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Topics followed by * (asterisk) are available in Spanish. Brief versions of topics have a reading level no higher than 4th grade.
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RA quantitative, blood test Radioisotope exercise test * Raynaud's phenomenon Recreation, therapeutic Rectal bleeding diagnosis and treatment * hemorrhoids hemorrhoids, brief version * Rectal cancer Rectocele and cystocele repair Red blood cells, low level of Reflux esophagitis * Reflux, gastroesophageal * Rehabilitation home health care occupational therapy physical therapy physical, Medicare coverage speech therapy stroke therapeutic recreation Renal cell cancer Renal failure acute * chronic * Resources AIDS (HIV Infection) alcoholism Alzheimer's disease arthritis cancer community services for people age 60+ community services for people age 60+, brief version * diabetes general guide to organizations and agencies health insurance for people with Medicare * hearing problems heart problems housing incontinence intestinal disease kidney and urologic disease lung disease mental health nutrition pain Parkinson's disease stroke vision problems Respiratory system, illustration * Respite adult day care caregiver's guide caregiver's guide, brief version * overview Restless legs syndrome Restraints Retinal detachment diagnosis and treatment * illustration * Retinopathy, diabetic diagnosis and treatment * illustration * Retirement communities, continuing care Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and treatment * illustration * rheumatoid factor test Rheumatoid factor test Rhinitis allergic * seasonal allergic Rhytidectomy Root canal treatment Routine health care older men * older women * Ruptured disk diagnosis and treatment * illustration * surgery (laminectomy)S [Top]
Safety
arthritis
automobile
bathroom
burns and scalds
falls
home remodeling
medicine information
medicine-related problems
medicine-related problems, brief version *
safe driving for older adults
Salmonellosis
Salt/sodium
in your diet
limit in healthy diet, brief version *
low-sodium diet for hypertension
low-sodium diet for hypertension, brief version *
Same-day surgery, Medicare coverage
Sarcoma
Scalds
Scar tissue in abdomen
Sciatica
diagnosis and treatment
illustration
Scleroderma
Seasonal allergic rhinitis
Secondary hypertension *
Sedatives
sleeping pills
tranquilizers
Sedatives, overdose *
Seizure disorder
Seizures
Seizures, brief version *
Self-esteem in older adults
Senior centers
Sensate focus exercises
Sensual massage
Sensual touch
Sentinel node biopsy
Septic arthritis
Serum glucose test
Serum iron studies
Services (community-based) for people age 60+
Services (community-based) for people age 60+, brief version *
Sexuality
age and sexuality
changes in arousal from aging
communication
effect of arthritis on
effect of diabetes on
erectile dysfunction (impotence)
older adults and problems of
pain with sexual relations in older women
physical and hormonal changes
in older men
in older women (hormone therapy)
in older women (hormone therapy), brief version *
touching
Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
AIDS
tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia
SGOT test
SGPT test
Shigellosis
Shingles (herpes zoster)
diagnosis and treatment *
postherpetic neuralgia
Shots
adult immunization schedule
adult immunization schedule, brief version *
flu
for travel
illustration of how to give
subcutaneous shot *
pneumococcal pneumonia *
tetanus *
Shoulder replacement (total)
Sigmoidoscopy
text
Sigmoidoscopy, illustration *
Sjogren's syndrome
Skin cancer
melanoma
overview
Skin problems and procedures
abscess
allergy
cancer
care and protection
cellulitis
chickenpox
contact dermatitis
contact dermatitis, brief version *
dry skin
eczema
erythema multiforme
illustration of cross section of skin *
melanoma
moles *
pressure ulcer (bedsore)
psoriasis
Raynaud's phenomenon
scleroderma
systemic lupus erythematosus *
Sleep apnea *
Sleep problems
apnea *
insomnia *
restless legs syndrome
Sleeping pills
Sleeplessness *
Small bowel obstruction
Smell disorders
Smoking
a threat to health, brief version *
benefits of quitting smoking
hazards of *
nicotine dependence *
nicotine withdrawal
ways to quit
ways to quit, brief version *
Sodium, blood (serum) test for
Sodium/salt
low-sodium diet for hypertension
low-sodium diet for hypertension, brief version *
Sodium/salt in your diet
Sore throat, viral
Spastic colon
Spastic colon, brief version *
Speech therapy
Spirometry
Squamous cell cancer
Stapedectomy
Stasis ulcers, in chronic venous insufficiency
Stasis venous dermatitis, in chronic venous insufficiency
Status epilepticus
Status epilepticus, brief version *
Stenosis
aortic valve
illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
mitral valve *
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Stomach and intestinal problems and procedures
adhesions
appendicitis
appetite
bowel habit
colitis
pseudomembranous
ulcerative *
colonic polyps
colonoscopy
illustration *
text *
colorectal cancer
diagnosis and treatment
metastatic
screening *
colostomy and ileostomy
constipation *
Crohn's disease *
diarrhea
acute
acute, brief version *
antibiotic-associated
diverticulitis *
diverticulosis
diagnosis and treatment *
illustration *
duodenal ulcer
illustration
text
duodenal ulcer, brief version *
flatulence (gas)
gastric ulcer
illustration
text
gastric ulcer, brief version *
gastrostomy feeding tube placement
giardiasis
heartburn *
Helicobacter pylori *
hematemesis (upper GI bleeding)
hemorrhoids
hemorrhoids, brief version *
hiatal hernia
diagnosis and treatment
illustration
illustration of digestive system *
irritable bowel syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), brief version *
obstruction
large bowel (colon)
small bowel
penetration and perforation of ulcers
rectal bleeding *
reflux esophagitis *
resource list
shigellosis
sigmoidoscopy
text
sigmoidoscopy, illustration *
stomach cancer
diagnosis and treatment
metastatic
tube feeding
unexplained weight loss
Stomach cancer
diagnosis and treatment
metastatic
Streptococcal (pneumococcal) pneumonia
diagnosis and treatment
vaccine *
Stress
Stress echocardiogram
Stress incontinence in women
diagnosis and treatment
Kegel exercises
Kegel exercises, brief version *
Stress management
exercise for health
healthy diet
healthy diet, brief version *
overview
Stroke
amaurosis fugax (temporary blindness)
illustration of types *
overview
overview, brief version *
recovery
reducing the risk for stroke (warning signs)
rehabilitation
resource list
transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
Subcutaneous injection, illustration of how to give *
Substance abuse
alcohol dependence *
narcotic dependence *
sedative overdose *
Suicide
Sundowning (in Alzheimer's disease)
Superficial vein thrombosis *
Supplements (dietary)
Surgery, outpatient (ambulatory), Medicare coverage
Swallowing problems
Symptomatic abacteriuria
Symptoms
blood in urine (hematuria)
confusion
delirium
dizziness *
dry mouth
dry skin
insomnia *
seizures
seizures, brief version *
swallowing problems
tiredness (fatigue)
tremor (essential)
tremor (in Parkinson's disease) *
urinary incontinence *
vomiting blood
warning signs of cancer
warning signs of heart disease
warning signs of stroke
Syncope *
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
antinuclear antibodies test (ANA)
diagnosis and treatment *
Systemic sclerosis
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[Top]T4 (thyroxine) test Talking to your health care provider Taste disorders Tearing, excessive Teeth--see Dental care Telephone assistive devices Temporal (giant cell) arteritis Tension headache * Testosterone, decrease in older men Tetanus diagnosis and treatment vaccine * Thalassemia Therapeutic recreation Therapy occupational physical speech therapeutic recreation types of mental health therapy Throat problems and procedures cancer larynx throat (pharynx) illustration of throat, tonsils, and adenoids * tracheostomy viral sore throat Thrombophlebitis * Thrombosis, deep vein * Thrombotic stroke Thyroid gland hyperthyroidism hyperthyroidism, brief version * hypothyroidism and myxedema hypothyroidism, brief version * illustration * thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test thyroxine (T4) test Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test Thyroxine (T4) test TIA (transient ischemic attack) * Tinnitus Tiredness (fatigue) Tobacco hazards of use * nicotine dependence * Toenail, ingrown diagnosis and treatment illustration removal Tongue cancer Tonsils, illustration * Tooth abscess Tooth decay Toothache Total ankle replacement Total hip replacement illustration rehabilitation after surgery surgery Total knee replacement Total shoulder replacement Touch and sexuality Tracheostomy Tracheotomy Tranquilizers Transient ischemic attack (TIA) * Transurethral bladder biopsy Transurethral bladder tumor resection Transurethral prostatectomy (TURP) Travel, shots for Treadmill test * Tremor essential Parkinsonian Trigeminal neuralgia Triglycerides TSH test Tube feeding gastrostomy feeding tube placement overview Tuberculosis (TB) * Type 1 diabetes mellitus * Type 2 diabetes mellitus * Typhoid feverU [Top]
Ulcer
duodenal
illustration
text
duodenal, brief version *
gastric
illustration
text
gastric, brief version *
H. pylori infection *
perforation and penetration of gastric or duodenal ulcer
pressure (bedsore)
Ulcerative colitis *
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Upper respiratory infection (URI)
cold *
flu *
Urethral syndrome
Urethritis
diagnosis and treatment
in men (urinary tract infection) *
in women (urinary tract infection) *
Urge incontinence
Urinary catheter care (for indwelling catheter)
Urinary incontinence
functional
indwelling catheter care
overflow
overview *
stress incontinence in women
diagnosis and treatment
Kegel exercises
Kegel exercises, brief version *
urge
Urinary system, illustration
female *
male *
Urinary tract cancer
bladder
kidney
metastatic
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
asymptomatic bacteriuria
clean-catch urine specimen
men
women *
cystitis
cystitis, brief version *
diagnosis and treatment
in men *
in women *
pyelonephritis *
symptomatic abacteriuria
urethritis
urine culture
Urination problems
Urine
blood in (hematuria)
culture
specimen, clean-catch
men
women *
Urticaria (hives)
Using oxygen at home
Uterine cancer *
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Vaccine
for travel
immunization schedule, adult
immunization schedule, adult, brief version *
influenza
pneumococcal pneumonia *
tetanus *
Vaginal atrophy
Vaginal bleeding, after menopause
Vaginitis, atrophic
Valves
aortic valve stenosis
artificial
illustration *
text *
illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
mitral valve prolapse
illustration *
text *
mitral valve stenosis *
Valvuloplasty
balloon valvotomy
Variant angina
Varicella (chickenpox)
Varices, esophageal
Varicose veins
Vascular headache
Vascular headache, brief version *
Vegetarian diet
overview
sources of some essential nutrients
Vein inflammation (thrombophlebitis) *
Veins, illustration of circulatory system *
Venous (deep) thrombosis *
Venous insufficiency, chronic
Vertigo *
Vertigo, positional *
Vestibular neuritis
diagnosis and treatment
illustration
Veterans health benefits
Viral meningitis
Viral pneumonia *
Viral rhinitis *
Viral sore throat
Vision
living with low vision
Vital signs
Vitamin B12, test for
Vitamins
Vitreous floaters
illustration *
text *
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[Top]Walkers Wandering (in Alzheimer's disease) Warning signs of cancer of heart disease of stroke Watering eye Weight body mass index (BMI), chart for calculating * loss, diet for * loss, to control hypertension loss, to control hypertension, brief version * unexplained loss Western blot test for AIDS White blood cells, low levels of Withdrawal from alcohol Wrist (Colles') fractureX [Top]
X-rays (see also Imaging) *Y [Top]
Yeast infection * Yoga
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