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Medical basics
This section contains 261 articles. See also "Anatomy and morphology" for general anatomy and physiology.
General concepts
This section contains 36 articles.
Medicine (Level 2)
Medical ethics (Level 4)
Medical device
Medical emergency
Medicalization
Emergency medical services (Level 4)
Germ theory of disease
Healthcare industry
Search and rescue
Triage
White coat
Health professionals
This section contains 11 articles.
Health professional
Emergency medical technician
Nursing (Level 3)
Paramedic
Pharmacist (Level 4)
Physician (Level 4)
Surgeon
Veterinarian
Health facilities
This section contains 11 articles.
Medical procedures
This section contains 82 articles. See also "Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/5/Technology#Medical_technology" for medical devices and equipment.
Medical procedures: General
This section contains 11 articles.
Medical procedure
Abortion (Level 3)
Anesthesia (Level 3)
Blood donation
End-of-life care
Medical test (Level 4)
Sterilization (medicine) (Level 4)
Diagnostics
This section contains 30 articles.
Medical diagnosis (Level 4)
Physical examination (Level 4)
Screening (medicine)
Auscultation
Autopsy (Level 4)
Biopsy (Level 4)
Blood test (Level 4)
Diagnostic microbiology
Eye examination (Level 4)
Lumbar puncture (Level 4)
Palpation
Pap test (Level 4)
Percussion (medicine)
Reflex (Level 4)
Telehealth
Urine test
Vital signs
Treatments
This section contains 41 articles.
Therapy (Level 4)
Blood transfusion (Level 4)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cauterization
Chemotherapy (Level 4)
Cure
Defibrillation
Hemodialysis
Intravenous therapy
Massage
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Occupational therapy
Oral rehydration therapy
Oxygen therapy
Phage therapy
Pharmacotherapy
Physical therapy (Level 4)
Radiation therapy (Level 4)
Reperfusion therapy
Speculum (medicine)
Symptomatic treatment (Level 4)
Tracheal intubation
Dental treatments
This section contains 7 articles.
Crown (dental restoration)
Dental braces
Dental extraction
Dental implant
Dental restoration (Level 4)
Root canal treatment
Impacted wisdom teeth
Surgery
This section contains 12 articles.
Human anatomy
This section contains 64 articles.
Fields of medicine
This section contains 65 articles.
Medical specialty
Allied health professions
Anesthesiology
Angiology (Level 4)
Audiology
Cardiology (Level 4)
Dentistry (Level 3)
Dermatology (Level 4)
Endocrinology
Emergency medicine
Family medicine
Gastroenterology (Level 4)
Geriatrics (Level 4)
Hematology (Level 4)
Hepatology
Immunology (Level 4)
Infectious diseases (medical specialty)
Internal medicine
Intensive care medicine
Life extension
Medical genetics
Medical microbiology
Nephrology
Neurology (Level 4)
Nuclear medicine
Occupational medicine
Oncology (Level 4)
Ophthalmology (Level 4)
Optometry (Level 4)
Orthopedic surgery
Orthotics
Otorhinolaryngology (Level 4)
Pathology
Pediatrics (Level 4)
Pharmacology (Level 4)
Podiatry
Psychiatry (Level 4)
Public health (Level 4)
Pulmonology (Level 4)
Radiology (Level 4)
Reproductive medicine
Rheumatology
Sports medicine
Toxicology (Level 4)
Traumatology
Urology (Level 4)
Vaccination (Level 4)
Veterinary medicine (Level 4)
Alternative and traditional medicine
This section contains 14 articles.
Drugs and medication
This section contains 151 articles.
General concepts
This section contains 25 articles.
Drug (Level 3)
Adverse effect
Drug class
Drug interaction
Medication (Level 3)
Placebo (Level 4)
Psychoactive drug
Drug delivery
Drug discovery
Side effect
WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Specific drugs
This section contains 126 articles.
Amphetamine (Level 4)
Bronchodilator
Calamine
Carbamazepine
Ephedrine
Epinephrine (medication)
Gabapentin
Heparin
Hydrocortisone
Insulin (medication)
Loperamide
Propranolol
Sildenafil
Warfarin
Anesthetics
This section contains 14 articles.
Antihistamines
This section contains 6 articles.
Anti-infectives
This section contains 30 articles.
Antibiotics
This section contains 14 articles.
Antibiotic (Level 3)
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Azithromycin
Cephalosporin
Erythromycin
Neomycin/polymyxin B/bacitracin
Penicillin (Level 4)
Tetracycline antibiotics
Antiviral drugs
This section contains 4 articles.
Antifungals
This section contains 3 articles.
Antiparasitic
This section contains 5 articles.
Pain treatments
This section contains 13 articles.
Psychiatric drugs
This section contains 18 articles.
Vaccines
This section contains 15 articles.
Vaccine (Level 3)
COVID-19 vaccine
DPT vaccine
HPV vaccine
Influenza vaccine
Malaria vaccine
MMR vaccine
Polio vaccine (Level 4)
Rabies vaccine
Smallpox vaccine (Level 4)
Typhoid vaccine
Varicella vaccine
Yellow fever vaccine
Recreational drugs
This section contains 13 articles.
Morbidity
This section contains 511 articles.
Disease: general classification
This section contains 4 articles.
Specific diseases
This section contains 69 articles.
Abscess
Acne (Level 4)
Acromegaly
Allergy (Level 3)
Alzheimer's disease (Level 4)
ALS
Anemia (Level 4)
Appendicitis
Arthritis (Level 4)
Arthropathy
Asthma (Level 3)
Atherosclerosis
Autoimmune disease (Level 4)
Bronchitis (Level 4)
Chronic pain
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Level 4)
Cirrhosis (Level 4)
Dementia (Level 4)
Dehydration
Dermatitis
Diabetes (Level 3)
Diverticulitis
Dysmenorrhea
Endometriosis
Epilepsy (Level 4)
Gallstone
Gout (Level 4)
Genetic disorder
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Kidney failure
Kidney stone disease
Migraine (Level 4)
Multiple sclerosis (Level 4)
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Neglected tropical diseases
Osteoporosis
Parkinson's disease (Level 4)
Periodontal disease
Pleural effusion
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Sexual dysfunction
SIDS
Tooth decay (Level 4)
Cardiovascular disease
This section contains 20 articles.
Cardiovascular disease (Level 3)
Aneurysm (Level 4)
Arteriosclerosis
Atrial fibrillation
Congenital heart defect
Coronary artery disease
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension (Level 4)
Hypertensive heart disease
Hypotension
Myocardial infarction (Level 4)
Peripheral artery disease
Shock (circulatory) (Level 4)
Stroke (Level 3)
Thrombosis
Injury
This section contains 65 articles.
Injury: General
This section contains 6 articles.
Types
This section contains 59 articles.
Abrasion (medicine)
Asphyxia
Avulsion injury
Bleeding (Level 4)
Blunt trauma (Level 4)
Bone fracture (Level 4)
Brain injury (Level 4)
Bruise (Level 4)
Burn (Level 4)
Cardiac arrest (Level 4)
Dental trauma
Frostbite (Level 4)
Heat illness
Hernia
Hypothermia (Level 4)
Hypoxia (medicine) (Level 4)
Ingrown nail
Joint dislocation
Mouth ulcer
Penetrating trauma
Respiratory failure (Level 4)
Scoliosis
Splinter
Sprain
Strain (injury)
Tendinopathy
Toxic injury
Disabilities
This section contains 30 articles.
Amusia
Bell's palsy
Birth defect
Cerebral palsy (Level 4)
Color blindness (Level 4)
Developmental coordination disorder
Down syndrome (Level 4)
Dwarfism
Hearing loss (Level 4)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Intellectual disability (Level 4)
Learning disability
Low back pain
Physical disability (Level 4)
Speech–language pathology
Visual impairment (Level 4)
Cancer
This section contains 26 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)
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Penile cancer
Prostate cancer (Level 4)
Sarcoma
Skin cancer (Level 4)
Stomach cancer
Testicular cancer
Infectious disease
This section contains 164 articles.
Concepts
This section contains 30 articles.
Infection (Level 3)
Pathogen (Level 4)
Epidemic
Immunity (medicine)
Pathogen transmission
Immunodeficiency
Infectious diseases by site
This section contains 17 articles.
Bloodstream infection
Conjunctivitis
Encephalitis (Level 4)
Gangrene (Level 4)
Gastroenteritis (Level 3)
Hepatitis (Level 4)
Keratitis
Meningitis (Level 4)
Otitis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Respiratory tract infection
Skin infection
Urinary tract infection
Bacterial infections
This section contains 27 articles.
Anthrax (Level 4)
Brucellosis
Botulism (Level 4)
Chlamydia (Level 4)
Cholera (Level 4)
Diphtheria (Level 4)
Erysipelas
Gonorrhea (Level 4)
Glanders
Impetigo
Legionnaires' disease
Leprosy (Level 4)
Leptospirosis
Lyme disease (Level 4)
Pathogenic Escherichia coli
Plague (disease)
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
This section contains 62 articles.
Chickenpox (Level 4)
Chikungunya
Classical swine fever
Common cold (Level 3)
COVID-19
Cowpox
Croup
Dengue fever (Level 4)
Ebola (Level 4)
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (Level 4)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
Herpes (Level 4)
HIV/AIDS (Level 3)
Human papillomavirus infection (Level 4)
Infectious mononucleosis
Influenza (Level 3)
Japanese encephalitis
Measles (Level 4)
Mpox
Mumps (Level 4)
Nipah virus infection
Polio (Level 4)
Rabies (Level 4)
Rift Valley fever
Rinderpest
Rubella
SARS (Level 4)
Smallpox (Level 3)
West Nile fever (Level 4)
Yellow fever (Level 4)
Zika fever
Specific viruses
This section contains 14 articles.
African swine fever virus
Coronavirus (Level 4)
Hepatitis C virus
Herpesviridae
HIV
Influenza A virus
Influenza B virus
Norovirus
Orthomyxoviridae
SARS-CoV-2 (Level 4)
Tobacco mosaic virus (Level 4)
Fungal infections
This section contains 4 articles.
Protozoan infections
This section contains 8 articles.
African trypanosomiasis
Amoebiasis
Chagas disease
Giardiasis
Leishmaniasis
Malaria (Level 3)
Naegleriasis
Toxoplasmosis
Helminthic diseases and infestations
This section contains 12 articles.
Ascariasis
Cysticercosis
Dracunculiasis
Infestation
Lymphatic filariasis
Onchocerciasis
Schistosomiasis
Taeniasis
Toxocariasis
Prion diseases
This section contains 4 articles.
Mental disorders
This section contains 70 articles. For psychology generally, see Society and social sciences.
Mental disorder (Level 3)
Anxiety disorder (Level 4)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Level 4)
Autism (Level 4)
Dissociative disorder
Catatonia
Conduct disorder
Eating disorder (Level 4)
Hoarding disorder
Kleptomania
Mass psychogenic illness
Mood disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder
Paranoia
Pedophilia (Level 4)
Personality disorder (Level 4)
Antisocial personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Dependent personality disorder
Depressive personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
Psychopathy (Level 4)
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Pyromania
Schizophrenia (Level 4)
Sleep disorder
Somatic symptom disorder
Suicide crisis
Tourette syndrome
Outdated disorders
This section contains 2 articles.
Symptoms and signs
This section contains 63 articles.
Signs and symptoms
Syndrome (Level 4)
Abdominal pain
Ageusia
Amenorrhea
Anosmia
Ataxia
Aura (symptom)
Blurred vision
Coma (Level 4)
Comedo
Constipation
Cough
Cramp
Cyanosis
Diarrhea (Level 4)
Dizziness
Fatigue
Fever
Goose bumps
Headache
Heartburn
Heart failure
Heart rate
Hives
Hypoesthesia
Inflammation (Level 4)
Itch
Jaundice
Myalgia
Myoclonus
Nausea
Nevus
Phonophobia
Photophobia
Psychosis (Level 4)
Rash
Rhinorrhea
Seizure
Sepsis
Shivering
Sleep deprivation
Sneeze
Sore throat
Syncope (medicine)
Tinnitus
Toothache (Level 4)
Vomiting
Wart
Health and fitness
This section contains 125 articles.
Health and fitness: General
This section contains 52 articles.
Physical fitness
This section contains 17 articles.
Vitamins
This section contains 16 articles.
Hygiene and grooming
This section contains 40 articles.
Hygiene and grooming: General
This section contains 13 articles.
Hygiene products
This section contains 27 articles.
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