Sharing In Health Encyclopedia

• healthy living introduction
  
• nutrition
• physical activity

• sanitation
• choices and changes
• determinants of health
• community

• cardiovascular
• dermatology
• endocrine
• gastrointestinal
• genitourinary
• head and neck
• hematological

• immunological
• mind and being
• musculoskeletal
• neurological
• renal
• reproductive
• respiratory
• infectious diseases - see 'threats to health' above

symptoms

• abdominal pain, acute & chronic
• amenorrhea/oligomenorrhea
• back pain
• bloating
• chest pain
• cough
• constipation
• delirium
• diarrhea, acute & chronic
• dizziness
• dysphagia
• dyspnea
• dysuria
• enthesitis
• fatigue
• fever
• galactorrhea
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• headache
• hearing loss
• heartburn
• hoarseness
• infertilty, female
• infertility, male
• joint pain
• loss of consciousness/coma/syncope
• nausea and vomiting
• night sweats
• otalgia
• pain
• palpitations
• paresthesias
• pelvic pain, acute
• pruritus
• shock
• sneezing and rhinorrhea
• sore throat
• tinnitus
• vaginal bleeding
• vaginal discharge
• vertigo
• vision loss
• weakness
• weight loss (unintentional)
• wheezing and stridor

physical findings

• ascites
• clubbing
• cyanosis
• breast lump
• edema
• gait disturbance
• groin lump in men
• hypotension
• jaundice
• joint effusion
• lymphadenopathy
• murmurs
• neck mass
• nystagmus
• pelvic mass
• pigmented skin lesion
• rash
• respiratory distress in newborns
• seizure
• slurred speech
• splenomegaly
• thyroid nodule

lab presentations

• abnormal liver enzymes
• acidosis
• alkalosis
• anemia
• clotting disorder
• hematuria
• hypercalcemia
• hypercoagulability
• hypernatremia
• hyponatremia
• hypoxemia
• proteinuria
• pyuria
• thrombocytopenia
• thrombocytosis

pathogens

• bacteria
• viruses
• fungi
• mycoplasma
• parasites
• infections

lifestyle choices

• smoking
• alcohol

• cancers
• toxicology
• occupational hazards
• poverty
• violence
• barriers to care

Investigations

lab essentials

• microscopy
• automation and robotics
• quality control

• light and photometry
• electrochemistry
• osmometry
• electrophoresis
• immunochemistry
• chromatography

hematology

• CBC
• iron studies
• coagulation measures
• peripheral smear
• bone marrow examination
• type and screen

chemistry

• lipid profile
• renal function tests
• urinalysis
• liver enzymes and functions
• fluids and electrolytes
• blood gases and pH
• LDH
• cardiac enzymes
• carbohydrates
• amino acids and proteins
• hormones
• therapeutic drug monitoring
• toxicology

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microbiology

• nasopharynx swab
• throat culture
• sputum culture
• blood culture
• urine culture
• STI testing

• gram stain
• bacterial identfication
• antimicrobial susceptibility

cellular and molecular

• ELISA
• immunofluoresence
• genotyping
• Western blotting
• PCR
• karyotyping
• cell culture

immunology

• serology
• titres

pathology

• histopathology
• cytopathology

• fine needle aspiration
• paracentesis

diagnostic imaging

• ultrasound
• X ray
• chest X ray
• cervical spine X ray
• CT scan
• MRI
• echocardiography
• endoscopy
• barium swallow
• pulmonary function testing

therapeutics

• medications
• complementary
  and alternative treatments
• vaccines

procedures and surgery

• procedures intro

• surgery
• transplants

• wound care intro
• suturing
• dressings
• flaps and grafts
• debridement

other

• basic life support (BLS)
• advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
• rehabilitation
• dialysis

• patient education
• counselling
• psychotherapy

clinical assessment (history and physical exam)

clinical decisions

• evidence-based health care

personal care

health care team

• health care professionals
• the patient
• family
• community

health care systems

• global health
• public health
• community health
• primary care
• acute care
• health education