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SONO 132 - Winter 2023 - Bowmer: MeSH Subject Headings

This guide provides information sources and tips for researching abdominal pathophysiology.

Translating Topics into MeSH Subject Headings

Liver:

Biliary:

  • Cholelithiasis: choose a specific type to narrow topic
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis
  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Cholangiocarcinoma

  • Polycythemia Vera/ myeloproliferative neoplasms? Leukemia?
  • Sickle-Cell Anemic
  • Splenic Trauma
  • Lymphoma
  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Endocrine Tumors
  • Diabetes Mellitus (would need to narrow your focus somehow)
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Renal Trauma
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease
    • Autosomal dominant
    • Autosomal recessive
  • Medullary Cystic Disease
  • Acute Renal Failure
    • Prerenal
    • Renal
    • Postrenal
  • Hydronephrosis
  • Nephrolithiasis
  • Renal Transplantation
  • Gastric Neoplasms
  • Crohn’s Disease
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Appendicitis
  • Intussusception