Medical Encyclopedia Topics beginning with “S”

• Sachet poisoning
• Safe drinking during cancer treatment
• Safe driving for teens
• Safe eating during cancer treatment
• Safe sex

• Safety
• Safety and vitamins
• Salads and nutrients
• Salivary duct stones
• Salivary gland biopsy

• Salivary gland disorders
• Salivary gland infections
• Salivary gland tumors
• Salmonella enterocolitis
• Sanfilippo syndrome

• Sarcoidosis
• Sassafras oil overdose
• Satiety – early
• Scabies
• Scalded skin syndrome

• Scales
• Scar revision
• Scarlet fever
• Scheie syndrome
• Schilling test

• Schirmer’s test
• Schistosomiasis
• Schizoaffective disorder
• Schizoid personality disorder
• Schizophrenia

• Schizophrenia – disorganized type
• Schizophrenia – paranoid type
• Schizotypal personality disorder
• School-age children development
• School age test or procedure preparation

• School lunch programs
• Sciatica
• Sclera
• Scleritis
• Scleroderma

• Scleroderma – resources
• Scleroma
• Sclerosing cholangitis
• Scoliosis
• Scoliosis – resources

• Scoliosis surgery – child
• Scorpion fish sting
• Scorpions
• Scrape
• Scrofula

• Scrotal masses
• Scrotal swelling
• Scrotum
• Scurvy
• Seasonal affective disorder

• Sebaceous adenoma
• Sebaceous cyst
• Seborrheic dermatitis
• Seborrheic keratosis
• Secobarbital overdose

• Secondary amenorrhea
• Secondary aplastic anemia
• Secondary hyperparathyroidism
• Secondary infections
• Secondary parkinsonism

• Secondary systemic amyloidosis
• Secretin stimulation test
• Seizures
• Selective deficiency of IgA
• Selective mutism

• Selective mutism – resources
• Selenium in diet
• Self catheterization – female
• Self catheterization – male
• Semen analysis

• Sensitivity analysis
• Sensorimotor polyneuropathy
• Sensorineural deafness
• Separation anxiety
• Sepsis

• Septal hematoma
• Septic arthritis
• Septic shock
• Septicemia
• Septoplasty

• Septoplasty – discharge
• Serologic test for B. anthracis
• Serology
• Serology for brucellosis
• Serology for tularemia

• Serosanguineous
• Serotonin syndrome
• Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor
• Serum cholinesterase
• Serum chromium

• Serum globulin electrophoresis
• Serum hemoglobin
• Serum herpes simplex antibodies
• Serum iron
• Serum ketones test

• Serum magnesium – test
• Serum phenylalanine screening
• Serum phosphorus
• Serum progesterone
• Serum serotonin level

• Serum sickness
• Serum TBG level
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
• Sex-linked dominant
• Sex-linked recessive

• Sexual intercourse – painful
• Sexual problems overview
• Shaken baby syndrome
• Shampoo – swallowing
• Shaving cream poisoning

• Sheehan syndrome
• Shellac poisoning
• Shigellosis
• Shin splints
• Shingles

• Shock
• Short bones
• Short bowel syndrome
• Short philtrum
• Short stature

• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Shoulder CT scan
• Shoulder MRI scan
• Shoulder pain
• Shoulder replacement

• Shoulder replacement – discharge
• Shoulder surgery – discharge
• Sialogram
• Sick sinus syndrome
• Sickle cell anemia

• Sickle cell anemia – resources
• Sickle cell test
• SIDS – resources
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Signs of an asthma attack

• Silent thyroiditis
• Silicosis
• Simian crease
• Simple prostatectomy
• Simple pulmonary eosinophilia

• Sinus CT scan
• Sinus MRI scan
• Sinus x-ray
• Sinusitis
• Sitz bath

• Sjogren syndrome
• Skeletal limb abnormalities
• Skin – abnormally dark or light
• Skin – clammy
• Skin abscess

• Skin blushing/flushing
• Skin cancer
• Skin care and incontinence
• Skin characteristics in newborns
• Skin color – patchy

• Skin culture
• Skin discoloration – bluish
• Skin graft
• Skin lesion aspiration
• Skin lesion biopsy

• Skin lesion KOH exam
• Skin lesion of blastomycosis
• Skin lesion of coccidioidomycosis
• Skin lesion of histoplasmosis
• Skin lumps

• Skin sagging treatment – underarms
• Skin self-exam
• Skin turgor
• Skull fracture
• Skull x-ray

• Sleep disorders
• Sleep disorders in the elderly
• Sleeping difficulty
• Sleeping sickness
• Sleepwalking

• Sleepwalking and children
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
• Slit-lamp exam
• Small bowel bacterial overgrowth
• Small bowel resection

• Small bowel resection – discharge
• Small bowel tissue smear
• Small for gestational age (SGA)
• Small intestine aspirate and culture
• Smallpox

• Smashed fingers
• Smear of duodenal fluid aspirate
• Smell – impaired
• Smoking – tips on how to quit
• Smoking cessation medications

• Smoking hazards
• Snake bites
• Sneezing
• Snoring
• Social phobia

• Sodium – blood
• Sodium – urine
• Sodium bisulfate poisoning
• Sodium carbonate poisoning
• Sodium hydroxide poisoning

• Sodium hypochlorite poisoning
• Sodium in diet
• Solder
• Solitary pulmonary nodule
• Soluble vs. insoluble fiber

• Somatization disorder
• Somatoform pain disorder
• Sore throat
• Soy
• Spasmodic dysphonia

• Spasmus nutans
• Spasticity
• Speech disorders
• Speech impairment (adult)
• Spider angioma

• Spina bifida – resources
• Spinal and epidural anesthesia
• Spinal cord abscess
• Spinal cord trauma
• Spinal fusion

• Spinal injury
• Spinal injury – resources
• Spinal muscular atrophy
• Spinal stenosis
• Spinal tumor

• Spine surgery – discharge
• Spitting up
• Spleen removal
• Spleen removal – child – discharge
• Spleen removal – laparoscopic – adults – discharge

• Spleen removal – open – adults – discharge
• Splenic infarction
• Splenomegaly
• Splinter hemorrhages
• Splinter removal

• Spondylolisthesis
• Spores
• Sporotrichosis
• Sports cream overdose
• Sprains

• Sputum direct fluorescent antibody (DFA)
• Sputum fungal smear
• Sputum Gram stain
• Sputum stain for mycobacteria
• Squamous cell skin cancer

• Stable angina
• Standard ophthalmic exam
• Staph aureus food poisoning
• Starch poisoning
• Stasis dermatitis and ulcers

• Stay away from asthma triggers
• Steam iron cleaner poisoning
• Stem cell research
• Stent
• Stereotactic radiosurgery

• Stereotactic radiosurgery – discharge
• Stereotypic movement disorder
• Sterile technique
• Sterilization surgery – making a decision
• Stillbirth

• Stimulants
• Stimulus
• Stingray
• Stoddard solvent poisoning
• Stomach acid test

• Stonefish sting
• Stool C. difficile toxin
• Stool Gram stain
• Stool guaiac test
• Stool ova and parasites exam

• Stools – floating
• Stools – foul smelling
• Stools – pale or clay-colored
• Stop smoking support programs
• Storing medicine safely

• Stork bite
• Strabismus
• Strains
• Strep throat
• Streptococcal screen

• Stress and anxiety
• Stress echocardiography
• Stress gastritis
• Stress in childhood
• Stress incontinence

• Stress management
• Stress versus anxiety
• Striae
• Stridor
• String test

• Stroke
• Stroke – discharge
• Stroke recovery
• Stroke risk factors and prevention
• Strongyloidiasis

• Sturge-Weber syndrome
• Stuttering
• Subacute combined degeneration
• Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
• Subacute thyroiditis

• Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Subareolar abscess
• Subconjunctival hemorrhage
• Subcutaneous
• Subcutaneous emphysema

• Subdural effusion
• Subdural hematoma
• Sudden infant death syndrome
• Sugar-water hemolysis test
• Suicide and suicidal behavior

• Sulfuric acid poisoning
• Sulindac overdose
• Sunburn
• Sunscreen – swallowing
• Superficial thrombophlebitis

• Supernumerary nipples
• Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia
• Suprapubic catheter care
• Surgical excision
• Surgical wound care

• Sutures – ridged
• Sutures – separated
• SVC obstruction
• Swallowing difficulty
• Swallowing problems

• Swallowing soap
• Swan-Ganz – right heart catheterization
• Sweat electrolytes test
• Sweating
• Sweating – absent

• Sweeteners
• Swelling
• Swimmer’s ear
• Swimmer’s ear – chronic
• Swimming pool cleaners

• Swimming pool granuloma
• Swine flu (H1N1) – what to ask your doctor – adult
• Swine flu (H1N1) – what to ask your doctor – child
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Sydenham chorea

• Symptomatic
• Synovial biopsy
• Synovial fluid analysis
• Syphilis
• Syphilis – primary

• Syphilis – secondary
• Syphilis – tertiary
• Syphilitic aseptic meningitis
• Syphilitic myelopathy
• Syringomyelia

• Systemic
• Systemic lupus erythematosus