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C-reactive protein

C1 Esterase Inhibitor

C1 inhibiting factor

Cafe-au-lait spots

Caffeine in the diet

Caffeine overdose

Calamine lotion overdose

Calcific tendinitis

Calcifications on mammograms

Calcium - ionized

Calcium - serum

Calcium - urine

Calcium and bones

Calcium antagonist overdose

Calcium carbonate overdose

Calcium carbonate with magnesium antacid overdose

Calcium hydroxide

Calcium in diet

Calcium level - low - infants

Calcium overdose

Calcium phosphate

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease

Calf pain with exercise

Calluses and corns

Caloric stimulation

Calories - diet

Campho-Phenique overdose

Camphor overdose

Campylobacter enteritis

Campylobacter serology test

Canavan disease

Cancer - acute childhood leukemia (ALL)

Cancer - brain tumor (adults)

Cancer - brain tumor (children)

Cancer - brain tumor (metastatic)

Cancer - breast

Cancer - bronchial adenoma

Cancer - cervix

Cancer - endometrial

Cancer - esophagus

Cancer - Hodgkin's lymphoma

Cancer - kidney

Cancer - lung - non-small cell

Cancer - lung - small cell

Cancer - non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Cancer - ovaries

Cancer - pancreas

Cancer - perineum

Cancer - prostate

Cancer - renal pelvis or ureter

Cancer - resources

Cancer - retina

Cancer - skin - basal cell

Cancer - skin - squamous cell

Cancer - stomach

Cancer - testes

Cancer - throat or larynx

Cancer - thyroid

Cancer - thyroid (medullary carcinoma)

Cancer - uterine

Cancer - vagina

Cancer and breast lumps

Cancer chemotherapy

Cancer drug therapy

Cancer metastases

Cancer of the glottis

Cancer of the ovaries - risks

Cancer treatment and nutrition

Cancer treatment information

Cancer warning signs

Candida Esophagitis

Candida infection - esophagus

Candida-associated diaper dermatitis

Candidiasis - oral

Cane-cutter fever

Canker sore treatment

Canker sores and fever blisters

Cannabis intoxication

Capillary hemangioma

Capillary nail refill test

Capillary refill time

Capillary sample

Caplan syndrome

Caput succedaneum

Carbamazepine - serum

Carbofos poisoning

Carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carboxyhemoglobin

Carcinoembryonic antigen

Carcinoid syndrome

Carcinoma - ductal

Carcinoma - lobular

Cardiac amyloidosis

Cardiac angiography

Cardiac angioplasty

Cardiac blood pooling imaging

Cardiac catheterization

Cardiac glycoside overdose

Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Cardiac tamponade

Cardiac transplant

Cardio-respiratory monitor - infants

Cardio-respiratory monitor for home use - infants

Cardioembolic stroke

Cardiogenic shock

Cardiomyopathy - alcoholic

Cardiomyopathy - dilated

Cardiomyopathy - hypertrophic (HCM)

Cardiomyopathy - ischemic

Cardiomyopathy - peripartum

Cardiomyopathy - restrictive

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - adult

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - child

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - infant

Cardiovascular disorders

Carotid angiogram

Carotid artery occlusion syndrome

Carotid artery surgery

Carotid endarterectomy

Carotid ultrasound

Carpal tunnel biopsy

Carpal tunnel release

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpopedal spasm

Carrel-Dakin solution

Carrying angle of the elbow - excessive

Cartilage regeneration - knee

Castor oil overdose

Casts in the urine

Cat cry syndrome

Cat scratch disease

Cat scratch disease skin test

Cat scratch fever

Cataract - congenital

Cataract extraction

Cataract removal

Cataract surgery

Catecholamines - blood

Catecholamines - urine

Catheter-associated UTI

Catheterization - cardiac

Catheterization - left heart

Catheterization - right heart

Catheterized urine specimen culture

Caulking compounds

Causes of foot pain

Cavernous hemangioma

Cavernous hepatic hemangioma

Cavernous sinus thrombosis

Cavities - tooth

Celiac disease - nutritional considerations

Celiac disease - resources

Celiac disease - sprue

Celiac sprue - diet

Cell evaluation

Cell phones - do they cause cancer?

Cellular immunity

Central Bilateral Acoustic NF

Central diabetes insipidus

Central nervous system

Central pontine myelinolysis

Central serous choroidopathy

Central serous retinopathy

Central sleep apnea

Central venous catheter - infants

Cephalic presentation

Cerebellar ataxia

Cerebellopontine angle tumor

Cerebral abscess

Cerebral aneurysm

Cerebral angiography

Cerebral hemorrhage

Cerebral hypoxia

Cerebral infarction

Cerebral lymphoma

Cerebral palsy - resources

Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) collection

Cerebral spinal fluid culture

Cerebrospinal fluid - immunofixation

Cerebrovascular disease

Certified Nurse Midwife profession (CNM)

Cerumen impaction

Cervical biopsy

Cervical cancer

Cervical conization

Cervical dysplasia

Cervical inflammation

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)

Cervical osteoarthritis

Cervical polyps

Cervical pregnancy

Cervical punch biopsy

Cervical radiculopathy

Cervical spinal surgery

Cervical spine x-ray

Cervical spondylosis

Cervix treatment - cryosurgery

Cesarean section

Changes in consciousness

Changes in the newborn at birth

Chapstick poisoning

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Chediak-Higashi syndrome

Chelating agents

Chemical burn or reaction

Chemical cystitis

Chemical dependence - resources

Chemical pneumonitis

Chemical pneumonitis

Chemistry - CSF

Chemistry - urine

Chemotherapy patients and pets

Chest deformity repair

Chest discomfort

Chest drainage tube insertion

Chest infection

Chest radiography

Chest sounds - murmurs

Chest tightness or pressure

Chest tube insertion

Chicken pox skin test

Chicken soup and sickness

Chickenpox - vaccine

Chickenpox treatment

Child abuse - physical

Child abuse - resources

Child abuse - sexual

Child death - resources

Child neglect and psychological abuse

Child safety seats

Childhood and adolescent causes of death

Childhood bereavement

Childhood disintegrative disorder

Childhood growth milestones

Childhood growth milestones - 12 months

Childhood growth milestones - 18 months

Childhood growth milestones - 2 months

Childhood growth milestones - 2 years

Childhood growth milestones - 3 years

Childhood growth milestones - 4 months

Childhood growth milestones - 4 years

Childhood growth milestones - 5 years

Childhood growth milestones - 6 months

Childhood growth milestones - 9 months

Childhood hyperkinesis

Childhood stress

Childhood volvulus

Children and exercise

Children and fat free diets

Children and fever

Children and hyperactivity

Children and potbellies

Children and tonsillectomies

Children and weight problems

Chin augmentation

Chinese restaurant syndrome

Chiropractor - Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)

Chlamydia infections in women

Chlamydia psittaci

Chlamydial urethritis - male

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Chloramphenicol - serum

Chloramphenicol toxicity in newborns

Chlordiazepoxide overdose

Chloride - urine

Chloride in diet

Chlorinated lime poisoning

Chlorine poisoning

Chlormerodrin overdose

Chlorpromazine overdose

Choanal atresia

Choking - adult or child over 1 year

Choking - Heimlich maneuver

Choking - infant under 1 year

Choking - unconscious adult or child over 1 year

Cholangiocarcinoma

Cholangiogram - PTCA

Cholecystectomy

Cholecystitis - acute

Cholecystitis - chronic

Choledocholithiasis

Cholescintigraphy

Cholestasis - drug-induced

Cholesterol embolization syndrome

Cholesterol test

Chondroectodermal dysplasia

Chondromalacia patella

Choosing a primary care provider

Choosing a qualified surgeon

Choreoathetosis

Choriocarcinoma

Chorioepithelioma

Chorionic villus sampling

Chorioretinitis

Choroidal dystrophies

Christmas cherry poisoning

Christmas disease

Christmas factor assay

Christmas flower poisoning

Chromaffin tumors

Chromium in diet

Chromosomal mosaicism

Chromosome 5p deletion syndrome

Chromosome analysis

Chronic acquired (Non-Wilsonian) hepatocerebral degeneration

Chronic adrenocortical insufficiency

Chronic atrophic pyelonephritis

Chronic bacterial prostatitis

Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy

Chronic brain syndrome

Chronic bronchitis

Chronic cavitary histoplasmosis

Chronic cholecystitis

Chronic depression

Chronic ear infection

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome - resources

Chronic gastritis

Chronic glaucoma

Chronic glomerulonephritis

Chronic gouty arthritis

Chronic granulocytic leukemia

Chronic granulomatous disease

Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy

Chronic insomnia

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction

Chronic kidney failure

Chronic lobular hepatitis

Chronic Lyme disease

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

Chronic mitral valve regurgitation

Chronic motor tic disorder

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

Chronic nephritis

Chronic obstructive airway disease

Chronic obstructive lung disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic organic brain syndrome

Chronic otitis media

Chronic pain - resources

Chronic pancreatitis

Chronic persistent hepatitis

Chronic renal failure

Chronic renal insufficiency

Chronic silicosis

Chronic sinus infection

Chronic sinusitis

Chronic subdural hematoma

Chronic symptomatic HIV infection

Chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s disease)

Chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy

Chronic venous insufficiency

Chronic vocal tic disorder

Chylomicronemia syndrome

Cigarette smoking

Cigarettes - tips on how to quit

Ciguatera poisoning

Cinfacrom poisoning

Cirrhosis or hepatitis - alcoholic

Cisternal puncture

Citric acid urine test

CK - isoenzymes

Clean catch urine specimen

Clean intermittent self-catheterization

Cleft lip and palate

Cleft lip and palate repair

Cleft palate - resources

Cleidocranial dysostosis

Clinical hemoglobin C

Clinitest tablets poisoning

Clinoril overdose

Closed angle glaucoma

Closed pleural biopsy

Clostridial infection of tissues

Clot in the renal vein

Clot-dissolving agents

Clove oil overdose

Clubbing of the fingers or toes

Clubfoot release

Clubfoot repair

Cluster headaches

CMV - congenital

CMV - gastroenteritis/colitis

CMV - immunocompromised host

CMV - pneumonia

CMV antibody tests

CMV Esophagitis

CMV Mononucleosis

CMV serology test

Coal oil poisoning

Coal worker's pneumoconiosis

Coarctation of the aorta

Coarctation of the aorta repair

Cobalt chloride

Cocaine intoxication

Cocaine withdrawal

Coccidioides antibody test

Coccidioides antibody test - spinal fluid

Coccidioides complement fixation

Coccidioides precipitin

Coccidioidin or spherulin skin test

Coccidioidomycosis

Coccidioidomycosis - acute pulmonary

Coccidioidomycosis - chronic pulmonary

Coccidioidomycosis - disseminated

Coccidioidomycosis - systemic

Coccidioidomycosis antibody test

Cochlear implant

Codeine overdose

Cognitive tests

Coil embolization

Cold agglutinins

Cold exposure - extremities

Cold intolerance

Cold knife cone biopsy

Cold stimulation test for Raynaud's phenomenon

Cold symptoms - treatment

Cold wave lotion poisoning

Cold weather and itchy skin

Colds and exercise

Colds and flus - antibiotics

Colds and vitamin C

Colic and Crying

Colitis - cytomegalovirus

Colitis - pseudomembranous

Collagen vascular disease

Colles’ wrist fracture

Colloid nodular goiter

Coloboma of the iris

Colon cancer - resources

Colon cancer screening

Colon resection

Colon splenic flexure distention

Colonic angiomas

Colonic arteriovenous malformation

Colonic ischemia

Colonic pseudo-obstruction

Colonic tissue culture

Colonoscopy - virtual

Color blindness

Color deficiency

Color vision test

Colorado tick fever

Colorectal cancer

Colorectal polyps

Colposcopy - directed biopsy

Coma - first aid

Common ichthyosis

Common peroneal nerve dysfunction

Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA)

Community-acquired pneumonia

Compartment syndrome

Compazine overdose

Complement assay

Complement component 3 (C3)

Complement component 4

Complement fixation test to C. burnetii

Complement proteins

Complete abortion

Complete blood count

Complete protein

Complex carbohydrates

Complex regional pain syndrome

Complicated urinary tract infection

Compound 4049 poisoning

Compression fractures of the back

Compression of spinal cord

Compulsive gambling

Compulsive hair pulling

Computed axial tomography (CAT) scan

Conditions associated with jaundice

Condom catheter

Condoms for women

Conduct disorder

Condylomata acuminata

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital afibrinogenemia

Congenital antithrombin III deficiency

Congenital bronchiectasis

Congenital cataract

Congenital cranial osteoporosis

Congenital cytomegalovirus

Congenital dermal melanocytosis

Congenital dislocation of the hip

Congenital dysplasia of the hip

Congenital erythropoietic porphyria

Congenital giant pigmented nevus

Congenital glaucoma

Congenital heart defect corrective surgery

Congenital heart disease

Congenital hernia of the diaphragm

Congenital herpes

Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Congenital hypothyroidism

Congenital lues

Congenital megacolon

Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Congenital nephrotic syndrome

Congenital nevus

Congenital pernicious anemia

Congenital platelet function defects

Congenital protein C or S deficiency

Congenital rubella

Congenital spherocytic anemia

Congenital syphilis

Congenital toxoplasmosis

Congestive heart failure

Congestive heart failure - left

Congestive heart failure - right-sided

Conglomerate silicosis

Conjugated bilirubin

Conjugated bilirubin-urine

Conjunctival injection

Conjunctivitis - allergic

Conjunctivitis of the newborn

Conn's syndrome

Consciousness - decreased

Constitutional liver dysfunction

Constrictive pericarditis

Consumer rights and responsibilities

Consumption coagulopathy

Contac overdose

Contact dermatitis

Continuous positive airway pressure

Contraceptives - over the counter

Contracture deformity

Contraindications

Conversion disorder

Cooking utensils and nutrition

Coolant poisoning

Cooley's anemia

Coordination impairment

Copper poisoning

Coproporphyrin levels

Cord -- umbilical

Corneal opacification

Corneal surgery

Corneal transplant

Corneal ulcers and infections

Corns and calluses

Coronary angiography

Coronary angioplasty

Coronary artery angioplasty

Coronary artery bypass graft

Coronary artery disease

Coronary artery spasm

Coronary heart disease

Coronary risk profile

Corramedan overdose

Correction of unequal bone length

Corticosteroid-induced Cushing syndrome

Corticosteroids overdose

Cortisol - urine

Cortisol suppression test

Cortisporin ointment overdose

Cosmetic breast surgery

Cosmetic ear surgery

Cosmetic nose surgery

Cosmetic surgery of the abdomen

Cosmetic surgery of the face

Costochondritis

Cotton bract disease

Cotton worker's lung

Coughing up blood

Cow's milk for infants and children

Cow’s milk and children

Coxsackievirus infection

CPK isoenzymes test

CPR - child (1 to 8 yrs old)

Cramps - menstrual

Cramps - muscle

Cranial arteritis

Cranial CT scan

Cranial mononeuropathy III - compression type

Cranial mononeuropathy III - diabetic type

Cranial mononeuropathy IX

Cranial mononeuropathy VI

Cranial mononeuropathy VII

Cranial sutures

Craniofacial reconstruction

Craniopharyngioma

Craniosynostosis

Creatine kinase

Creatine kinase - isoenzymes

Creatine phosphokinase

Creatine phosphokinase - isoenzymes

Creatinine - serum

Creatinine - urine

Creatinine clearance

Creeping eruption

Crescentic glomerulonephritis

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Cri du chat syndrome

Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Crohn's disease

Cruciate ligament injury - anterior

Cruciate ligament injury - posterior

Crying - excessive (0-6 months)

Crying in childhood

Crying in infancy

Cryoglobulinemia

Cryosurgery - female

Cryptococcal meningitis

Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis

Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA)

Cryptogenic polycythemia

Cryptorchidism repair

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidium enteritis

Crystodigin overdose

CSF coccidioides complement fixation

CSF myelin basic protein

CSF oligoclonal banding

CSF total protein

CT - lumbosacral spine

CT scan - chest

CT scan - lungs

CT scan - orbital

CT scan - orbits

CT scan - sinuses

CT scan - skull

Culture - amniotic cells

Culture - amniotic fluid

Culture - blood

Culture - bone marrow

Culture - bronchoscopic

Culture - cervix

Culture - colonic tissue biopsy

Culture - CSF (cerebral spinal fluid)

Culture - duodenal tissue biopsy

Culture - ear drainage

Culture - endocervix

Culture - esophageal biopsy

Culture - gastric tissue biopsy

Culture - genital discharge or exudate

Culture - herpes simplex virus

Culture - joint fluid (aspirate)

Culture - lung needle biopsy

Culture - lymph node

Culture - mycobacterial of bone marrow

Culture - mycobacterial of liver biopsy

Culture - mycobacterial of suspected non-pulmonary site of pathology

Culture - nasopharyngeal

Culture - pericardial fluid

Culture - peritoneal fluid

Culture - pleural fluid

Culture - rectal

Culture - skin or mucosal biopsy

Culture - stool

Culture - throat

Culture - urine - catheterized specimen

Culture of urethral discharge

Culture-negative endocarditis

Curvature of the penis

Cushing syndrome

Cushing syndrome - corticosteroid induced

Cushing syndrome - ectopic

Cushing syndrome - exogenous

Cushing syndrome due to adrenal tumor

Cushing’s disease

Cutaneous abscess

Cutaneous anthrax

Cutaneous candidiasis

Cutaneous larvae migrans

Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

Cutaneous skin tags

Cuticle remover poisoning

Cuts and puncture wounds

Cyanotic heart disease

Cyclothymic disorder

Cyproheptadine hydrochloride overdose

Cyproheptadine overdose

Cystathionine beta synthase deficiency

Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis - nutritional considerations

Cystic fibrosis - resources

Cystic fibrosis screening - neonatal

Cystitis - acute bacterial

Cystitis - interstitial

Cystitis - noninfectious

Cystitis - recurrent

Cystography - retrograde

Cystometric study

Cystourethrogram - voiding

Cystourethroscopy

Cysts - kidneys

Cythion poisoning

Cytochrome b5 reductase

Cytologic evaluation

Cytology analysis - biliary tract

Cytology exam of pleural fluid

Cytology exam of urine

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Cytomegalovirus - immunocompromised host

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia

Cytotoxic chemotherapy

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