Conditions

Medical Conditions A to Z

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

  • AAA screening, Abdominal aortic aneurys
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Abortion
  • 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 (ARDS)
  • Addison’s disease
  • Adenoidectomy
  • Adenomyosis
  • Age-related cataracts
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
  • Agoraphobia
  • Albinism
  • Alcohol misuse
  • Alcohol poisoning
  • Alcohol-related liver disease
  • Alexander technique
  • Alkaptonuria
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Allergies
  • Altitude sickness
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Amblyopia, see Lazy eye
  • Amnesia, Memory loss
  • Amniocentesis
  • Amputation
  • Amyloidosis
  • Anabolic steroid misuse
  • Anaemia (iron deficiency)
  • Anaemia (vitamin B12 or folate deficiency)
  • Anal cancer
  • Anal fissure
  • Anal fistula
  • Anal pain
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Androgen insensitivity syndrome
  • Aneurysm (abdominal aortic)
  • Aneurysm (brain)
  • Angelman syndrome
  • Angina in children
  • Angina in men
  • Angina in women
  • Angioedema
  • Angiography
  • Angioplasty
  • Animal and human bites
  • Ankle pain
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Anosmia, Lost or changed sense of smell
  • Antacids
  • Antenatal Depression
  • Antibiotics
  • Anticoagulant medicines
  • Antidepressants
  • Antifungal medicines
  • Antihistamines
  • Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
  • Antisocial personality disorder
  • Anus (itchy), see Itchy bottom
  • Anxiety disorders in children
  • Aortic valve replacement
  • Aphasia
  • Appendicitis
  • Arrhythmia, Heart rhythm problems
  • Arthritis
  • Arthroscopy
  • Asbestosis
  • Asperger’s, see Autism
  • Aspergillosis
  • Asthma
  • Astigmatism
  • Ataxia
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Athlete’s foot
  • Atopic eczema
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Auditory processing disorder (APD)
  • Autism
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
  • Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
  • Avian flu, see Bird flu
 
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B

  • Baby
  • Back pain in children
  • Back pain in men
  • Back pain in women
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • Bad breath
  • Baker’s cyst
  • Balanitis
  • Barium enema
  • Bartholin’s cyst
  • BCG vaccine for tuberculosis (TB)
  • Bedbugs
  • Bedwetting in children
  • Behçet’s disease
  • Being sick, see Diarrhoea and vomiting
  • Bell’s palsy
  • Benign brain tumours
  • Benign prostate enlargement
  • Beta blockers
  • Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
  • Bilharzia, see Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)
  • Binge eating disorder
  • Biopsy
  • Bipolar disorder in children
  • Bipolar disorder in men
  • Bipolar disorder in women
  • Bird flu
  • Birthmarks
  • Bite (animal or human)
  • Black eye
  • Bladder cancer
  • Bladder pain syndrome (interstitial cystitis)
  • Bladder stones
  • Bleeding after the menopause
  • Bleeding between periods or after sex
  • Bleeding during pregnancy
  • Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)
  • Blepharitis
  • Blindness and vision loss
  • Blisters
  • Bloating
  • Blood groups
  • Blood in semen
  • Blood in urine
  • Blood poisoning, see Sepsis
  • Blood pressure (low) (hypotension)
  • Blood pressure test
  • Blood tests
  • Blood transfusion
  • Blue or grey skin or lips (cyanosis)
  • Blushing
  • Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
  • Body odour (BO)
  • Boils
  • Bone cancer
  • Bone cyst
  • Bone density scan (DEXA scan)
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Botulism
  • Bowel cancer
  • Bowel cancer screening
  • Bowel incontinence
  • Bowel polyps
  • Bowen’s disease
  • Braces and orthodontics
  • Brachycephaly and plagiocephaly
  • Brain aneurysm
  • Brain death
  • Brain haemorrhage, see Subarachnoid haemorrhage
  • Brain tumour (malignant)
  • Brain tumours
  • Brain tumours (benign)
  • Breast abscess
  • Breast cancer in men
  • Breast cancer in women
  • Breast lumps
  • Breast pain
  • Breast reduction on the NHS
  • Breast screening (mammogram)
  • Breath-holding in babies and children
  • Broken ankle
  • Broken arm or wrist
  • Broken collarbone
  • Broken finger or thumb
  • Broken hip
  • Broken leg
  • Broken nose
  • Broken or bruised ribs
  • Broken toe
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Bronchitis
  • Bronchodilators
  • Brucellosis
  • Brugada syndrome
  • Bruxism, Teeth grinding
  • Bulging eyes (exophthalmos)
  • Bulimia
  • Bullous pemphigoid
  • Bunions
  • Burns and scalds
  • Bursitis
  • Buttock pain
   
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C

  • CABG, Coronary artery bypass graft
  • Caesarean section
  • Cancer
  • Cannabis oil (medical cannabis)
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Cat bites, see Animal and human bites
  • Cataract surgery
  • Cataracts (age-related)
  • Cataracts (children)
  • Catarrh
  • Cavernoma
  • Cavernous sinus thrombosis
  • Cellulitis
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Cervical cancer
  • Cervical screening
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
  • Charles Bonnet syndrome
  • Chemotherapy
  • Chest infection
  • Chest pain
  • Chiari malformation
  • Chickenpox
  • Chickenpox vaccine
  • Chilblains
  • Childhood cataracts
  • Children’s flu vaccine
  • Chipped, broken or cracked tooth
  • Chiropractic
  • Chlamydia
  • Cholecystitis (acute)
  • Cholera
  • Cholesteatoma
  • Cholesterol (high)
  • Chorionic villus sampling
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
  • 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, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Claustrophobia
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Clinical trials
  • Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection
  • Club foot
  • Cluster headaches
  • Coccyx pain, see Tailbone (coccyx) pain
  • Coeliac disease
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Cold sores
  • Colic
  • Colon cancer, see Bowel cancer
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colostomy
  • Colour blindness
  • Colour vision deficiency (colour blindness)
  • Colposcopy
  • Combined pill
  • Common cold
  • Compartment syndrome
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Complex regional pain syndrome
  • Concussion, see Head injury and concussion
  • Condoms
  • Confusion (sudden),(delirium)
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Congenital hip dislocation
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Consent to treatment
  • Constipation
  • Contact dermatitis
  • Continuous glucose monitoring
  • Contraception
  • Contraceptive implant
  • Contraceptive injection
  • Contraceptive patch
  • Cornea transplant
  • Corns and calluses
  • Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion
  • Coronary artery bypass graft
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Coronavirus, see COVID-19
  • Corticobasal degeneration
  • Corticosteroid cream
  • Corticosteroids, see Steroids
  • Cosmetic procedures
  • Costochondritis
  • Cough
  • Coughing up blood (blood in phlegm)
  • Counselling
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test
  • COVID-19 vaccine
  • Cradle cap
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Croup
  • CT scan
  • Cushing’s syndrome
  • Cuts and grazes
  • Cyanosis, sBlue or grey skin or lips
  • Cyclical vomiting syndrome
  • Cyclospora
  • Cyclothymic disorder
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Cystitis
  • Cystoscopy
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
 
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D

  • Dandruff
  • Deafblindness
  • Deafness, see Hearing loss
  • Decongestants
  • Dehydration
  • Delirium
  • Dementia
  • Dementia (frontotemporal)
  • Dementia (vascular)
  • Dementia with Lewy bodies
  • Dengue
  • Dental abscess
  • Dental pain
  • Dentures (false teeth)
  • Depression in children
  • Depression in adults
  • Depression in Pregnancy
  • Depression, psychotic
  • Dermatillomania
  • Detached retina
  • Developmental co-ordination disorder (dyspraxia) in children
  • Developmental dysplasia of the hip
  • DEXA scan, Bone density scan
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes (type 1)
  • Diabetes (type 2)
  • Diabetes in pregnancy, Gestational diabetes
  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Diabetic eye screening
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Diabetic Nephropathy
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Dialysis
  • Diaphragm or cap
  • Diarrhoea and vomiting
  • Differences in sex development
  • DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion)
  • Diphtheria
  • Diplopia in adults
  • Diplopia in children
  • Discoid eczema
  • Dislocated kneecap
  • Dislocated shoulder
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Diverticular disease and diverticulitis
  • Dizziness
  • Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions
  • Dog bites, Animal and human bites
  • Double vision in adults
  • Double vision in children
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Dry eyes
  • Dry lips
  • Dry mouth
  • Dupuytren’s contracture
  • DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
  • Dwarfism, Restricted growth
  • Dysarthria (difficulty speaking)
  • Dysentery
  • Dyslexia
  • Dysphagia (swallowing problems)
  • Dyspraxia (developmental co-ordination disorder) in adults
  • Dyspraxia in children
  • Dystonia
 
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E

  • Ear infections
  • Earache in adults
  • Earache in children
  • Eardrum (burst),Perforated eardrum
  • Early menopause
  • Early or delayed puberty
  • Earwax build-up
  • Eating disorders
  • Ebola virus disease
  • Echocardiogram
  • Ectopic beats, Heart palpitations
  • 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
  • Emergency contraceptive pill
  • Emollients
  • Empyema
  • Encephalitis
  • Endocarditis
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Endometriosis
  • Endoscopy
  • Enhanced recovery
  • Epidermolysis bullosa
  • Epididymitis
  • Epidural
  • Epiglottitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Epistaxis, in adults
  • Epistaxis, in children
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Erythema multiforme
  • Erythema nodosum
  • Erythrocytosis
  • Erythromelalgia
  • Essential tremor
  • Euthanasia and assisted suicide
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia)
  • Excessive hair growth (hirsutism)
  • Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
  • Excessive thirst
  • Excoriation Disorder
  • Eye cancer
  • Eye cancer in children
  • Eye flashes
  • Eye infection (herpes)
  • Eye injuries
  • Eye tests for children
  • Eyelid problems
 
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F

  • Fabricated or induced illness
  • Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self (FDIS
  • Face blindness
  • Fainting in adults
  • Fainting in children
  • Falls
  • Farting (flatulence)
  • Febrile seizures
  • Feeling sick (nausea)
  • Female genital mutilation (FGM)
  • Female sterilisation
  • Femoral hernia repair
  • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
  • Fever in adults
  • Fever in children
  • Fever in newborns
  • Fibroids
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Finger pain
  • First aid
  • Fits (children with fever)
  • Flat feet
  • Flat head syndrome
  • Flatulence, Farting
  • Floaters and flashes in the eyes
  • Flu
  • Flu vaccine
  • Food allergy
  • Food colours and hyperactivity
  • Food intolerance
  • Food poisoning
  • Foot drop
  • Foot pain
  • Foreskin problems, Tight foreskin
  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Frostbite
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Functional neurological disorder
  • Fungal nail infection
 
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G

  • Gallbladder cancer
  • Gallbladder pain
  • Gallbladder removal
  • Gallstones
  • Ganglion cyst
  • Gangrene
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastritis
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroparesis
  • Gastroscopy
  • Gender dysphoria
  • General anaesthetic
  • Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
  • Genetic and genomic testing
  • Genetic test for cancer gene
  • Genital herpes
  • Genital warts
  • German measles
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Giant cell arteritis
  • Giardiasis
  • Gigantism
  • Gilbert’s syndrome
  • Glandular fever
  • Glaucoma
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Glue ear
  • Glutaric aciduria type 1
  • Goitre
  • Gonorrhoea
  • Gout
  • Granuloma annulare
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
  • Group B strep
  • Growing pains
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Gum disease
  • Gynaecomastia
 
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H

  • Haemochromatosis
  • Haemophilia
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Hair dye reactions
  • Hair loss
  • Halitosis (Bad breath)
  • Hallucinations and hearing voices
  • Hamstring injury
  • Hand pain
  • Hand tendon repair
  • Hand, foot and mouth disease
  • Having an operation
  • Hay fever
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Head injury and concussion
  • Head lice and nits
  • Headaches
  • Headaches (tension-type)
  • Health anxiety
  • Hearing aids and implants
  • Hearing loss
  • Hearing tests
  • Hearing voices
  • Heart attack
  • Heart block
  • Heart bypass
  • Heart disease (coronary)
  • Heart failure
  • Heart pain, see Chest pain
  • Heart palpitations
  • Heart rhythm problems (arrhythmia)
  • Heart valve disease
  • Heart valve replacement
  • Heartburn and acid reflux
  • Heat exhaustion and heatstroke
  • Heat rash (prickly heat)
  • Heavy periods
  • Heel pain
  • Help for suicidal thoughts
  • Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
  • Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis B vaccine
  • Hepatitis C
  • Herbal medicines
  • Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)
  • Hereditary spastic paraplegia
  • Hernia
  • Hernia (femoral)
  • Hernia (hiatus)
  • Hernia (inguinal)
  • Hernia (umbilical)
  • Herpes (genital)
  • Herpes in babies, Neonatal herpes
  • Herpes simplex eye infections
  • Herpetic whitlow (whitlow finger)
  • Hiatus hernia
  • Hib, see Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
  • Hib/MenC vaccine
  • Hiccups
  • Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)
  • High blood pressure
  • High blood sugar
  • High cholesterol
  • High temperature in adults
  • High temperature in children
  • Hip dysplasia
  • 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
  • Hookworm, see Worms in humans
  • How to check your breasts or chest
  • How to check your testicles
  • How to collect a sample of poo (stool sample)
  • HPV vaccine
  • Hughes syndrome
  • Human bites
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Huntington’s disease
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydronephrosis
  • Hyperacusis
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hypersomnia
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypotension
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hysterectomy
  • Hysteroscopy
 
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I

  • IBD, Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Ichthyosis
  • Icterus in newborns
  • Icterus in adults
  • Icterus in children
  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Ileostomy
  • Illness anxiety disorder
  • Impetigo
  • Impotence
  • Incontinence (urinary)
  • Indigestion
  • Infected piercings
  • Infertility
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Influenza, see Flu
  • Ingrown hairs
  • Ingrown toenail
  • Inguinal hernia repair
  • Insect bites and stings
  • Insomnia
  • Intensive care
  • Internal (female) condoms
  • Intersex
  • Interstitial cystitis, Bladder pain syndrome
  • Intracranial hypertension
  • Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
  • Iron deficiency anaemia
  • Irregular periods
  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
  • Irritable hip, Hip pain in children
  • Isovaleric acidaemia
  • Itchy bottom
  • Itchy skin
  • IUD (intrauterine device) or copper coil
  • IUS (intrauterine system) or hormonal coil
  • IVF
 
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J

 
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k

  • Kawasaki disease
  • Keloid scars
  • Keratosis pilaris
  • Kidney cancer
  • Kidney failure
  • Kidney infection
  • Kidney stones
  • Klinefelter syndrome
  • Knee cartilage damage
  • Knee ligament surgery
  • Knee pain
  • Knee replacement
  • Knock knees
  • Knocked-out tooth
  • Kyphosis
 
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L

  • Labial fusion
  • Labyrinthitis
  • Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
  • Laparoscopy (keyhole surgery)
  • Laryngeal (larynx) cancer
  • Laryngitis
  • Laser eye surgery
  • Laxatives
  • Lazy eye
  • Learning disabilities
  • Leg cramps
  • Leg ulcer
  • Legionnaires’ disease
  • Leptospirosis (Weil’s disease)
  • Leukaemia (Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia)
  • Leukaemia (acute myeloid)
  • Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic)
  • Leukoplakia
  • Lichen planus
  • Lichen sclerosus
  • Limping in children
  • Lipoedema
  • Lipoma
  • Lips (sore or dry)
  • Listeriosis
  • Liver cancer
  • Liver disease
  • Liver disease (alcohol-related)
  • Local anaesthesia
  • Long QT syndrome
  • Long-sightedness
  • Lost or changed sense of smell
  • Low blood pressure (hypotension)
  • Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)
  • Low sex drive (loss of libido)
  • Low sperm count
  • Low white blood cell count
  • Low-grade brain tumours
  • Lower back pain, see Back pain
  • Lumbago, see Back pain
  • Lumbar decompression surgery
  • Lumbar puncture
  • Lumps
  • Lung cancer
  • Lung cancer screening
  • Lupus
  • Lyme disease
  • Lymphoedema

 
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M

  • Macular degeneration (age-related)
  • Macular hole
  • Magnesium test
  • Malaria
  • Male menopause
  • Male sterilisation
  • Malignant brain tumour
  • Mallet finger
  • Malnutrition
  • Mammogram, Breast screening
  • Maple syrup urine disease
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Mastectomy
  • Mastitis
  • Mastocytosis
  • Mastoiditis
  • MCADD
  • Measles
  • Medical cannabis
  • Medically unexplained symptoms
  • Medicines information
  • Melanoma skin cancer
  • Memory loss (amnesia)
  • MenACWY vaccine
  • MenB vaccine
  • Meningitis
  • Meniscus tear
  • Menopause
  • Menopause (early)
  • Menstrual pain
  • Mesothelioma
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Metallic taste
  • Metatarsalgia
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
  • Migraine
  • Miscarriage
  • Missed or late periods
  • MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine
  • Molar pregnancy
  • Moles
  • Molluscum contagiosum
  • Morton’s neuroma
  • Motion sickness
  • Motor neurone disease (MND)
  • Mouth cancer
  • Mouth thrush
  • Mouth ulcers
  • Mpox
  • MRI scan
  • MRSA
  • Mucositis
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Multiple system atrophy (MSA)
  • Mumps
  • Munchausen syndrome
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (myelodysplasia)
  • Myeloma
  • Myopia, Short-sightedness
  • Myositis
  • Ménière’s disease
 
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N

  • Nail fungal infection
  • Nail patella syndrome
  • Nail problems
  • Nappy rash
  • Narcolepsy
  • Nasal and sinus cancer
  • Nasal polyps
  • Nasopharyngeal cancer
  • Natural family planning
  • Nausea
  • Neck pain
  • Necrotising fasciitis
  • Neonatal herpes
  • Nephrotic syndrome in children
  • Neurofibromatosis type 1
  • Neurofibromatosis type 2
  • Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
  • Newborn jaundice
  • Newborn respiratory distress syndrome
  • NHS screening
  • Night sweats
  • Night terrors and nightmares
  • Nipple discharge
  • Nose bleeding, in adults
  • Nose bleeding, in children
  • Noise sensitivity
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
  • Non-allergic rhinitis
  • Non-cancerous (benign) brain tumours
  • Non-gonococcal urethritis
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Non-melanoma skin cancer
  • Noonan syndrome
  • Norovirus (vomiting bug)
  • Nose cancer
  • Nosebleed
  • NSAIDs
 
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O

  • Obesity
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea
  • Occupational therapy
  • Oesophageal cancer
  • Oral thrush (mouth thrush)
  • Orf
  • Orthodontics
  • Otalgia, earache, in adults
  • Otalgia, earache, in children
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteomalacia
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Osteopathy
  • Osteophyte (bone spur)
  • Osteoporosis
  • Otosclerosis
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Ovarian cyst
  • Overactive thyroid
  • Ovulation pain
  • Oxygen therapy
 
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P

  • Pacemaker implantation
  • Paget’s disease of bone
  • Paget’s disease of the nipple
  • Pain in testicles
  • Pain in the back of the hand
  • Pain in the ball of the foot
  • Pain in the bottom of the foot
  • Pain in the palm of the hand
  • Pain in the top of the foot
  • Painful bladder syndrome
  • Painful periods
  • Palpitations
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Pancreatitis (acute)
  • Pancreatitis (chronic)
  • Panic disorder
  • Pap test
  • Paracetamol
  • Paralysis
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Patau’s syndrome
  • Peak flow test
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Pelvic pain
  • Pemphigus vulgaris
  • Penile cancer
  • Penis lumps and spots
  • Perforated eardrum
  • Pericarditis
  • Perimenopause, see Menopause
  • Period pain
  • Periods
  • Periods (heavy)
  • Periods (irregular)
  • Periods (missed or late)
  • Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Peritonitis
  • Perniosis (Chilblains )
  • Persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma
  • Personality disorders
  • PET scan
  • Peyronie’s disease
  • Phaeochromocytoma
  • Phenylketonuria
  • Phimosis, Tight foreskin
  • Phlebitis (superficial thrombophlebitis)
  • Phobias
  • Phosphate test
  • Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
  • Physiotherapy
  • Piles (haemorrhoids)
  • Pilonidal sinus
  • Pins and needles
  • PIP breast implants
  • Pityriasis rosea
  • Pityriasis versicolor
  • Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Plastic surgery
  • Pleurisy
  • PMS (premenstrual syndrome)
  • Pneumococcal vaccine
  • Pneumonia
  • Poisoning
  • Polio
  • Polycystic kidney disease (autosomal dominant)
  • Polycystic kidney disease (autosomal recessive)
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • 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
  • Predictive genetic tests for cancer risk genes
  • Pregnancy
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Pressure ulcers (pressure sores)
  • Priapism (painful erections)
  • Prickly heat
  • Primary biliary cholangitis
  • Probiotics
  • Problems swallowing pills
  • Proctalgia, see Anal pain
  • Progestogen-only pill
  • Progressive supranuclear palsy
  • Prolapse (pelvic organ)
  • Prosopagnosia (face blindness)
  • Prostate cancer
  • Prostate enlargement
  • Prostate problems
  • Prostatitis
  • PSA test
  • Psoriasis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychosis
  • Psychosis after pregnancy
  • Psychotic depression
  • Puberty (early or delayed)
  • Pubic lice
  • Pudendal neuralgia
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Pyoderma gangrenosum
 
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Q

Q fever
Quinsy, see Tonsillitis

 
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R

  • Rabies
  • Radiotherapy
  • Rashes in babies
  • Rashes in children
  • Rashes in men
  • Rashes in women
  • Raynaud’s
  • Reactive arthritis
  • Rectal bleeding
  • Rectal cancer
  • Rectal examination
  • Red blood cell count
  • Red eye in adults
  • Red eye in children
  • Reflux in babies
  • Renal cancer
  • Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  • Respiratory tract infections (RTIs)
  • Restless legs syndrome
  • Restricted growth (dwarfism)
  • Retinal detachment
  • Retinal migraine
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Rett syndrome
  • Reye’s syndrome
  • Rhesus disease
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Rhinitis (allergic)
  • Rickets and osteomalacia
  • Ringworm
  • Root canal treatment
  • Rosacea
  • Roseola
  • Rotavirus vaccine
  • Roundworm
  • RSV vaccine
  • RSV
  • Rubella (german measles)
 
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S

 
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T

  • Tailbone pain
  • Tapeworm
  • Tay-Sachs disease
  • TB, Tuberculosis
  • Td/IPV vaccine
  • Teeth grinding (bruxism)
  • Teeth whitening
  • Temporal arteritis
  • Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)
  • Tendonitis
  • Tennis elbow
  • TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
  • Tension headaches
  • Testicle lumps and swellings
  • Testicle pain
  • Testicular cancer
  • Tetanus
  • Thalassaemia
  • The ‘male menopause’
  • Thirst (excessive)
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Threadworms
  • Throat (sore)
  • Thrombophilia
  • Thrush in men
  • Thrush on women
  • Thumb pain
  • Thyroid cancer
  • TIA, Transient ischaemic attack
  • Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)
  • Tics
  • Tight foreskin (phimosis)
  • Tinnitus
  • Tiredness and fatigue
  • Toe pain
  • Tongue (sore or white)
  • Tongue-tie
  • Tonsillitis
  • Tooth (chipped or broken)
  • Tooth decay
  • Tooth knocked out
  • Toothache
  • Topical corticosteroids
  • 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 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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U

  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Ultrasound scan
  • Umbilical hernia repair
  • Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
  • Undescended testicles
  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Upper back pain, see Back pain
  • Urethritis
  • Urinary catheter
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
  • Urine (smelly)
  • Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR)
  • Uterine (womb) cancer
 
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V

  • Vaginal bleeding between periods or after sex
  • Vaginal cancer
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Vaginal dryness
  • Vaginal ring
  • Vaginismus
  • Vaginitis
  • Varicose eczema
  • Varicose veins
  • Vascular dementia
  • Vasculitis
  • Vasectomy
  • Venous leg ulcer
  • Vertigo
  • Vestibular neuritis
  • Vestibular schwannoma
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Vitiligo
  • Vomiting blood
  • Vomiting bug, Norovirus
  • Vomiting
  • Von Willebrand disease
  • Vulval cancer
  • Vulvodynia (vulval pain)
 
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W

  • Warts and verrucas
  • Watering eyes
  • Weight loss (unexpected)
  • Weight loss (unintentional)
  • Weight loss surgery
  • Weil’s disease, Leptospirosis
  • What to do if someone has a seizure (fit)
  • Whiplash
  • White blood cell count (low)
  • Whitlow finger
  • Whooping cough
  • Wind, Farting
  • Winter vomiting bug
  • Wisdom tooth removal
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
  • Womb (uterus) cancer
  • Women’s health
  • Worms in humans
  • Wrist pain
 
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X

X-ray

Y

Yellow fever

 
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Z

Zika virus