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Medical Encyclopedia Topics beginning with "V"

• V/Q scan see Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan
• V. cholerae see Cholera
• V tach see Ventricular tachycardia
• Vacation health care
• Vaccinations see Immunizations - general overview

• Vaccine - chickenpox see Chickenpox - vaccine
• Vaccine - hepatitis A see Hepatitis A - vaccine
• Vaccine - hepatitis B see Hepatitis B vaccine
• Vaccine - Hib see Hib - vaccine
• Vaccine - influenza see Influenza vaccine

• Vaccine - MMR see MMR - vaccine
• Vaccine - pneumovax see Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
• Vaccine - tetanus see Tetanus - vaccine
• Vaccine injury see Vaccine reaction
• Vaccine reaction

• VAD see Ventricular assist device
• Vagina
• Vaginal bleeding between periods
• Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy
• Vaginal cancer see Vaginal tumors

• Vaginal candidiasis see Vaginal yeast infection
• Vaginal culture see Culture - endocervix
• Vaginal cysts
• Vaginal discharge
• Vaginal dryness treatment

• Vaginal hysterectomy see Hysterectomy
• Vaginal inflammation see Vulvovaginitis
• Vaginal itching
• Vaginal tumors
• Vaginal wall repair see Anterior vaginal wall repair

• Vaginal yeast infection
• Vaginismus
• Vaginitis see Vulvovaginitis
• Vaginitis test - wet mount
• Valium overdose see Diazepam overdose

• Valley fever see Coccidioidomycosis
• Valrelease overdose see Diazepam overdose
• Valve infection see Endocarditis
• Valve repair see Heart valve surgery
• Valve replacement see Heart valve surgery

• Valvular pulmonary stenosis see Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) see Catecholamines - urine
• Vanished testes - undescended see Undescended testicle
• Vanishing testes - anorchia see Anorchia
• VAQTA see Hepatitis A - vaccine

• Vaquez's disease see Polycythemia vera
• Variant angina see Coronary artery spasm
• Varicella see Chickenpox
• Varicella zoster virus vaccine see Chickenpox - vaccine
• Varicocele

• Varicose vein therapy
• Varicose veins
• Varicose veins - scrotum see Varicocele
• Varicosis see Varicose veins
• Varicosity see Varicose veins

• Variola see Smallpox
• Variola - major and minor see Smallpox
• Varivax see Chickenpox - vaccine
• Varnish
• Varsol 1 poisoning see Stoddard solvent poisoning

• Vascular dementia  see Dementia
• Vascular ectasia of the colon see Angiodysplasia of the colon
• Vascular ectasias see Telangiectasia
• Vascular purpura see Henoch-Schonlein purpura
• Vascular ring

• Vascular skin changes see Birthmarks - red
• Vascular spasm
• Vascular tunic see Uvea
• Vascular ultrasound see Duplex ultrasound
• Vasculitis - allergic hypersensitivity see Allergic vasculitis

• Vasculitis - necrotizing see Necrotizing vasculitis
• Vasectomy
• Vaseline overdose see Petroleum jelly overdose
• Vaso-occlusive disease of the legs see Peripheral artery disease
• Vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor see VIPoma

• Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
• Vasoconstriction
• Vasomotor rhinitis
• Vasopressin see ADH
• Vasovagal see Fainting

• Vatran overdose see Diazepam overdose
• vCJD see Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
• VDRL
• Vegan see Vegetarianism
• Vegetarianism

• Vein stripping see Varicose vein therapy
• Venereal disease research laboratory slide test - CSF see CSF-VDRL test
• Venereal disease research laboratory test see VDRL
• Venereal warts see Genital warts
• Venipuncture

• Venogram
• Venogram - kidney see Renal venogram
• Venogram - leg
• Venogram - renal see Renal venogram
• Venography see Renal venogram

• Venography - leg see Venogram - leg
• Venous insufficiency
• Venous stasis ulcers see Stasis dermatitis and ulcers
• Venous thromboembolism see Pulmonary embolus
• Ventilation/perfusion scan see Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan

• Ventilator - infants see Mechanical ventilator - infants
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia see Hospital-acquired pneumonia
• Ventilatory failure see Respiratory acidosis
• Ventral see Anterior
• Ventricular assist device

• Ventricular fibrillation
• Ventricular puncture see Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) collection
• Ventricular septal defect
• Ventricular septal defect repair see Congenital heart defect corrective surgery
• Ventricular tachycardia

• Ventriculoperitoneal shunting
• Verbal apraxia see Apraxia
• Vernal conjunctivitis
• Verruca see Warts
• Verruca vulgaris see Warts

• Verrucae planae juveniles see Warts
• Vertebral angiogram see Cerebral angiography
• Vertebral-basilar artery occlusive syndrome see Aortic arch syndrome
• Vertebral compression fractures see Compression fractures of the back
• Vertebral interbody fusion see Spinal fusion

• Vertebral radiography see Thoracic spine x-ray
• Vertebrobasilar circulatory disorders
• Vertebrobasilar insufficiency see Vertebrobasilar circulatory disorders
• Vertical banded gastroplasty see Weight-loss surgeries
• Vertigo see Dizziness

• Vertigo - positional see Benign positional vertigo
• Vertigo-associated disorders
• Very low density lipoprotein see VLDL
• Vesicles
• Vesicoureteric reflux see Reflux nephropathy

• Vesicourethral suspension see Surgeries for female stress incontinence
• Vestibular neuritis see Labyrinthitis
• Vestibular neuronitis see Labyrinthitis
• Vestibular schwannoma see Acoustic neuroma
• VF see Ventricular fibrillation

• Vibrio see Cholera
• Vicks VapoRub overdose see Camphor overdose
• Vicodin overdose see Hydrocodone/oxycodone overdose
• Vicodin overdose see Hydrocodone and acetaminophen overdose
• Victim assistance - resources

• Vincent's stomatitis see Trench mouth
• VIP see Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
• VIPoma
• Viral arthritis
• Viral croup see Croup

• Viral gastroenteritis
• Viral hemorrhagic fever see Ebola hemorrhagic fever
• Viral hepatitis see Hepatitis A
• Viral neurolabyrinthitis see Labyrinthitis
• Viral pneumonia

• Virginia poke poisoning see Pokeweed poisoning
• Virilization
• Virtual colonoscopy
• Visceral larva migrans
• Visceromegaly

• Visine see Tetrahydrozoline poisoning
• Vision - light sensitive see Photophobia
• Vision - night blindness
• Vision impairment see Vision problems
• Vision problems

• Vision test - acuity see Visual acuity test
• Vision test - color see Color vision test
• Vision test - refraction see Refraction test
• Vistaril overdose see Hydroxyzine overdose
• Visual acuity test

• Visual acuity test - home see Home vision tests
• Visual field
• Vital signs
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin A test

• Vitamin A toxicity see Hypervitaminosis A
• Vitamin B1 see Thiamine
• Vitamin B1 deficiency see Beriberi
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin B12 absorption test see Schilling test

• Vitamin B12 deficiency (malabsorption) see Pernicious anemia
• Vitamin B12 level
• Vitamin B2 see Riboflavin
• Vitamin B2 deficiency see Riboflavin
• Vitamin B3 see Niacin

• Vitamin B3 deficiency see Pellagra
• Vitamin B5 see Pantothenic acid and biotin
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B9 see Folic acid (folate)
• Vitamin Bx see Para-aminobenzoic acid

• Vitamin C
• Vitamin C and colds
• Vitamin C deficiency see Scurvy
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin D deficiency see Rickets

• Vitamin D toxicity see Hypervitaminosis D
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin E and heart disease see Heart disease and vitamin E
• Vitamin K
• Vitamin K deficiency see Vitamin K

• Vitamin k deficiency bleeding see Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
• Vitamins
• Vitamins and safety regulations see Safety and vitamins
• Vitiligo
• Vitrectomy see Retinal detachment repair

• Vitriol brown oil poisoning see Sulfuric acid poisoning
• Vivol overdose see Diazepam overdose
• VKDB see Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
• VLDL
• VMA see Catecholamines - urine

• Vocal cord cancer see Cancer - throat or larynx
• Vocal cord paralysis see Laryngeal nerve damage
• Voice disorders see Speech disorders
• Voice strain see Hoarseness
• Voiding cystourethrogram

• Volkmann’s ischemic contracture
• Voltaren overdose see Diclofenac sodium overdose
• Volvulus - childhood
• Vomiting see Nausea and vomiting
• Vomiting - persistent - in pregnancy see Hyperemesis gravidarum

• Vomiting blood
• Vomiting in the morning - females see Morning sickness
• Von Gierke disease
• Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis see Neurofibromatosis-1
• Von Willebrand disease

• VP shunt see Ventriculoperitoneal shunting
• VSD see Ventricular septal defect
• VSD repair see Congenital heart defect corrective surgery
• Vulva
• Vulvar itching see Vaginal itching

• Vulvitis
• Vulvovaginitis