Reference and Fact Sheets-Diseases, Conditions, Tests, Drugs

REFERENCE SHEETS

• Antioxidant content of 3100 foods (Nutrition J 2010)
• Drug-Nutrient Interactions
• Latin and Common Names for Herbs
• Niacin Instructions

FACT SHEETS, DISEASES AND CONDITIONS 

• Acromegaly (Hyperpituitarism)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)  Wiki
• Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)  eMedicine
• Addison’s disease (Hypoadrenalism)  Wrongdiagnosis
• ADHD-See Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder below
• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Allergies  Wrongdiagnosis
• Alzheimer’s disease (NIAging)
• Alzheimer’s disease  Medpedia
• Alzheimer’s disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Andropause  Wrongdiagnosis
• Anemia  Wrongdiagnosis
• Aneurysm NHLBI
• Aneurysm  Wrongdiagnosis
• Aneurysm, Abdominal aortic  Wrongdiagnosis
• Angina, stable  eMedicine
• Angina, emergency management  eMedicine
• Angina, drug treatment  Medscape
• Angina, unstable (also see Acute coronary syndrome)  eMed
• Angina (en español) NHLBI
• Ankylosing spondylitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Anticoagulation: Guide to warfarin therapy AHA/ACC
• Appendicitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Arrhythmias  A good primer Emedicine net
• Arrhythmia  Wiki
• Arrhythmia NHLBI
• Arrhythmia  Wrongdiagnosis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid  Wrongdiagnosis
• Asperger syndrome  Wrongdiagnosis
• Asthma  NHLBI
• Asthma Wrongdiagniosis
• Asthma and Exercise  American Thoracic Society
• Atherosclerosis NHLBI
• Atherosclerosis  eMedicine
• Atrial Premature Complexes (Beats) Wiki
• Premature Beats  Generally  MD Guidelines
• Atrial Fibrillation NHLBI
• Atrial fibrillation, management   ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines 2006
• Atrial Septal Defect NHLBI
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder  Wrongdiagnosis
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, adults  Wrongdiagnosis
• Autism Spectrum Disorders  CDC Home
• Autism Spectrum Disorders Fact Sheet CDC
• Autism  eMedicine
• Autism  Wiki
• Autism  Wrongdiagnosis
• Barrett’s esophagitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Bipolar disorder  Wrongdiagnosis
• Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) eMedicine
• Brain injury, mild traumatic (MTBI)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Brain tumor  Wrongdiagnosis
• Bronchitis, Chronic  Wrongdiagnosis
• Calcium fact sheet  ODS
• Cancer Treatment decisions  Statistics to assist in decisions
• Cancer, Breast  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cancer, Breast Inflammatory  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cancer, Colon  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cancer, Lung  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cancer, Ovarian  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cancer, Rectal  Wrongdiagnosis
• Carbon monoxide poisoning  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cardiac Rehabilitation NHLBI
• Cardiac Rehabilitation  eMedicine
• Cardiogenic Shock NHLBI
• Cardiomyopathy NHLBI
• Cardiomyopathy  Wiki
• Cardiomyopathy  eMedicine, Cardiology
• Cardiomyopathy  eMedicine, Emergency Medicine
• Cardiomyopathy  Patient info, Cleveland Clinic
• Cardiomyopathy, Diabetic  Wiki
• Cardiomyopathy, Diabetic  ClinScience Review, 2004
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated eMedicine
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Wiki
• Cardiomyopathy, Ischemic  NY Times
• Cardiomyopathy, Ischemic  Patient Info UMM
• Carotid Artery Disease NHLBI
• Celiac disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Chlamydia  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cholesterol  Wiki
• Chronic Kidney Disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Chronic Kidney Failure (eMed)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  American Thoracic Society
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Reference Guide  COPD Fdn
• Chronic Pain Syndromes  Wrongdiagnosis
• Crohn’s disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cirrhosis NIDDK
• Cirrhosis of the liver  Wrongdiagnosis
• Colitis, Ulcerative  Wrongdiagnosis
• Congenital Heart Defects NHLBI
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)-See Heart Failure (below)
• COPD-See Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (above)
• Coronary Artery Disease (en español) NHLBI
• Coronary Microvascular Disease NHLBI
• Cortisol (Adrenal)  Wiki
• Cryptosporiosis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Cushing’s syndrome (Hyperadrenalism)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Deep vein thrombosis  Patient info
• Deep vein thrombosis  Guidelines
• Deep vein thrombosis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Depression  Wrongdiagnosis
• Diabetes  Wrongdiagnosis
• Diabetes Type I  Wrongdiagnosis
• Diabetes  Type I (“Juvenile”, “Early onset”) eMed
• Diabetes  Type II (“Adult”, “Late onset”) eMed
• Diabetes & Obesity  Position Statement IDF
• Diabetes Type II in Young People IDF Position Statement
• Diabetic Nephropathy (Kidney complications) eMed
• Diabetes & Kidney Disease  Position Statement IDF
• Diabetes & Heart Disease  Position Statement IDF
• Diabetic Neuropathy (Nerve complications) eMed
• Diabetes & Sleep Apnea IDF Consensus Statement
• Diabetic diarrhea  Wrongdiagnosis
• The Diabetic Foot  Position Statement IDF
• Diabetic gastroparesis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Diarrhea, Infectious  Wrongdiagnosis
• Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)  eMedicine
• Eclampsia and Pre-Eclampsia  Wrongdiagnosis
• Eczema  (Atopic dermatitis)  Wiki
• Eczema  (Atopic dermatitis)  eMedicine
• Eczema  (Atopic dermatitis)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Emphysema Wrongdiagnosis
• Endocarditis NHLBI
• Endocarditis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Epilepsy  Wrongdiagnosis
• Epilepsy, Temporal lobe  Wrongdiagnosis
• Erectile dysfunction treatments  AHRQ
• Fatty Liver-See Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, below
• Fibroids-See Uterine Fibroids, below
• Fibromyalgia  National FM Association
• Fibromyalgia  American College of Rheumatology
• Fibromyalgia  Wrongdiagnosis
• Gallstones (eMedicine)
• Gallstones (Medline)
• Gallstones (AAFP)
• Gallstones (Patient sheet, AAFP)
• Gallstones  Wrongdiagnosis
• Gastro-esophageal reflux See GERD below
• Genital herpes  Wrongdiagnosis
• GERD (Gastro-esophageal reflux disease)  Wrongdiagnosis
• GERD  Wiki
• GERD  eMedicine
• GERD  eMedicine/Health Patient Information
• GERD/reflux/upper intestinal discomfort   eMedicine/Health Part 1
• GERD/intestinal discomfort  eMedicine/Health Part 2
• Glaucoma  Wrongdiagnosis
• Gonorrhea  Wrongdiagnosis
• Gout  American College of Rheumatology
• Graves’ Disease  NIH
• Graves Disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• GUNA: Cytokines and inflammation
• Hamstring  sprain/strain (pull)    Wiki
• Hamstring sprain/strain  eMedicine
• Hashimoto’s Disease  NIH
• Hashimoto’s thyroiditis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Heart Attack  Wrongdiagnosis
• Heart Attack (en español) NHLBI
• Heart Block NHLBI
• Heart Disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Heart Disease Risk Factors NHLBI
• Heart Failure NHLBI
• Heart Failure  eMedicine
• Heart Failure  Wrongdiagnosis
• Heart Failure  Wiki
• Heart Failure Guidelines  AHA/ACC 9/20/2005
• Heart Failure Guidelines  AHA/ACC Update 4/14/2009
• Heart Failure Guidelines European Society Cardiology Essentials of the full document 2008
• Heart Failure Guidelines  European Society Cardiology Full 2008
• Heart Failure Patient Information  written by an MD specialist
• Heart Murmur NHLBI
• Heart Palpitations NHLBI
• Heart Valve Disease NHLBI
• Hemochromatosis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Hemorrhagic (Subarachnoid) Stroke- National Stroke Association
• Hepatitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Hepatitis B  Hep B Advocate
• Hepatitis B  eMedicine
• Hepatitis C  eMedicine
• Hepatitis C  NIH-NIDDK
• Hepatitis C  Hep C Advocate
• Herpes simplex  Emed Infectious disease
• Herpes simplex  Emed Emergency dept
• Herpes simplex  Wiki
• Herpes simplex  Mayo Clinic
• Herpes simplex  Facts to keep in mind
• Herpes simplex  Medline Plus
• Herpes simples facts   ihmf.org
• Herpes tests  webmd
• Herpes guidelines 
• H. pylori  Wiki
• H. pylori  eMedicine
• H. pylori  American Family Physician (AAFP)
• H. pylori  NIH-NIDDK
• H. pylori  Treatment, British Medical Journal
• H. pylori  Triple therapy, Doctor’s Guide
• H. pylori  Quadruple therapy, study completed, ClinicalTrials.gov
• HIV/AIDS  NIH
• HIV/AIDS  Wrongdiagnosis
• High Blood Cholesterol NHLBI
• High Cholesterol  Wrongdiagnosis
• High Blood Pressure–see Hypertension below
• Holes in the Heart NHLBI
• How the Heart Works NHLBI
• Huntington’s disease Wiki
• Huntington’s disease  eMedicine
• Huntington’s disease  NIH-MedlinePlus
• Hypoglycemia  Wrongdiagnosis
• Hypoglycemia, Reactive  Wrongdiagnosis
• Hypotension NHLBI
• Hypercholesterolemia Wiki
• Hypercholesterolemia  (Dyslipidemia) eMedicine
• Hyperparathyroidism  Wrongdiagnosis
• Hypertension Wrongdiagnosis
• Hypertension eMedicine
• Hypertension  Wiki
• Hypertension  NIH-Medline Plus
• Hypertension, Gestational   Wrongdiagnosis
• Hypertension, JNC-7 Guidelines, Report on High Blood Pressure, NIH/HHS, revision expected in 2010
• Hypertension guidelines, European Society of Cardiology 2007 alternate URL  (scroll down to 2007 Arterial)
• Hypertension guidelines, American Association Clinical Endocrinologists 2006
• Hypertension, reactive oxygen species, NADPH oxidases, and hypertension.  Scholarly article about the role of oxidative stress in the brain, kidney and blood vessels in high blood pressure.  Open access  paper reproduced courtesy of AHA, the journal Hypertension, Sept. 2010.
• Hypertension resistant to usual treatment: diagnosis, evaluation, and management. Open access paper reproduced courtesy of AHA, the journal Hypertension, June, 2008. 
• Hypertension (Alta presion) (en español) NHLBI
• Hyperthyroidism  NIH
• Hyperthyroidism  Wrongdiagnosis
• Hypertriglyceridemia  (too much triglycerides in blood) eMedicine
• Hypoparathyroidism  Wrongdiagnosis
• Hypothyroidism  NIH
• Hypothyroidism  Wrongdiagnosis
• Impared Glucose Tolerance (IGT)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone  (ADH) secretion eMed
• Inappropriate ADH secretion  Wiki
• Inappropriate ADH secretion  NEJM
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)  Wiki
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)  eMedicine
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Interstitial cystitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Iodinated contrast media allergy (to contrast dyes used in x-rays and imaging) eMedicine
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)  Wiki
• Irritable bowel syndrome  Classic Rome criteria, basic physiology, diagnosis, and other reprints, Gastroenterology, April 2006 
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)  eMedicine
• Intestinal mobility disorders  eMedicine
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Kawasaki Disease NHLBI
• Lactose intolerance  AHRQ
• Lactose intolerance  eMedicine
• Lactose intolerance  Wiki
• Lactose intolerance  Wrongdiagnosis
• Leptin  Wiki
• Long QT Syndrome  NHLBI
• Long QT Syndrome  Wrongdiagnosis
• Low Back Pain  Wiki (also see Sciatica)
• Low Back Pain  eMedicine
• Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Lyme Disease  American College of Rheumatology
• Lyme Disease  CDC
• Lyme Disease  eMedicine
• Lyme Disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Lymphocytosis  Wiki
• Marfan Syndrome NHLBI
• Melanoma  Wrongdiagnosis
• Meningitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Meningococcal disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Menopause  Wrongdiagnosis
• Mesothelioma  Wrongdiagnosis
• Metabolic Syndrome NHLBI
• Metabolic Syndrome  Medpedia
• Metabolic Syndrome  Definition IDF
• Metabolic Syndrome  Wrongdiagnosis
• Metabolic Syndrome Institute
• Migraine  Wrongdiagnosis
• Mitral Valve Prolapse NHLBI
• Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)  Wrongdiagnosis
• MTBI-see Brain injury
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Muscular dystrophy  Wrongdiagnosis
• Mycoplasma Wrongdiagnosis
• Myelodysplastic syndrome (pre-leukemia)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH, Fatty liver)  NIDDK Eng/Span
• Narcolepsy  Wrongdiagnosis
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) wiki
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) eMedicine
• Neutropenia Wiki
• Obesity  (NIDDK)
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea  Wrongdiagnosis
• Osteoporosis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Osteoporosis  Wiki
• Osteoporosis  Emedicine
• Osteoporosis, fracture prevention  AHRQ (English and Spanish)
• Osteoporosis information  NOF
• Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinicians Guide  NOF 2010
• Otitis media (Middle ear infection)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Otosclerosis (Hearing loss, bony)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Overactive Bladder Syndrome  Wrongdiagnosis
• Overweight and Obesity  Medpedia
• Overweight and Obesity (en español) NHLBI
• Pancreatitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Parkinson’s disease  Wiki
• Parkinson’s disease  eMedicine
• Parkinson’s disease  NIH-MedlinePlus
• Parkinson’s disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus NHLBI
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention,  PCI (Percutaneous Transvenous Coronary Angioplasty, PTCA) eMedicine
• Peripheral Neuropathy  Wrongdiagnosis
• Pertussis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Pericarditis NHLBI
• Peripheral Arterial Disease NHLBI
• Physical Activity and Your Heart NHLBI
• Placebo effect (how an inert, ineffective, dummy pill or procedure can “work”) Wiki
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)  eMedicine
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Wiki
• Polymyositis  Wiki
• Polymyositis  eMedicine
• Pregnancy and Thyroid Disease (NIH)
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis  NIDDK
• Prostate Cancer  Wrongdiagnosis
• Prostate Hypertrophy (Enlargement) Benign (BPH) eMed
• Prostate Hypertrophy (Enlargement) Benign (BPH)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Prostatitis eMed
• Psoriasis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Pulmonary embolism  Wrongdiagnosis
• Raynaud’s Disease NHLBI
• Salmonella food poisoning  Wrongdiagnosis
• Sciatica  Wiki
• Sciatica  eMedicine
• Sciatica  Wrong Diagnosis
• Sciatica  Sciatica.org
• Sciatica and Low Back Pain   MedicineClinic.org
• Sinusitis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Stroke  National Stroke Association
• Stroke  NINDS
• Stroke  NIH
• Stroke  Wrongdiagnosis
• Stroke, primary prevention of ischemic stroke  AHA 2006
• Stroke, ischemic: Comprehensive nursing care guidelines  AHA 2009
• Stroke, ischemic  eMedicine
• Stroke, acute ischemic, management guidelines AHA 2007
• Stroke, embolic  eMedicine
• Stroke, hemorrhagic  eMedicine
• Stroke: Recommendations for Imaging, AHA 2009
• Stroke: Best care guidelines, Canadian Medical Association 2008
• Stroke: Management of acute hemorrhagic stroke  AHA 2007 update
• Stroke: Treatment of acute ischemic stroke with IV tissue plasminogen activator, AHA 2009
• Stroke Wiki
• Stroke: Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic episodes, AHA 2006
• Stroke, Clinical guidelines for rehabilitation  AHA 2005
• Stroke, Guidelines for rehabilitation, Veterans Hospital System 2005
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest NHLBI
• Supraventricular Arrhythmias  ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines, Full Version (also see Atrial Arrhythmias)
• Thyroid disorders  Wrongdiagnosis
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Tonsillitis (Adenoiditis)  Wrongdiagnosis
• Toxoplasmosis  Wrongdiagnosis
• Transient Ischemic Attack  American Stroke Association
• Varicose Veins (en español) NHLBI
• Uterine Fibroids  eMed
• Uterine Fibroids  Wiki
• Vasculitis NHLBI
• Vitamin B12 deficiency  Wrongdiagnosis
• Von Willebrand’s disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death  ACC/AHA Guidelines, Executive Summary
• Ventricular Premature Complexes (Beats)  Emedicine
• Ventricular Premature Complexes  Wiki
• Ventricular Premature Complexes  Mayo Clinic
• Premature Beats  Generally  MD Guidelines
• Ventricular Septal Defect NHLBI
• Whooping cough- See Pertussis
• Wilson’s disease  Wrongdiagnosis
• Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Medpedia

Diagnostic Tests and Procedures (NHLBI are in English and Spanish)

• Angioplasty See Percutaneous Coronary Intervention below
• Atrial Fibrillation, Radiofrequency ablation procedure  AHRQ
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)  Wiki
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG)  Medicinenet
• Cardiac Catheterization (NHLBI)
• Cardiac CT (NHLBI)
• Cardiac MRI (NHLBI)
• Cardioversion (NHLBI)
• Carotid Endarterectomy (NHLBI)
• Carotid Ultrasound (NHLBI)
• Catheter Ablation (NHLBI)
• Coronary Angiography (NHLBI)
• Coronary Angiography yield appears to be low, but is still needed for many purposes… NEJM 03/11/3010 (open access)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, CABG NHLBI
• Coronary Calcium Scan (NHLBI)
• Exercise testing (Treadmill)  eMedicine
• Exercise testing (Treadmill and nuclear)  Wiki
• Technetium (^99mTc) sestamibi perfusion imaging (Nuclear exercise test, Cardiolite) Wiki
• Echocardiography (NHLBI)
• Electrocardiogram (NHLBI)
• Heart Surgery (NHLBI)
• Heart Transplant (NHLBI)
• Holter and Event Monitors (NHLBI)
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (NHLBI)
• Mammography eMedicine-written prior to the “new”  USPHS recommendations, 11/2009 that it be done in woman after age 50 that caused public backlash
• Nuclear Heart Scan (NHLBI)
• Heart Scans  AHA (all)
• Pacemaker (NHLBI)
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PCI (previously called angioplasty, PTCA) AHA, with links
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention  NHLBI
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PCI  Wiki
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention  eMed
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Angioplasty)  Animation of the procedure  American Heart association
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention compared to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)  AHRQ (in English and Spanish)
• Radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation-See Atrial fibrillation above
• Stents (NHLBI)
• Stress Testing (NHLBI)
• Total Artificial Heart (NHLBI)
• Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UAE) eMedicine
• Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UAE) Wiki
• Uterine Fibroids, Endoscopic  PubMed 18325839
• Ventricular Assist Device (NHLBI)

Other, including disease trends, epidemiology, prevention

• Diabetes will more than double in 5 years  Diabetes Care 12-09 

Fundamental Processes and Mechanisms of disease

• Excitotoxicity  Wiki
• Renin-Angiotensin System Wiki

Pharmaceutical agents

• Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (ACEI)
• Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) Mednet
• ACEIs versus ARBs for hypertension (see above) AHRQ (in English and Spanish)
• ACEI (angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor) Wiki
• ARB (angiotensin II receptor blocker or agonist) Wiki
• Crestor®  (rosuvastatin) Prescribing info
• Dyslipidemia (cholesterol and lipid elevations) with combinations of drugs  AHRQ (in English and Spanish)
• Enoxaparin (Lovenox® or Clexane®)  Patient info (PI)
• Enoxaparin Data Sheet
• Enoxaparin  Wiki
• Heparin  Wiki
• Lovaza®  Prescribing info
• Lipitor® (atorvastatin) Prescribing info (PI)
• Lyrica ® (pregabalin)  Patient instructions
• Lyrica ®(pregabalin)  Patient info
• Lyrica® (pregabalin)  Prescribing info (PI)
• Nesiritide (Natrecor®)  Medipedia
• Niacin (OTC) Wiki
• Niacin Extended Release (Niaspan® Prescribing info)
• Statin Drugs  Wiki
• Valsartan-angiotensin receptor blocker (Diovan®) Wiki
• Warfarin (Coumadin®) Patient info
• Warfarin (Coumadin®) Patient info Medline
• Warfarin (Coumadin®) Wiki
• Anticoagulation: Guide to warfarin therapy AHA/ACC