Conditions A–Z
Plain-language reference entries for diseases, symptoms and tests.
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- FA
- FDPs
- FE sodium
- FENa
- FPA
- FSH
- FSPs
- FTA-ABS
- FTT
- Face pain
- Face powder
- Facelift
- Facial edema
- Facial injury
- Facial nerve palsy
- Facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma
- Facial paralysis
- Facial swelling
- Facial tics
- Facial trauma
- Facioscapulohumeral
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (Landouzy-Dejerine)
- Factitious hyperthyroidism
- Factitious thyrotoxicosis
- Factor I
- Factor II assay
- Factor II deficiency
- Factor IX assay
- Factor IX hemophilia
- Factor V assay
- Factor V deficiency
- Factor VII assay
- Factor VII deficiency
- Factor VIII assay
- Factor X assay
- Factor X deficiency
- Factor XII (Hageman factor) deficiency
- Factor XII assay
- Fad diets
- Failure to thrive
- Fainting
- Fair skin cancer risks
- Fallen Arch
- Fallen arches
- Fallopian-Tube Cancer
- Familial Dysautonomia (FD)
- Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Familial chylomicronemia
- Familial combined hyperlipidemia
- Familial dysautonomia
- Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Familial hypertriglyceridemia
- Familial juvenile nephrophthisis
- Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency
- Familial non-hemolytic-non-obstructive jaundice
- Familial primary pulmonary hypertension
- Familial tremor
- Family doctor - how to choose one
- Famotidine
- Fanconi's anemia
- Fanconi's syndrome
- Farsightedness
- Farsightedness (Hyperopia)
- Fasciculations of muscle
- Fasciitis - necrotizing
- Fast Foods
- Fast foods
- Fat
- Fat - obese
- Fat absorption
- Fat and weight lifting
- Fat burning
- Fat embolus
- Fat removal - suctioning
- Fatigue
- Fatigue - chronic
- Fe++
- Fe+2
- Fear in children
- Fear of new foods
- Febrile Seizures
- Febrile seizures
- Febrile/cold agglutinins
- Fecal Incontinence
- Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Fecal Soiling
- Fecal collection devices
- Fecal culture
- Fecal fat
- Fecal impaction
- Fecal incontinence
- Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
- Fecal occult blood test - flushable home test
- Fecal occult blood test - guaiac smear
- Fecal smear
- Feces Gram stain
- Feeding - lack of interest
- Feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood
- Feeding tube insertion - gastrostomy
- Feeling uptight
- Feldene overdose
- Felon
- Felty's syndrome
- Female Infertility
- Female condoms
- Female genital tract culture
- Female pattern baldness
- Female sexual dysfunction
- Femoral epiphysis - slipped
- Femoral hernia
- Femoral nerve dysfunction
- Femoral shortening
- Femorocele
- Fenaclor overdose
- Fenestration
- Fenoprofen calcium overdose
- Ferric ion
- Ferritin
- Ferrous fumarate (Femiron, Feostat)
- Ferrous gluconate (Fergon)
- Ferrous ion
- Ferrous sulfate (Feosol, Slow Fe)
- Fertilizers and household plant foods
- Fetal age
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Fetal alpha globulin
- Fetal blood testing
- Fetal development
- Fetal heart monitoring
- Fetal scalp blood
- Fetal syphilis
- Fetal teeth
- Fetal transfusion syndrome
- Fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution
- Fetus
- Fever
- Fever
- Fever and children
- Fever blister
- Fever blister causes
- Fiber
- Fiber - soluble vs. insoluble
- Fiberoptic bronchoscopy
- Fibrin breakdown products
- Fibrin degradation products
- Fibrin split products
- Fibrinogen
- Fibrinolysis
- Fibrinolysis/euglobulin lysis
- Fibrinopeptide a
- Fibroadenoma
- Fibroadenoma - breast
- Fibrocystic breast disease
- Fibroid tumor treatment
- Fibroids
- Fibroids
- Fibroids
- Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)
- Fibromuscular dysplasia - stroke secondary to
- Fibromyalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- Fibromyoma
- Fibromyositis
- Fibrosing alveolitis
- Fibrositis
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum)
- Fifth disease
- Filiform warts
- Fine motor control
- Finger Dislocation
- Finger pain
- Finger swelling
- Finger(s) - smashed
- Fingernail hemorrhage
- Fingernail polish remover
- Fingers that change color
- Fingerstick
- Fire-ant
- First aid - cardiac arrest
- First aid - cardiopulmonary arrest
- First aid - heart attack
- First aid kit
- First trimester pregnancy
- Fish scale disease
- Fish tapeworm infection
- Fishhook removal
- Fishhook removal from skin
- Fistula
- Fitness recommendations
- Flank pain
- Flaring of the alae nasi (nostrils)
- Flat bones
- Flat feet
- Flat plate
- Flatulence
- Flatulence (flatus)
- Flatus
- Flea bite
- Fleas
- Fleet Flavored Castor Oil
- Flesh-eating bacteria
- Floating stools
- Floppy
- Flu
- Flu (Influenza)
- Flu and exercise
- Flu and holidays
- Flu shot immunization
- Flu vaccine
- Fluid imbalance
- Fluid in the chest
- Fluid-filled conjunctiva
- Fluohydric acid
- Fluorescein angiography
- Fluorescein eye stain
- Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test
- Fluoride in diet
- Fluoride overdose
- Fluorinated hydrocarbons
- Flurbiprofen overdose
- Flus and colds - antibiotics
- Flushable reagent stool blood test
- Fluxes
- Flying and ear unclogging
- Focal Seizures
- Focal cerebral atrophy
- Focal neurological deficits
- Focal sclerosis with hyalinosis
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Folate
- Folate
- Folate - test
- Folate deficiency
- Folate-deficiency anemia
- Foley catheter
- Folic acid (folate)
- Folic acid - test
- Folic acid and birth defect prevention
- Folic acid deficiency
- Follicle stimulating hormone
- Folliculitis
- Fontanelles
- Fontanelles - bulging
- Fontanelles - excessively large
- Fontanelles - sunken
- Food - hygiene and sanitation
- Food Allergy
- Food Poisoning
- Food additives
- Food allergy
- Food guide pyramid
- Food jags
- Food labeling
- Food poisoning
- Food poisoning - E. coli
- Food poisoning risks
- Food safety
- Foods - fresh vs. frozen or canned
- Foot Sprain
- Foot Ulcers
- Foot care for diabetics
- Foot pain
- Foot spasms
- Foot swelling
- Foot tendon release
- Foot, leg, and ankle swelling
- Forefoot varus
- Forehead lift
- Foreign Body In Eye
- Foreign Objects In The Ear
- Foreign body in the nose
- Foreskin removal
- Forgetfulness
- Forssman antibody test
- Fortal overdose
- Fortulgesic overdose
- Fosfothion
- Foul-smelling stools
- Foxglove
- Fractional excretion of sodium
- Fractured clavicle in the newborn
- Fractured collar bone
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Fragile X syndrome
- Fragile X syndrome chromosome analysis
- Frambesia tropica
- Free calcium
- Freon
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent or urgent urination
- Fresh foods vs. frozen or canned
- Friction Blisters
- Friedreich's Ataxia
- Friedreich's ataxia
- Frigidity
- Frontal bossing
- Fronto-temporal dementia
- Frostbite
- Frostbite
- Frozen foods vs. fresh or canned
- Frozen shoulder
- Fructose aldolase B-deficiency
- Fructose intolerance
- Fructosemia
- Fruits and vegetables - pesticide risks
- Fuel oil
- Functional colitis
- Functional ovarian cysts
- Fundoplication,
- Fundoscopy
- Fungal arthritis
- Fungal infection - body
- Fungal infection - feet
- Fungal infection - groin
- Fungal infection - scalp
- Fungal infection - skin
- Fungal nail infection
- Fungal smear
- Fungal wet prep
- Fungus ball
- Funnel chest
- Funnel chest repair
- Furniture polish
- Furuncle
- Fusion of the ear bones