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Medical Legal Blog

11/22/09

The Nucleus Health company web site provides accurate, educational, unbiased information designed for patients, consumers, doctors, nurses, students and healthcare workers in hospitals and private practices. Here you will find articles on symptoms, diseases, conditions, injury, surgery, treatment options, medications, prescription drugs and research. The content on this site is reviewed by physicians and other experts, and is sponsored in part by pharmaceutical businesses, medical device manufacturers and other corporations. Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Search healthcare information: Advanced search...
Senior Health Guide The Senior Health Guide is a comprehensive and concise quick-reference guide to health conditions and medical procedures affecting older adults. The authors and physician reviewers have provided up-to-date information that is consistent with consensus interpretations for accuracy and practical considerations. This information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional before starting any new treatment or with any questions you have regarding a medical condition. A Angina Atrial fibrillation AAA AIDS ALS Abdominal CT scan Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Abdominal cramps Abdominal paracentesis Abdominal ultrasound Abdominal x-ray Abscessed tooth Acanthosis nigricans Acetaminophen overdose Acetaminophen poisoning Acoustic neuroma Actinomycosis Acute abdomen Acute abdominal pain Acute central cord syndrome Acute coronary syndrome Acute cystitis Acute renal failure Addison's disease Adrenal cancer Adrenalectomy Adrenocortical carcinoma Adult macular degeneration Adult onset diabetes Agranulocytosis Alcoholism and alcohol abuse Alexic anomia Allergic rhinitis Allergy, seasonal Alopecia Aluminum poisoning Aluminum toxicity Alzheimer's disease Amputation, foot Amputation, toe Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Anal abscess and anal fistula Anal fissure Anal rectal abscess Anal rectal fistula Anaphylaxis Aneurysm, aortic Aneurysmectomy Angiodysplasia of the colon Angioedema Angiogram Angioneurotic edema Angioplasty Angle-closure glaucoma Anomia, aphasia-associated Anomic aphasia Anorectal abscess Anorectal fistula Anthrax Antibiotic-associated colitis Antibiotic-associated diarrhea Anxiety Aortic aneurysm Aortic aneurysm repair or removal Aortic coarctation Aortic incompetence Aortic insufficiency Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Aphasia Aphasia-associated anomia Apoplexy Appendectomy Appendicitis Apraxia Arrhythmias Arterial blood gases Arteriosclerotic dementia Arteriovenous malformations of the colon Arthrocentesis Arthroplasty, hip Arthroscopy Ascites Ascites fluid tap Aseptic meningitis Astrocytoma Asymmetric septal hypertrophy Atelectasis Atherosclerosis Atherosclerotic disease Atopic dermatitis Autopsy B BMT Bacterial arthritis Bacterial endocarditis Bacterial meningitis Baker’s cyst Barium enema Barium swallow (Barium meal) Barium x-ray Barrett's esophagus Basal cell carcinoma Bed sores Bell's palsy Benign prostatic hyperplasia Biliary colic Biopsy, bone marrow Biopsy, breast Biopsy, endometrial Bipolar disorder Bladder cancer Bladder infection Blepharitis Blisters Blood poisoning Blood transfusion Boils Bone cancer Bone marrow biopsy Bone marrow transplant Botulism Brachytherapy Brain cancer (brain tumor) Brain tumor – astrocytoma Breast MRI Breast biopsy Breast cancer Breast reconstruction Breast x-ray Broken kneecap Bronchitis Bronchoscopy Buccofacial apraxia Bunion Bunion removal Bursitis C Cardiac stent Congestive heart failure Coronary artery disease Coronary artery stent Coronary heart disease CABG CAT scan CCS COPD CPR for adults CT colonography CT scan CT scan, abdomen CT scan, head Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder Callus Candidiasis Carbon monoxide poisoning Carbuncles Cardiac arrest Cardiac catheterization Cardiac stress test Cardiac tamponade Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults Cardioversion Carotid endarterectomy Carpal tunnel injection Carpal tunnel syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome repair Cataract Cataract removal Cellulitis Central cervical cord syndrome Central cord injury Central cord syndrome Cerebrospinal fluid analysis Cerebrospinal fluid tap Cervical cancer Cervical cryosurgery Cervical dysplasia Cervical myelopathy Chemotherapy Cholecystitis Cholera Cholesterol testing Chronic bronchitis Chronic neck pain Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic pancreatitis Cirrhosis, liver Click-murmur syndrome Closed joint aspiration Clostridium difficile -induced colitis Cluster headache Coarctation of the aorta Cochlear implant Cold Cold sores Colitis, ulcerative Collapsed lung Colon polyp removal Colon polypectomy Colonic angiodysplasia Colonoscopy Colorectal cancer (colon cancer) Colorectal resection Compulsive gambling Computed axial tomography Computed tomography scan Conceptual apraxia Congenital kyphosis Constipation Constructional apraxia Contact dermatitis Contractures Corns Coronary arteriography Coronary artery bypass graft Cystectomy Cystitis Cystoscopy Cystourethroscopy D DTs DTs DVT Decubitus ulcers Deep vein thrombosis Degenerative joint disease Dehydration Delirium tremens Dementia Dementia with lewy bodies Dependent personality disorder Depression Diabetes, type 2 Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic nonketotic coma Diarrhea Difficulty naming objects and people Diskogram Diskography Diverticulitis Drug addiction Duodenal ulcer Dupuytren's contracture Dysarthria Dyspareunia Dyspepsia Dysphagia Dysthymia E Essential hypertension EEG EMG Echocardiogram Eczema Electroencephalogram Electromyography Emphysema Encephalitis Endocarditis Endocarditis, bacterial Endometrial biopsy Endometrial cancer Enterostomy Epistaxis Erectile dysfunction Esophageal cancer Esophagectomy Ewing's sarcoma Excision biopsy, skin Excretory urography Exercise stress test Exercise tolerance test Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Eye surgery, cataracts Eye surgery, glaucoma Eye surgery, repair of detached retina F FAS Fainting Farsightedness Fatigue fracture Fecal incontinence Female sexual dysfunction Femoropopliteal bypass Fiberoptic joint examination Fish scale disease Fissure, anal Flat plate of the abdomen Flexible sigmoidoscopy Flu Focal dystonia Food poisoning Foreign accent syndrome Fracture, march stress Fracture,patella Frostbite Fundoplication Furuncles G GERD Gait apraxia Gallbladder cancer Gallstones Gambling addiction Ganglion cyst Gangrene Gastric ulcer Gastritis Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastrostomy Generalized anxiety disorder Giant cell arteritis Giardiasis Gingivitis Glaucoma Glaucoma surgery Glenoidlabrum tear Glioma Gout Gouty arthritis Granulocytopenia Granulopenia Graves' disease Groin hernia H Heart attack High blood pressure High cholesterol Hypercholesterolemia Hypertension, essential HIV Hairy cell leukemia Hallux valgus Hallux valgus repair Hammertoe correction Hashimoto's thyroiditis Hay fever Head CT scan Hearing loss Heart murmur Heart transplant Heart valve repair Heart-lung transplant Heartburn Heat exhaustion Heat stroke Hemifacial spasm Hemochromatosis Hemorrhoid banding Hemorrhoid ligation Hemorrhoids Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatoma, malignant Hernia repair Herniated disk Herniorrhaphy Herpes simplex 1 Herpes simplex 2 Herpes zoster Hiatal hernia Hiccups Hip arthroplasty Hip fracture Hip labral tears Hip replacement Histoplasmosis Hives Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin's lymphoma Hunchback Huntington's chorea Huntington's disease Hyperlipidemia Hyperopia Hyperosmolar coma Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma Hyperosmolar nonketotic state Hyperthyroidism Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy Hypochondria Hypoglycemia Hypothyroidism Hysterectomy Hysterosalpingography I Ischemic heart disease IBS IVP IVU Ichthyosis Ideomotor apraxia Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis Ileum surgery Impotence Incontinence, urinary (female) Indigestion Infectious arthritis Inflammatory bowel disease Influenza Influenza vaccine Inguinal hernia Injury, central cord Insomnia Intrathecal pain pump insertion Intravenous pyelogram Intravenous urography Ionizing radiation Iron-deficiency anemia Iron-poor blood Irritable bowel syndrome J Jaundice K KUB Kaposi's sarcoma Kidney cancer Kidney dialysis Kidney failure Kidney infection Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy Kidney stones Kidney transplant Kidney ultrasound Kidneys, ureter, bladder Knee arthroplasty Knee replacement Kneecap fracture Korsakoff's syndrome Kyphosis L LASIK Labral tear, shoulder Labyrinthitis Lactose intolerance Laminectomy Laparoscopy Laryngeal cancer Laryngectomy Laryngitis Laryngoscopy Leg artery bypass surgery Legionnaire's disease Legionnaire's pneumonia Leukemia Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis Lewy body dementia Lewy body disease Limb-kinetic apraxia Lipid testing Lithotripsy for kidney stones Liver cancer Liver cirrhosis Liver transplant Lockjaw Lordosis Lou Gehrig's disease Low back pain Low blood sugar Lower GI series Lumbar puncture Lumpectomy Lung cancer Lung surgery Lung transplant M Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Myocardial infarction MRI of the breast MRI scan MRSA MSA Macular degeneration Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the breast Malignant hepatoma Mammogram Mammography Manic-depressive illness March stress fracture Mastectomy Mastitis Mediastinal tumor resection Melanoma Melanoma removal Meniere's disease Meniscal tear Meniscectomy Meniscus removal Menopause Metatarsalgia Middle ear repair Migraine headache Mini-incision hip replacement Minimally invasive total hip replacement Mitral stenosis Motion sickness Motor neuron disease Movement disorder Multiple myeloma Multiple system atrophy Multiply-Resistant Enterococci Muscle contraction headache Myelogram Myelography Myelopathy, cervical Myopia N Narcolepsy Nearsightedness Neck pain, chronic Nerve conduction study Neurolemma Neutropenia Nicotine addiction Nominal aphasia Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in adults Non-insulin dependent diabetes Non-ulcer dyspepsia Non-ulcer stomach pain Nosebleed O Obesity OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder Olivopontocerebellar atrophy Oophorectomy Open-angle glaucoma Orofacial apraxia Osteitis Osteitis deformans Osteoarthritis Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Osteosarcoma Ovarian cancer Ovarian cyst Ovarian cyst removal Ovariectomy Oxygen therapy P Pacemaker insertion PEG PFTs Paget's disease Pain pump insertion Pancreatic cancer Pancreatitis Panic disorder Pap screening Pap smear Pap test Papanicolaou test Paracetamol overdose Paracetamol poisoning Paralysis, upper extremity Parkinson's disease Parkinson's plus syndrome Paronychia Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia Partial mastectomy Patella fracture Patellar fracture Pathological gambling Pelvic floor hernia Peptic ulcer Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Pericardial tamponade Peripheral neuropathy Peritonitis Peroneal nerve injury Phlebitis Pleural effusion Pneumococcal vaccine Pneumonia Polymyalgia rheumatica Popliteal cyst Post-herpetic neuralgia Post-polio syndrome Post-traumatic stress disorder Postural kyphosis Presbyopia Prescription drug addiction Pressure ulcers Prolapsed disk Prostate cancer Prostate removal Prostate surgery, TURP Prostatectomy Prostatitis Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis Prosthetic valve thrombosis Pudendal hernia Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary function tests Pulmonary lobectomy Punch biopsy, skin Pyelonephritis Pyeloplasty Pyogenic arthritis R Radiation therapy Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism Radiofrequency ablation Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism Regional anesthesia Removal of a lung lobe Removal of the esophagus Renal failure Renal insufficiency Renal ultrasound Respiratory syncytial virus Restless leg syndrome Retinal detachment repair Rhabdomyolysis Rheumatoid arthritis Ringing in the ears Robot-assisted cardiac procedures Robot-assisted surgery—overview Robot-assisted thoracic procedures Robot-assisted urologic procedures Rocky mountain spotted fever Root canal Rosacea Roundback of the spine Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoids Ruptured disk S Saddle back Salpingo-oophorectomy Scarlatina Scarlet fever Scheuermann's kyphosis Schizotypal personality disorder Sciatica Seasonal affective disorder Seborrheic dermatitis Sepsis Septic arthritis Septic shock Septicemia Severe stomach ache Shave biopsy, skin Shingles Shock Shoulder labral tear Shy-Drager syndrome Sigmoidoscopy, flexible Sinus headache Sinus infection Sinusitis Sjogren's syndrome Skin biopsy Skin graft Skin growths Skin lesion biopsy Skin lesion removal Sleep apnea Slipped disk Small bowel resection Small intestine surgery Smoking addiction Snoring Social anxiety disorder Soft tissue sarcoma Sonogram Spastic colon Spinal fracture Spinal stenosis Spinal tap Splenectomy Spondylolysis Squamous cell carcinoma Staph infection Staphylococcus aureus infection Stomach ulcer Stress fracture of metatarsal bone Stress fracture, march Stress test Stroke Stroke complications Subarachnoid hemorrhage Sudden kidney failure Supraventricular tachycardia Surgical abdomen Surgical removal, breast Surgical removal, meniscus Surgical removal, prostate Surgical removal, skin lesion Surgical removal, spleen Surgical removal, thyroid Surgical removal, uterus Swayback Syncope Syndrome, central cervical cord Syndrome, central cord T TB TIA TMD TURP Tachycardia Tamponade Temporal arteritis Temporomandibular disorders Tension headache Tension-type headache Text blindness Thoracotomy Throat cancer Thrombophlebitis Thrush Thyroid cancer Thyroidectomy Tinnitus Tired blood Tobacco use disorder Tongue cancer Tooth abscess Tooth extraction Torn meniscus Total hip replacement Tracheotomy Transesophageal echocardiography Transient ischemic attack Transplant, bone marrow Transplant, heart Transplant, heart-lung Transplant, kidney Transplant, liver Transplant, lung Transurethral resection of the prostate Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Tricuspid valve disease Trigeminal neuralgia Tuberculosis Tympanoplasty Type 2 diabetes Typhoid fever U UTI Ulcer Ulcerative colitis Ultrasound, abdominal Ultrasound, kidneys Ultrasound, renal Unstable angina Upper GI series Upper extremity paralysis Upper gastrointestinal series Urethral syndrome Urethritis Urinary incontinence, female Urinary incontinence, male Urinary tract infection Urticaria Uterine cancer Uterine prolapse V VRE Vaginal prolapse Vaginal yeast infection Vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection Varicose veins Vascular dementia Ventricular tachycardia Vertebral fracture Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty Vertigo Vestibular schwannoma Viral meningitis Virtual colonoscopy Visual aphasia W West Nile virus Whiplash Word blindness Wrist fracture X X-ray Xanthelasma and xanthoma Xeroderma Y Yeast infection Last reviewed: April 2003.
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