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Total articles: 830/1,200
Medical basics (223/340 articles)
See also "Anatomy and morphology" for general anatomy and physiology.
General concepts (24/40 articles)
Medical procedures (70/115 articles)
General (6 articles)
- Medical procedure
- Anesthesia (Level 3)
- Blood donation
- Medical test (Level 4)
- Palliative care (Level 4)
- Sterilization (Level 4)
Diagnostics (26 articles)
- Medical diagnosis (Level 4)
- Physical examination (Level 4)
- Screening
- Auscultation
- Autopsy (Level 4)
- Biopsy (Level 4)
- Blood test (Level 4)
- Eye examination (Level 4)
- Lumbar puncture (Level 4)
- Pap test (Level 4)
- Reflex (Level 4)
- Urine test
- Vital signs
Treatments (38 articles)
- Orthopedic cast
- Blood transfusion (Level 4)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cauterization
- Defibrillation
- Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- Symptomatic treatment (Level 4)
- Tracheal intubation
Surgery (17 articles)
- Surgery (Level 3)
- Amputation (Level 4)
- Angioplasty
- Caesarean section
- Dental surgery
- LASIK
- Organ transplantation (Level 4)
- Plastic surgery (Level 4)
- Reduction
Therapy (13 articles)
Human anatomy (60/65 articles)
Fields of medicine (69/120 articles)
- Medical specialty
- Allied health professions
- Alternative medicine (Level 4)
- Anesthesiology
- Angiology (Level 4)
- Audiology
- Cardiology (Level 4)
- Dentistry (Level 3)
- Dermatology (Level 4)
- Emergency medicine
- Family medicine
- Gastroenterology (Level 4)
- Geriatrics (Level 4)
- Hematology (Level 4)
- Immunology (Level 4)
- Infectious diseases (medical specialty)
- Internal medicine
- Intensive care medicine
- Life extension
- Medical genetics
- Neurology (Level 4)
- Obstetrics and gynaecology (Level 4)
- Oncology (Level 4)
- Ophthalmology (Level 4)
- Optometry
- Orthopedic surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology (Level 4)
- Pathology
- Pediatrics (Level 4)
- Pharmacology (Level 4)
- Pharmacy (Level 4)
- Podiatry
- Psychiatry (Level 4)
- Public health (Level 4)
- Pulmonology (Level 4)
- Radiology (Level 4)
- Sexual and reproductive health (Level 4)
- Sports medicine
- Toxicology (Level 4)
- Traditional medicine (Level 4)
- Traumatology
- Urology (Level 4)
- Vaccination (Level 4)
- Veterinary medicine (Level 4)
Drugs and medication (129/125 articles)
General concepts (25 articles)
- Drug (Level 3)
- Adverse effect
- Drug class
- Drug interaction
- Medication (Level 3)
- Placebo (Level 4)
- Psychiatric medication
- Psychoactive drug
- Drug delivery
- Side effect
- WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Specific drugs (104 articles)
- Amphetamine (Level 4)
- Benzodiazepine (Level 4)
- Bronchodilator
- Chlorpromazine
- Epinephrine
- Fluoxetine
- Heparin
- Imipramine
- Insulin (medication)
- Loperamide
- Propranolol
- Sertraline
- Sildenafil
- Warfarin
Anesthetics (14 articles)
Antihistamines (6 articles)
Anti-infectives (27 articles)
Antibiotics (13 articles)
- Antibiotic (Level 3)
- Amoxicillin
- Ampicillin
- Azithromycin
- Cephalosporin
- Erythromycin
- Penicillin (Level 4)
- Tetracycline antibiotics
Antiviral drugs (4 articles)
Antifungals (3 articles)
Antiparasitic (5 articles)
Pain treatments (11 articles)
Vaccines (15 articles)
- Vaccine (Level 3)
- DPT vaccine
- HPV vaccine
- Influenza vaccine
- MMR vaccine
- Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
- Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
- Polio vaccine (Level 4)
- Rabies vaccine
- Smallpox vaccine (Level 4)
- Typhoid vaccine
- Varicella vaccine
- Yellow fever vaccine
Recreational drugs (14 articles)
Morbidity (382/595 articles)
Disease (58/100 articles)
- Disease (Level 2)
- Acne (Level 4)
- Acromegaly
- Acute (medicine)
- Allergy (Level 3)
- Alzheimer's disease (Level 4)
- ALS
- Anemia (Level 4)
- Arthritis (Level 4)
- Arthropathy
- Asthma (Level 3)
- Atherosclerosis
- Autoimmune disease (Level 4)
- Bronchitis (Level 4)
- Cardiovascular disease (Level 3)
- Chronic condition
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Level 4)
- Cirrhosis (Level 4)
- Dementia (Level 4)
- Dehydration
- Diabetes (Level 3)
- Epilepsy (Level 4)
- Gallstone
- Gout (Level 4)
- Genetic disorder
- Hypertension (Level 4)
- Hypotension
- Kidney failure
- Kidney stone disease
- Meningitis (Level 4)
- Migraine (Level 4)
- Multiple sclerosis (Level 4)
- Neglected tropical diseases
- Parkinson's disease (Level 4)
- Periodontal disease
- Sexual dysfunction
- SIDS
- Thrombosis
- Tooth decay (Level 4)
Injury (56/90 articles)
General (4 articles)
Types (52 articles)
- Abrasion (medical)
- Aneurysm (Level 4)
- Asphyxia
- Avulsion injury
- Bleeding (Level 4)
- Blunt trauma (Level 4)
- Bone fracture (Level 4)
- Brain damage (Level 4)
- Bruise (Level 4)
- Burn (Level 4)
- Cardiac arrest (Level 4)
- Dental trauma
- Frostbite (Level 4)
- Hypothermia (Level 4)
- Hypoxia (Level 4)
- Joint dislocation
- Penetrating trauma
- Respiratory failure (Level 4)
- Shock (Level 4)
- Splinter
- Sprain
- Strain (injury)
- Stroke (Level 3)
- Toxic injury
Disabilities (24/35 articles)
Cancer (24/40 articles)
- Brain tumor (Level 4)
- Bone tumor
- Cancer (Level 3)
- Carcinogen (Level 4)
- Cervical cancer
- Breast cancer (Level 4)
- Colorectal cancer (Level 4)
- Head and neck cancer
- Leukemia (Level 4)
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer (Level 4)
- Lymphoma (Level 4)
- Mesothelioma
- Neoplasm (Level 4)
- Pancreatic cancer
- Penile cancer
- Prostate cancer (Level 4)
- Skin cancer (Level 4)
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
Infectious disease (131/225 articles)
Concepts (30 articles)
Specific infectious diseases (101 articles)
- Amoebiasis
- Conjunctivitis
- Encephalitis (Level 4)
- Gangrene (Level 4)
- Gastroenteritis (Level 3)
- Naegleriasis
- Pneumonia (Level 3)
Bacterial infections (24 articles)
- Anthrax (Level 4)
- Botulism (Level 4)
- Chlamydia (Level 4)
- Cholera (Level 4)
- Diphtheria (Level 4)
- Gonorrhea (Level 4)
- Impetigo
- Legionnaires' disease
- Leprosy (Level 4)
- Lyme disease (Level 4)
- Pathogenic Escherichia coli
- Plague
- Streptococcal pharyngitis
- Scarlet fever (Level 4)
- Staphylococcal infection
- Syphilis (Level 4)
- Tetanus (Level 4)
- Tuberculosis (Level 3)
- Typhoid fever (Level 4)
- Typhus (Level 4)
- Whooping cough (Level 4)
Viral diseases (38 articles)
- Chickenpox (Level 4)
- Chikungunya
- Classical swine fever
- Common cold (Level 3)
- COVID-19
- Croup
- Dengue fever (Level 4)
- Ebola (Level 4)
- Hand, foot, and mouth disease (Level 4)
- Hepatitis (Level 4)
- Herpes simplex (Level 4)
- HIV/AIDS (Level 3)
- Human papillomavirus infection (Level 4)
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Influenza (Level 3)
- Japanese encephalitis
- Measles (Level 4)
- Mumps (Level 4)
- Nipah virus infection
- Polio (Level 4)
- Rabies (Level 4)
- Rift Valley fever
- Rubella
- SARS (Level 4)
- Smallpox (Level 3)
- West Nile fever (Level 4)
- Yellow fever (Level 4)
- Zika fever
Specific viruses (9 articles)
- African swine fever virus
- Coronavirus (Level 4)
- Hepatitis C virus
- Herpesviridae
- Herpes simplex virus
- HIV (Level 4)
- Norovirus
- Orthomyxoviridae
- Tobacco mosaic virus (Level 4)
Fungal infections (4 articles)
Parasitic infections (15 articles)
- African trypanosomiasis
- Ascariasis
- Chagas disease
- Dracunculiasis
- Giardiasis
- Infestation
- Leishmaniasis
- Malaria (Level 3)
- Onchocerciasis
- Schistosomiasis
- Taeniasis
- Toxoplasmosis
Prion diseases (3 articles)
Mental disorders (49/75 articles)
For psychology generally, see Society and social sciences.
- Mental disorder (Level 3)
- Anxiety disorder (Level 4)
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Level 4)
- Autism spectrum (Level 4)
- Eating disorder (Level 4)
- Mood disorder
- Neurosis (Level 4)
- Obsessive–compulsive disorder
- Pedophilia (Level 4)
- Personality disorder (Level 4)
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Dependent personality disorder
- Depressive personality disorder
- Haltlose personality disorder
- Histrionic personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Passive–aggressive personality disorder
- Psychopathy (Level 4)
- Sadistic personality disorder
- Schizoid personality disorder
- Schizotypal personality disorder
- Self-defeating personality disorder
- Psychosis (Level 4)
- Schizophrenia (Level 4)
- Sleep disorder
- Tourette syndrome
Symptoms and signs (40/40 articles)
- Signs and symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Ageusia
- Anosmia
- Ataxia
- Aura
- Blurred vision
- Cough
- Diarrhea (Level 4)
- Dizziness
- Fever
- Headache
- Heartburn
- Hives
- Hypoesthesia
- Inflammation (Level 4)
- Itch
- Myalgia
- Myoclonus
- Nausea
- Phonophobia
- Photophobia
- Rash
- Rhinorrhea
- Seizure
- Sepsis
- Sneeze
- Sore throat
- Syncope
- Tinnitus
- Toothache (Level 4)
- Vomiting
Health and fitness (96/130 articles)
General (47/80 articles)
Vitamins (16/15 articles)
Hygiene and grooming (33/35 articles)