Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection that can be spread through tick bites. It's a serious illness, but it can be cured with medicine if caught early.

Rheumatic fever is a disease that affects the joints, heart, and central nervous system. It causes inflammation in the body. It is most common in children ages 5 to 15.

Rabies is a virus that infects the nerves and the brain. It's spread from the saliva of an infected animal. Rabies can be treated. Learn more about its symptoms, treatment, and how to prevent it.

Hydrodistention is a procedure that fills up your bladder with water. It is used to help find out what may be causing your bladder pain.

A fiberoptic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) test is used to see if you have dysphagia. Dysphagia is trouble swallowing.

Skier's thumb is an injury to the ligament at the base of your thumb. This surgery is to repair or reconstruct the ligament and restore function.

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of treatment to fix a broken bone. It puts the pieces of a broken bone back together so they can heal.

The femoral artery is a large blood vessel in the groin area. Femoral endarterectomy is a procedure to clear a blockage from the femoral artery.

A fusion is a surgery that joins 2 or more bones together. During an extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF), this is done on the spine.

A cervical biopsy removes a tiny piece of tissue from your cervix. This tissue is sent to a lab to check for any problems with your cervix, such as precancer conditions or cancer.