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Health Topics A-Z

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A

• AAA

• AAA screening

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening

• Abortion

• Abscess

• Acanthosis nigricans

• Achalasia

• Acid and chemical burns

• Acid reflux in babies

• Acne

• Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)

• Acromegaly

• Actinic keratoses (solar keratoses)

• Actinomycosis

• Acupuncture

• Acute cholecystitis

• Acute kidney injury

• Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

• Acute myeloid leukaemia

• Acute pancreatitis

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome

• Addison's disease

• Adenoids and adenoidectomy

• Age-related cataracts

• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

• Agoraphobia

• Air or gas embolism

• Albinism

• Alcohol misuse

• Alcohol poisoning

• Alcohol-related liver disease

• Alexander technique

• Alkaptonuria

• Allergic rhinitis

• Allergies

• Altitude sickness

• Alzheimer's disease

• Amblyopia

• Amnesia

• Amniocentesis

• Amputation

• Amyloidosis

• Anabolic steroid misuse

• Anaemia (iron deficiency)

• Anaemia (vitamin B12 or folate deficiency)

• Anaesthesia

• Anal cancer

• Anal fissure

• Anal fistula

• Anal pain (proctalgia)

• Anaphylaxis

• Androgen insensitivity syndrome

• Aneurysm (abdominal aortic)

• Aneurysm (brain)

• Angelman syndrome

• Angina

• Angioedema

• Angiography

• Angioplasty

• Ankylosing spondylitis

• Anorexia nervosa

• Anosmia

• Anosmia

• Antacids

• Antibiotics

• Anticoagulant medicines

• Antidepressants

• Antifungal medicines

• Antihistamines

• Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)

• Antisocial personality disorder

• Anus (itchy)

• Anxiety disorder in adults

• Anxiety disorders in children

• Aortic valve replacement

• Aphasia

• Appendicitis

• Arrhythmia

• Arterial thrombosis

• Arthritis

• Arthroscopy

• Asbestosis

• Asperger syndrome

• Aspergillosis

• Aspirin

• Asthma

• Astigmatism

• Ataxia

• Atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis)

• Athlete's foot

• Atopic eczema

• Atrial fibrillation

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

• Auditory processing disorder

• Autism

• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

• Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

• Avian flu

B

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• Back pain

• Bacterial vaginosis

• Bad breath

• Baker's cyst

• Balanitis

• Barium enema

• Bartholin's cyst

• Basal cell carcinoma

• Bedbugs

• Bedwetting

• Behçet's disease

• Being sick

• Bell's palsy

• Benign brain tumour (non-cancerous)

• Benign prostate enlargement

• Beta blockers

• Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)

• Bilharzia

• Binge eating disorder

• Biological and biosimilar medicines (biosimilars)

• Biopsy

• Bipolar disorder

• Bird flu

• Birthmarks

• Bite (animal or human)

• Black eye

• Bladder cancer

• Bladder stones

• Bleeding after the menopause

• Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)

• Blepharitis

• Blindness and vision loss

• Blisters

• Blood clots

• Blood groups

• Blood in semen (haematospermia)

• Blood in urine

• Blood pressure (high)

• Blood pressure (low)

• Blood pressure test

• Blood tests

• Blood transfusion

• Blue skin or lips (cyanosis)

• Blushing

• Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

• Body odour (BO)

• Body piercing

• Boils and carbuncles

• Bone cancer

• Bone cyst

• Bone density scan (DEXA scan)

• Borderline personality disorder

• Bornholm disease

• Botulism

• Bowel cancer

• Bowel cancer screening

• Bowel incontinence

• Bowel polyps

• Bowel transplant

• Bowen's disease

• Brachycephaly and plagiocephaly

• Brain abscess

• Brain aneurysm

• Brain haemorrhage

• Brain stem death

• Brain tumour (benign)

• Brain tumour (malignant)

• Brain tumours

• Breast abscess

• Breast cancer in men

• Breast cancer in women

• Breast cancer screening

• Breast lumps

• Breast pain

• Breast reduction on the NHS

• Breath-holding spells in children

• Broken ankle

• Broken arm or wrist

• Broken collarbone

• Broken finger

• Broken leg

• Broken nose

• Broken or bruised ribs

• Broken toe

• Bronchiectasis

• Bronchiolitis

• Bronchitis

• Bronchodilators

• Brucellosis

• Brugada syndrome

• Bruxism

• Bulimia

• Bullous pemphigoid

• Bunions

• Burns and scalds

• Bursitis

• Buttock pain

C

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• CABG

• Caesarean section

• Cancer

• Cannabis oil (medical cannabis)

• Carbon monoxide poisoning

• Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test

• Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography

• Cardiomyopathy

• Cardiovascular disease

• Carotid endarterectomy

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Cartilage damage

• Cataract surgery

• Cataracts (age-related)

• Cataracts (children)

• Catarrh

• Cavernoma

• Cavernous sinus thrombosis

• Cellulitis

• Cerebral palsy

• Cervical cancer

• Cervical rib

• Cervical screening

• Cervical spondylosis

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

• Charles Bonnet syndrome

• Chemotherapy

• Chest infection

• Chest pain

• Chiari malformation

• Chickenpox

• Chilblains

• Chipped, broken or cracked tooth

• Chiropractic

• Chlamydia

• Cholangiocarcinoma

• Cholecystitis (acute)

• Cholera

• Cholesteatoma

• Cholesterol (high)

• Chorionic villus sampling

• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)

• Chronic kidney disease

• Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

• Chronic myeloid leukaemia

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Chronic pancreatitis

• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

• Circumcision in boys

• Circumcision in men

• Cirrhosis

• CJD

• Claustrophobia

• Cleft lip and palate

• Clinical depression

• Clinical trials

• Clostridium difficile

• Club foot

• Cluster headaches

• Coated or white tongue

• Coccydynia (tailbone pain)

• Coeliac disease

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Cold sores

• Colic

• Colon cancer

• Colostomy

• Colour vision deficiency (colour blindness)

• Colposcopy

• Coma

• Common cold

• Compartment syndrome

• Complementary and alternative medicine

• Complex regional pain syndrome

• Concussion

• Confusion (sudden)

• Congenital heart disease

• Congenital hip dislocation

• Conjunctivitis

• Consent to treatment

• Constipation

• Contact dermatitis

• Cornea transplant

• Corns and calluses

• Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion

• Coronary artery bypass graft

• Coronary heart disease

• Corticobasal degeneration

• Corticosteroid cream

• Corticosteroids

• Costochondritis

• Cough

• Coughing up blood (blood in phlegm)

• Counselling

• Cradle cap

• Craniosynostosis

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

• Crohn's disease

• Croup

• CT scan

• Cushing's syndrome

• Cuts and grazes

• Cyanosis

• Cyclical vomiting syndrome

• Cyclospora

• Cyclothymia

• Cystic fibrosis

• Cystitis

• Cystoscopy

• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

D

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• Dandruff

• Deafblindness

• Deafness

• Decompression sickness

• Decongestants

• Deep vein thrombosis

• Dehydration

• Delirium

• Dementia (frontotemporal)

• Dementia (vascular)

• Dementia with Lewy bodies

• Dengue

• Dental abscess

• Dental pain

• Dentures (false teeth)

• Depression

• Detached retina (retinal detachment)

• Developmental co-ordination disorder (dyspraxia) in children

• Developmental dysplasia of the hip

• DEXA scan

• Diabetes

• Diabetes (type 2)

• Diabetes in pregnancy

• Diabetes insipidus

• Diabetic eye screening

• Diabetic ketoacidosis

• Diabetic retinopathy

• Dialysis

• Diarrhoea

• Diarrhoea and vomiting

• DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion)

• Diphtheria

• Discoid eczema

• Dislocated kneecap

• Dislocated shoulder

• Disorders of consciousness

• Disorders of sex development

• Dissociative disorders

• Diverticular disease and diverticulitis

• Dizziness

• Double vision

• Down's syndrome

• Dry eyes

• Dry lips

• Dry mouth

• Dupuytren's contracture

• DVT

• Dwarfism

• Dysarthria (difficulty speaking)

• Dysentery

• Dyslexia

• Dysphagia (swallowing problems)

• Dyspraxia (developmental co-ordination disorder) in adults

• Dyspraxia in children

• Dystonia

E

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• Ear infections

• Earache

• Eardrum (burst)

• Early menopause

• Early or delayed puberty

• Earwax build-up

• Eating disorders

• Ebola virus disease

• Echocardiogram

• Ectopic beats

• Ectopic pregnancy

• Ectropion

• Eczema (atopic)

• Eczema (contact dermatitis)

• Eczema (discoid)

• Eczema (varicose)

• Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18)

• Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

• Ejaculation problems

• Elbow and arm pain

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)

• Electrolyte test

• Embolism

• Emollients

• Empyema

• Encephalitis

• Endocarditis

• Endometrial cancer

• Endometriosis

• Endoscopy

• Enhanced recovery

• Epidermolysis bullosa

• Epididymitis

• Epidural

• Epiglottitis

• Epilepsy

• Erectile dysfunction (impotence)

• Erythema multiforme

• Erythema nodosum

• Erythromelalgia

• Essential tremor

• Euthanasia and assisted suicide

• Ewing sarcoma

• Exophthalmos (bulging eyes)

• Eye cancer

• Eye floaters

• Eye infection (herpes)

• Eye injuries

• Eye tests for children

• Eyelid problems

F

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• Fabricated or induced illness

• Face blindness

• Fainting

• Falls

• Febrile seizures

• Feeling sick (nausea)

• Female genital mutilation (FGM)

• Femoral hernia repair

• Fever in children

• Fibroids

• Fibromyalgia

• Finger pain

• First aid

• Fits (children with fever)

• Fits (seizures)

• Flat feet

• Flat head syndrome

• Flatulence

• Floaters and flashes in the eyes

• Flu

• Fluoride

• Foetal alcohol syndrome

• Food allergy

• Food colours and hyperactivity

• Food intolerance

• Food poisoning

• Foot drop

• Foot pain

• Foreskin problems

• Frontotemporal dementia

• Frostbite

• Frozen shoulder

• Functional neurological disorder

• Fungal nail infection

G

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• Gallbladder cancer

• Gallbladder pain

• Gallbladder removal

• Gallstones

• Ganglion cyst

• Gangrene

• Gastrectomy

• Gastritis

• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)

• Gastroenteritis

• Gastroparesis

• Gastroscopy

• Gender dysphoria

• General anaesthesia

• Generalised anxiety disorder in adults

• Genetic test for cancer gene

• Genetics

• Genital herpes

• Genital warts

• Gestational diabetes

• Giardiasis

• Gigantism

• Gilbert's syndrome

• Glandular fever

• Glaucoma

• Glomerulonephritis

• Glue ear

• Glutaric aciduria type 1

• Goitre

• Gonorrhoea

• Gout

• Granuloma annulare

• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis)

• Group B strep

• Growing pains (recurrent limb pain in children)

• Guillain-Barré syndrome

• Gum disease

H

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• Haemochromatosis

• Haemophilia

• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

• Haemorrhoids (piles)

• Hair dye reactions

• Hair loss

• Hairy cell leukaemia

• Halitosis

• Hallucinations and hearing voices

• Hamstring injury

• Hand pain

• Hand tendon repair

• Hand, foot and mouth disease

• Hay fever

• Head and neck cancer

• Head injury and concussion

• Head lice and nits

• Headaches

• Headaches (hormone)

• Headaches (tension-type)

• Headaches in children

• Health anxiety

• Hearing loss

• Hearing tests

• Hearing tests for children

• Hearing voices

• Heart attack

• Heart block

• Heart bypass

• Heart disease (coronary)

• Heart failure

• Heart pain

• Heart palpitations and ectopic beats

• Heart rhythm problems

• Heart transplant

• Heart valve problems

• Heart valve replacement

• Heart-lung transplant

• Heartburn and acid reflux

• Heat exhaustion and heatstroke

• Heat rash (prickly heat)

• Heavy periods

• Heel pain

• Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)

• Hepatitis

• Hepatitis A

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Herbal medicines

• Herceptin (trastuzumab)

• Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)

• Hereditary neuropathy with pressure palsies (HNPP)

• Hereditary spastic paraplegia

• Hernia

• Hernia (femoral)

• Hernia (hiatus)

• Hernia (inguinal)

• Hernia (umbilical)

• Herpes (genital)

• Herpes in babies

• Herpes simplex eye infections

• Herpetic whitlow (whitlow finger)

• Hiatus hernia

• Hiccups

• Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)

• High blood pressure (hypertension)

• High cholesterol

• Hip dysplasia

• Hip fracture

• Hip pain in adults

• Hip pain in children (irritable hip)

• Hip replacement

• Hirschsprung's disease

• Hirsutism

• HIV and AIDS

• Hives

• Hoarding disorder

• Hodgkin lymphoma

• Home oxygen therapy

• Homeopathy

• Homocystinuria

• Hormone headaches

• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

• HRT

• Hughes syndrome

• Human papillomavirus (HPV)

• Huntington's disease

• Hydrocephalus

• Hydronephrosis

• Hyperacusis

• Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)

• Hyperhidrosis

• Hyperparathyroidism

• Hypersomnia

• Hypertension

• Hypnotherapy

• Hypochondria

• Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)

• Hypoparathyroidism

• Hypotension

• Hypothermia

• Hypothyroidism

• Hypotonia

• Hysterectomy

• Hysteroscopy

I

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• IBS

• Ibuprofen

• Ichthyosis

• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

• Ileostomy

• Impetigo

• Impotence

• Incontinence (urinary)

• Indigestion

• Infertility

• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Influenza

• Ingrown hairs

• Ingrown toenail

• Inguinal hernia repair

• Insect bites and stings

• Insomnia

• Intensive care

• Interstitial cystitis

• Intracranial hypertension

• Intrauterine insemination (IUI)

• Iron deficiency anaemia

• Irregular periods

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

• Irritable hip

• Isovaleric acidaemia

• Itchy anus

• Itchy skin

• IVF

J

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• Japanese encephalitis

• Jaundice

• Jaundice in newborns

• Jaw pain

• Jellyfish and other sea creature stings

• Jet lag

• Joint hypermobility syndrome

• Joint pain

K

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• Kaposi's sarcoma

• Kawasaki disease

• Keratosis pilaris

• Kidney cancer

• Kidney failure

• Kidney infection

• Kidney stones

• Kidney transplant

• Klinefelter syndrome

• Knee ligament surgery

• Knee pain

• Knee replacement

• Knock knees

• Knocked-out tooth

• Kwashiorkor

• Kyphosis

L

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• "Leaky gut syndrome"

• Labial fusion

• Labyrinthitis

• Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test

• Lactose intolerance

• Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

• Laparoscopy (keyhole surgery)

• Laryngeal (larynx) cancer

• Laryngitis

• Laxatives

• Lazy eye (amblyopia)

• Learning disabilities

• Leg cramps

• Leg ulcer

• Legionnaires' disease

• Leptospirosis (Weil's disease)

• Leukaemia (acute lymphoblastic)

• Leukaemia (acute myeloid)

• Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic)

• Leukaemia (chronic myeloid)

• Leukaemia (hairy cell)

• Leukoplakia

• Lichen planus

• Lichen sclerosus

• Limping in children

• Lipoedema

• Lipoma

• Lips (sore or dry)

• Listeriosis

• Liver cancer

• Liver disease

• Liver disease (alcohol-related)

• Liver transplant

• Local anaesthesia

• Long QT syndrome

• Long-sightedness

• Loss of libido (reduced sex drive)

• Lost or changed sense of smell

• Low blood pressure (hypotension)

• Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)

• Low sperm count

• Low white blood cell count

• Lumbar decompression surgery

• Lumbar puncture

• Lumps

• Lung cancer

• Lung transplant

• Lupus

• Lyme disease

• Lymphoedema

M

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• Macular degeneration (age-related)

• Macular hole

• Magnesium test

• Malaria

• Male menopause

• Malignant brain tumour (brain cancer)

• Mallet finger

• Malnutrition

• Maple syrup urine disease

• Marfan syndrome

• Mastectomy

• Mastitis

• Mastocytosis

• Mastoiditis

• MCADD

• Measles

• Medically unexplained symptoms

• Medicines information

• Memory loss (amnesia)

• Meningitis

• Menopause

• Menopause (early)

• Menstrual pain

• Mesothelioma

• Metabolic syndrome

• Metallic taste

• Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

• Migraine

• Miscarriage

• Mitral valve problems

• Mobile phone safety

• Molar pregnancy

• Moles

• Molluscum contagiosum

• Monkeypox

• Morton's neuroma

• Motion sickness

• Motor neurone disease

• Mouth cancer

• Mouth thrush

• Mouth ulcers

• MRI scan

• MRSA

• Mucositis

• Multiple myeloma

• Multiple sclerosis

• Multiple system atrophy

• Mumps

• Munchausen's syndrome

• Muscular dystrophy

• Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)

• Myasthenia gravis

• Mycobacterium chimaera infection

• Myelodysplastic syndrome (myelodysplasia)

• Myeloma

• Myopia

• Myositis (polymyositis and dermatomyositis)

• Ménière's disease

N

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• Nail fungal infection

• Nail patella syndrome

• Nail problems

• Narcolepsy

• Nasal and sinus cancer

• Nasal polyps

• Nasopharyngeal cancer

• Nausea

• Neck pain

• Necrotising fasciitis

• Neonatal herpes (herpes in a baby)

• Nephrotic syndrome in children

• Neuroblastoma

• Neuroendocrine tumours

• Neuroendocrine tumours and carcinoid syndrome

• Neurofibromatosis type 1

• Neurofibromatosis type 2

• Neuromyelitis optica

• Newborn jaundice

• Newborn respiratory distress syndrome

• NHS screening

• Night sweats

• Night terrors and nightmares

• Nipple discharge

• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

• Non-allergic rhinitis

• Non-gonococcal urethritis

• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

• Noonan syndrome

• Norovirus (vomiting bug)

• Nose cancer

• Nosebleed

• NSAIDs

O

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• Obesity

• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Obstructive sleep apnoea

• Occupational therapy

• Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula

• Oesophageal cancer

• Oral thrush (mouth thrush)

• Oral thrush in babies

• Orf

• Orthodontics

• Osteoarthritis

• Osteomalacia

• Osteomyelitis

• Osteopathy

• Osteophyte (bone spur)

• Osteoporosis

• Otosclerosis

• Ovarian cancer

• Ovarian cyst

• Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)

• Ovulation pain

• Oxygen therapy

P

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• Pacemaker implantation

• Paget's disease of bone

• Paget's disease of the nipple

• Pain in the ball of the foot (metatarsalgia)

• Palpitations

• Pancreas transplant

• Pancreatic cancer

• Pancreatitis (acute)

• Pancreatitis (chronic)

• Panic disorder

• Paracetamol

• Paralysis

• Parkinson's disease

• Patau's syndrome

• Peak flow test

• Pelvic inflammatory disease

• Pelvic organ prolapse

• Pelvic pain

• Pemphigus vulgaris

• Penile cancer

• Penis problems

• Perforated eardrum

• Pericarditis

• Period pain

• Periods

• Periods (heavy)

• Periods (irregular)

• Periods (stopped or missed)

• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

• Peripheral neuropathy

• Peritonitis

• Persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma

• Personality disorder

• PET scan

• Phaeochromocytoma

• Phantosmia

• Phenylketonuria

• Phimosis

• Phlebitis (superficial thrombophlebitis)

• Phobias

• Phosphate test

• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

• Physiotherapy

• Piles

• Pilonidal sinus

• Pins and needles

• PIP breast implants

• Pityriasis rosea

• Pityriasis versicolor

• Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly (flat head syndrome)

• Plastic surgery

• Pleurisy

• PMS (premenstrual syndrome)

• Pneumonia

• Poisoning

• Polio

• Polycystic kidney disease (autosomal dominant)

• Polycystic kidney disease (autosomal recessive)

• Polycystic ovary syndrome

• Polycythaemia

• Polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid)

• Polymorphic light eruption

• Polymyalgia rheumatica

• Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema)

• Popliteal cyst

• Post-herpetic neuralgia

• Post-mortem

• Post-polio syndrome

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Postmenopausal bleeding

• Postnatal depression

• Postpartum psychosis

• Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS)

• Potassium test

• Prader-Willi syndrome

• Pre-eclampsia

• Premature ejaculation

• Pressure ulcers (pressure sores)

• Priapism (painful erections)

• Prickly heat

• Primary biliary cholangitis (primary biliary cirrhosis)

• Probiotics

• Proctalgia

• Progressive supranuclear palsy

• Prolapse (pelvic organ)

• Prosopagnosia (face blindness)

• Prostate cancer

• Prostate enlargement

• Prostate problems

• Prostatitis

• Psoriasis

• Psoriatic arthritis

• Psychiatry

• Psychosis

• Puberty (early or delayed)

• Pubic lice

• Pudendal neuralgia

• Pulmonary embolism

• Pulmonary hypertension

• Pyoderma gangrenosum

Q

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• Q fever

• Quinsy

R

• Rabies

• Radiotherapy

• Rashes in babies and children

• Raynaud's

• Reactive arthritis

• Rectal bleeding

• Rectal cancer

• Rectal examination

• Red blood cell count

• Red eye

• Reflux in babies

• Repetitive strain injury (RSI)

• Respiratory tract infections (RTIs)

• Restless legs syndrome

• Restricted growth (dwarfism)

• Retinal detachment

• Retinal migraine

• Retinoblastoma (eye cancer in children)

• Rett syndrome

• Reye's syndrome

• Rhesus disease

• Rheumatic fever

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Rhinitis (allergic)

• Rickets and osteomalacia

• Ringworm

• Root canal treatment

• Rosacea

• Roseola

• Roundworm

• Rubella (german measles)

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• Salivary gland stones

• Sarcoidosis

• SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

• Scabies

• Scarlet fever

• Scars

• Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)

• Schizophrenia

• Sciatica

• Scleroderma

• Scoliosis

• Scurvy

• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

• Seizures (children with fever)

• Seizures (fits)

• Selective mutism

• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

• Self-harm

• Sense of smell (lost/changed)

• Sepsis

• Septic arthritis

• Septic shock

• Severe head injury

• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

• Shaking

• Shin pain (shin splints)

• Shin splints

• Shingles

• Short-sightedness (myopia)

• Shortness of breath

• Shoulder impingement

• Shoulder pain

• Sick building syndrome

• Sickle cell disease

• Silicosis

• Sinus cancer

• Sinusitis

• Sinusitis (sinus infection)

• Sjögren's syndrome

• Skin cancer (melanoma)

• Skin cancer (non-melanoma)

• Skin cyst

• Skin picking disorder

• Skin tags

• Slapped cheek syndrome

• Sleep apnoea

• Sleep paralysis

• Sleepwalking

• Slipped disc

• Small bowel transplant

• Smear test

• Smelling things that aren't there (phantosmia)

• Smelly urine

• Smoking (treatments to stop)

• Snake bites

• Snoring

• Social anxiety (social phobia)

• Soft tissue sarcomas

• Soiling (child pooing their pants)

• Solar keratoses

• Sore lips

• Sore or white tongue

• Sore throat

• Sperm count (low)

• Spina bifida

• Spinal muscular atrophy

• Spirometry

• Spleen problems and spleen removal

• Spondylolisthesis

• Sports injuries

• Sprains and strains

• Squamous cell carcinoma

• Squint

• Stammering

• Staph infection

• Statins

• Stem cell and bone marrow transplants

• Stent insertion

• Steroid cream

• Steroid inhalers

• Steroid injections

• Steroid misuse

• Steroid nasal sprays

• Steroid tablets

• Steroids

• Stevens-Johnson syndrome

• Stillbirth

• Sting or bite (insect)

• Stomach ache

• Stomach bug

• Stomach cancer

• Stomach ulcer

• Stop smoking treatments

• Stopped or missed periods

• Stretch marks

• Stroke

• Stuttering

• Stye

• Subarachnoid haemorrhage

• Subdural haematoma

• Sudden confusion (delirium)

• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

• Suicidal thoughts

• Sunburn

• Superficial thrombophlebitis

• Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)

• Surgery (having an operation)

• Swallowing pills

• Swallowing problems

• Sweating (excessive)

• Sweating at night

• Swine flu (H1N1)

• Swollen ankles, feet and legs (oedema)

• Swollen glands

• Syphilis

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• Tapeworms

• Tay-Sachs disease

• Teeth grinding (bruxism)

• Temporal arteritis

• Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)

• Tendonitis

• Tennis elbow

• TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)

• Tension-type headaches

• Testicle lumps and swellings

• Testicular cancer

• Tetanus

• Thalassaemia

• Thirst (excessive)

• Threadworms

• Throat (sore)

• Thrombophilia

• Thrush in men and women

• Thyroid cancer

• Thyroiditis

• TIA

• Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)

• Tics

• Tight foreskin (phimosis and paraphimosis)

• Tinnitus

• Toe pain

• Tongue (sore or white)

• Tongue cancer

• Tongue-tie

• Tonsillitis

• Tooth (chipped or broken)

• Tooth decay

• Tooth knocked out

• Toothache

• Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and transferrin test

• Total protein test

• Tourette's syndrome

• Toxic shock syndrome

• Toxocariasis

• Toxoplasmosis

• Tracheostomy

• Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

• Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

• Travel vaccinations

• Tremor

• Tremor or shaking hands

• Trichomoniasis

• Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder)

• Trigeminal neuralgia

• Trigger finger

• Trimethylaminuria ('fish odour syndrome')

• Tuberculosis (TB)

• Tuberous sclerosis

• Tummy ache

• Tummy bug

• Turner syndrome

• Twitching eyes and muscles

• Type 1 diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes

• Typhoid fever

• Typhus

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• Ulcerative colitis

• Ultrasound scan

• Umbilical hernia repair

• Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)

• Undescended testicles

• Unintentional weight loss

• Urethritis (NGU)

• Urinary catheter

• Urinary incontinence

• Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

• Urinary tract infections in children

• Urine (smelly)

• Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR)

• Uterine (womb) cancer

• Uveitis

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• Vagina problems

• Vaginal cancer

• Vaginal discharge

• Vaginal dryness

• Vaginal pain

• Vaginismus

• Vaginitis

• Varicose eczema

• Varicose veins

• Vascular dementia

• Vasculitis

• Vegetative state

• Venous leg ulcer

• Vertigo

• Vestibular neuronitis

• Vestibular schwannoma

• Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia

• Vitamins and minerals

• Vitiligo

• Vomiting

• Vomiting blood (haematemesis)

• Von Willebrand disease

• Vulval cancer

• Vulvodynia (vulval pain)

W

• Warts and verrucas

• Watering eyes

• Wegener's granulomatosis

• Weight loss (unexpected)

• Weight loss surgery

• Weil's disease

• West Nile virus

• Whiplash

• White blood cell count (low)

• Whitlow finger

• Whooping cough

• Wind

• Wisdom tooth removal

• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Womb (uterus) cancer

• Worms in humans

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• X-ray

Y

• Yellow fever

Z

• Zika virus