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B-K Mole Syndrome 

BA
 
Babesiosis 
Babinski-Froelich Syndrome 
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for bladder cancer  [Medication] 
Back and Neck Pain  [Learning Center] 
Back and Neck Pain, Learning About  [Learning Center] 
Back Pain (Chronic), Anticonvulsants for  [Medication] 
Back Problems and Injuries 
Back Surgery Decision Calculator 
Back X-Ray  [Medical Test] 
Bacterial Arthritis 
Bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis 
Bacterial Vaginosis 
Bacterial Vaginosis Tests  [Medical Test] 
Bad or Changed Breath 
BADS 
Baillarger's Syndrome 
Baker's Cyst 
Balance exercises for vertigo 
Balantidiasis 
Balantidiosis 
Balantidosis 
Baldness 
Baller Gerold Syndrome 
Balo Disease 
Bancroftian FilariasisGo to top of pageTop
Bang Disease 
Banking Blood Before Surgery, Deciding About 
Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba Syndrome 
Bannayan-Zonana syndrome (BZS) 
Banti's Disease 
Banti's Syndrome 
Bardet Biedl Syndrome 
Barium Enema  [Medical Test] 
Barrett Esophagus 
Barrett Ulcer 
Barrier methods of birth control 
Barth Syndrome 
Bartholin Gland Cyst 
Bartonella Bacilliformis Infection 
Bartonelliasis 
Bartonellosis 
Bartter's Syndrome 
Basal Cell Carcinoma 
Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome 
Basic Dental Care 
Basic Metabolic Panel 
Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome 
Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome 
Batten Disease 
Batten Turner Congenital MyopathyGo to top of pageTop
Batten Turner Syndrome 

BB
 
BBB Syndrome 
BBBG Syndrome 

BC
 
BCH 
BCIE 
BCKD Deficiency 

BD
 
BD 
BDA 
BDLS 

BE
 
BE 
Beals Syndrome 
Beals-Hecht Syndrome 
Bean Syndrome 
BEB 
Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome 
Beckwith-Syndrome 
Bed Sores 
Bed-Wetting, Deciding About Treatment 
Bedbugs 
Bedwetting (Primary Nocturnal Enuresis) 
Begnez-Cesar's Syndrome 
Behavioural methods for urinary incontinence 
Behavioural therapies for urinary incontinence in men 
Behcet's Disease 
Behcet's SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Bejel 
Bell's Palsy 
Benign Chronic Familial Pemphigus 
Benign Essential Tremor 
Benign Familial Pemphigus 
Benign Glycosuria 
Benign Intracranial Hypertension 
Benign Juvenile Muscular Dystrophy 
Benign Lymph Angiitis and Granulomatosis 
Benign Lymphocytic Infiltrate of the Skin 
Benign Migratory Glossitis 
Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 
Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitis 
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) 
Benign Pemphigus 
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) 
Benign Symmetrical Lipomatosis 
Benzodiazepines for epilepsy  [Medication] 
Benzodiazepines for panic disorder  [Medication] 
Benzodiazepines for restless legs syndrome  [Medication] 
Benzodiazepines for social anxiety disorder  [Medication] 
Bereavement 
Berger's Disease 
Berman Syndrome 
Bernard Soulier SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Bernard-Horner Syndrome 
Bernstein Test  [Medical Test] 
Berylliosis 
Beryllium Granulomatosis 
Beryllium Pneumonosis 
Beryllium Poisoning 
Best macular dystrophy 
Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy 
Beta Thalassemia 
Beta-Alanine-Pyruvate Aminotransferase 
Beta-blockers for atrial fibrillation  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for coronary artery disease  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for fast heart rates  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for glaucoma  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for heart attack and unstable angina  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for heart failure  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for high blood pressure  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for migraine headaches  [Medication] 
Beta-blockers for mitral valve prolapse  [Medication] 
Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency 
Beta-Natriuretic Peptide  [Medical Test] 
Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract 
Beta2-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)  [Medication] 
Better Care at Lower Costs 
Beuren SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Bevacizumab  [Medication] 

BF
 
BFLS 

BH
 
BH4 Deficiency 
BHD Syndrome 

BI
 
Bicarbonate  [Medical Test] 
Biedl-Bardet Syndrome 
Bifid Cranium 
Biguanides for type 2 diabetes  [Medication] 
Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis 
Bilateral Acoustic Neuroma 
Bilateral adrenalectomy 
Bilateral Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 
Bilateral Right-Sidedness Sequence 
Bilateral Temporal Lobe Disorder 
Bile acid sequestrants for high cholesterol  [Medication] 
Bile acids for gallstones  [Medication] 
Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic 
Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary 
Biliopancreatic diversion 
Bilious Attacks 
Bilirubin  [Medical Test] 
Bilirubin Encephalopathy 
Bilirubin Glucuronosyltransferase Deficiency Type IGo to top of pageTop
Binder Syndrome 
Binge Eating Disorder 
Binge-Purge Disorder 
Binswanger's Disease 
Binswanger's Encephalopathy 
Biofeedback 
Biologics for psoriasis  [Medication] 
Biophysical Profile (BPP)  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes 
Biopsy of genital warts (human papillomavirus)  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Bone  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Bone Marrow  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Breast  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Endometrium  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Kidney  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Liver  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Lung  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Lymph Node  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Sentinel Lymph Node  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Skin  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Testicular  [Medical Test] 
Biopsy, Thyroid  [Medical Test] 
Biospy, Prostate  [Medical Test] 
Bioterrorism 
Biotinidase DeficiencyGo to top of pageTop
Bipolar Disorder 
Bipolar Disorder in a Child or Teen, Managing a Manic Episode 
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens 
Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) 
Bird-Headed Dwarfism, Seckel Type 
Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome 
Birth Control 
Birth control hormones  [Medication] 
Birth control patch  [Medication] 
Birth control pill  [Medication] 
Birth control pills and uterine fibroids  [Medication] 
Birth control pills for dysfunctional uterine bleeding and perimenopausal symptoms  [Medication] 
Birth control pills for endometriosis  [Medication] 
Birth control pills for ovarian cysts  [Medication] 
Birth control pills for the treatment of chronic pelvic pain  [Medication] 
Birth control pills, patch, or ring  [Medication] 
Birth control ring  [Medication] 
Birth Defects Testing 
Birthmarks 
Bisphosphonates for metastatic cancer  [Medication] 
Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis  [Medication] 
Bisphosphonates for Paget's disease of bone  [Medication] 
Bitemporal Forceps Marks Syndrome 
Bites, Animal and Human 
Bites, InsectGo to top of pageTop
Bites, Snake and Lizard 
Biting 

BJ
 
Bjornstad Syndrome 

BL
 
Black Death 
Black Hairy Tongue 
Black Lung Disease 
Black Plague 
Black Tongue 
Black Widow Spider Bite 
Bladder Cancer 
Bladder cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Bladder cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Bladder cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Bladder cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias-Cloacal Exstrophy Complex 
Bladder Infections in Children 
Bladder Infections in Teens and Adults 
Bladder stress test and Bonney test for urinary incontinence in women  [Medical Test] 
Blastomycosis 
Bleeding Between Periods 
Bleeding from a Minor Head Wound 
Blennorrheal Idiopathic Arthritis 
Bleomycin  [Medication] 
Bleomycin injection for warts  [Medication] 
Blepharitis (Eyelid Problems)Go to top of pageTop
Blepharophimosis, Epicanthus Inversus, and Ptosis 
Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome 
Blepharospasm 
Blepharospasm, Benign Essential 
Blisters 
Bloch-Siemens Incontinentia Pigmenti Melanoblastosis Cutis Linearis 
Bloch-Siemens-Sulzberger Syndrome 
Bloch-Sulzberger Syndrome 
Blocked Eustachian Tubes 
Blocked Tear Duct Probing; Deciding About 
Blocked Tear Ducts 
Blood Alcohol  [Medical Test] 
Blood and Body Fluid Precautions 
Blood Calcium  [Medical Test] 
Blood Creatinine  [Medical Test] 
Blood Culture  [Medical Test] 
Blood Glucose  [Medical Test] 
Blood Glucose Monitoring when You Have Gestational Diabetes 
Blood Glucose, Home Monitoring  [Medical Test] 
Blood Osmolality Test  [Medical Test] 
Blood Phosphate (PO4)  [Medical Test] 
Blood Pressure Test, Home  [Medical Test] 
Blood Protein Test  [Medical Test] 
Blood Sodium  [Medical Test] 
Blood Sugar Monitoring when You Have Gestational DiabetesGo to top of pageTop
Blood Transfusion 
Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine Fetal, for Rh Disease 
Blood transfusions for sickle cell disease 
Blood Type Test  [Medical Test] 
Blood Urea Nitrogen  [Medical Test] 
Bloom Syndrome 
Bloom-Torre-Mackacek Syndrome 
Blue Diaper Syndrome 
Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome 

BM
 
BMD 
BMG 

BN
 
BNP (Brain Natriuretic Peptide) Test  [Medical Test] 

BO
 
Body (Spica) Cast, Caring for 
Body Fluid Precautions 
Body Piercing Problems 
Body Temperature  [Medical Test] 
Bodywork and Manual Therapy 
BOFS 
Boils 
Bone Biopsy  [Medical Test] 
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy  [Medical Test] 
Bone Marrow Transplant 
Bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease 
Bone Mineral Density  [Medical Test] 
Bone Scan  [Medical Test]Go to top of pageTop
Bone Spur 
Bone Tumor-Epidermoid Cyst-Polyposis 
Bonnevie-Ulrich Syndrome 
BOR Syndrome 
Borderline Personality Disorder 
BORJ 
Borjeson Syndrome 
Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome 
Bosley-Salih-Alorainy Syndrome (BSAS) 
Bottle-Feeding 
Botulinum toxin (Botox) 
Botulism 
Bourneville Pringle Syndrome 
Bovine Smallpox 
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 
Bowel Obstruction 
Bowel Problems 
Bowel resection for colorectal cancer 
Bowel Transit Time  [Medical Test] 
Bowen Hutterite Syndrome 
Bowen Syndrome 
Bowen's Disease 
Bowen-Conradi Hutterite Syndrome 
Bowen-Conradi Syndrome 
Bowenoid PapulosisGo to top of pageTop

BP
 
BP 
BPES 
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) 
BPPN 
BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) 

BR
 
Brace (orthotic) treatment for scoliosis 
Brachial Neuritis 
Brachial Plexus Neuritis 
Brachial Plexus Palsy 
Brachiocephalic Ischemia 
Brachmann-de Lange Syndrome 
Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate) 
Brain Aneurysm 
Brain Attack 
Brain cancer, cerebellar astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, cerebellar astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, cerebral astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, cerebral astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, childhood (general information): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, childhood (general information): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, medulloblastoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, medulloblastoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, primary central nervous system lymphoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, primary central nervous system lymphoma: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumors, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]Go to top of pageTop
Brain cancer, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumors, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, visual pathway glioma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain cancer, visual pathway glioma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test  [Medical Test] 
Brain stem glioma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain stem glioma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain tumor-polyposis syndrome 
Brain tumors, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain tumors, adult: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Brain Tumors, General 
Branched Chain Alpha-Ketoacid Dehydrogenase Deficiency 
Branched Chain Ketonuria I 
Brancher Deficiency 
Branching Enzyme Deficiency 
Branchio Oculo Facial Syndrome 
Branchio Oto Renal Syndrome 
Branchio-Oto-Renal Dysplasia 
Branchiooculofacial Syndrome 
Branchiootic Syndrome 
Brandt Syndrome 
Brandt-Daroff exercise for vertigo 
Brandywine Type Dentinogenesis Imperfecta 
Brazilian Pemphigus Foliaceus 
Brazilian Trypanosomiasis 
BRCA (Breast Cancer) Gene Test  [Medical Test]Go to top of pageTop
Breakbone Fever 
Breast and Ovarian Cancer (BRCA) Genetic Test 
Breast Biopsy  [Medical Test] 
Breast Cancer 
Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test  [Medical Test] 
Breast cancer and pregnancy: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast cancer and pregnancy: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast Cancer Gene Test, Deciding About 
Breast Cancer, Aromatase Inhibitors for  [Medication] 
Breast cancer, in men: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast cancer, in men: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast Cancer, Lumpectomy for 
Breast Cancer, Mastectomy for 
Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent 
Breast Cancer, Partial Mastectomy for 
Breast Cancer, What Should I do if I am at High Risk 
Breast cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast cancer: Prevention - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Breast Development in Boys 
Breast Engorgement 
Breast enlargementGo to top of pageTop
Breast Examination, Clinical  [Medical Test] 
Breast implant surgery for breast reconstruction 
Breast implants 
Breast Infection (Mastitis) 
Breast Lumps 
Breast MRI  [Medical Test] 
Breast Pain (Mastalgia) 
Breast Problems 
Breast Reconstruction Surgery after Mastectomy, Deciding about 
Breast Reconstruction, Tissue Flap Surgery 
Breast reduction 
Breast Self-Examination  [Medical Test] 
Breast Ultrasound  [Medical Test] 
Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy or partial mastectomy) for breast cancer 
Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy to Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Deciding About 
Breast-Feeding 
Breast-Feeding my Baby, Deciding About 
Breast-Feeding, How to 
Breath training for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) 
Breath-Holding Spells 
Breech Position and Breech Birth 
Briquet's Syndrome 
Brittle Bone Disease 
Broad Beta Disease 
Broad Thumbs and Great Toes, Characteristic Facies, and Mental RetardationGo to top of pageTop
Brocq-Duhring Disease 
Broken Collarbone (Clavicle) 
Broken Hip 
Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture) 
Broken Rib 
Broken Toe 
Bromocriptine  [Medication] 
Bromocriptine mesylate or cabergoline for infertility  [Medication] 
Bronchiolitis 
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia 
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (Boop) 
Bronchitis, Acute 
Bronchodilator medicines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection  [Medication] 
Bronchodilators for cystic fibrosis  [Medication] 
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) 
Bronchoscopy  [Medical Test] 
Bronze Schilder Disease 
Brown Recluse Spider Bite 
Brown Sequard Syndrome 
Brown Syndrome 
BRRS 
Brucellemia 
Brucelliasis 
Brucellosis 
Brueghel SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Brugada Syndrome 
Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin 
Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth 

BS
 
BS 
BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) 
BSS 
BSS 

BU
 
Bubble Boy Syndrome 
Bubonic Plague 
Buchanan's Syndrome 
Budd Chiari Syndrome 
Budd's Syndrome 
Buerger's Disease 
Bulimia Nervosa 
Bulldog Syndrome 
Bullosa Hereditaria 
Bullous Congenital CIE 
Bullous Pemphigoid 
Bullying 
BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen)  [Medical Test] 
BUN:Creatinine Ratio  [Medical Test] 
Bunion surgery 
Bunions 
Bunyavirus Infection 
Bupropion hydrochloride (Zyban) for quitting smoking  [Medication]Go to top of pageTop
Burning Mouth Syndrome 
Burning Tongue Syndrome 
Burns 
Burns to the Eye 
Bursitis 
Busse-Buschke Disease 
Busulfan  [Medication] 
Butyrylcholinesterase 

BW
 
BWS 

BY
 
Bypass Surgery for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina 

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