Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

Index 503
seminoma 3:343, 345
Semmelweis, Philipp 4:1, 258
senescence 4:113, 140
sensorineural hearing loss 1:28, 29,
58
sensory nerves 1:246, 247t
sentinel lymph node dissection
2:150, 151, 155, 391
septal defect 2:38, 63
septal deviation 1:49
septal perforation 1:49–50
septicemia 1:155; 2:349, 353
serotonin 1:217; 3:361, 375, 382;
4:97, 337
serotonin reuptake inhibitors 4:99,
241. See also selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
serotonin syndrome 3:362, 372;
4:97, 99
Sertoli cells 3:341, 343
severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) 2:181, 353; 4:2
severe combined immunodeficiency
(SCID) 2:294
sex chromosome 4:140
sexual abuse 4:242, 245
sexual activity and cardiovascular
disease 2:104
sexual assault 3:287, 338, 372, 380;
4:251–252, 336
sexual dysfunction 3:287, 297,
338–339, 361, 371
sexual health 3:278, 287, 297, 318,
339
sexual intercourse 3:339
cesarean section 3:261
chlamydia 2:317
clitoris 3:264
erectile dysfunction 3:278
erection 3:278
genital herpes 2:328
genitalia 3:287
gonnorhea 2:330
orgasm 3:309
penis 3:317
sperm 3:342
vagina 3:352
vaginitis 3:353
sexuality 4:252
sexually transmitted disease (STD)
prevention 2:330, 335, 337;
3:267, 277, 281, 317, 353;
4:46–47, 46t
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
1:352; 3:339–340, 341t; 4:46–47,
46t
alkyl nitrites 4:320
balanitis 3:248
chlamydia 2:317
genital herpes 2:327–329
gonorrhea 2:329–330
hepatitis prevention 4:31
HIV/AIDS 2:333
HIV/AIDS prevention 4:32
HPV 2:336–337
infertility 3:294
injecting drugs, risks of 4:340
pelvic examination 3:317
reproductive system 3:237
semen 3:337
sexual assault 4:251
sexual health 3:339
syphilis 2:355–356
trichomoniasis 2:358
tubal ligation 3:348
urethritis 3:222
sexual maturity 3:100, 110
sexual orientation 4:252
shigellosis 2:353
shingles. See herpes zoster
shin splints 4:231
shock 3:81, 106, 124, 152, 271;
4:367, 367t
bleeding control 4:362
blunt trauma 4:377
burns 4:363
dehydration 4:375
electrocution 4:372
gunshot wounds 4:378
inhalation burns 4:365
multiple trauma 4:379
open fracture 4:366
traumatic amputation 4:380
short bowel syndrome 3:88, 88, 93
shoulder 1:298–299, 353
sialadenitis 1:50
sialolithiasis 1:50
sialorrhea 1:49, 50, 55
sick building syndrome 4:12–13,
34, 40, 47
sickle cell disease 2:121, 125, 157,
165, 165–167, 170; 4:110, 115,
135
sick sinus syndrome 2:104
side effect 4:171
SIDS. See sudden infant death
syndrome
sigmoid colon 3:4, 28, 35, 51, 58,
87, 93
sign language 1:51
signs and symptoms of cancer
2:148, 155, 391–392
sildenafil (Viagra) 1:80, 119; 3:279;
4:106–107
silicosis 2:183, 185, 198, 199, 205,
219, 229–230, 230t
silymarin 4:89, 338
sinoatrial (SA) node 2:4, 23, 25,
26, 28, 94, 104, 104–105
sinuses 1:33, 36, 37, 51
sinus headache 1:374, 376t
sinusitis 1:18, 51–52, 53, 107;
2:201, 294
site and situation assessment 4:359
sitz bath 3:88
Sjögren’s syndrome 1:50;
2:294–295
skeletal dysplasia 1:298, 334, 355
skeletal muscle 1:293–294, 336,
356
skeleton 1:293, 299, 308, 313, 336,
355
skin 1:195, 196t
allergic dermatitis 2:241–242
angioedema 2:245
bariatric surgery 4:287
cellulitis 1:143–144
chamomile 4:62
chemical peel 1:144–145
contact toxins 4:382
cyanosis 2:46
dehydration 4:374
Fitzpatrick skin type 1:158
graft vs. host disease 2:263
heat exhaustion 4:375
keloid 1:170
keratinocyte 1:170
keratosis pilaris 1:170–171
laser skin resurfacing 1:172
lentigines 1:172–173
lichen planus 1:173
miliaria 1:176
nails 1:176
nevus 1:178–179
nodule 1:179
normal flora 2:346
open fracture 4:366
papule 1:180
pediculosis 1:180–182
pemphigus 1:182–183
petechiae 1:183
photosensitivity 1:183–184
phototherapy 1:184
piercings 1:184–185
pilonidal disease 1:185–186
plaque 1:186
platelet 2:119
prurigo 1:186–187