Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, 2006 (Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment)

K

K+ See Potassium

K-ras oncogene

fecal DNA assay for

642

gallbladder cancer and

692

in pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma

700

Kadian See Morphine

Kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis)

1480

1482–1484

dermal leishmaniasis after

1483

Kaletra See Lopinavir/r (lopinavir/ritonavir)

Kallmann's syndrome

1104

1183

Kanamycin

1572

1573–1574

Kaolin pneumoconiosis

295

Kaposi's sarcoma

132

216

217

1320

1323

1326

1328

1336

chemotherapy for

132

1328

1336

1665

cutaneous

132

1328

1336

ear involvement in

194

in HIV infection/AIDS

132

216

217

1320

1323

1328

1336

1644

intestinal/visceral

612

1328

1336

oral

216

217

1326

1328

pulmonary

132

1323

1336

virus causing

132

1320

1362

1644

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (human herpesvirus 8)

132

1320

1362

1644

Karnofsky scale, evaluation of cancer treatment response and

1688

Katayama fever

1502

Kava

1712

1716–1717

Kawasaki syndrome/disease

414

1356

1398–1399

Kayexalate See Sodium polystyrene sulfonate

Kayser-Fleischer ring, in Wilson's disease

678

Keflex See Cephalexin

Kegel (pelvic muscle) exercises

for fecal incontinence

646

647

for urinary incontinence

63

Kemadrin See Procyclidine

Kent bundles, in preexcitation syndromes

374

Kenya tick typhus

1392

1396

Keratectomy, photorefractive (PRK)

153

Keratic precipitates

162

Keratin 8 gene, cirrhosis and

669

Keratitis

158–159

acanthamoeba

159

1473–1474

adenovirus

1386

bacterial

158

chemical

172

conjunctival discharge in

150

151

contact lens wear and

154

158

159

fungal

158–159

herpes simplex

158

1351

1353

in herpes zoster ophthalmicus

159

inflammation/redness caused by

151

153

ultraviolet (actinic)

172

Keratoacanthomas

130

131

Keratoconjunctivitis See also Conjunctivitis

atopic

157

epidemic

156

1386

sicca (dry eye)

156–157

in Sj gren's syndrome

842

vernal

157

Keratolytic agents, for wart removal

128

Keratomalacia, in vitamin A deficiency

1276

Keratomileusis

laser epithelial (LASEK)

153

laser in situ (LASIK)

153

Keratopathy, band, in hypercalcemia/hyperparathyroidism

1151

Keratoses

actinic

107

squamous cell carcinoma arising from

107

130

seborrheic

93

Kerlone See Betaxolol

Kernig sign, in meningococcal meningitis

1421

Ketec See Telithromycin

Ketoacidemia, in diabetic ketoacidosis

1228

1229

Ketoacidosis

alcoholic

888

diabetic

887–888

1198

1227–1231

1228

Ketoconazole

101

1548

1585

in cancer chemotherapy

1671

1674

for candidiasis, vaginal

732

cost of

1562

for prostate cancer

966

966

therapy adjustments in renal or hepatic failure and

1559

1585

for tinea versicolor

104

topical

89

Ketolides

1570–1571

Ketonemia

in diabetic ketoacidosis

887

1228

1228

at end of life

82

Ketones, in urine See Ketonuria

Ketonuria

934

in diabetes mellitus

934

1199

in diabetic ketoacidosis

888

1228

1229

Ketoprofen

76

Ketorolac

76

for ophthalmic disorders

174

Ketosis, in diabetes mellitus See also Diabetic ketoacidosis

Ketotifen, for ophthalmic disorders

175

Kidney stones See Nephrolithiasis

Kidneys

896–930

aging and

930

biopsy of See Renal biopsy

calculus formation in See Nephrolithiasis

cancer of

969–971

969

1664

incidence/mortality of

969

1640

paraneoplastic syndromes associated with

970

1696–1697

cystic diseases of

927–929

927

examination of

933

imaging studies in

899–900

in gout

811

930

medullary cystic

927

929

medullary sponge

927

928–929

metastatic disease of

971

in multiple myeloma

904

929

NSAIDs affecting

830

901

926

927

polycystic, autosomal dominant

927

928

intracranial aneurysms and

928

sickle cell disease and

929–930

in systemic lupus erythematosus

835

835

914

tetracycline affecting

1571

toxic drug effects on See Nephrotoxicity

transplantation of See Renal transplantation

in tuberculosis

930

tumors of

969–971

Kikuchi's disease

215

Killer (cytotoxic) T cells See also CD8 T cells

in autoimmunity

798

IL-2 activated, cellular adoptive therapy with

805

Killip classification

356

Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules, in diabetic nephropathy

923

Kindling, in substance abuse disorders

1082

1089

Kingella kingae, endocarditis caused by

1415

Kissing bugs, skin lesions caused by

136

KIT tyrosine kinase, in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

599

imatinib treatment and

1669

Klatskin tumors

692

Klebsiella

1553

pneumoniae, pneumonia caused by

248

251

252

253

Kleine-Levin syndrome

1080

P.1820

Klinefelter's syndrome

1180

1181

1182

1707

gynecomastia in

1100

1707

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome

469

Klonopin See Clonazepam

Knee

aspiration of

809

medial meniscus injuries of

825–826

overuse syndromes of

825

in patellofemoral syndrome

824–825

Knee arthroplasty

810

864

Koebner phenomenon

in lichen planus

131

in psoriasis

97

Koplik's spots

1362

1363

Korsakoff's psychosis

1084

1092

1103

1273

KPs See Keratic precipitates

Krukenberg tumor

597

KSHV See Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus

K bler-Ross, stages of dying described by

82–83

Kumamoto study

1203

Kupffer cells, dysfunction of in cirrhosis

670

Kuru

1374

Kussmaul breathing

221

in metabolic acidosis

890

Kussmaul's sign

314

in constrictive pericarditis

409–410

410

Kwashiorkor/kwashiorkor-like secondary protein-energy malnutrition

1265–1266

Kwell See Lindane

Kyasanur Forest hemorrhagic fever

1376

Kyphoscoliosis, in syringomyelia

1021