Facial laceration (skin cut) Description Facial lacerations can be simple or complex. Complex lacerations can involve loss of tissue and may require …
Facial nerve paralysis Description The facial nerve (also called the 7th cranial nerve) carries information from the brain to the muscles in th…
Facial swelling Description Facial swelling can result from trauma, infection, allergic reaction, or a tumor. Inflammation can cause fac…
Facial trauma (injury) Description Facial trauma can be penetrating (gunshot wound or stabbing) or blunt (motor vehicle accident or fall). The …
Factor V Leiden Deficiency Description Factor V Leiden deficiency is an inherited disorder that results in the increased risk of clot formation in the body (hypercoagulable state). Normally, factor …
Factor X Deficiency Description Factor X (ten) deficiency is a rare inherited or acquired deficiency of clotting factor X. This deficiency …
Failure to thrive - adult Description Adult failure to thrive is not a disease. Instead, it is a group of symptoms that result from a combination …
Failure to thrive - child Description A general description applied to children who fail to gain weight at the appropriate rate. Most infants doub…
Fallen arches (flat feet, pes planus) Description Flat feet described a flattening of the arch on the inside sole of your feet. It is a common and usually pai…
Fallopian tube cancer Description Fallopian tube cancer is the growth of abnormal cells inside the tube between the ovary and the uterus (fall…
False pregnancy Description A person who thinks she is pregnant when she is not. Despite not being pregnant the patient may experience m…
Familial cold urticaria (cold-related hives) Description A rare inherited disorder that causes hives (urticaria) after exposure to cold. Other symptoms such as fever…
Familial dysautonomia (genetic disorder) Description Familial dysautonomia is an inherited disorder that affects the nervous system. People with this disorder ar…
Farsightedness (hyperopia/hypermetropia) Description Farsightedness is the difficulty seeing close objects. It is an inherited disorder in most cases and is caus…
Fat embolism (blood clot from fat) Description Pieces of fat from the bone marrow enter the blood vessels of the body. This may block the flow of blood thr…
Febrile (fever) illness Description A fever is the body's way of reacting to something abnormal in the body. Fevers, on their own, aren'…
Febrile seizure (convulsion in child with a fever) Description A convulsion in young children caused by a rapid increase in body temperature, often from an infection. They…
Fecal impaction (rectal blockage from stool) Description Severe constipation with a large amount of fecal material stuck in the rectum. This disorder is usually not …
Fecal incontinence (loss of bowel control) Description The lack of ability to control bowel movements causing stool (feces) to pass unexpectedly from the rectum. I…
Femoral artery aneurysm (dilation of leg artery) Description An aneurysm is an abnormal dilation of an artery. The femoral artery is located in the groin. Femoral artery…
