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D   [Top]

Day care programs for adults
Deafness
Decision-making, medical
Decisional capacity
Decongestants
Decubitus ulcer
Deep heat treatment
Deep vein thrombosis *
Dehydration
    fluid intake requirements of older adults
    overview *
Delirium
Delirium tremens (DTs)
Delusions (in Alzheimer's disease)
Dementia
    caregiving
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    in Alzheimer's disease *
Dental care
    abscessed tooth
    dentures
    gingivitis
    overview
    periodontal disease
    tooth decay (cavities)
    toothache
Denture care
Depressants, overdose *
Depression
    electroconvulsive therapy
    in older adults
Dermatitis
    atopic
    contact
    contact, brief version *
Dermatomyositis
Detached retina
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Devices, assistive
DEXA scan
Diabetes mellitus
    effect on sexuality
    foot complications *
    hemoglobin A1c test *
    hypoglycemia *
    infectious complications *
    injection, how to give (illustration) *
    ketoacidosis and diabetic coma *
    nerve damage (neuropathy) *
    resource list
    retinopathy
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    risk factors and warning signs
    serum glucose test
    type 1 *
    type 2 *
Diabetic retinopathy
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Dialysis, kidney
    BUN test
    illustration
        hemodialysis
        peritoneal dialysis
    text *
Diarrhea
    acute
    acute, brief version *
    antibiotic-associated
    medicines to treat
Diathermy
Diet
    (see also Nutrition)
    appetite
    caffeine
    calcium *
    cancer, to help prevent
    fat
    fiber
    food pyramid illustration *
    for weight loss *
    healthy diet
    healthy diet, brief version *
    iron deficiency anemia
    low sodium for hypertension
    low sodium for hypertension, brief version *
    Nutrition Facts label, illustration
    nutrition for the later years
    nutrition labels, how to read
    sodium
    supplements
    to control cholesterol
    to control cholesterol, brief version *
    vegetarian
        overview
        sources of some essential nutrients
    vitamins
Dietary supplements
Difficulty swallowing
Digestive problems--see Stomach problems and procedures
Digestive system, illustration *
Discharge planning and hospitalization
Disk, herniated
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
    surgery (laminectomy)
Dissection, aortic
    illustration *
    text *
Diverticulitis *
Diverticulosis
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Dix-Hallpike test for positional vertigo *
Dizziness
    benign paroxysmal positional vertigo *
Dizziness *
Dobutamine stress echocardiogram
Doctor
    how to choose a primary care provider
    talking with your provider
Driving safety
Drug abuse
    alcohol dependence *
    narcotic dependence *
    sedative overdose *
Drug allergy
Drug interactions
Drugs--see Medicines
Dry eye syndrome *
Dry mouth
Dry skin
Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA, DEXA)
Duodenal ulcer
    illustration
    text
Duodenal ulcer, brief version *
Durable power of attorney for health care decisions
    overview
    sample *
Dysentery, bacillary (shigellosis)
Dyspareunia in older women
Dysphagia

E   [Top]

Ear problems and procedures
    earwax
    hearing aids
    hearing loss
    illustration of ear *
    Meniere's disease
    replacement of stapes (stapedectomy)
    tinnitus
    vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
Earwax
ECG (electrocardiogram) *
Echocardiogram
    stress
    transthoracic *
ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)
Eczema
EKG (electrocardiogram) *
Elder abuse *
Electrical cardioversion *
Electrocardiogram
    exercise treadmill test (ETT) *
    overview *
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Electrolyte panel test
ELISA test for AIDS
Embolic stroke
Embolus, pulmonary *
EMDR (eye movement desensitization)
Emphysema
Endarterectomy, carotid
Endocarditis, infective *
Endometrial cancer *
Endoscopy
    large intestine (sigmoidoscopy)
        text
Endoscopy, colon (colonoscopy)
    illustration *
    text *
Endovascular grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Enlarged prostate
    overview of prostate problems
    transurethral prostatectomy (TURP)
Epididymitis
Epilepsy
Epilepsy, brief version *
Epiphora
Episodic blindness (amaurosis fugax)
Erectile dysfunction
Erythema multiforme
Esophageal problems and procedures
    cancer
    gastroesophageal reflux *
    reflux esophagitis *
    varices
Essential hypertension *
Essential tremor
Estrogen therapy
Estrogen therapy, brief version *
ETT (exercise treadmill test) *
Excessive tears
Exercise
    aerobic
    for health
    for low back pain
        illustration *
        text *
    for treating obesity *
    yoga
Exercise test *
Exercise-induced asthma
Expectorants
Eye movement desensitization (EMDR)
Eye problems and procedures
    amaurosis fugax (episodic blindness)
    cataract
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    cataract extraction with lens implant
        nuclear expression with lens implant, illustration *
        phacoemulsification illustration *
        text *
    dry eye syndrome *
    excessive tears (watering eye)
    flashes and floaters
        illustration *
        text *
    glaucoma
        overview *
        surgery for (overview)
    illustration of normal eye *
    living with low vision
    macular degeneration
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
        laser surgery
    presbyopia *
    resource list
    retinal detachment *
    retinopathy in diabetes mellitus
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *

F   [Top]

Facelifts
Fainting *
Falls
Family or couples therapy
FANA screen
Fat in your diet
Fatigue
    chronic fatigue syndrome *
    tiredness
Fecal incontinence
Feeding tube placement
Female pelvis, illustration *
Female urinary system, illustration *
Ferritin, blood test for
Fiber in your diet
Fibrillation, atrial *
Fibromyalgia *
First aid
    burns and scalds
    dehydration *
    frostbite *
    hypothermia
    seizures
    seizures, brief version *
Fitness
    (see also Diet)
    aerobic exercise
    exercise for health
    mental alertness
    yoga
Flashes and floaters in eyes
    illustration *
    text *
Flatulence
Flu
    respiratory *
    vaccine
Flu shot
Fluid intake requirements of older adults
Fluorescent antinuclear antibodies test (FANA)
Folic acid deficiency anemia
Food groups in diet
Food groups in diet, brief version *
Food poisoning
    botulism
    giardiasis
    salmonellosis
    shigellosis
Food pyramid illustration *
Foot problems and procedures
    bunion
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
    care of feet
    gout
    ingrown toenail
        removal
    ulcers and infections in diabetes *
Fracture
    Colles' (wrist)
    hip
        illustration *
        text *
    vertebrae
Frostbite *
Functional urinary incontinence

G   [Top]

Gallbladder cancer
Gallbladder problems and procedures
    bilirubin test
    cancer
    cholecystitis
    gallstones *
    illustration of gallbladder *
    illustration of gallstones *
    removal of gallbladder by laparoscopy
    removal of gallbladder by surgery (cholecystectomy)
Gallstones (see also Gallbladder problems and procedures)
    illustration *
    text *
Gas (flatulence)
Gastric cancer
    diagnosis and treatment
    metastatic
Gastric ulcer
    illustration
    text
Gastric ulcer, brief version *
Gastritis caused by H. pylori *
Gastroesophageal reflux (GE reflux)
    diagnosis and treatment *
    reflux esophagitis *
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) *
Gastrointestinal bleeding
    hematemesis (upper GI bleeding)
    rectal bleeding *
Gastrostomy feeding tube placement
Generic or brand-name drugs
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) *
Geriatric assessment
Giant cell arteritis
Giardiasis
Gingivitis
Glaucoma
    illustration *
    overview of diagnosis and treatment *
    surgery for (overview)
Glucose, blood test for
Glutamate pyruvate transaminase, blood (serum) test for
Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, blood (serum) test for
Glycated hemoglobin *
Goiter
    hyperthyroidism
    hypothyroidism
Gonorrhea, test for
Gout
Grand mal seizure
Grand mal seizure, brief version *
Grief and loss
Groin hernia
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    illustration *
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Gum disease
Gums
    gingivitis
    periodontal disease

H   [Top]

H. pylori *
Hallucinations (in Alzheimer's disease)
Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis, cause of hypothyroidism)
Hay fever
HbA1c test *
HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol test
Headache
    migraine
    migraine, brief version *
    tension (muscle contraction) *
Health benefits for veterans
Health care treatment directive
    overview
    sample
Health changes with aging
Health changes with aging, brief version *
Health exam, routine
    older men *
    older women *
Health insurance for people with Medicare *
Healthy diet
Healthy diet, brief version *
Healthy lifestyle
    (see also Fitness, Diet)
Healthy lifestyle (see also Fitness, Diet)
Hearing
    assistive listening devices
Hearing loss
    (see also Ear problems and procedures)
    assistive devices for the telephone
    hearing aids
    overview
    resource list
Heart and blood vessel problems
    angina
        atypical or variant
        diagnosis and treatment *
    aortic dissection *
    aortic valve stenosis
    atherosclerosis *
    atrial fibrillation *
    carotid artery disease *
    chronic venous insufficiency
    coronary artery disease *
    coronary spasm
    deep vein thrombosis *
    heart attack (myocardial infarction)
    heart failure *
    hypertension
        essential (unknown cause) *
        secondary (associated with disease) *
    illustrations
        aortic dissection *
        circulatory system *
        cross section of heart *
        external view of heart *
        plaque buildup in arteries *
    migraine headache
    migraine headache, brief version *
    mitral stenosis *
    mitral valve prolapse *
    palpitations *
    peripheral artery disease
    preventing heart disease *
    pulmonary embolism *
    resource list
    sexual activity after a heart attack
    thrombophlebitis *
    transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
    varicose veins
    warning signs of heart disease
Heart and blood vessels, procedures for
    angiogram *
    artificial heart valves *
    balloon valvotomy
    carotid endarterectomy
    coronary artery bypass surgery
        illustration *
        text *
    creatine kinase (CK) total test
    echocardiogram, stress
    electrical cardioversion *
    electrocardiogram (EKG) *
    exercise test *
    heart catheterization
        illustration *
        text *
    prothrombin time test (PT) and INR
Heart attack
    myocardial infarction
Heart attack (myocardial infarction), brief version *
Heart catheterization
    illustration of catheter in heart *
    text *
Heart disease, coronary *
Heart failure *
Heart palpitations *
Heart valve infection *
Heartburn
    diagnosis and treatment *
    reflux esophagitis *
Heat illness
Heatstroke
Helicobacter pylori *
Hematemesis
Hematuria
Hemochromatosis
    diagnosis and treatment
    serum iron studies
Hemodialysis
    illustration
    text *
Hemoglobin A1c test *
Hemoglobin and hematocrit test
Hemogram
Hemolytic anemia
Hemorrhoids, diagnosis and treatment
Hemorrhoids, diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
Hepatic panel
Hepatitis, viral
    hepatitis A
    hepatitis B *
Hepatoma
Hernia
    groin (inguinal)
        diagnosis and treatment
        diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
        illustration *
    hiatal
        illustration
        text
Herniated disk
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
    surgery (laminectomy)
Herpangina
Herpes zoster (shingles)
    diagnosis and treatment *
    postherpetic neuralgia
Hiatal hernia
    illustration
    text
High blood pressure (see also Hypertension) *
High blood pressure medicines
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) test
Hip problems and procedures
    fracture
        illustration *
        text *
    preventing a broken hip
    replacement
        illustration
        rehabilitation after surgery
        surgery
HIV in older adults
HIV-1 antibody test
Hives
Hodgkin's disease
Home health care
Home remodeling for safety
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), brief version *
Hormone therapy (menopausal)
Hormone therapy (menopausal), brief version *
Hospice
Hospitalization and discharge planning
Housing
    assisted living
    continuing-care retirement communities
    home remodeling for safety
    nursing home, how to choose *
    options for seniors
    resources
How to choose a primary care provider
Huntington's chorea
Huntington's disease
Hypercholesterolemia *
Hyperglycemia
    in diabetes
        causing ketoacidosis *
Hypertension
    essential (unknown cause) *
    low-sodium diet
    low-sodium diet, brief version *
    medicines for high blood pressure
    secondary (associated with disease) *
    weight control
    weight control, brief version *
Hyperthermia
Hyperthyroidism
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test
    thyroxine (T4) test
Hyperventilation syndrome
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia *
Hypotension
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test
    thyroxine (T4) test

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