural Overgrowth
Steatohepatitis
StomatitisBullous
Stridor in Neonates
StridorPediatric Age Stroke
StrokePediatric Age
StrokeYoung AdultCauses
ST-Segment DepressionNoncoronary Causes
ST-Segment Elevation
St Segment ElevationsNonischemic
Sudden DeathPediatric Age
Sudden DeathYoung Athlete
Swollen Limb
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Abdominal Abscess
Abdominal PainAcute
Abdominal PainRight Upper Quadrant
Acid-Base Homeostasis
AcidosisMetabolic
AcidosisRespiratoryAcute
AcidosisRespiratoryChronic
Adrenal Mass
Airway ObstructionMalignant
Allergic Reaction to Vaccines
AlkalosisMetabolic
AlkalosisRespiratory Treatment
Altered Mental Status and Coma
Alveolar Hemorrhage.e
Ambiguous Genitalia.e
Anemia
AnemiaMacrocytic
AnemiaMicrocytic
Anisocoria
Anorectal Complaints
Anorexia
Anticholinergic Poisoning
Arthralgia Limited to One or Few Joints
AspirationGastric Contents.e
AspirationOral Contents.e
AtaxiaProgressive
Azoospermia.e
Back Pain
Bleeding DisorderCongenital.e
Bleeding Disorders
BleedingEarly Pregnancy.e
BleedingGastrointestinal
BleedingNeonate.e
BleedingVaginal
Bradycardia
BradycardiaPediatric Patient.e
BreastNipple Discharge Evaluation
BreastRoutine Screen or Palpable Mass Evaluation
Breastfeeding Difficulties.e
Ventricular Failure
Verrucous Lesions
Vertigo
VertigoCentral
Vesiculobullous Diseases
Vision LossAcutePainful
Vision LossAcutePainless
Vision Loss After Diving
Vision LossChildren
Vision LossChronicProgressive
Vision LossMonocularTransient
Vitreous Hemorrhage
Vocal Cord Paralysis
Volume Depletion
Volume Excess
Vomiting
VomitingNeonatal
Vulvar Lesions
WeaknessAcuteEmergent
WeaknessGradual Onset
WeaknessNonneuromuscular Causes
Weight Gain
Weight Loss
Wheezing
WheezingPediatric Age
Wrist and Hand Painin Different Age Groups
Wrist Pain
Xerophthalmia
Tall Stature
Tardive Dyskinesia
Taste And Smell Loss
Telangiectasia
Tendinopathy
Testicular Cystic Lesions
Testicular Failure
Testicular Pain
Testicular Size Variations
Tetanus
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopeniain Pregnancy
ThrombocytopeniaInherited Disorders
Thrombocytopenia in NewbornsDifferential Diagnosis
Thrombocytosis
Thrombosis or Thrombotic Diathesis
Thymic Masses
ThymomaDiseases Associations
Thyromegaly
Thyrotoxicosis
Tick-related Infections
Tics
Torsades de Pointes
Toxic MegacolonCauses
Tracheobronchial Narrowing on X-Ray
Tremor
Tremorin ChildrenCauses
Trichomegaly
Tubulointerstitial DiseaseAcute
Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease
Tumor Markers Elevation
Uremic EncephalopathyDifferential Diagnosis
Ureteral Colic
Ureteral Stricture
Ureteric ObstructionCongenital
Urethral Bleeding
Urethral Discharge and Dysuria
Urethral ObstructionChildren
Uric Acid Stones
Urinary IncontinenceChildren
Urinary Retention
Urinary RetentionAcute
Urinary Tract BleedingUpper
Urinary Tract Obstruction
Urinary Tract ObstructionCongenital Causes
Urine Casts
Urine Color Abnormalities
UrineRed
Urolithiasis-Like Pain
UropathyObstructive
Urosepsis
Uterine BleedingAbnormal
UveitisPediatric Age
Vaginal BleedingPregnancy
Vaginal DischargePrepubertal Girls
Valvular Heart Disease
Vascular Lesions of GI Tract
VasculitisClassification
Vasculitis (Diseases That Mimic Vasculitis)
Vegetative StatePersistent
Ventilation–perfusion Mismatch on Lung Scan
Xerostomia
Yellow Urine 
Bullae on Lower Extremities.e
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiomegaly on Chest X-Ray
Cardiomyopathy
Chest Pain
Chest X-Ray Abnormality (Suspected) Connective Tissue DisorderSuspected
Connective Tissue DisorderSuspected
Connective Tissue Laboratory Tests
Constipation
Convulsive DisorderSuspectedPediatric Patient.e
Corneal Disorders.e
CoughChronic
Cutaneous Microvascular Occlusion Syndromes.e
Cyanosis
CystitisAcute.e
Defecation Disorder,
Pediatric Age.e
Defecation DisorderPediatric Age.e
Developmental Delay.e
DiarrheaWatery.e
Dilated Pupil.e
Dyspepsia.e
Dyspnea
Dysuria and/or Urethral/Vaginal Discharge
Ear Pain.e
Eating Disorder
EdemaGeneralized
EdemaRegional
Eosinophilic Dermatoses
ErythrocytosisAcquired
Erythroderma.e
Esophageal Foreign Body.e
Fatigue
Fever and Infection in
High-Risk Hematology Patient without Obvious Source.e
Fever and Infection in High-Risk
Hematology Patient without Obvious
Source.e
Fever and Neutropenia
Fever and NeutropeniaPediatric Patient.e
FeverPediatric Patient
Flushing
Food Reaction
Genital Lesions or Ulcers
GI BleedingPediatric Patient.e
Goiter Evaluation and Management
Granuloma
Hearing Loss
HematocheziaManagement.e
HematuriaAsymptomatic
HematuriaPediatric Patient.e
Hepatic Mass
HepatitisViral
Hepatomegaly
Hypercalcemia
Hypercapnia
Hyperpigmentation
Hypogonadism
Hypotension
HypotensionPost-Operative
Hypovolemic shock
HypoxemiaPost-Operative
Infections of Soft TissueJointsand Bone
Infectious Diarrhea
Inflammatory Arthritis
Intraabdominal InfectionSuspected
JaundiceNeonatal
Joint Effusion
Joint Pain and Swelling
Leg Ulcer
Liver Function Test Elevations
LymphadenopathyGeneralized
Malar Eruption
Mental Status ChangeElderly Patient
MurmurDiastolic
MurmurSystolic
Muscle Cramps and Aches
Muscle Weakness
Musculoskeletal Complaints
Nausea and Vomiting.e
Neck Mass
Neck Pain
Nystagmus
Occupational Asthma
Oliguria
Onycholysis.e
PalpitationsDizzinessand/or Syncope
Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors.e
Pancreatic Mass
Papulosquamous DisordersPediatric Patient.e
Patient with Ill-Defined Physical Complaints
Pelvic Mass
Pelvic PainWomenDiagnostic Evaluation
Pelvic PainWomenManagement
Peripheral Neuropathy
Photosensitivity.e
PneumothoraxTraumatic
Proteinuria
Proteinuria in Children
PruritusGeneralized
PruritusPregnant Patient.e
Pseudohermaphroditism.e
Pulmonary Nodule
PurpuraPalpable
Reactive ErythemaPediatric Patient.e
Renal Mass
Renal Trauma.e
Scrotal Mass.e
Sexual PrecocityFemale Breast Development.e
Sexual PrecocityFemale Pubic Hair Development.e
Sexual PrecocityMale.e
Shock
Short Stature.e
Shoulder Pain.e
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Skin Blisters.e
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders Associated with Pregnancy
Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
Sore Throat
SpondyloarthropathyDiagnosis
SpondyloarthropathyTreatment
Stroke.e
TachycardiaDiagnostic Approach
TachycardiaNarrow Complex
TachycardiaPediatric Patient.e
TachycardiaWide Complex
Thrombotic MicroangiopathiesDifferential Diagnosis.e
ThyroidPainful
Thyrotoxicosis
Trauma in Pregnancy.e
Traumatic Aortic Injury.e
Urinary IncontinenceSphinctericMale Patient
Urinary Tract Obstruction
Vaginal DischargeEvaluation
VaginitisPediatric
Ventricular Fibrillation or Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia
Vertigo
VomitingAcuteManagement
Weakness Weight Gain
Weight LossUnintentional 
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Alveolar Hemorrhage (Figs. E and EBox E)
Ambiguous Genitalia (Figs. EE)
AspirationGastric Contents (Fig. E)
AspirationOral Contents (Fig. E)
Azoospermia (Figs. EE)
Bleeding DisorderCongenital (Fig. E)
BleedingEarly Pregnancy (Fig. E)
BleedingNeonate (Fig. E)
BradycardiaPediatric Patient (Fig. E)
Breastfeeding Difficulties (Fig. E)
Bullae on Lower Extremities (Fig. E)
Convulsive DisorderSuspectedPediatric Patient (Fig. E)
Corneal Disorders (Fig. E)
Cutaneous Microvascular Occlusion
Syndromes (Fig. ETables E and E)
CystitisAcute (Fig. E)
Defecation DisorderPediatric Age (Figs. E and E)
Developmental Delay (Fig. E)
DiarrheaWatery (Fig. E)
Dilated Pupil (Fig. E)
Dyspepsia (Fig. E)
Ear Pain (Figs. EE)
Erythroderma (Fig. ETable E)
Esophageal Foreign Body (Figs. E and ETables E and E)
Hematology Patient Without Obvious Source (Fig. E)
Fever and NeutropeniaPediatric Patient (Fig. E)
GI BleedingPediatric Patient (Fig. E)
HematocheziaManagement (Fig. E)
HematuriaPediatric Patient (Figs. E and E)
Nausea and Vomiting (Fig. ETables EEEand E)
Onycholysis (Fig. E)
Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors (Fig. E)
Papulosquamous DisordersPediatric Patient (Fig. E)
Photosensitivity (Fig. E)
PruritusPregnant Patient (Fig. E)
Pseudohermaphroditism (Fig. E)
Reactive ErythemaPediatric Patient (Fig. E)
Renal Trauma (Fig. ETable E)
Sexual PrecocityFemale Breast Development (Fig. E)
Sexual PrecocityFemale Pubic Hair
Development (Fig. ETable E)
Sexual PrecocityMale (Fig. ETable E)
Short Stature (Fig. E)
Shoulder Pain (Fig. E)
Skin Blisters (Fig. ETable E)
Stroke (Fig. E)
TachycardiaPediatric Patient (Fig. E)
Thrombotic MicroangiopathiesDifferential Diagnosis (Fig. E)
Trauma in Pregnancy (Fig. E)
Traumatic Aortic Injury (Fig. EBox E) 
SECTION IV Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results
Ace Level
Acetone (Serum Or Plasma)
Acetylcholine Receptor (AChR) Antibody
Acid-Base Reference Values
Acid Phosphatase (Serum)
Acid Serum Test
Activated Clotting Time (ACT)
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTTAPTT)
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Alanine Aminopeptidase
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALTSGPT)
Albumin (Serum)
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Aldolase (Serum)
Aldosterone
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) (Serum)
Alpha--Antitrypsin (Serum)
Alpha--Fetoprotein (Serum)
Alt
Aluminum (Serum)
Ama
Amebiasis Serologic Test
Aminolevulinic Acid (δ-ALA) (-hr Urine Collection)
Ammonia (Serum)
Amylase (Serum)
AmylaseUrine
Amyloid A Protein (Serum)
Ana
Anca
Androstenedione (Serum)
Angiotensin II
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
(Ace Level)
Anh
Anion Gap
Anticardiolipin Antibody
Anticoagulant
Antidiuretic Hormone
Anti-DNA
Anti-DS DNA
Antiglobulin Test
Antiglomerular Basement Antibody
Antihistone
Antimitochondrial Antibody (AmaMitochondrial Antibody)
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)
Anti-RNP Antibody
Anti-SCL-
Anti-SM (Anti-Smith) Antibody
Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody
Antistreptolysin O Titer (StreptozymeASLO Titer)
Antithrombin III
Apolipoprotein A- (Apo A-)
Apolipoprotein B (Apo B)
Arterial Blood Gases
Arthrocentesis Fluid
ASLO Titer
Aspartate Aminotransferase (ASTSGOT)
Atrial Natriuretic Hormone (ANH)
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
Basophil Count
Bicarbonate
BileUrine
BilirubinDirect (Conjugated Bilirubin)
BilirubinIndirect (Unconjugated Bilirubin)
BilirubinTotal
BilirubinUrine
Bladder Tumor Associated Antigen
Bleeding Time (Modified Ivy Method)
Blood VolumeTotal
BNP
Bordetella pertussis Serology
BRCA Analysis
Breath Hydrogen Test (Hydrogen Breath
Test)
Bun
CY And Hd Mutation Analysis
C
C
Calcitonin (Serum)
Calcium (Serum)
CalciumUrine
Cancer Antigen - (CA -)
Cancer Antigen - (CA -)
Cancer Antigen - (CA -)
Cancer Antigen (CA )
Captopril Stimulation Test
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Carbohydrate Antigen -
Carbon DioxidePartial Pressure
Carbon Monoxide
Carboxyhemoglobin
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
Carotene (Serum)
CatecholaminesUrine
CBC
CD Ligand
CD+ T-lymphocyte Count (CD+ T-cells)
CEA
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Ceruloplasmin (Serum)
Chlamydia Group Antibody Serologic Test
Chlamydia trachomatis PCR
Chloride (Serum)
Chloride (Sweat)
ChlorideUrine
Cholecystokinin-Pancreozymin
CholesterolHigh-Density Lipoprotein CholesterolLow-Density Lipoprotein
CholesterolTotal
Chorionic GonadotropinsHuman (Serum) (HCG)
Chymotrypsin
Circulating Anticoagulant (Lupus Anticoagulant)
CK
Clonidine Suppression Test
Clostridium Difficile Toxin Assay (Stool)
CO
Coagulation Factors
CobalaminSerum
Cold Agglutinins Titer
Complement
Complement Deficiency
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Conjugated Bilirubin
Copper (Serum)
CopperUrine
Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH) Stimulation Test
CortisolPlasma
C-Peptide
Coombs Direct
Coombs Indirect
CPK
C-Reactive Protein
C-Reactive ProteinHigh Sensitivity
(hs-CRPCardio-CRP)
Creatine Kinase
Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes
Creatinine (Serum)
Creatinine Clearance
CreatinineUrine
Cryoglobulins (Serum)
Cryptosporidium Antigen By EIA (Stool)
CSF
Cystatin C
Cystic Fibrosis PCR
Cytomegalovirus by PCR
D-Dimer
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate
Dehydrotestosterone (SerumUrine)
Deoxycorticosterone (-DeoxycorticosteroneDoc) (Serum)
Dexamethasone Suppression TestOvernight
Digoxin
Dilantin
Direct Antiglobulin (Coombs Direct)
Disaccharide Absorption Tests
DOC
Donath-landsteiner (D-l) Test For
Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria Dopamine d-xylose Absorption d-xylose Absorption Test ElectrophoresisHemoglobin
ElectrophoresisProtein
ENA Complex
Endomysial Antibodies
Eosinophil Count
EpinephrinePlasma
Epstein-Barr Virus Serology (Box )
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESRSed RateSedimentation Rate)
Erythropoietin (EP)
Estradiol (Serum)
Estrogen
Ethanol (blood)
Extractable Nuclear Antigen (Ena ComplexAnti-RNP AntibodyAnti-SmAnti-smith)
Factor V Leiden
Fasting Blood Sugar
FBS
FDP
Fecal FatQuantitative (-hr Collection)
Fecal Globin Immunochemical Test Ferritin (Serum) α- Fetoprotein Fibrin Degradation Product
Fibrinogen
Folate (Folic Acid)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Free T
Free Thyroxine Index
FTA-ABS
Furosemide Stimulation Test
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Gastrin (Serum)
Gastrin Stimulation Test
Gliadin AntibodiesIgA and IgG
Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) Antibody
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Glucagon
GlucoseFasting (FBSFasting Blood Sugar)
GlucosePostprandial
Glucose Tolerance Test
Glucose--Phosphate Dehydrogenase
(GPD) Screen (Blood) γ-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Glycohemoglobin (Glycated Glycosylated] Hemoglobin)(HbAc)
Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone
(GHRH)
Growth Hormone Suppression Test (After Glucose)
Ham Test (Acid Serum Test)
Haptoglobin (Serum)
HBAC
HDL
Helicobacter Pylori (SerologyStool Antigen)
Hematocrit
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin Ac
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
HemoglobinGlycated
HemoglobinGlycosylated
Hemoglobin H
HemoglobinUrine
HemosiderinUrine
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Antibodies
Hepatitis A Antibody
HAV-IGM Antibody
HAV Total Antibody
Hepatitis A Viral Infection
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBSAG)
Hepatitis B Viral Infection
Hepatitis C Viral Infection Hepatitis C RNA
Hepatitis D Viral Infection
Delta Hepatitis Coinfection (acute HDV acute HBV) or Superinfection (acute
HDV Chronic HBV)
HDV-AG
HDV-AB (IgM)
HDV-AB (total)
HER-/NEU
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
HFE Screen For Hereditary
Hemochromatosis
Heterophil Antibody
High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol
HLA Antigens
Homocysteine (Plasma)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Human Herpes Virus (HHV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus AntibodyType (HIV-)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type
(HIV-) Antigen (P)Qualitative
(P Antigen)
(HIV-) Viral Load
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Huntington’s Disease PCR
Hydrogen Breath Test
-Hydroxyindole-Acetic AcidUrine
Immune Complex Assay
Immunoglobulins
Indirect Antiglobulin (Coombs Indirect)
Influenza A And B Tests
Insulin Autoantibodies
InsulinFree
Insulin-Like Growth Factor- (IGF-) (Serum)
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II
International Normalized Ratio (INR)
Intrinsic Factor Antibodies
Iron (Serum)
Iron-Binding CapacityTotal (TIBC)
Iron Saturation (% Transferrin Saturation)
Lactate (Blood)
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes Lactose Tolerance Test (Serum)
Lap Score
Lead
LDH
LDL
Legionella Pneumophila PCR
Legionella Titer
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase (LAP)
Leukocyte Count
Lipase
Lipoprotein(a)
Lipoprotein CholesterolHigh-Density
Lipoprotein CholesterolLow-Density
Liver Kidney Microsome Type Antibodies
(LKM)
LKM
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol
Lupus Anticoagulant
Luteinizing Hormone
Lyme Disease Antibody Titer
Lymphocytes
Magnesium (Serum)
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
MetanephrinesUrine
Methylmalonic Acid (Serum)
Mitochondrial Antibody (AMA)
Monocyte Count
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae PCR
Myelin Basic ProteinCerebrospinal Fluid
MyoglobinUrine
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae PCR
Neutrophil Count
Norepinephrine
’-Nucleotidase
Osmolality (Serum)
OsmolalityUrine
Osmotic Fragility Test
Paracentesis Fluid
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
Parietal Cell Antibodies
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT),
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
(APTT) Pepsinogen I pHBlood pHUrine Phenobarbital
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
PhosphataseAcid
PhosphataseAlkaline
Phosphate (Serum)
Plasminogen
Platelet Aggregation
Platelet Antibodies
Platelet Count
Platelet Function Analysis Assay (PFA)
Pleural Fluid
Potassium (Serum)
PotassiumUrine
Procainamide
Progesterone (Serum)
Prolactin
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Prostatic Acid Phosphatase
Protein (Serum)
Protein C Assay
Protein Electrophoresis (Serum)
Protein S Assay
Prothrombin Time (PT)
Protoporphyrin (Free Erythrocyte)
PSA
PT
PTH
PTT
Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) RDW
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
Red Blood Cell Folate
Red Blood Cell Mass (Volume)
Red Blood Cell Morphology
Renin (Serum)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Screen
Reticulocyte Count Rheumatoid Factor
RNP
RPR
Rotavirus Serology
Sed Rate
Sedimentation Rate
Semen Analysis
SGOT
SGPT
Sickle Cell Test
Smooth Muscle Antibody
Sodium (Serum)
Streptozyme
Sucrose Hemolysis Test (Sugar Water Test)
Sudan III Stain (Qualitative Screening For Fecal Fat)
Synovial Fluid Analysis
T (Triiodothyronine)
T Resin Uptake (Tru)
TFree (Free Thyroxine)
TSerum T
Tegretol
Testosterone (Total Testosterone)
Theophylline
Thoracentesis Fluid Thrombin Time (TT)
Thyroglobulin
Thyroid Microsomal Antibodies
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Thyrotropin (TSH) Receptor Antibodies
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) Stimulation Test
Thyroxine (T)
TIBC
Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody
Transferrin
Triglycerides
Triiodothyronine
Troponins (Serum)
TSH
TT
Tuberculin Test (PPD)
Unconjugated Bilirubin
Urea NitrogenBlood (BUN)
Uric Acid (Serum)
Urinalysis
Urine Amylase
Urine Bile
Urine Calcium
Urine Camp
Urine Catecholamines
Urine Chloride
Urine Copper
Urine CortisolFree
Urine Creatinine ( Hr)
Urine Crystals
Urine Eosinophils
Urine Glucose (Qualitative)
Urine HemoglobinFree
Urine Hemosiderin
Urine -hydroxyindole-Acetic Acid (URINE
-HIAA)
Urine Indican
Urine Ketones (Semiquantitative)
Urine Metanephrines
Urine Myoglobin
Urine Nitrite
Urine Occult Blood
Urine Osmolality Urine Ph
Urine Phosphate
Urine Potassium
Urine Protein (Quantitative)
Urine Sediment
Urine Sodium (Quantitative)
Urine Specific Gravity
Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA)
Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Serology
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)
VDRL
Viscosity (Serum) Vitamin B (Cobalamin)
Vitamin DDihydroxy Calciferol
Vitamin K
Von Willebrand Factor 
SECTION V Clinical Practice Guidelines
PART A • T HE PERIODIC HEALTH
EXAMINATION Age-Specific Charts
TABLE Birth to Years
TABLE Ages to Years
TABLE Ages to Years
TABLE Ages and Older
TABLE Pregnant Women
TABLE Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
PART B • IMMUNIZATIONS AND CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS
Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations
TABLE Recommended Immunization
Schedule for Children and Adolescents
Aged Years or Younger–United
States
TABLE Catch-Up Immunization
Schedule for Persons Aged Months
Through Years Who Start Late or
Who Are More Than Month
Behind–United States
General Recommendations on Immunization
TABLE Recommended and Minimum
Ages and Intervals between Vaccine
Doses
TABLE Guidelines for Spacing of Live and Inactivated Antigens
TABLE Guidelines for Administering Antibody-Containing Products and
Vaccines
TABLE Recommended Intervals between Administration of AntibodyContaining Products and Measles- or
Varicella-Containing Vaccineby
Product and Indication for Vaccination
TABLE Contraindications and
Precautions to Commonly Used
Vaccines
TABLE Conditions Commonly
Misperceived as Contraindications to
Vaccinations
Vaccine Administration
TABLE Treatment of Anaphylaxis in Children and Adults with Drugs Administered Intramuscularly or Orally
TABLE Vaccination of Persons with Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiencies
TABLE Immunization for Pediatric Oncology Patients
TABLE Approaches to the Evaluation and Vaccination of Persons Vaccination Outside the United States Who Have No
(or Questionable) Vaccination Records
Immunization for Adults
TABLE Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged Years or
Older by Age GroupUnited States
TABLE A Recommended Immunization
Schedule for Adults Aged Years or
Older by Medical Condition and Other
IndicationsUnited States
TABLE B Contraindications and Precautions for Vaccines Recommended for Adults Aged Years or Older
TABLE Immunization and Pregnancy
TABLE Immunizing Agents and
Immunization Schedule for Health Care
Workers (HCWs)
TABLE Recommendations for Persons with Medical Conditions Requiring Special Vaccination Considerations
TABLE Vaccinations for International Travel
Recommendations and Implementation
Strategies for Hepatitis B Vaccination of
Adults
BOX Adults Recommended to Receive Hepatitis B Vaccination
BOX Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedules for Adults (Aged ≥ yr)
TABLE Recommended Doses of Currently
Licensed Formulations of Adult Hepatitis
B Vaccine by Group and Vaccine Type
TABLE Recommended HIV/AIDS,
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)and
Viral Hepatitis Prevention Services by
Risk Population
TABLE Guidelines for Postexposure
Prophylaxis of Persons with
Nonoccupational Exposures to Blood or Body Fluids That Contain Blood by Exposure Type and Vaccination
Status
TABLE Typical Interpretation of Serologic
Test Results for Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Hepatitis A Prophylaxis
TABLE Recommended Dosages of Hepatitis A Immune Globulin
TABLE Licensed Dosages of Hepatitis A Vaccines
Influenza Treatment and Prophylaxis
BOX Summary of Seasonal Influenza
Vaccination Recommendations
TABLE LiveAttenuated Influenza
Vaccine (LAIV) Compared with Inactivated
Influenza Vaccine (TIV) for Seasonal
InfluenzaUnited States Formulations
Indications for Use of Antivirals
HIV Testing and Postexposure Prophylaxis
Recommendations for HIV Testing of AdultsAdolescentsand Pregnant
Women
FIGURE Algorithm for Evaluation and
Treatment of Possible Nonoccupational HIV Exposure
TABLE HIV ExposureEstimated Per-Act Risk
TABLE Recommended Postexposure
Prophylaxies (PEP) for all Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
TABLE Antiretroviral Therapy
MedicationsAdult Dosageand Side
Effects
TABLE Laboratory Tests Generally
Recommended for Persons after
Exposure to HIV
BOX Situations for which Expert
Consultation for HIV Postexposure
Prophylaxis Is Advised
BOX Occupational Exposure
Management Resources
BOX Management of Occupational Blood Exposures
Endocarditis Prophylaxis
TABLE Cardiac Conditions Associated with the Highest Risk of Adverse Outcome from Endocarditis for Which
Prophylaxis with Dental Procedures Is
Recommended
TABLE Dental Procedures for
Which Endocarditis Prophylaxis Is
Recommended for Patients in
Table
TABLE Regimens for a Dental Procedure
TABLE Summary of Major Changes in Updated Recommendations
Hepatitis C Testing
BOX Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Infection and HCV-Related Chronic
Diseases
FIGURE Analytic Framework for Guiding
HCV Testing Among Persons Born
During -
Hepatitis B Virus Postexposure Protection for Health Care Personnel
TABLE Postexposure Management of Health Care Personnel After Occupational Percutaneous and
Mucosal Exposure to Blood and Body
Fluidsby Health Care Personnel HepB
Vaccination and Response Status 
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Not Linked to Topics in Section I
Achilles Tendonitis
Acquired Polyneuropathy
Amphetamine Abuse
Anal Cancer
Aortic Valve Disease
AspirinIbuprofenand Other Pain Medication (Child)
Atypical Pneumonia
Back Pain
Bartholin Cyst
Blisters
Boils
Brain Trauma
Bundle Branch Block
Cardiac Pacemaker and Defibrillator
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Spondylosis
Children’s Vitamins
Chronic Renal Failure
Cleft Lip and Palate
Coarctation of the Aorta
Colic
Common Cold
Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Constipation
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Cystitis
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Diagnostic Heart Catheterization
Diaper Rash
Dietary Fiber
Dry Eye
Ear Ache
Elbow Dislocation
Ensuring Your Child’s Safety
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Epilepsy
Excessive Perspiration
Exercises and Cardiovascular Health
Femoral Hernia
Finger Sprain
Flue Vaccination
Food-Borne Intestinal Protozoan Infections
Forgetfulness
Gangrene
Gastroparesis and Gastric Motility Disorders
Gluten-Free Diet
Groin Strain
Halitosis
Hamstring Strain
Healthy Diet as a Teenager
Hearing Loss
Hernia
High Triglycerides
Hip Pain
Hydration (for athletes)
Hypoglycemia in Diabetes
Ingrown Toenail
Inguinal Hernia
Intussusception
Jellyfish and Other Marine Animals Stings and Bites
Kegel Exercises
Knee Sprain
Knee Swelling
Legionnaires’ Disease
Lipoma
Low Back Pain
Low Back Strain
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Microscopic Colitis
Mitral Valve Disease
Morning Sickness
Mouth and Tooth Care
Multivitamins
Neck Pain
Neck Strain
Night Terrors
Nutrition (for athletes)
Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Patellar Tendinitis
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Peripheral Neuropathy
Phymosis and Paraphymosis
Pneumoconiosis
Poor Circulation
Porphyria
Prediabetes
Premature Ventricular Contractions Probiotics
Providing Your Child Good Nutrition
Puberty
Pulmonary Hypertension and
Thromboembolic Disease
Pyloric Stenosis
Radial Neuropathy
Rectal Cancer
Rotavirus Infections
SARS
Sciatica
Shin Splints
Shoulder Dislocation
Sleep Disorder and Heart Disease
Slipped Disc
Smoke Inhalation
Smoking
Spinal Cord Trauma
Stress Test Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sun Poisoning
Surgical Site (Surgical Wound) Infections
Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Diuretic Hormone
Tendinitis
Tinea Infections
Tuberculosis
Ulnar Neuropathy
Vaginal Dryness
Vertigo
Vomiting
Warfarin Therapy
Wrist Fracture

Fred F. Ferri, MD,, Clinical Professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA