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  • C1 inhibiting factor
  • C4 level
  • Caffeine in the diet
  • Caffeine overdose
  • Caladium
  • Calcification
  • Calcitonin
  • Calcium - ionized
  • Calcium - urine
  • Calcium and bones
  • Calcium antagonists
  • 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
  • Car seats and children
  • Carbohydrates
  • Carbolic acid
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Carbunculosis
  • Carcinoid syndrome
  • Cardiac amyloidosis
  • Cardiac catheterization
  • Cardiac glycosides
  • 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?
  • Cell surface antigen studies (B-cell - leukemia/lymphoma panel)
  • Cellulite
  • Cellulitis
  • Centipede
  • Central nervous system
  • Central pontine myelinolysis
  • Central serous retinopathy
  • 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
  • Chemical dependence - resources
  • Chemical pneumonitis
  • Chemosis
  • Chemotherapy
  • Cherry angioma
  • Chest MRI
  • Chest pain
  • Chest tomogram
  • Chest tube insertion
  • Chest X-ray
  • Chicken pox treatment
  • Chicken soup and sickness
  • Chickenpox
  • Chickenpox - vaccine
  • Chiggers
  • Childbirth - emergency delivery
  • 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
  • Chlorine
  • Chlormerodrin overdose
  • Chlorophyll
  • Chlorpromazine overdose
  • Choanal atresia
  • Choking - conscious adult or child over 1 year
  • Choking - conscious infant under 1 year
  • Choking - unconscious adult or child over 1 year
  • Choking - unconscious infant under 1 year
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Cholangitis
  • Choledocholithiasis
  • Cholelithiasis
  • 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
  • Chronic urethritis
  • Chylomicronemia syndrome
  • Ciliary body
  • Circumcision
  • Cirrhosis
  • Citric acid urine test
  • Classic migraine
  • Claw foot
  • Claw hand
  • Clean intermittent self catheterization
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Cleft lip and palate repair
  • Cleft palate - resources
  • Cleidocranial dysostosis
  • Clinical hemoglobin C
  • Clinical thalassemia (major and minor)
  • Clinitest tablets overdose
  • Cloudy cornea
  • Club foot repair
  • Clubbing of the fingers or toes
  • Clubfoot
  • Cluster headaches
  • CMV - gastroenteritis/colitis
  • CMV - immunocompromised host
  • CMV - pneumonia
  • CMV Esophagitis
  • CMV retinitis
  • CMV serology test
  • CO2
  • Coal workers pneumoconiosis
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Cobalt
  • Cocaine intoxication
  • Cocaine withdrawal
  • Coccidioides complement fixation
  • Coccidioides precipitin
  • Coccidioidin or spherulin skin test
  • Coccidioidomycosis
  • Coccidioidomycosis - acute (primary) pulmonary
  • Coccidioidomycosis - chronic pulmonary
  • Coccidioidomycosis - disseminated
  • Codeine overdose
  • Cold intolerance
  • Cold knife cone biopsy
  • Cold stimulation test for Raynaud’s syndrome
  • Cold wave lotion
  • Colds
  • Colds and flus - antibiotics
  • Colic in infants
  • 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 breast-feeding problems
  • Common migraine
  • Common peroneal nerve dysfunction
  • Compartment syndrome
  • Compazine overdose
  • Complement
  • Complement component 3 (C3)
  • Complement fixation test to C. Burnetii
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Complicated alcohol abstinence (delirium tremens)
  • Compression fractures of the back
  • Compulsive gambling
  • 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
  • Contraception and family planning
  • Contracture deformity
  • Contraindications
  • Conversion disorder
  • Convulsion - first aid
  • 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 and children
  • Cow's milk for infants and children
  • CPK
  • CPK isoenzymes
  • CPR
  • CPR - adult
  • CPR - child
  • CPR - infant
  • Cranial CT scan
  • Cranial mononeuropathy III - compression type
  • Cranial mononeuropathy III - diabetic type
  • Cranial mononeuropathy VI
  • Cranial mononeuropathy VII
  • Cranial MRI
  • Cranial sutures
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Craniotabes
  • C-reactive protein
  • Creatinine - serum
  • Creatinine - urine
  • Creatinine clearance
  • Creeping eruption
  • Creutzfeldt-Jacob 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
  • Cryoglobulins
  • Cryosurgery
  • Cryptococcosis
  • Cryptosporidium enteritis
  • CSD skin test
  • C-section
  • 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
  • Culdocentesis
  • Culture - colonic tissue biopsy
  • Culture - duodenal tissue biopsy
  • Culture - endocervix
  • Culture - gastric tissue biopsy
  • Culture - joint fluid (aspirate)
  • Culture - meconium
  • Culture-negative endocarditis
  • Curvature of the penis
  • Cushing’s syndrome
  • Cushing’s syndrome - exogenous
  • Cushing's syndrome - adrenal tumor
  • Cutaneous anthrax
  • Cutaneous candidiasis
  • Cutaneous skin tags
  • Cuticle remover
  • Cyanoacrylates
  • Cyanotic heart disease
  • Cyclothymic disorders
  • Cyproheptadine overdose
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Cystic fibrosis - nutritional considerations
  • Cystic fibrosis - resources
  • Cystic hygroma
  • Cysticercosis
  • Cystinuria
  • Cystitis - acute bacterial
  • Cystitis - noninfectious (acute urethral syndrome)
  • Cystography - retrograde
  • Cystometric study
  • Cystoscopy
  • Cysts
  • Cytochrome b5 reductase
  • Cytological evaluation
  • Cytology exam of pleural fluid
  • Cytology exam of urine
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