Senior Health Advisor Index

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Radioisotope exercise test *
Raynaud's phenomenon
Recreation, therapeutic
Rectal bleeding
    diagnosis and treatment *
    hemorrhoids
    hemorrhoids, brief version *
Rectal cancer *
Rectocele and cystocele repair
Red blood cells, low level of
Reflux esophagitis *
Reflux, gastroesophageal *
Rehabilitation
    home healthcare
    occupational therapy
    physical therapy
    physical, Medicare coverage
    speech therapy
    stroke
    therapeutic recreation
Renal cell cancer
Renal failure
    acute *
    chronic *
Renal insufficiency
    acute *
    chronic *
Resources
    AIDS (HIV Infection)
    alcoholism
    Alzheimer's disease
    arthritis
    cancer
    community services for people age 60+
    community services for people age 60+, brief version *
    diabetes
    digestive disease
    general guide to organizations and agencies
    health insurance for people with Medicare *
    hearing problems
    heart problems
    housing
    incontinence
    kidney and urologic disease
    lung disease
    mental health
    nutrition
    pain
    Parkinson's disease
    stroke
    vision problems
Respiration rate
Respiratory system, illustration *
Respite
    adult day care
    caregiver's guide
    caregiver's guide, brief version *
    overview
Restless legs syndrome
Restraints
Retinal detachment
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Retinopathy, diabetic
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Retirement communities, continuing care
Retirement work options
Rheumatoid arthritis
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *
Rhinitis
    allergic *
    seasonal allergic
Ringing and other sounds in ear (tinnitus)
Routine healthcare
    older men *
    older women *
Ruptured disk
    diagnosis and treatment *
    illustration *

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Safety
    arthritis
    automobile
    bathroom
    falls
    home remodeling
    medicine information
    medicine-related problems
    medicine-related problems, brief version *
    safe driving for older adults
Salmonellosis
Salt/sodium
    in diet *
    low-sodium diet for hypertension
    low-sodium diet for hypertension, brief version *
Same-day surgery, Medicare coverage
Sarcoma
Saturated fat *
Scar tissue in abdomen
Sciatica
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Scleroderma
Seasonal allergic rhinitis
Secondary hypertension *
Sedatives
    sleeping pills
    tranquilizers
Sedatives, overdose *
Seizure disorder
Seizures
Seizures, brief version *
Self-esteem in older adults
Senior centers
Septic arthritis
Serum iron studies
Services (community-based) for people age 60+
Services (community-based) for people age 60+, brief version *
Sexuality
    age and sexuality
    changes in arousal from aging
    effect of arthritis on
    effect of diabetes on
    erectile dysfunction (impotence)
    older adults and problems of sexuality
    pain with sexual relations in older women
    physical and hormonal changes
        in older men
        in older women (hormone therapy)
Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
    AIDS
    hepatitis B *
Shigellosis
Shingles (herpes zoster)
    diagnosis and treatment *
    post-herpetic neuralgia
Shots
    adult immunization schedule
    adult immunization schedule, brief version *
    flu
    for travel
    illustration of how to give
        subcutaneous shot *
    pneumococcal pneumonia *
    tetanus *
Shoulder replacement (total)
Sigmoidoscopy
    illustration *
    text
Sinus node, illustration
Sjögren's syndrome
Skin cancer
    diagnosis and treatment *
    melanoma
Skin problems and procedures
    abscess
    cancer (overview) *
    care and protection
    cellulitis
    contact dermatitis
    contact dermatitis, brief version *
    dry skin
    eczema
    eczema, brief version *
    hives
    illustration of cross section of skin *
    melanoma
    moles *
    pressure ulcer (bedsore)
    psoriasis *
    Raynaud's phenomenon
    scleroderma
    systemic lupus erythematosus *
Sleep apnea
    diagnosis and treatment *
Sleep problems
    apnea *
    insomnia *
    restless legs syndrome
Sleeping pills
Sleeplessness *
Small bowel obstruction
Smell disorders
Smoking
    benefits of quitting smoking
    hazards of *
    nicotine dependence *
    nicotine withdrawal
    ways to quit
    ways to quit, brief version *
Sodium/salt
    low-sodium diet for hypertension
    low-sodium diet for hypertension, brief version *
Soluble fiber
Sore throat, viral
Speech therapy
Spirometry
Squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer) *
Stapedectomy
Stapedotomy
Stasis ulcers, in chronic venous insufficiency
Stasis venous dermatitis, in chronic venous insufficiency
Status epilepticus
Status epilepticus, brief version *
Stenosis
    aortic valve
    illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
    mitral valve *
Stent, coronary artery, illustration
Stomach and intestinal problems and procedures
    adhesions
    appetite
    bowel habit
    colitis
        pseudomembranous *
    colonic polyps
    colonoscopy
        illustration *
        text *
    colonostomy, illustration
    colorectal cancer
        diagnosis and treatment *
        metastatic
        screening *
    colostomy and ileostomy
    constipation *
    diarrhea
        acute
        acute, brief version *
        antibiotic-associated *
    diverticulitis *
    diverticulosis
        diagnosis and treatment *
        illustration *
    duodenal ulcer
        illustration *
        text
    duodenal ulcer, brief version *
    flatulence (gas)
    gastric ulcer
        illustration *
        text
    gastric ulcer, brief version *
    gastrostomy care
    gastrostomy feeding tube placement
    heartburn *
    Helicobacter pylori *
    hematemesis (upper GI bleeding)
    hemorrhoids
    hemorrhoids, brief version *
    hiatal hernia
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
    illustration of digestive system *
    obstruction
        large bowel (colon)
        small bowel
    penetration and perforation of ulcers
    rectal bleeding *
    reflux esophagitis *
    resource list
    shigellosis
    sigmoidoscopy
        illustration *
        text
    stomach cancer
        diagnosis and treatment
        metastatic
    tube feeding
    unexplained weight loss
Stomach cancer
    diagnosis and treatment
    metastatic
Streptococcal (pneumococcal) pneumonia
    diagnosis and treatment
    vaccine *
Stress
Stress echocardiogram
Stress incontinence in women
    diagnosis and treatment
    Kegel exercises
    Kegel exercises, brief version *
Stress management
    exercise for health
    healthy diet
    healthy diet, brief version *
    overview
Stroke
    amaurosis fugax (temporary blindness)
    illustration of types *
    overview
    overview, brief version *
    recovery
    reducing the risk for stroke (warning signs)
    rehabilitation
    resource list
    transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
Subcutaneous shot, illustration of how to give *
Substance abuse
    alcohol dependence *
    narcotic dependence *
    sedative overdose *
Suicide
Sundowning (in Alzheimer's disease)
Superficial thrombophlebitis *
Surgery, outpatient (ambulatory), Medicare coverage
Swallowing problems
Symptomatic abacteriuria
Symptoms
    blood in urine (hematuria)
    confusion
    delirium
    dizziness *
    dry mouth
    dry skin
    insomnia *
    ringing in ear (tinnitus)
    seizures
    seizures, brief version *
    swallowing problems
    tremor (essential)
    tremor (in Parkinson's disease) *
    urinary incontinence *
    vomiting blood
    warning signs of heart disease *
    warning signs of stroke
Syncope (fainting) *
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) *
Systemic sclerosis

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Talking to your healthcare provider
Taste disorders
Tearing, excessive
Teeth--see Dental care
Telephone assistive devices
Temporal arteritis
Tension headache *
Testosterone, decrease in older men
Tetanus
    diagnosis and treatment
    vaccine *
Thalassemia
Therapeutic recreation
Therapy
    occupational
    physical
    speech
    therapeutic recreation
    types of mental health therapy
Throat problems and procedures
    cancer
        larynx
        throat (pharynx)
    illustration of throat, tonsils, and adenoids *
    viral sore throat
Thrombophlebitis *
Thrombosis, deep vein *
Thrombotic stroke
Thyroid gland
    hyperthyroidism
    hyperthyroidism, brief version *
    hypothyroidism and myxedema
    hypothyroidism, brief version *
    illustration *
TIA (transient ischemic attack) *
Tic douloureux
Tinnitus
Tobacco
    benefits of quitting smoking
    hazards of use *
    nicotine dependence *
Toenail, ingrown
    illustration
    removal
Tongue cancer
Tonsils, illustration *
Total ankle replacement
Total hip replacement
    illustration
    rehabilitation after surgery
    surgery
Total knee replacement
Total shoulder replacement
Tranquilizers
Trans fat *
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
Transurethral bladder biopsy
Transurethral bladder tumor resection
Transurethral prostatectomy
Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)
Travel, shots for
Treadmill test *
Tremor
    essential
    Parkinsonian
Trigeminal neuralgia
Triglycerides
Tube feeding
    gastrostomy care
    gastrostomy feeding tube placement
    overview
Tuberculosis (TB) *
TURP
Type 1 diabetes mellitus *
Type 2 diabetes mellitus *
Typhoid fever

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Ulcer
    duodenal
        illustration *
        text
    duodenal, brief version *
    gastric
        illustration *
        text
    gastric, brief version *
    H. pylori infection *
    perforation and penetration of gastric or duodenal ulcer
    pressure (bedsore)
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Upper respiratory infection (URI)
    cold *
    flu *
Urethral syndrome
Urethritis
    diagnosis and treatment
    in men (urinary tract infection) *
    in women (urinary tract infection) *
Urge incontinence
Urinary catheter care (for indwelling catheter)
Urinary incontinence
    catheter care
    functional
    overflow
    overview *
    stress incontinence in women
        diagnosis and treatment
        Kegel exercises
        Kegel exercises, brief version *
    urge
Urinary retention, chronic
Urinary tract cancer
    bladder
    kidney
    metastatic
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
    asymptomatic bacteriuria
    clean-catch urine specimen
        men
        women *
    cystitis
    cystitis, brief version *
    diagnosis and treatment
        in men *
        in women *
    pyelonephritis (kidney infection) *
    symptomatic abacteriuria
    urethritis
    urine culture
Urinary tract, illustration *
Urination problems
Urine
    blood in (hematuria)
    culture
    specimen, clean-catch
        men
        women *
Urticaria (hives)
Using oxygen at home
Uterine cancer *

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Vaccine
    for travel
    immunization schedule, adult
    immunization schedule, adult, brief version *
    influenza
    pneumococcal pneumonia *
    tetanus *
Vaginal atrophy
Vaginal bleeding, after menopause
Vaginitis, atrophic
Valves
    aortic valve stenosis
    illustration of normal and diseased heart valves *
    mitral valve prolapse
        illustration *
        text *
    mitral valve stenosis *
Variant angina
Varices, esophageal
Varicose ulcer
Varicose veins
Vascular headache
Vascular headache, brief version *
Vegan diet
Vegetarian diet
Vein inflammation (thrombophlebitis) *
Veins, illustration of circulatory system *
Venous (deep) thrombosis *
Venous insufficiency, chronic
Vertigo, positional *
Vestibular neuritis
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Veterans health benefits
Viral meningitis
Viral pneumonia *
Viral rhinitis *
Viral sore throat
Vital signs
Vitamins
Vitreous detachment *
Vitreous floaters
    illustration *
    text *

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Walkers
Wandering (in Alzheimer's disease)
Warning signs
    of cancer
    of heart disease *
    of stroke
Watering eye
Weight
    body mass index (BMI), chart for calculating *
    loss, diet for *
    loss, to control hypertension
    loss, to control hypertension, brief version *
    unexplained loss
White blood cells, low levels of
Widowhood
Withdrawal from alcohol
Working after retirement
Wrist (Colles') fracture

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Xerostomia

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Yoga

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