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FA 16
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GA 79
B 408
C 370
LIST 2
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Start 149
Stub 2

Medical basics

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This section contains 260 articles. See also "Anatomy and morphology" for general anatomy and physiology.

General concepts

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This section contains 39 articles.

Medical procedures

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This section contains 81 articles. See also "Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/5/Technology#Medical_technology" for medical devices and equipment.

Medical procedures: General

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This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Medical procedure
  2. Anesthesia (Level 3)
    1. General anaesthesia
    2. Local anesthesia
  3. Blood donation
  4. End-of-life care
    1. Hospice
    2. Palliative care (Level 4)
  5. Medical test (Level 4)
  6. Sterilization (medicine) (Level 4)

Diagnostics

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This section contains 30 articles.

  1. Medical diagnosis (Level 4)
  2. Physical examination (Level 4)
  3. Screening (medicine)
  4. Auscultation
    1. Heart sounds
    2. Respiratory sounds
  5. Autopsy (Level 4)
  6. Biopsy (Level 4)
  7. Blood test (Level 4)
    1. Blood culture
    2. Complete blood count
    3. Comprehensive metabolic panel
    4. Glucose test
    5. Lipid profile
  8. Diagnostic microbiology
  9. Eye examination (Level 4)
  10. Lumbar puncture (Level 4)
  11. Palpation
  12. Pap test (Level 4)
  13. Percussion (medicine)
  14. Reflex (Level 4)
  15. Telehealth
  16. Urine test
    1. Drug test
    2. Pregnancy test
  17. Vital signs
    1. Blood pressure (Level 4)
    2. Human body temperature
    3. Pulse (Level 4)
    4. Respiratory rate

Treatments

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This section contains 41 articles.

  1. Blood transfusion (Level 4)
  2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  3. Cauterization
  4. Cure
  5. Defibrillation
  6. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
  7. Oxygen therapy
  8. Speculum (medicine)
  9. Symptomatic treatment (Level 4)
  10. Tracheal intubation

Dental treatments

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This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Crown (dental restoration)
  2. Dental braces
  3. Dental extraction
  4. Dental implant
  5. Dental restoration (Level 4)
  6. Root canal treatment
  7. Impacted wisdom teeth

Surgery

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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Surgery (Level 3)
  2. Amputation (Level 4)
  3. Angioplasty
  4. Caesarean section
  5. Debridement
  6. Hysterectomy
  7. Incision and drainage
  8. LASIK
  9. Neurosurgery
  10. Organ transplantation (Level 4)
  11. Plastic surgery (Level 4)
  12. Reduction (orthopedic surgery)

Therapy

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This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Therapy (Level 4)
  2. Chemotherapy (Level 4)
  3. Hemodialysis
  4. Intravenous therapy
  5. Massage
  6. Occupational therapy
  7. Oral rehydration therapy
  8. Phage therapy
  9. Pharmacotherapy
  10. Physical therapy (Level 4)
  11. Radiation therapy (Level 4)
  12. Reperfusion therapy

Human anatomy

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This section contains 61 articles.

Fields of medicine

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This section contains 79 articles.

  1. Medical specialty
  2. Allied health professions
  3. Alternative medicine (Level 4)
    1. Chiropractic (Level 4)
    2. Herbal medicine (Level 4)
      1. Medicinal plants
    3. Homeopathy (Level 4)
    4. Naturopathy
    5. Osteopathy
    6. Quackery
  4. Anesthesiology
  5. Angiology (Level 4)
  6. Audiology
  7. Cardiology (Level 4)
  8. Dentistry (Level 3)
    1. Orthodontics
  9. Dermatology (Level 4)
  10. Endocrinology
  11. Emergency medicine
  12. Family medicine
  13. Gastroenterology (Level 4)
  14. Geriatrics (Level 4)
  15. Hematology (Level 4)
  16. Hepatology
  17. Immunology (Level 4)
  18. Infectious diseases (medical specialty)
  19. Internal medicine
    1. Acute medicine
  20. Intensive care medicine
  21. Life extension
    1. Senescence
    2. Supercentenarian
  22. Medical genetics
  23. Medical microbiology
  24. Nephrology
  25. Neurology (Level 4)
  26. Nuclear medicine
  27. Occupational medicine
  28. Oncology (Level 4)
  29. Ophthalmology (Level 4)
  30. Optometry (Level 4)
  31. Orthopedic surgery
  32. Orthotics
  33. Otorhinolaryngology (Level 4)
  34. Pathology
  35. Pediatrics (Level 4)
    1. Neonatology
  36. Pharmacology (Level 4)
    1. Pharmacodynamics
    2. Pharmacokinetics (Level 4)
    3. Prescription drug (Level 4)
  37. Podiatry
  38. Psychiatry (Level 4)
  39. Public health (Level 4)
    1. Epidemiology (Level 4)
    2. Health education
    3. Preventive healthcare (Level 4)
    4. WASH
  40. Pulmonology (Level 4)
  41. Radiology (Level 4)
  42. Reproductive medicine
    1. Andrology
    2. Obstetrics and gynaecology (Level 4)
      1. Obstetrics
      2. Gynaecology
    3. Sexual and reproductive health (Level 4)
  43. Rheumatology
  44. Sports medicine
  45. Toxicology (Level 4)
  46. Traditional medicine (Level 4)
    1. Ayurveda (Level 4)
    2. Traditional Chinese medicine (Level 4)
      1. Acupuncture (Level 4)
      2. Chinese herbology
      3. Tui na
  47. Traumatology
  48. Urology (Level 4)
  49. Vaccination (Level 4)
  50. Veterinary medicine (Level 4)

Drugs and medication

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This section contains 142 articles.

General concepts

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This section contains 25 articles.

  1. Drug (Level 3)
  2. Adverse effect
  3. Drug class
    1. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
    2. Depressant
    3. Hallucinogen
    4. Sedative
    5. Stimulant
  4. Drug interaction
  5. Medication (Level 3)
  6. Placebo (Level 4)
  7. Psychoactive drug
  8. Drug delivery
    1. Dosage form
      1. Capsule (pharmacy)
      2. Inhaler
      3. Nebulizer
      4. Tablet (pharmacy)
    2. Route of administration
      1. Injection (medicine)
      2. Oral administration
      3. Topical medication
  9. Drug discovery
  10. Side effect
  11. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

Specific drugs

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This section contains 117 articles.

  1. Amphetamine (Level 4)
  2. Bronchodilator
    1. Salmeterol
    2. Salbutamol
  3. Calamine
  4. Carbamazepine
  5. Ephedrine
  6. Epinephrine (medication)
  7. Heparin
  8. Hydrocortisone
  9. Insulin (medication)
  10. Loperamide
  11. Propranolol
  12. Sildenafil
  13. Warfarin

Anesthetics

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This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Anesthetic
  2. General anaesthetic
    1. Atropine
    2. Halothane
    3. Isoflurane
    4. Ketamine
    5. Midazolam
    6. Nitrous oxide (medication)
    7. Propofol
  3. Local anesthetic
    1. Benzocaine
    2. Bupivacaine
    3. Lidocaine
    4. Procaine

Antihistamines

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This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Antihistamine
  2. Cimetidine
  3. Diphenhydramine
  4. Hydroxyzine
  5. Loratadine
  6. Ranitidine

Anti-infectives

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This section contains 29 articles.

  1. Antimicrobial
  2. Antimicrobial resistance
  3. Antiseptic

Antibiotics

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This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Antibiotic (Level 3)
  2. Amoxicillin
  3. Ampicillin
  4. Azithromycin
  5. Cephalosporin
    1. Cefalexin
    2. Cefazolin
  6. Erythromycin
  7. Neomycin/polymyxin B/bacitracin
  8. Penicillin (Level 4)
  9. Tetracycline antibiotics
    1. Doxycycline
    2. Tetracycline
    3. Tigecycline

Antiviral drugs

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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Antiviral drug
  2. Aciclovir
  3. Oseltamivir
  4. Zidovudine

Antifungals

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This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Antifungal
  2. Amphotericin B
  3. Fluconazole

Antiparasitic

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This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Antiparasitic
  2. Albendazole
  3. Ivermectin
  4. Nitazoxanide
  5. Quinine (Level 4)

Pain treatments

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This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Analgesic (Level 4)
  2. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
    1. Aspirin (Level 4)
    2. Ibuprofen
    3. Naproxen
  3. Opioid
    1. Codeine
    2. Fentanyl
    3. Methadone
    4. Oxycodone
  4. Paracetamol

Psychiatric drugs

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This section contains 13 articles.

  1. Psychiatric medication
  2. Antidepressant
    1. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
    2. Fluoxetine
    3. Imipramine
    4. Sertraline
  3. Anxiolytic
    1. Benzodiazepine (Level 4)
      1. Diazepam
  4. Antipsychotic
    1. Chlorpromazine
  5. Mood stabilizer
    1. Lithium (medication)

Vaccines

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This section contains 15 articles.

  1. Vaccine (Level 3)
    1. Vaccine hesitancy (Level 4)
      1. Vaccines and autism
  2. COVID-19 vaccine
  3. DPT vaccine
  4. HPV vaccine
  5. Influenza vaccine
  6. Malaria vaccine
  7. MMR vaccine
  8. Polio vaccine (Level 4)
  9. Rabies vaccine
  10. Smallpox vaccine (Level 4)
  11. Typhoid vaccine
  12. Varicella vaccine
  13. Yellow fever vaccine

Recreational drugs

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This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Recreational drug use
  2. Alcohol (drug) (Level 4)
    1. Alcohol intoxication (Level 4)
  3. Cannabis (drug) (Level 4)
  4. Heroin
  5. Methamphetamine
  6. MDMA
  7. Opium (Level 4)
  8. Phencyclidine
  9. Psychedelic drug
    1. LSD
    2. Mescaline
    3. Psilocybin
  10. Tobacco (Level 4)

Morbidity

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This section contains 507 articles.

Disease

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This section contains 87 articles.

  1. Disease (Level 2)
    1. International Classification of Diseases
  2. Abscess
  3. Acne (Level 4)
  4. Acromegaly
  5. Acute (medicine)
  6. Allergy (Level 3)
    1. Allergen
    2. Allergic rhinitis
    3. Anaphylaxis
    4. Food allergy
  7. Alzheimer's disease (Level 4)
  8. ALS
  9. Anemia (Level 4)
  10. Appendicitis
  11. Arthritis (Level 4)
    1. Rheumatoid arthritis
    2. Osteoarthritis
  12. Arthropathy
  13. Asthma (Level 3)
  14. Atherosclerosis
  15. Autoimmune disease (Level 4)
    1. Lupus
    2. Psoriasis
    3. Vitiligo
  16. Bronchitis (Level 4)
  17. Cardiovascular disease (Level 3)
    1. Arteriosclerosis
    2. Congenital heart defect
    3. Coronary artery disease
    4. Hypercholesterolemia
    5. Hypertensive heart disease
    6. Myocardial infarction (Level 4)
    7. Peripheral artery disease
  18. Chronic condition
    1. Atrial fibrillation
    2. Hyperthyroidism
    3. Hypothyroidism
    4. Inflammatory bowel disease
      1. Crohn's disease
      2. Ulcerative colitis
    5. Irritable bowel syndrome
    6. Chronic pain
    7. Atopic dermatitis
    8. Endometriosis
    9. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
    10. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
    11. Osteoporosis
  19. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Level 4)
    1. Emphysema
  20. Cirrhosis (Level 4)
  21. Dementia (Level 4)
  22. Dehydration
  23. Dermatitis
  24. Diabetes (Level 3)
    1. Type 1 diabetes
    2. Type 2 diabetes
    3. Gestational diabetes
  25. Diverticulitis
  26. Dysmenorrhea
  27. Epilepsy (Level 4)
  28. Gallstone
  29. Gout (Level 4)
  30. Genetic disorder
    1. Cystic fibrosis
    2. Haemophilia
    3. Huntington's disease
    4. Sickle cell disease
  31. Hypertension (Level 4)
  32. Hypotension
  33. Kidney failure
  34. Kidney stone disease
  35. Meningitis (Level 4)
  36. Migraine (Level 4)
  37. Multiple sclerosis (Level 4)
  38. Neglected tropical diseases
  39. Parkinson's disease (Level 4)
  40. Periodontal disease
    1. Gingivitis
    2. Chronic periodontitis
  41. Pleural effusion
  42. Polycystic ovary syndrome
  43. Sexual dysfunction
    1. Erectile dysfunction
  44. SIDS
  45. Thrombosis
  46. Tooth decay (Level 4)

Injury

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This section contains 73 articles.

Disabilities

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This section contains 29 articles.

Cancer

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This section contains 26 articles.

Infectious disease

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This section contains 161 articles.

Concepts

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This section contains 37 articles.

  1. Infection (Level 3)
    1. Bloodstream infection
    2. Respiratory tract infection
    3. Opportunistic infection
    4. Skin infection
    5. Urinary tract infection
  2. Pathogen (Level 4)
    1. Fungal infection (Level 4)
    2. Parasitic disease
      1. Helminthiasis
    3. Pathogenic bacteria
    4. Virus (Level 3)
      1. Introduction to viruses
      2. Viral disease
      3. Virus latency
    5. Prion (Level 4)
  3. Epidemic
    1. Pandemic
  4. Immunity (medicine)
    1. Immunization
    2. Inoculation
  5. Otitis
    1. Otitis externa
    2. Otitis media
  6. Pathogen transmission
    1. Airborne transmission
    2. Disease vector
      1. Zoonosis
        1. Mosquito-borne disease
        2. Tick-borne disease
      2. Reverse zoonosis
    3. Foodborne illness (Level 4)
    4. Natural reservoir
    5. Sexually transmitted infection (Level 3)
    6. Waterborne disease
      1. Fecal–oral route
  7. Immunodeficiency

Specific infectious diseases

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This section contains 124 articles.

  1. Conjunctivitis
  2. Encephalitis (Level 4)
  3. Gangrene (Level 4)
  4. Gastroenteritis (Level 3)
    1. Dysentery (Level 4)
  5. Naegleriasis
  6. Pelvic inflammatory disease
  7. Pneumonia (Level 3)

Bacterial infections

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This section contains 27 articles.

  1. Anthrax (Level 4)
  2. Brucellosis
  3. Botulism (Level 4)
  4. Chlamydia (Level 4)
  5. Cholera (Level 4)
  6. Diphtheria (Level 4)
  7. Erysipelas
  8. Gonorrhea (Level 4)
  9. Glanders
  10. Impetigo
  11. Legionnaires' disease
  12. Leprosy (Level 4)
  13. Leptospirosis
  14. Lyme disease (Level 4)
  15. Pathogenic Escherichia coli
  16. Plague (disease)
    1. Bubonic plague (Level 4)
  17. Streptococcal pharyngitis
    1. Rheumatic fever
  18. Scarlet fever (Level 4)
  19. Staphylococcal infection
  20. Syphilis (Level 4)
  21. Tetanus (Level 4)
  22. Tuberculosis (Level 3)
  23. Typhoid fever (Level 4)
  24. Typhus (Level 4)
  25. Whooping cough (Level 4)

Viral diseases

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This section contains 49 articles.

  1. Chickenpox (Level 4)
    1. Shingles
  2. Chikungunya
  3. Classical swine fever
  4. Common cold (Level 3)
  5. COVID-19
  6. Cowpox
  7. Croup
  8. Dengue fever (Level 4)
  9. Ebola (Level 4)
  10. Hand, foot, and mouth disease (Level 4)
  11. Hepatitis (Level 4)
    1. Hepatitis A
    2. Hepatitis B
    3. Hepatitis C
    4. Hepatitis D
    5. Hepatitis E
  12. Herpes (Level 4)
    1. Genital herpes
    2. Cold sore
    3. Herpes gladiatorum
    4. Herpes simplex encephalitis
    5. Herpes meningitis
    6. Herpes esophagitis
    7. Neonatal herpes
    8. Eczema herpeticum
    9. Herpes simplex keratitis
    10. Herpetic gingivostomatitis
    11. Herpetic whitlow
  13. HIV/AIDS (Level 3)
  14. Human papillomavirus infection (Level 4)
  15. Infectious mononucleosis
  16. Influenza (Level 3)
    1. Avian influenza
  17. Japanese encephalitis
  18. Measles (Level 4)
  19. Mpox
  20. Mumps (Level 4)
  21. Nipah virus infection
  22. Polio (Level 4)
  23. Rabies (Level 4)
  24. Rift Valley fever
  25. Rinderpest
  26. Rubella
  27. SARS (Level 4)
  28. Smallpox (Level 3)
  29. West Nile fever (Level 4)
  30. Yellow fever (Level 4)
  31. Zika fever

Specific viruses

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This section contains 14 articles.

  1. African swine fever virus
  2. Coronavirus (Level 4)
  3. Hepatitis C virus
  4. Herpesviridae
    1. Epstein–Barr virus
    2. Herpes simplex virus
    3. Varicella zoster virus
  5. HIV
  6. Influenza A virus
  7. Influenza B virus
  8. Norovirus
  9. Orthomyxoviridae
  10. SARS-CoV-2 (Level 4)
  11. Tobacco mosaic virus (Level 4)

Fungal infections

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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Athlete's foot
  2. Candidiasis
  3. Dermatophytosis
  4. Onychomycosis

Parasitic infections

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This section contains 18 articles.

  1. African trypanosomiasis
  2. Amoebiasis
  3. Ascariasis
  4. Cysticercosis
  5. Chagas disease
  6. Dracunculiasis
  7. Giardiasis
  8. Infestation
    1. Head lice infestation
    2. Myiasis
    3. Scabies (Level 4)
  9. Leishmaniasis
  10. Malaria (Level 3)
  11. Onchocerciasis
  12. Schistosomiasis
  13. Taeniasis
  14. Toxocariasis
  15. Toxoplasmosis

Prion diseases

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This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
    1. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
    2. Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
    3. Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Mental disorders

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This section contains 70 articles. For psychology generally, see Society and social sciences.

  1. Mental disorder (Level 3)
    1. Developmental disorder
  2. Anxiety disorder (Level 4)
    1. Phobia (Level 4)
    2. Post-traumatic stress disorder (Level 4)
    3. Generalized anxiety disorder
    4. Social anxiety disorder
    5. Hypochondriasis
    6. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder
  3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Level 4)
  4. Autism (Level 4)
    1. Asperger syndrome
    2. High-functioning autism
  5. Dissociative disorders
    1. Dissociative identity disorder
    2. Dissociative amnesia
    3. Depersonalization-derealization disorder
  6. Catatonia
  7. Conduct disorder
  8. Eating disorder (Level 4)
    1. Anorexia nervosa
    2. Bulimia nervosa
    3. Pica (disorder)
    4. Body image disturbance
  9. Hoarding disorder
  10. Kleptomania
  11. Mass psychogenic illness
  12. Mood disorder
    1. Bipolar disorder (Level 4)
      1. Bipolar I disorder
      2. Bipolar II disorder
    2. Dysthymia
    3. Major depressive disorder (Level 4)
    4. Postpartum depression
    5. Seasonal affective disorder
  13. Obsessive–compulsive disorder
    1. Body dysmorphic disorder
  14. Oppositional defiant disorder
  15. Paranoia
  16. Pedophilia (Level 4)
  17. Personality disorder (Level 4)
    1. Antisocial personality disorder
    2. Avoidant personality disorder
    3. Borderline personality disorder
    4. Dependent personality disorder
    5. Depressive personality disorder
    6. Histrionic personality disorder
    7. Narcissistic personality disorder
    8. Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
    9. Paranoid personality disorder
    10. Psychopathy (Level 4)
    11. Schizoid personality disorder
    12. Schizotypal personality disorder
  18. Pyromania
  19. Schizophrenia (Level 4)
  20. Sleep disorder
    1. Bruxism
    2. Insomnia
    3. Jet lag
    4. Narcolepsy
    5. Sleep apnea
    6. Sleepwalking
  21. Somatic symptom disorder
  22. Suicide crisis
    1. Suicide intervention
    2. Suicide methods
    3. Suicide prevention
  23. Tourette syndrome

Outdated disorders

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This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Hysteria
  2. Neurosis (Level 4)

Symptoms and signs

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This section contains 61 articles.

Health and fitness

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This section contains 117 articles.

Health and fitness: General

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This section contains 61 articles.

Vitamins

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This section contains 16 articles.

Hygiene and grooming

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This section contains 40 articles.