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400 Index<br />

corrective lenses 67, 82–84, 96,<br />

101, 109, 111<br />

cortical reflex myoclonus 265<br />

corticosteroid medications<br />

bulla 142<br />

bullous pemphigoid 142<br />

DLE 153<br />

glossitis 25<br />

ischemic optic neuropathy 98<br />

osteoporosis 346<br />

plaque, skin 186<br />

retrobulbar optic neuritis 116<br />

spinal cord injury 284<br />

synovitis 357<br />

Corynebacteria 157<br />

costochondritis 318<br />

cotton swab 48<br />

cough 18–19<br />

CPAP (continuous positive airway<br />

pressure) device 39<br />

cradle cap 146<br />

cramp 319, 356<br />

cranial nerves 246–247, 247t<br />

acoustic neuroma 7<br />

Bell’s palsy 228<br />

brain 230<br />

functions <strong>of</strong> the mouth 5<br />

hindbrain 232<br />

midbrain 232<br />

multiple sclerosis 263<br />

optic nerve 105<br />

peripheral nerves 276<br />

peripheral nervous system 276<br />

salivary gl<strong>and</strong>s 49<br />

smell <strong>and</strong> taste disturbances 53<br />

sneeze 54<br />

cranium 235, 256–257<br />

crepitus 319<br />

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)<br />

248–249, 263<br />

croup 19<br />

cryotherapy 187<br />

CT (computed tomography) scan<br />

311<br />

curvature <strong>of</strong> the spine. See scoliosis<br />

cuspid 294<br />

cutaneous lupus erythematosus. See<br />

discoid lupus erythematosus<br />

CVD. See cardiovascular disease<br />

CVS (chorionic villi sampling) 155<br />

cyst 62, 131, 185–186, 307<br />

cystic fibrosis 36<br />

cytochrome P450 (CYP450)<br />

enzymes 362<br />

cytokines 127, 316<br />

cytophotocoagulation 94<br />

D<br />

dacryocystitis 85<br />

dacryostenosis 85<br />

d<strong>and</strong>ruff 147–148, 148t, 151<br />

dark adaptation test 85–86<br />

DBS. See deep brain stimulation<br />

deciduous teeth 294<br />

decubitus ulcer 148–149, 148t<br />

deep brain stimulation (DBS) 250,<br />

276<br />

deformity 185<br />

degenerative neurologic disease<br />

251, 256, 275–276<br />

delirium 250–251<br />

delta waves 253<br />

dementia 218, 251–252<br />

dendrite 270, 271, 361<br />

dental caries 20, 39, 44, 57, 294,<br />

358<br />

depression 174, 265, 383<br />

dermabrasion 149, 210<br />

dermatitis 74, 79, 141, 146,<br />

149–152, 152<br />

dermat<strong>of</strong>ibroma 152<br />

dermatome 252, 268<br />

dermatophytes 204<br />

dermis<br />

integumentary system 127–128<br />

melanocyte 175–176<br />

skin 195<br />

sunburn 201<br />

sweat gl<strong>and</strong>s 202<br />

designer estrogens 346<br />

desquamtion 26<br />

DEXA (dual-energy X-ray<br />

absorptiometry) 311<br />

dextromethorphan 19<br />

diabetes<br />

aging, neurologic changes that<br />

occur with 221<br />

amputation 300<br />

carbuncle 143<br />

cataract 77<br />

cellulitis 143<br />

cognitive function <strong>and</strong><br />

dysfunction 244<br />

erythrasma 157<br />

furuncle 160<br />

gingivitis 25<br />

osteomyelitis 344<br />

paresthesia 275<br />

retinopathy 115<br />

diaper rash 152<br />

diaphysis 308<br />

diarrhea 152<br />

diencephalon 231–232<br />

diffuse scleritis 117<br />

diffuse uveitis 120<br />

digestion 366<br />

diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 25,<br />

206<br />

diphtheria 6<br />

diplopia 86, 86t, 94, 118<br />

discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)<br />

152–153, 153t<br />

disease-modifying antirheumatic<br />

drugs (DMARDs) 302, 357<br />

dislocations 320<br />

Dix-Hallpike test 12<br />

DLE (discoid lupus erythematosus)<br />

152–153<br />

donepezil (Aricept) 222<br />

dong quai 366<br />

dopamine<br />

aging, neurologic changes that<br />

occur with 221<br />

dystonia 320<br />

integumentary system 127<br />

midbrain 232<br />

nervous system 217<br />

neurotransmitter 272<br />

nevus 178<br />

Parkinson’s disease 275<br />

dopamine agonists 279<br />

dopamine antagonists 252<br />

dorsal ganglia 361, 382<br />

dorsal spinal nerve root 284<br />

double vision. See diplopia<br />

Down syndrome 16<br />

drooling 50<br />

drug interaction 365, 366<br />

dry (atrophic) ARMD 70<br />

dry eye syndrome 76, 79, 86<br />

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry<br />

(DEXA) 311<br />

Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy<br />

337, 338t<br />

Dupuytren’s contracture 319<br />

dura mater 262, 263<br />

dwarfism. See skeletal dysplasia<br />

dyskinesia 252, 256<br />

dyslexia 258<br />

dysmenorrhea 366<br />

dysphagia. See swallowing disorders<br />

dysplasia 318–319<br />

dyspraxia. See apraxia<br />

dystonia 256, 286, 320<br />

dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa<br />

154<br />

ear 20<br />

E

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