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Conditions/Symptoms A To Z

Your complete guide to conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening Abortion Abscess Acne Actinomycosis Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Acute myeloid leukaemia Acute pancreatitis Addison`s disease Age-related cataracts Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)Agoraphobia Albinism Alcohol misuse Alcohol-related liver disease Allergic rhinitis Allergies Altitude sickness Alzheimer`s disease Amniocentesis Anal fissure Anal fistula Anaphylaxis Androgen insensitivity syndrome Angina Angioedema Angiography Ankylosing spondylitis Anorexia nervosa Antacids Antibiotics Anticoagulant medicines Antidepressants Antifungal medicines Antihistamines Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)Antisocial personality disorder Anxiety disorders in children Aortic valve replacement Aphasia Appendicitis Arrhythmia Arterial thrombosis Arthritis Arthroscopy Asbestosis 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

Back pain Bacterial vaginosis Bad breath Baker`s cyst Balanitis Barium enema Bartholin`s cyst Bedbugs Bedwetting Behu00e7et`s disease Bell`s palsy Benign brain tumour (non-cancerous)Benign prostate enlargement Beta blockers Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)Binge eating disorder Biological and biosimilar medicines (biosimilars)Biopsy Bipolar disorder Bird flu Birthmarks Black eye Bladder cancer Bladder stones 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 test Blood tests Blood transfusion 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 Bowen`s disease Brain abscess Brain aneurysm Brain death 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 in babies and children Broken ankle Broken arm or wrist Broken collarbone Broken finger or thumb Broken leg Broken nose Broken or bruised ribs Broken toe Bronchiectasis Bronchiolitis Bronchitis Bronchodilators Brucellosis Brugada syndrome Bulimia Bullous pemphigoid Bunions Burns and scalds Bursitis

Caesarean section Cancer Carbon monoxide poisoning Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography Cardiomyopathy Cardiovascular disease Carotid endarterectomy Carpal tunnel syndrome Cartilage damage Cataract surgery 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 Childhood cataracts Chipped, broken or cracked tooth Chiropractic Chlamydia Cholera Cholesteatoma Chorionic villus sampling Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Chronic myeloid leukaemia Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Chronic pancreatitis Chronic traumatic encephalopathy Circumcision in boys Circumcision in men Cirrhosis Claustrophobia Cleft lip and palate Clinical depression Clinical trials Clostridium difficile Club foot Cluster headaches Coated or white tongue Coeliac disease Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)Cold sores Colic Colonoscopy Colostomy Colour vision deficiency (colour blindness)Colposcopy Coma Common cold Compartment syndrome Complementary and alternative medicine Complex regional pain syndrome Concussion Congenital heart disease 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 Cosmetic procedures Costochondritis Cough Coughing up blood (blood in phlegm)Counselling Craniosynostosis Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Crohn`s disease Croup Cushing`s syndrome Cystic fibrosis Cystitis Cystoscopy Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Fabricated or induced illness Fainting Falls Febrile seizures Feeling sick (nausea)Female genital mutilation (FGM)Femoral hernia repair Fever in children Fibroids Fitness Studio exercise videos Flat feet Floaters and flashes in the eyes Fluoride Foetal alcohol syndrome Food colours and hyperactivity Food intolerance Foot drop Foot pain

Gallbladder cancer Ganglion cyst Gastritis Gastroparesis General anaesthesia Genetic and genomic testing Gilbert`s syndrome Glutaric aciduria type 1 Granuloma annulare Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener`s granulomatosis)Group B strep Growing pains

HIV and AIDS Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)Hair dye reactions Hairy cell leukaemia Hallucinations and hearing voices Hamstring injury Hand pain Hand, foot and mouth disease Head and neck cancer Head injury and concussion Headaches Headaches in children Health anxiety Hearing tests for children Heart palpitations and ectopic beats Heart-lung transplant Heat exhaustion and heatstroke Heat rash (prickly heat)Henoch-Schu00f6nlein purpura (HSP)Hepatitis Herbal medicines Herceptin (trastuzumab)Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)Hereditary neuropathy with pressure palsies (HNPP)Hereditary spastic paraplegia Hernia Herpes simplex eye infections Herpetic whitlow (whitlow finger)High blood pressure (hypertension)High cholesterol Hip fracture Hip replacement Hives Hodgkin lymphoma Hormone headaches Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)Human papillomavirus (HPV)Huntington`s disease Hydrocephalus Hydronephrosis Hyperparathyroidism Hypoparathyroidism Hypotonia Hysterectomy Hysteroscopy

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Ileostomy Impetigo Infertility Inguinal hernia repair Insect bites and stings Insomnia Intrauterine insemination (IUI)Iron deficiency anaemia Irregular periods Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Learning disabilities Leg cramps Leptospirosis (Weil`s disease)Leukoplakia Lichen planus Listeriosis Liver cancer Liver transplant Long-sightedness Lost or changed sense of smell Low blood pressure (hypotension)Low white blood cell count Lumbar decompression surgery Lumbar puncture Lung cancer Lung transplant Lupus Lymphoedema

Obesity Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)Occupational therapy Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula Oesophageal cancer Oral thrush (mouth thrush)Orf Orthodontics Osteoarthritis Osteomyelitis Osteopathy Osteophyte (bone spur)Osteoporosis Otosclerosis Ovarian cancer Ovarian cyst Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)Ovulation pain

PET scan PIP breast implants Pacemaker implantation Paget`s disease of bone Paget`s disease of the nipple Pancreas transplant Pancreatic cancer Panic disorder Paralysis Parkinson`s disease Patau`s syndrome Peak flow test Pelvic inflammatory disease Pelvic pain Penile cancer Penis problems Period pain Periods Persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma Personality disorder Phaeochromocytoma Phenylketonuria Phlebitis (superficial thrombophlebitis)Phosphate test Photodynamic therapy (PDT)Pins and needles Pityriasis rosea Pityriasis versicolor Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly (flat head syndrome)Plantar fasciitis Pleurisy Polio Polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid)Polymorphic light eruption Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema)Post-mortem Postmenopausal bleeding Postpartum psychosis Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS)Potassium test Predictive genetic tests for cancer risk genes Priapism (painful erections)Primary biliary cholangitis (primary biliary cirrhosis)Probiotics Problems swallowing pills Progressive supranuclear palsy Prosopagnosia (face blindness)Prostate cancer Prostate problems Prostatitis Psoriasis Psoriatic arthritis Psychiatry Psychosis Pubic lice Pudendal neuralgia Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary hypertension Pyoderma gangrenosum

SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)Salivary gland stones Sarcoidosis Scabies Scarlet fever Scars Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)Schizophrenia Sciatica Scleroderma Scoliosis Scurvy Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)Selective mutism Self-harm Sepsis Septic arthritis Severe head injury Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)Shin splints Shingles Short-sightedness (myopia)Shortness of breath Shoulder impingement Shoulder pain Sick building syndrome Sickle cell disease Silicosis Sinusitis (sinus infection)Sju00f6gren`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 Smelling things that aren`t there (phantosmia)Smelly urine Snake bites Snoring Social anxiety (social phobia)Social care and support guide Soft tissue sarcomas Soiling (child pooing their pants)Sore or dry lips Sore or white tongue Sore throat Spina bifida Spinal muscular atrophy Spirometry Spleen problems and spleen removal Spondylolisthesis Sports injuries Sprains and strains Squint Staph infection Steroid inhalers Steroid injections Steroid nasal sprays Steroid tablets Steroids Stevens-Johnson syndrome Stomach ache Stop smoking treatments Stopped or missed periods Stretch marks Stye Sudden confusion (delirium)Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)Sunburn Swine flu (H1N1)Swollen ankles, feet and legs (oedema)Swollen arms and hands (oedema)Swollen glands

Ultrasound scan Unintentional weight loss Urinary tract infections (UTIs)Uveitis

Warts and verrucas Watering eyes Weight loss surgery West Nile virus What to do if someone has a seizure (fit)Whiplash Whooping cough Wisdom tooth removal Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome Womb (uterus) cancer Worms in humans

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