Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Biology and health sciences/Health
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Medical basics
[edit]This section contains 260 articles. See also "Anatomy and morphology" for general anatomy and physiology.
General concepts
[edit]This section contains 36 articles.
Medicine (Level 2)
Medical ethics (Level 4)
Medical device
Medical emergency
Medicalization
Emergency medical services (Level 4)
Germ theory of disease
Healthcare industry
Search and rescue
Triage
White coat
Health professionals
[edit]This section contains 11 articles.
Health professional
Emergency medical technician
Nursing (Level 3)
Paramedic
Pharmacist (Level 4)
Physician (Level 4)
Surgeon
Veterinarian
Health facilities
[edit]This section contains 11 articles.
Medical procedures
[edit]This section contains 81 articles. See also "Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Level/5/Technology#Medical_technology" for medical devices and equipment.
Medical procedures: General
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Medical procedure
Anesthesia (Level 3)
Blood donation
End-of-life care
Medical test (Level 4)
Sterilization (medicine) (Level 4)
Diagnostics
[edit]This 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
[edit]This section contains 41 articles.
Therapy (Level 4)
Blood transfusion (Level 4)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cauterization
Chemotherapy (Level 4)
Cure
Defibrillation
Hemodialysis
Intravenous therapy
Massage
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Occupational therapy
Oral rehydration therapy
Oxygen therapy
Phage therapy
Pharmacotherapy
Physical therapy (Level 4)
Radiation therapy (Level 4)
Reperfusion therapy
Speculum (medicine)
Symptomatic treatment (Level 4)
Tracheal intubation
Dental treatments
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Crown (dental restoration)
Dental braces
Dental extraction
Dental implant
Dental restoration (Level 4)
Root canal treatment
Impacted wisdom teeth
Surgery
[edit]This section contains 12 articles.
Human anatomy
[edit]This section contains 64 articles.
Fields of medicine
[edit]This 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
[edit]This section contains 151 articles.
General concepts
[edit]This 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
[edit]This section contains 126 articles.
Amphetamine (Level 4)
Bronchodilator
Calamine
Carbamazepine
Ephedrine
Epinephrine (medication)
Gabapentin
Heparin
Hydrocortisone
Insulin (medication)
Loperamide
Propranolol
Sildenafil
Warfarin
Anesthetics
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Antihistamines
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Anti-infectives
[edit]This section contains 30 articles.
Antibiotics
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Antibiotic (Level 3)
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Azithromycin
Cephalosporin
Erythromycin
Neomycin/polymyxin B/bacitracin
Penicillin (Level 4)
Tetracycline antibiotics
Antiviral drugs
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Antifungals
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Antiparasitic
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Pain treatments
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Psychiatric drugs
[edit]This section contains 18 articles.
Vaccines
[edit]This 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
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Morbidity
[edit]This section contains 511 articles.
Disease
[edit]This 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
[edit]This section contains 73 articles.
Injury: General
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Types
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This section contains 163 articles.
Concepts
[edit]This section contains 37 articles.
Infection (Level 3)
Pathogen (Level 4)
Epidemic
Immunity (medicine)
Otitis
Pathogen transmission
Immunodeficiency
Specific infectious diseases
[edit]This section contains 126 articles.
Conjunctivitis
Encephalitis (Level 4)
Gangrene (Level 4)
Gastroenteritis (Level 3)
Keratitis
Naegleriasis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pneumonia (Level 3)
Bacterial infections
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This 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
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Parasitic infections
[edit]This section contains 19 articles.
African trypanosomiasis
Amoebiasis
Ascariasis
Cysticercosis
Chagas disease
Dracunculiasis
Giardiasis
Infestation
Leishmaniasis
Lymphatic filariasis
Malaria (Level 3)
Onchocerciasis
Schistosomiasis
Taeniasis
Toxocariasis
Toxoplasmosis
Prion diseases
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Mental disorders
[edit]This 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 disorder
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
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Symptoms and signs
[edit]This section contains 63 articles.
Signs and symptoms
Syndrome (Level 4)
Abdominal pain
Ageusia
Amenorrhea
Anosmia
Ataxia
Aura (symptom)
Blurred vision
Coma (Level 4)
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
[edit]This section contains 125 articles.
Health and fitness: General
[edit]This section contains 52 articles.
Physical fitness
[edit]This section contains 17 articles.
Vitamins
[edit]This section contains 16 articles.
Hygiene and grooming
[edit]This section contains 40 articles.
Hygiene and grooming: General
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Hygiene products
[edit]This section contains 27 articles.