Medical Encyclopedia Topics
that begin with the letter "C"

• C-reactive protein

• C-section

• C1 Esterase Inhibitor

• C4 level

• CA-125

• Caffeine in the diet

• Caffeine overdose

• Caladium

• Calcification

• Calcitonin

• Calcium - ionized

• Calcium - urine

• Calcium and bones

• Calcium antagonist overdose

• Calcium carbonate overdose

• Calcium carbonate with magnesium antacid overdose

• Calcium hydroxide

• Calcium in diet

• Calcium phosphate

• Calla Lily

• Caloric stimulation

• Campho-Phenique overdose

• Campylobacter enteritis

• Campylobacter serology test

• Canavan disease

• Cancer

• Cancer - penis

• Cancer - renal pelvis or ureter

• Cancer - resources

• Cancer - throat or larynx

• Cancer - vulva

• Cancer treatment information

• Candida Esophagitis

• Candles

• Canker sore treatment

• Canker sores

• Capillary nail refill test

• Capillary sample

• Caplan’s syndrome

• Caput succedaneum

• Carbohydrates

• Carbolic acid

• Carbon monoxide

• Carbunculosis

• Carcinoid syndrome

• Cardiac amyloidosis

• Cardiac catheterization

• Cardiac glycoside overdose

• Cardiac tamponade

• Cardiogenic shock

• Cardiomyopathy

• Cardiovascular

• Cardioversion

• Carotid artery surgery

• Carotid duplex

• Carpal tunnel biopsy

• Carpal tunnel release

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Carrying angle of the elbow - excessive

• Castor oil overdose

• Cat scratch disease

• Cataract

• Cataract removal

• Catecholamines - blood

• Catecholamines - urine

• Caterpillars

• Catheter-associated UTI

• Caulking compounds

• Cavernous sinus thrombosis

• CBC

• CEA

• Cedar leaf oil

• Celiac disease - nutritional considerations

• Celiac disease - resources

• Celiac disease - sprue

• Cell phones - do they cause cancer?

• Cellulite

• Cellulitis

• Centipede

• Central nervous system

• Central pontine myelinolysis

• Central serous choroidopathy

• Central sleep apnea

• Cerebral angiography

• Cerebral hypoxia

• Cerebral palsy

• Cerebral palsy - resources

• Certified Nurse Midwife profession (CNM)

• Ceruloplasmin

• Cervical biopsy

• Cervical cancer

• Cervical dysplasia

• Cervical erosion

• Cervical polyps

• Cervical spondylosis

• Cervicitis

• Cervix

• Cervix treatment - cryosurgery

• Chafing

• Chagas disease

• Chalazion

• Chalk

• Chancroid

• Changes in the newborn at birth

• Chapped hands

• Chapped lips

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (hereditary)

• Charley horse

• Chediak-Higashi syndrome

• CHEM-20

• CHEM-7

• Chemical burn or reaction

• Chemical dependence - resources

• Chemical pneumonitis

• Chemosis

• Chemotherapy

• Cherry angioma

• Chest MRI

• Chest pain

• Chest tomogram

• Chest tube insertion

• Chest x-ray

• Chicken soup and sickness

• Chickenpox

• Chickenpox - vaccine

• Chickenpox treatment

• Chiggers

• Child abuse - physical

• Child abuse - sexual

• Child neglect and psychological abuse

• Childhood disintegrative disorder

• Chills

• Chin augmentation

• Chinese restaurant syndrome

• Chiropractor - Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)

• Chlamydia

• Chlamydia infections in women

• Chlamydial urethritis - male

• Chlordiazepoxide overdose

• Chloride - urine

• Chloride in diet

• Chlorinated lime poisoning

• Chlorine poisoning

• Chlormerodrin overdose

• Chlorophyll

• Chlorpromazine overdose

• Choanal atresia

• Choking - adult or child over 1 year

• Choking - infant under 1 year

• Choking - unconscious adult or child over 1 year

• Choking - unconscious infant under 1 year

• Cholangiocarcinoma

• Cholangitis

• Choledocholithiasis

• Cholera

• Cholestasis

• Cholesteatoma

• Cholesterol

• Cholesterol test

• Chondromalacia patellae

• Choosing a primary care provider

• Choosing a qualified surgeon

• Chorionic villus sampling

• Choroid

• Choroidal dystrophies

• Chromatography

• Chromium in diet

• Chromosome

• Chronic

• Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy

• Chronic bronchitis

• Chronic cholecystitis

• Chronic fatigue syndrome

• Chronic fatigue syndrome - resources

• Chronic glomerulonephritis

• Chronic gouty arthritis

• Chronic granulomatous disease

• Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy

• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

• Chronic motor tic disorder

• Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Chronic pain - resources

• Chronic pancreatitis

• Chronic persistent hepatitis

• Chronic renal failure

• Chronic subdural hematoma

• Chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s disease)

• Chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy

• Chylomicronemia syndrome

• Ciliary body

• Circumcision

• Cirrhosis

• Citric acid urine test

• Claw foot

• Claw hand

• Clean intermittent self-catheterization

• Cleft lip and palate

• Cleft lip and palate repair

• Cleft palate - resources

• Cleidocranial dysostosis

• Clinitest tablets poisoning

• Cloudy cornea

• Clubbing of the fingers or toes

• Clubfoot

• Clubfoot repair

• Cluster headaches

• CMV - gastroenteritis/colitis

• CMV - immunocompromised host

• CMV - pneumonia

• CMV Esophagitis

• CMV retinitis

• CMV serology test

• CO2

• Coal worker's pneumoconiosis

• Coarctation of the aorta

• Cobalt

• Cocaine intoxication

• Cocaine withdrawal

• Coccidioides complement fixation

• Coccidioides precipitin

• Coccidioidin or spherulin skin test

• Coccidioidomycosis

• Coccidioidomycosis - acute pulmonary

• Coccidioidomycosis - chronic pulmonary

• Coccidioidomycosis - disseminated

• Cochlear implant

• Codeine overdose

• Cold intolerance

• Cold knife cone biopsy

• Cold stimulation test for Raynaud’s syndrome

• Cold wave lotion poisoning

• Colds and flus - antibiotics

• Colic and Crying

• Colitis

• Collagen vascular disease

• Colles’ wrist fracture

• Colloid nodular goiter

• Coloboma of the iris

• Colognes

• Colon cancer

• Colon cancer - resources

• Colon cancer screening

• Colonoscopy

• Color vision test

• Colorado tick fever

• Colorblind

• Colorectal polyps

• Colostomy

• Colposcopy - directed biopsy

• Comedones

• Common Cold

• Common peroneal nerve dysfunction

• Compartment syndrome

• Compazine overdose

• Complement

• Complement component 3 (C3)

• Complement fixation test to C. burnetii

• Complex regional pain syndrome

• Compression fractures of the back

• Concomitant

• Concussion

• Condoms

• Conduct disorder

• Confusion

• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

• Congenital afibrinogenemia

• Congenital antithrombin III deficiency

• Congenital cataract

• Congenital cytomegalovirus

• Congenital heart defect corrective surgery

• Congenital heart disease

• Congenital hypothyroidism

• Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

• Congenital nephrotic syndrome

• Congenital platelet function defects

• Congenital protein C or S deficiency

• Congenital rubella

• Congenital spherocytic anemia

• Congenital syphilis

• Congenital toxoplasmosis

• Conjunctiva

• Conjunctivitis

• Consciousness - decreased

• Constipation

• Consumer rights and responsibilities

• Contac overdose

• Contact dermatitis

• Contracture deformity

• Contraindications

• Conversion disorder

• Convulsions

• Cooking utensils and nutrition

• Coombs’ test - direct

• Coombs’ test - indirect

• Copper in diet

• Copper poisoning

• Cor pulmonale

• Cord blood

• Corneal injury

• Corneal surgery

• Corneal transplant

• Corneal ulcers and infections

• Corns and calluses

• Coronary angiography

• Coronary artery spasm

• Coronary heart disease

• Coronary risk profile

• Corticosteroids overdose

• Cortisol - urine

• Cortisol level

• Cosmetic breast surgery

• Cosmetic ear surgery

• Cosmetic nose surgery

• Costochondritis

• Cough

• Coughing up blood

• Cow's milk for infants and children

• Cow’s milk and children

• CPK

• CPK isoenzymes

• CPR

• CPR - adult

• CPR - child (1 to 8 yrs old)

• CPR - infant

• Cranial CT scan

• Cranial mononeuropathy III - compression type

• Cranial mononeuropathy III - diabetic type

• Cranial mononeuropathy VI

• Cranial mononeuropathy VII

• Cranial sutures

• Craniopharyngioma

• Craniosynostosis

• Craniotabes

• Creatinine - serum

• Creatinine - urine

• Creatinine clearance

• Creeping eruption

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

• Cri du chat syndrome

• Crigler-Najjar syndrome

• Crohn's disease

• Croup

• Crush injury

• Crying - excessive (0-6 months)

• Crying in childhood

• Crying in infancy

• Cryoglobulinemia

• Cryoglobulins

• Cryosurgery

• Cryptococcosis

• Cryptosporidium enteritis

• CSD skin test

• CSF cell count

• CSF chemistry

• CSF coccidioides complement fixation

• CSF collection

• CSF culture

• CSF glucose

• CSF leak

• CSF myelin basic protein

• CSF oligoclonal banding

• CSF smear

• CSF total protein

• CSF VDRL test

• CT scan

• Culdocentesis

• Culture - colonic tissue biopsy

• Culture - duodenal tissue biopsy

• Culture - endocervix

• Culture - gastric tissue biopsy

• Culture - meconium

• Culture-negative endocarditis

• Curvature of the penis

• Cushing's syndrome - adrenal tumor

• Cushing’s syndrome

• Cushing’s syndrome - exogenous

• Cutaneous anthrax

• Cutaneous candidiasis

• Cutaneous skin tags

• Cuticle remover poisoning

• Cuts and puncture wounds

• Cyanoacrylates

• Cyanotic heart disease

• Cyclothymic disorder

• Cyproheptadine overdose

• Cystic fibrosis

• Cystic fibrosis - nutritional considerations

• Cystic fibrosis - resources

• Cystic hygroma

• Cysticercosis

• Cystinuria

• Cystitis - acute bacterial

• Cystitis - noninfectious

• Cystometric study

• Cystoscopy

• Cysts

• Cytochrome b5 reductase

• Cytologic evaluation

• Cytology exam of pleural fluid

• Cytology exam of urine

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