Medical Encyclopedia Topics beginning with “D”

• D and C
• D-xylose absorption
• Dacron graft
• Dacryoadenitis
• Daily bowel care program

• Day care health risks
• Death among children and adolescents
• Decerebrate posture
• Decorticate posture
• Deep vein thrombosis – discharge

• Deep venous thrombosis
• Dehydration
• Delayed ejaculation
• Delayed growth
• Delirium

• Delirium tremens
• Delivery presentations
• Delta agent (Hepatitis D)
• Delta-ALA
• Dementia

• Dementia – behavior and sleep problems
• Dementia – daily care
• Dementia – home care
• Dementia – keeping safe in the home
• Dementia – what to ask your doctor

• Dementia and driving
• Dementia due to metabolic causes
• Dengue fever
• Dengue hemorrhagic fever
• Dental care – adult

• Dental care – child
• Dental cavities
• Dental plaque identification at home
• Dental x-rays
• Denture problems

• Deodorant poisoning
• Dependent personality disorder
• Depilatory poisoning
• Depression
• Depression – elderly

• Depression – resources
• Dermabrasion
• Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Dermatomyositis
• Dermatoses (systemic)

• Desipramine hydrochloride overdose
• Detergent poisoning
• Developmental coordination disorder
• Developmental disorders of the female reproductive tract
• Developmental disorders of the vagina and vulva

• Developmental dysplasia of the hip
• Developmental milestones
• Developmental milestones record
• Developmental milestones record – 12 months
• Developmental milestones record – 18 months

• Developmental milestones record – 2 months
• Developmental milestones record – 2 years
• Developmental milestones record – 3 years
• Developmental milestones record – 4 months
• Developmental milestones record – 4 years

• Developmental milestones record – 5 years
• Developmental milestones record – 6 months
• Developmental milestones record – 9 months
• Developmental reading disorder
• Dexamethasone suppression test

• Dextrocardia
• Dextromethorphan overdose
• DHEA-sulfate – serum
• Diabetes
• Diabetes – eye care

• Diabetes – foot ulcers
• Diabetes – keeping active
• Diabetes – low blood sugar – self-care
• Diabetes – preventing heart attack and stroke
• Diabetes – resources

• Diabetes – taking care of your feet
• Diabetes – tests and checkups
• Diabetes – what to ask your doctor – type 2
• Diabetes – when you are sick
• Diabetes and exercise

• Diabetes complications
• Diabetes diet – gestational
• Diabetes diet – type 1
• Diabetes diet – type 2
• Diabetes education

• Diabetes foot care
• Diabetes insipidus
• Diabetes insipidus – central
• Diabetes insipidus – nephrogenic
• Diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome

• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Diabetic nephropathy
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Diagnostic laparoscopy

• Dialysis
• Diaper dermatitis – irritant-induced
• Diaper rash
• Diaphragmatic hernia
• Diaphragmatic hernia repair – congenital

• Diarrhea
• Diarrhea – what to ask your doctor – adult
• Diarrhea – what to ask your doctor – child
• Diarrhea in children – diet
• Diastasis recti

• Diazepam overdose
• Diazinon poisoning
• Diclofenac sodium overdose
• Dieffenbachia poisoning
• Diesel oil

• Diet – calories
• Diet – cancer treatment
• Diet – chronic kidney disease
• Diet – clear liquid
• Diet – constipation

• Diet – full liquid
• Diet – liver disease
• Diet and disease
• Diet and eating after esophagectomy
• Diet and substance abuse recovery

• Dietary fats explained
• Diffuse interstitial lung disease
• Digestive diseases
• Digital rectal exam
• Digitalis toxicity

• Digoxin test
• Dilantin overdose
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Dimenhydrinate overdose
• Diphenhydramine overdose

• Diphtheria
• Diphyllobothriasis
• Dirt – swallowing
• Discipline
• Discussing death with children

• Diskectomy
• Diskitis
• Dislocation
• Disorder of written expression
• Dissect

• Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
• Disseminated tuberculosis
• Distal
• Distal median nerve dysfunction
• Distal renal tubular acidosis

• Diverticulitis
• Diverticulitis – what to ask your doctor
• Diverticulitis and diverticulosis – discharge
• Dizziness
• Doctor of medicine profession (MD)

• Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
• Donath-Landsteiner test
• Doppler ultrasound exam of an arm or leg
• Double aortic arch
• Double inlet left ventricle

• Double outlet right ventricle
• Down syndrome
• Doxepin overdose
• Drain cleaner poisoning
• Drain opening agents

• Drainpipe cleaners
• Drooling
• Drowsiness
• Drug abuse
• Drug abuse first aid

• Drug allergies
• Drug dependence
• Drug-induced cholestasis
• Drug-induced diarrhea
• Drug-induced hepatitis

• Drug-induced hypertension
• Drug-induced hypoglycemia
• Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia
• Drug-induced lupus erythematosus
• Drug-induced pulmonary disease

• Drug-induced tremor
• Drug signs and teenagers
• Drug tampering
• Drugs that may cause impotence
• Dry cell batteries

• Dry eye syndrome
• Dry eyes
• Dry hair
• Dry Mouth
• Dry skin

• DTaP immunization (vaccine)
• Dubin-Johnson syndrome
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Duodenal atresia
• Duodenum

• Duplex ultrasound
• Dupuytren’s contracture
• Dye remover poisoning
• Dysarthria – care
• Dyscrasias

• Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
• Dyshidrotic eczema
• Dysthymia