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Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?

Guides through decision to have hip replacement surgery. Discusses what happens in hip replacement and what to expect after surgery. Offers interactive tool to help you decide.

Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?

Guides through decision to have knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis. Describes other surgeries and treatment options used to decrease osteoarthritis pain. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.

Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?

Guides through decision to have shoulder replacement surgery. Discusses what happens in shoulder replacement and what to expect after surgery. Also covers other treatments that you might try to manage osteoarthritis. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.

Arthrodesis

Arthrogram (Joint X-Ray)

An arthrogram is a test using X-rays to obtain a series of pictures of a joint after a contrast material (such as a dye, water, air, or a combination of these) has been injected into the joint. This allows your doctor to see the soft tissue structures of your joint, such as tendons, ligaments, muscles, cartilage, and...

Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Discusses arthroplasty, joint replacement surgery for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. Covers why it is done. Also covers how well it works and the risks.

Arthroscopic procedure

Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure that lets a doctor look inside your joints. The doctor uses a thin viewing tool called an arthroscope, or scope. It allows the doctor to see the joint surfaces and the tough tissue that covers and cushions the ends of the bones (cartilage). The doctor can also see the surrounding soft...

Arthroscopy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Discusses arthroscopic surgery, used to treat joint pain for those with rheumatoid arthritis. Covers how well it works and the risks.

Arthroscopy for Temporomandibular Disorders

For arthroscopic jaw surgery, the surgeon inserts a pencil-thin, lighted tube (arthroscope) into the jaw joint through a small incision in the skin. The arthroscope is connected to a small camera outside the body that transmits a close-up image of the joint to a TV monitor. The surgeon can insert surgical instruments...

Arthroscopy or arthroscopic surgery

articaine and epinephrine

Articaine and epinephrine are anesthetics (numbing medicines). They work by blocking nerve signals in your body. Articaine and epinephrine is a combination medicine used to numb your mouth for a dental procedure. Articaine and epinephrine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Artificial feeding

Artificial heart valve

Artificial Nails: Problems and Treatment

Artificial Sphincter for Urinary Incontinence in Men

An artificial sphincter is a device made of silicone rubber that is used to treat urinary incontinence. An artificial sphincter has an inflatable cuff that fits around the urethra close to the point where it joins the bladder. A balloon regulates the pressure of the cuff, and a bulb controls inflation and deflation of...

Arturo's Story: Getting Support for Making a Change

The neighbors can set their clocks by Arturo and his wife, Rosa. Every morning at 6:30 a.m. and every evening at 6:30 p.m., they walk out their front door for their 30-minute walk. "It's kind of a neighborhood joke," Arturo, 58, says. "People literally look at their watch and laugh when we go by." But the walks...

Asbestos and Lung Cancer

Ascites

Ascites

Ascites and Cirrhosis

ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) occurs naturally in foods such as citrus fruit, tomatoes, potatoes, and leafy vegetables. Vitamin C is important for bones and connective tissues, muscles, and blood vessels. Vitamin C also helps the body absorb iron, which is needed for red blood cell production. Ascorbic acid is used to treat...

ascorbic acid and carbonyl iron

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is found in citrus fruit, tomatoes, potatoes, and leafy vegetables. Ascorbic acid is important for the skin and connective tissues, for normal chemical and hormonal production, and for the immune system. Carbonyl iron is a form of the mineral iron. Iron is important for many functions in the...

asenapine (sublingual)

Asenapine is an antipsychotic medicine that is used to treat schizophrenia in adults, and bipolar I disorder in adults and children who are at least 10 years old. Asenapine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

asenapine (transdermal)

Asenapine transdermal (skin patch) is an antipsychotic medicine that is used to treat schizophrenia in adults. Asenapine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

asfotase alfa

Asfotase alfa is an enzyme replacement medicine that is used to treat hypophosphatasia (HYE-poe-FOS-fa-TAY-zha). Hypophosphatasia is a rare genetic disorder in which there is a deficiency of an enzyme that helps the body process calcium and phosphorus. This leads to abnormal growth and development of the bones and...

Asherman's syndrome

Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)

Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases are a group of rare disorders that occur more often in people of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish heritage than in the general population. Even though most of these diseases are severe and can cause early death, some can be treated to reduce symptoms and prolong life. Some of these...

asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi

Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi is used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Test

An aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test measures the amount of this enzyme in the blood. AST is normally found in red blood cells, liver, heart, muscle tissue, pancreas, and kidneys. AST formerly was called serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT). Low levels of AST are normally found in the blood. When body...

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