Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Biology and health sciences/Health
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Medical basics
editThis section contains 261 articles. See also "Anatomy and morphology" for general anatomy and physiology.
General concepts
editThis section contains 38 articles.
- Medicine (Level 2)
- Medical ethics (Level 4)
- Medical device
- Medical emergency
- Medicalization
- Emergency medical services (Level 4)
- Germ theory of disease
- Healthcare industry
- Coma (Level 4)
- Search and rescue
- Triage
- White coat
Health professionals
editThis section contains 11 articles.
- Health professional
- Emergency medical technician
- Nursing (Level 3)
- Paramedic
- Pharmacist (Level 4)
- Physician (Level 4)
- Surgeon
- Veterinarian
Health facilities
editThis section contains 11 articles.
Medical procedures
editThis section contains 81 articles. See also "Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/5/Technology#Medical_technology" for medical devices and equipment.
Medical procedures: General
editThis section contains 10 articles.
- Medical procedure
- Anesthesia (Level 3)
- Blood donation
- End-of-life care
- Medical test (Level 4)
- Sterilization (medicine) (Level 4)
Diagnostics
editThis 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
editThis section contains 41 articles.
- Blood transfusion (Level 4)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cauterization
- Cure
- Defibrillation
- Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- Oxygen therapy
- Speculum (medicine)
- Symptomatic treatment (Level 4)
- Tracheal intubation
Dental treatments
editThis section contains 7 articles.
- Crown (dental restoration)
- Dental braces
- Dental extraction
- Dental implant
- Dental restoration (Level 4)
- Root canal treatment
- Impacted wisdom teeth
Surgery
editThis section contains 12 articles.
- Surgery (Level 3)
- Amputation (Level 4)
- Angioplasty
- Caesarean section
- Debridement
- Hysterectomy
- Incision and drainage
- LASIK
- Neurosurgery
- Organ transplantation (Level 4)
- Plastic surgery (Level 4)
- Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Therapy
editThis section contains 12 articles.
Human anatomy
editThis section contains 63 articles.
Fields of medicine
editThis section contains 79 articles.
- Medical specialty
- Allied health professions
- Alternative medicine (Level 4)
- 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)
- Traditional medicine (Level 4)
- Traumatology
- Urology (Level 4)
- Vaccination (Level 4)
- Veterinary medicine (Level 4)
Drugs and medication
editThis section contains 151 articles.
General concepts
editThis 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
editThis section contains 126 articles.
- Amphetamine (Level 4)
- Bronchodilator
- Calamine
- Carbamazepine
- Ephedrine
- Epinephrine (medication)
- Gabapentin
- Heparin
- Hydrocortisone
- Insulin (medication)
- Loperamide
- Propranolol
- Sildenafil
- Warfarin
Anesthetics
editThis section contains 14 articles.
Antihistamines
editThis section contains 6 articles.
Anti-infectives
editThis section contains 30 articles.
Antibiotics
editThis section contains 14 articles.
- Antibiotic (Level 3)
- Amoxicillin
- Ampicillin
- Azithromycin
- Cephalosporin
- Erythromycin
- Neomycin/polymyxin B/bacitracin
- Penicillin (Level 4)
- Tetracycline antibiotics
Antiviral drugs
editThis section contains 4 articles.
Antifungals
editThis section contains 3 articles.
Antiparasitic
editThis section contains 5 articles.
Pain treatments
editThis section contains 13 articles.
Psychiatric drugs
editThis section contains 18 articles.
Vaccines
editThis 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
editThis section contains 13 articles.
Morbidity
editThis section contains 508 articles.
Disease
editThis section contains 87 articles.
- Disease (Level 2)
- Abscess
- Acne (Level 4)
- Acromegaly
- Acute (medicine)
- 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)
- Cardiovascular disease (Level 3)
- Chronic condition
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Level 4)
- Cirrhosis (Level 4)
- Dementia (Level 4)
- Dehydration
- Dermatitis
- Diabetes (Level 3)
- Diverticulitis
- Dysmenorrhea
- Epilepsy (Level 4)
- Gallstone
- Gout (Level 4)
- Genetic disorder
- Hypertension (Level 4)
- Hypotension
- Kidney failure
- Kidney stone disease
- Meningitis (Level 4)
- Migraine (Level 4)
- Multiple sclerosis (Level 4)
- Neglected tropical diseases
- Parkinson's disease (Level 4)
- Periodontal disease
- Pleural effusion
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Sexual dysfunction
- SIDS
- Thrombosis
- Tooth decay (Level 4)
Injury
editThis section contains 73 articles.
Injury: General
editThis section contains 6 articles.
Types
editThis section contains 67 articles.
- Abrasion (medicine)
- Aneurysm (Level 4)
- 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
- Shock (circulatory) (Level 4)
- Splinter
- Sprain
- Strain (injury)
- Stroke (Level 3)
- Tendinopathy
- Toxic injury
Disabilities
editThis section contains 29 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)
- Intellectual disability (Level 4)
- Learning disability
- Low back pain
- Physical disability (Level 4)
- Speech–language pathology
- Visual impairment (Level 4)
Cancer
editThis 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
editThis section contains 162 articles.
Concepts
editThis section contains 37 articles.
- Infection (Level 3)
- Pathogen (Level 4)
- Epidemic
- Immunity (medicine)
- Otitis
- Pathogen transmission
- Immunodeficiency
Specific infectious diseases
editThis section contains 125 articles.
- Conjunctivitis
- Encephalitis (Level 4)
- Gangrene (Level 4)
- Gastroenteritis (Level 3)
- Keratitis
- Naegleriasis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pneumonia (Level 3)
Bacterial infections
editThis 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
editThis section contains 49 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 (Level 4)
- 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
editThis 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
editThis section contains 4 articles.
Parasitic infections
editThis section contains 18 articles.
- African trypanosomiasis
- Amoebiasis
- Ascariasis
- Cysticercosis
- Chagas disease
- Dracunculiasis
- Giardiasis
- Infestation
- Leishmaniasis
- Malaria (Level 3)
- Onchocerciasis
- Schistosomiasis
- Taeniasis
- Toxocariasis
- Toxoplasmosis
Prion diseases
editThis section contains 4 articles.
Mental disorders
editThis 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 disorders
- 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
editThis section contains 2 articles.
Symptoms and signs
editThis section contains 61 articles.
- Signs and symptoms
- Syndrome (Level 4)
- Abdominal pain
- Ageusia
- Amenorrhea
- Anosmia
- Ataxia
- Aura (symptom)
- Blurred vision
- 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
editThis section contains 125 articles.
Health and fitness: General
editThis section contains 52 articles.
Physical fitness
editThis section contains 17 articles.
Vitamins
editThis section contains 16 articles.
Hygiene and grooming
editThis section contains 40 articles.
Hygiene and grooming: General
editThis section contains 13 articles.
Hygiene products
editThis section contains 27 articles.