Category C - Diseases

Subheadings

/therapy Used with diseases for therapeutic interventions

Exercise therapy for low back pain
LOW BACK PAIN /*ther
*EXERCISE THERAPY

/drug therapy Used with disease headings for the treatment of disease by the administration of drugs, chemicals, and antibiotics.

Treatment of ulcerative colitis with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents
ULCERATIVE COLITIS /*drug ther
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL/ *ther use

/diet therapy Used with disease headings for dietary and nutritional management of the disease. The concept does not include vitamin or mineral supplements, for which "drug therapy" may be used

Dietary therapy for epilepsy
EPILEPSY/ *diet ther

/radiotherapy Used with disease headings for the therapeutic use of ionizing and nonionizing radiation. It includes the use of radioisotope therapy

Radiation therapy in the treatment of breast cancer
BREAST NEOPLASMS/ *radiother

/surgery Used for operative procedures on organs, regions, or tissues in the treatment of diseases, including tissue section by lasers

Partial gastrectomy in the treatment of stomach cancer
STOMACH NEOPLASMS/ *surg
*GASTRECTOMY

/nursing Used with diseases for nursing care

Nursing care for Alzheimer's patients
ALZHEIMER DISEASE /*nurs

/rehabilitation Used with diseases for restoration of function of the individual

Occupational therapy after a stroke
STROKE /*rehabil
*OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

/prevention & control Used with disease headings for increasing human or animal resistance against disease (e.g., immunization), for control of transmission agents, for prevention and control of environmental hazards, or for prevention and control of social factors leading to disease. It includes preventive measures in individual cases.

Needle exchange programs to control AIDS
AIDS /*prev
*NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS