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Aarskog-Scott syndrome
Abdominal cramps
Ablatio placentae
Abruptio placentae
Abscessed tooth
Absent menses
Absent periods
Acanthosis nigricans
Accidental hypothermia
Acetaminophen overdose
Acetaminophen poisoning
Achalasia
Achilles' tendonitis
Achondroplasia
Achondroplastic dwarfism
ACL injury
Acne
Acne conglobata
Acne inversa (AI)
Acoustic neuroma
Acrochordons
Acromegaly
Actinic keratosis
Actinomycosis
Acute abdomen
Acute abdominal pain
Acute adrenocortical insufficiency
Acute angle-closure glaucoma
Acute autoimmune neuropathy
Acute cerebellar ataxia
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
Acute coronary syndrome
Acute cystitis
Acute granulocytic leukemia
Acute idiopathic polyneuritis
Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP)
Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy
Acute interstitial nephritis
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
Acute myeloblastic leukemia
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
Acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis
Acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia
Acute nontoxic megacolon
Acute renal failure
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute silicosis
Acute tubular necrosis
Adamantiales-Behcet's syndrome
ADD
Addison's disease
Adenovirus infection
ADHD
Adhesive capsulitis
Adjustment reaction disorder
Adrenal cancer
Adrenal crisis
Adrenocortical carcinoma
Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-linked)
Adult macular degeneration
Adult onset diabetes
Adult polycystic disease
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Adynamic ileus
Aganglionic megacolon
Age-related hearing loss
Agoraphobia
Agranulocytosis
AIDS
- Living with HIV
Albinism
Alcoholism and alcohol abuse
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Allergic contact dermatitis
Allergic rhinitis
Allergy
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- Food allergy
- Insect allergy
- Seasonal allergy (Hay fever)
Alopecia
Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency
Altitude sickness
Aluminum poisoning
Aluminum toxicity
Alzheimer's disease
Amblyopia
Amebiasis
Amenorrhea
Amoebic dysentery
Amyloid
Amyloidosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Anal abscess and anal fistula
Anal atresia
Anal cancer
Anal itching
Anal fissure
Anal rectal abcess
Anal rectal fistula
Anankastic personality disorder
Anaphylactoid purpura
Anaphylaxis
Anderson-Fabry disease
Androblastoma
Anemia
- Anemia of chronic disease
- Anemia of inflammation
- Aplastic anemia
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Macrocytic achylic anemia
- Pernicious anemia
- Sickle cell anemia
Aneurysm, aortic
Angina
Angiodysplasia of the colon
Angioedema
Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum
Angiokeratoma diffuse
Angioneurotic edema
Angle-closure glaucoma
Animal bites
Ankle fracture
Ankle sprain
Ankylosing spondylitis
Anorectal abscess
Anorectal fistula
Anorectal malfunction
Anorexia nervosa
- Living with anorexia and bulimia
Anoxic brain damage
Anoxic brain injury
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
Anthrax
Antibiotic-associated colitis
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Antisocial personality disorder
ANUG
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
- Anxiety
- Claustrophobia
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Living with obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Panic disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
Aortic aneurysm
Aortic coarctation
Aortic dissection
Aortic incompetence
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic regurgitation
Aortic stenosis
Aphasia
Aphthous ulcer
Apocrine acne
Apocrinitis
Apoplexy
Appendicitis
ARDS
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Arnold-Chiari syndrome
Arrhenoblastoma
Arrhythmias
Arsenic toxicity
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Arteriosclerotic dementia
Arteriovenous malformations
Arteriovenous malformations of the brain
Arteriovenous malformations of the colon
Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Living with osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Living with rheumatoid arthritis
Asbestosis
Ascariasis
Ascites
ASD
Aseptic meningitis
Aseptic necrosis of the hip
ASH
Asperger syndrome
Aspergillosis
Aspiration pneumonia
Asthma
- Living with asthma
Astigmatism
Astrocytoma
Asymmetric septal hypertrophy
Atelectasis
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerotic disease
Athlete's foot
Atopic dermatitis
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Atrial septal defect
Atrioventricular canal defect
Atrioventricular septal defect
Atrophic vaginitis
Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autism
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Avascular necrosis
Avian influenza

Bacterial arthritis
Bacterial endocarditis
Bacterial meningitis
Bacterial vaginosis
Baker's cyst
Bang's disease
Barlow's syndrome
Barotitis media
Barotrauma
Barrett's esophagus
Basal cell carcinoma
Baseball finger
Batten disease
Bed sores
Bed wetting
Behcet's disease
Bell's palsy
Binge eating disorder
Blocked tear duct
Breast pain
The bends
Benign breast masses
Benign essential tremor
Benign fibrous histiocytoma
Benign skin tumor
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Berger’s disease
Berylliosis (Beryllium disease)
Bicipital tendonitis
Biliary colic
Binswanger's disease
Bipolar disorder
- Living with bipolar disorder
Bird flu
Birthmarks
Black eye
Bladder cancer
Bladder infection
Bladder prolapse
Blepharitis
Blisters
Blood poisoning
Boils
Bone cancer
Bone fracture (Broken Bone)
- Ankle fracture
- Cervical fracture
- Clavicle fracture
- Coccyx fracture
- Collarbone fracture
- Elbow fracture
- Femur fracture
- Finger fracture
- Foot fracture
- Forearm fracture
- Hip fracture
- Neck fracture
- Nose fracture
- Rib fracture
- Shinbone fracture
- Spinal fracture
- Stress fracture
- Tibia fracture
- Toe fracture
- Vertebral fracture
- Wrist fracture
Borderline personality
Botulinum toxin
Botulism
Bowel obstruction, mechanical
BPD
Brachial plexus injury
Bradycardia
Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome
Brain cancer (Brain tumor)
Brain tumor – astrocytoma
Brain tumor – glioblastoma multiforme
Break bone fever
Breast cancer
Breast cysts
Briquet’s syndrome
Bronchiolitis
Bronchitis
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Brucellosis
Bruise
Bruxism
Bulimia nervosa
- Living with anorexia and bulimia
Bunion
Bursitis
Burner
Burns

C diff
Caisson disease
Cadmium toxicity
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
Calf muscle strain
Caliciviruses
Callus
Cancer
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- Adrenal cancer
- Adrenal cortical carcinoma
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Anal cancer
- Astrocytoma
- Bladder cancer
- Bone cancer
- Brain cancer (Brain tumor)
- Breast cancer
- Cancer of the adrenal cortex
- Cervical cancer
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia
- Colorectal cancer (Colon cancer)
- Endometrial cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Ewing's sarcoma
- Gallbladder cancer
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Hodgkin's disease (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- Kidney cancer
- Laryngeal cancer
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Melanoma
- Mesothelioma (pleura)
- Nasopharyngeal cancer
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (adult)
- Oropharyngeal cancer
- Osteosarcoma
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Living with prostate cancer
- Skin cancer
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Throat cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Tongue cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Vaginal cancer
Cancer pain syndromes
Cancer, anal
Cane-cutter fever
Canicola fever
Canker sores
Candidiasis
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbuncles
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cataract
Cat scratch disease
Cat scratch fever
Causalgia
Cavity
Celiac disease (Celiac sprue)
Cellulitis
Ceramide trihexosidase deficiency
Cerebellitis
Cerebellomedullary malformation syndrome
Cerebral hypoxia
Cerebral palsy
Cerumen impaction
Cervical cancer
Cervical dysplasia
Cervical fracture
Cervical strain and neck sprain
CGD
Chalazion
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Chickenpox
Chlamydia
Cholecystitis
Cholera
Cholesteatoma
Chondrocalcinosis
Chondromalacia patella
Chondrosarcoma
Chorioretinitis
Chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome
Chronic atrophic pyelonephritis
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic cystic mastitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic glaucoma
Chronic granulomatous disease
Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood
Chronic kidney disease
Chronic lymphadenitis
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Chronic myelocytic leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Chronic granulocytic leukemia
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic renal failure
Chronic venous insufficiency
Cirrhosis, liver
Claustrophobia
Clavicle fracture
Cleft lip
Cleft palate
Click-murmur syndrome
Closed head injury
Clostridium difficile -induced Colitis
Clubfoot
Cluster headache
CMV infection
Coarctation of the aorta
Cocaine use disorder
Coccidioidomycosis
Coccyx fracture
Cognitive disability
Cold
Cold sores
Colic
Colitis, ulcerative
Collapsed lung
Collarbone fracture
Colonic aganglionosis
Colon polyps
Colonic angiodysplasia
Colonic Ileus
Color blindness
Color vision deficiency
Color vision problem
Colorado tick fever
Colorectal cancer (Colon cancer)
Coma
Compulsive gambling
Concussion
Conduct disorder
Condyloma acuminata
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congenital hernia of the diaphragm
Congenital hypothyroidism
Congenital megacolon or megarectum
Congenital pernicious anemia
Congenital rubella syndrome
Congenital spherocytic anemia
Congenital syphilis
Congestive heart failure
Conjunctivitis
Constipation
Consumption coagulopathy
Contact dermatitis
Contractures
Contusion (general)
Contusion (eye)
Conversion disorder
COPD
Copper transport disease
Corneal abrasion
Corneal opacity (cloudy cornea)
Corns
Coronary artery disease (Coronary heart disease)
Costochondritis
Cough
Crab lice
Craniofacial dysotosis
Cretinism
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
Crib death
Crohn's disease
Crossed eyes
Croup
CRPS
Crouzon syndrome
Cryptorchidism
Crypto
Cryptosporidiosis
Cushing's syndrome (Cushing's disease)
Cystic disease
Cystic fibrosis
Cystitis
Cystocele/Rectocele
Cystocoele
Cytomegalovirus

Dacryocystitis
Dacryostenosis
Dandruff
Dandy Walker
Dandy-Walker malformation
Dandy-Walker syndrome
Dawson disease
Deafness
Decompression sickness
Decubitus ulcers
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Deer-fly fever
Defibrination Syndrome
Degenerative joint disease
- Living with arthritis (degenerative joint disease)
Degenerative disc disease
Degenerative disk disease
Dehisce
Dehydration
Dejerine-Sottas disease
Delayed puberty
Delayed sexual maturation
Delirium
Delirium tremens (DTs)
Dementia with lewy bodies
Dental impaction
Dependant personality disorder
Developmental disability
Dementia
Dengue fever
Depression
- Living with depression
de Quervain's disease
de Quervain's syndrome
Dermal fibrotic lesion
Dermatitis
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- Atopic dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
Dermatofibroma
Dermatomycosis:
- Tinea capitis
- Tinea cruris
- Tinea infection
- Tinea nigra
- Tinea pedis
- Tinea unguium
- Tinea versicolor
Dermatomyositis
Dermatophyte infection
Detached retina
Deviated nasal septum
Diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes
- Living with type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetic foot ulcer
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic nonketotic coma
Diaper rash
Diaphragmatic hernia
Diarrhea
DiGeorge syndrome
Diphtheria
Disfluent speech
Dislocated finger
Dislocated hip
Dislocated shoulder
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Diverticulitis
Down syndrome
Drowning
Dry eye syndrome
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug dependence
Drug-induced hepatitis
Duodenal ulcer
Dupuytren's contracture
Dysbarism
Dyslexia
Dyslipidemia
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspareunia
Dyspepsia
Dysphagia
Dysthymia

Ear barotrauma
Ear blockage
Ear impaction
Ear infection, middle
Early puberty
Earwax
Eastern equine encephalitis
Eating disorders
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Living with anorexia and bulimia
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Emphysema
Endocardial cushion defect
Ewing's family of tumors
Ewing's sarcoma
E coli infection
Ectopic pregnancy
Eczema
EEE
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Electrical burns
Electrical shock
Electrocution
Elbow fracture
Elbow sprain
Emphysema
- Living with emphysema
Encephalitis
Encopresis
Endocardial cushion defect
Endocarditis
Endocarditis, bacterial
Endometrial cancer
Endometriosis
Enuresis
Eosinophilia
Epicondylitis
- Lateral epicondylitis
- Medial epicondylitis
Epidermal cyst
Epididymitis
Epilepsy
Epiglottitis
Epistaxis
Epithelial cyst
Erectile dysfunction
- Living with erectile dysfunction
Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease)
Erythema multiforme
Erythema nodosum
Erythremia
Escherichia coli infection
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Esophageal achalasia
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal stricture
Esophageal varices
Essential hypertension
- Living with hypertension
Essential tremor
Eustachian tube dysfunction
Ewing's sarcoma
Exanthem subitum
Eye Contusion

Fabry disease
Faciodigitogenital dysplasia
Failure-to-thrive
Fainting
Fallen arches
Fallen bladder/rectocoele
Familial adenomatous polyposis
Familial Dandy Walker
Familial periodic paralysis
Familial primary pulmonary hypertension
Familial tremor
Farsightedness
Farsightedness and nearsightedness
Fatal granulomatosis of childhood
Fatty tumor
Febrile seizures
Female infertility
Female sexual dysfunction
Femur fracture
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fever of unknown origin
Fever seizures
Fibrocystic disease
Fibroepithelial polyps
Fibroids
Fibromyalgia
Fifth disease
Finger dislocation
Finger fracture
Finger sprain
Fish scale disease
Fissure, anal
Flat foot
Floppy valve syndrome
Flu
Focal dystonia
Folacin deficiency
Folate deficiency
Food allergy
Food Infection
Food poisoning
Foot fracture
Forearm fracture
Fox-den disease
Fracture, bone
- Ankle fracture
- Cervical fracture
- Clavicle fracture
- Coccyx fracture
- Collarbone fracture
- Elbow fracture
- Femur fracture
- Finger fracture
- Foot fracture
- Forearm fracture
- Hip fracture
- Neck fracture
- Nose fracture
- Rib fracture
- Shinbone fracture
- Spinal fracture
- Stress fracture
- Tibia fracture
- Toe fracture
- Vertebral fracture
- Wrist fracture
Fragile X syndrome
Friedreich’s ataxia
Frostbite
Frozen shoulder
Fungal infection of the scalp
Fungal nail infection
FUO
Furuncles

Galactorrhea
Galactosemia
Gallbladder cancer
Gallstones
Gambling addiction
Ganglion cyst
Gangrene
Gastric ulcer
Gastrinoma
Gastritis
Gastrocnemius strain
Gastroenteritis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Gaucher disease
GBM
Generalized anxiety disorder
Genital herpes
- Living with herpes
Genital warts
German measles
Gestational diabetes
Giant cell arteritis
Giardiasis
Gilbert's syndrome
Gingivitis
GLA deficiency
Glaucoma
- Living with glaucoma
Glioblastoma multiforme
Glioma
Glomerulonephritis
Glomerular disease
Gluteal strain
Gluten-sensitive enteropathy
Glycogenoses
Glycogen storage diseases
Glycolipid lipidosis
Golfer's elbow
Gonorrhea
Gout (Gouty arthritis)
Granulocytopenia
Granulomatous Ileocolitis
Granulopenia
Graves' disease
Groin hernia
Groin strain
Group B streptococcal disease (GBS)
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Gum disease
Gynecomastia

Hairy cell leukemia
Hairy leukoplakia
Hallux valgus
Hammer toe
Hamstring strain
Hand, foot, and mouth disease
Hantavirus infection
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Hay fever
HCM
Head lice
Headache
- Cluster headache
- Migraine headache
- Living with migraines
- Sinus headache
- Tension headache
- Tension-type headache
Head trauma
Hearing loss
Heart attack
Heart block
Heart murmur
Heartburn
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke
Hemangioma
Hematuria
Hemifacial spasm
Hemochromatosis
Hemolytic anemia
Hemophilia
Hemorrhagic jaundice
Hemorrhoids
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Hepatic coma
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Living with hepatitis C
- Hepatitis - toxic
Hepatoma, malignant
Hereditary dystopic lipidosis
Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSNs)
Hernia
- Groin (inguinal) hernia
- Hiatal hernia
Hereditary spherocytosis
Herniated disc
Hernia—diaphragmatic
Herpes simplex 1
Herpes simplex 2
- Living with herpes
Herpes zoster
HHNC
Hiatal hernia
Hiccups
Hidradenitis suppurativa
HIE
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
High triglycerides
Hip dislocation
Hip fracture
Hirschprung-Galant infantilism
Hirschsprung's disease
Hirsutism
Histiocytoma
Histoplasmosis
HIV
- Living with HIV
Hives
HOCM
Hodgkin's disease (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
Hole in the heart
Homocystinuria
Hordeolum
HPV
Human mad cow disease
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Huntington's disease (Huntington's chorea)
Hyaline membrane disease
Hydrocele/Varicocele
Hydrocephalus
Hydronephrosis
Hyperbilirubinemia
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypercortisolism
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperhidrosis
Hyperlipidemia
Hypermenorrhea
Hyperopia
Hyperosmolar coma
Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma
Hyperosmolar nonketotic state
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperopia and myopia
Hypertension, essential
- Living with hypertension
Hypertensive crisis
Hypertensive emergency
Hypertensive urgency
Hyperthyroidism
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic scar
Hypoactive sexual desire
Hypochondria
Hypoferremia of inflammatory disease
Hypoglycemia
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypopituitarism
Hypotension, orthostatic
Hypovitaminosis D
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency (HPRT deficiency)
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

IBS
Ichthyosis
Icterohemorrhagic fever
Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
IgA nephropathy
Ileitis
Ileus
Iliotibial band friction syndrome
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Immunoglobin A nephropathy
Impacted tooth
Impetigo
Imperforate anus
Impingement syndrome
Impotence
- Living with impotence
Inappropriate lactation
Incontinence, urinary
Indigestion
Infantile hemangioma
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Infectious arthritis
Infertility
- Male infertility
- Female infertility
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease (overview)
Influenza
Ingrown toenail
Inguinal hernia
Intellectual disability
Intestinal flu
Insect allergy
Insect bites and stings
Insomnia
Insulin dependent diabetes
- Living with type 1 diabetes
Interdigital neuroma
Intermetatarsal neuroma
Interstitial cystitis
Intestinal lipodystrophy
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Intussusception
Iron-poor blood
Irritable bowel syndrome
Iron-deficiency anemia
Ischemic bowel disease
Ischemic colitis
Ischemic heart disease
Ischemic necrosis

Japanese encephalitis
Jaundice
Jaundice, newborn
Jock itch
Jumper's knee
Juvenile chronic polyarthritis
Juvenile onset diabetes
Juvenile pernicious anemia
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Kawasaki disease
Kaposi's sarcoma
Keloid
Keloid scar
Keratin cyst
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Keratoma
Kidney cancer
Kidney failure
Kidney infection
Kidney stones
Kidney tumor (Wilms' tumor)
Kinky hair disease
Kleptomania
Klinefelter syndrome
Knee sprain
Korsakoff's syndrome

Labyrinthitis
Lactose intolerance
Large for gestational age
Laryngeal cancer
Laryngitis
Laryngotracheobronchitis
Lazy eye
Lateral epicondylitis
Lead poisoning
Legionnaire's disease (Legionnaire's pneumonia)
Leptospirosis
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Leukemia
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia
Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis
Leukodystrophy
Leukoplakia
Lice
- Crab lice (Pubic lice)
- Head lice
Lewy body dementia
Lewy body disease
LGA
Lichen planus
Ligament sprain
- Ankle sprain
- Elbow sprain
- Finger sprain
- Knee sprain
- Neck sprain
- Shoulder sprain
- Toe sprain
- Wrist sprain
Lipoma
Little League elbow
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Loss of movement
Lou Gehrig's disease
Low back pain
Low blood sugar
Lupus, systemic
Lung cancer
Lyme disease
Lymph gland inflammation
Lymph node infection
Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease)
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (adult)

Macrocytic achylic anemia
Macrosomia
Macular degeneration
Malabsorption
Malaria
Male infertility
Malignant astrocytoma
Malignant hepatoma
Malignant hypertension
Malingering
Mallet finger
Malta fever
Mammary dysplasia
Manic-depressive illness
- Living with bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness)
Marfan syndrome
Marie-Strumpell disease
Martin-Bell syndrome
Mastalgia
Mastitis
Measles
Mechanical bowel obstruction
Meckel's diverticulum
Medial apophysitis
Medial epicondylitis
Medial tibial stress syndrome
Melanoma
Meniere's disease
Meningioma
Meningitis
- Bacterial meningitis
- Viral meningitis
Meniscal tear
Menkes syndrome
Menopause
- Living with menopause
Menorrhagia
Menstrual cramps
Mental retardation
Mercury toxicity
Mesothelioma (pleura)
Metabolic encephalopathy
Metabolic syndrome
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Middle ear infection
Migraine headache
- Living with migraines
Mild acute glenohumeral ligament injury
Mild cognitive impairment
Miscarriage
Mitral insufficiency
Mitral regurgitation
Mitral stenosis
Mitral valve prolapse
Moles
Molluscum contagiosum
Mononucleosis
Montezuma’s revenge
Mood disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Living with bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Living with depression
- Seasonal affective disorder
Morton's neuroma
Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis
Motion sickness
Motor neuron disease
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Mucormycosis
Mud fever
Multiple myeloma
Multiple sclerosis
- Living with multiple sclerosis
Multiple system atrophy with postural hypotension
Mumps
Munchausen syndrome
Muscle contraction headache
Muscle strain
- Calf strain
- Gastrocnemius strain
- Gluteal strain
- Groin strain
- Hamstring strain
- Quadriceps strain
Muscular dystrophy
MRSA
Mya's disease
Myasthenia gravis
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
Myelodysplasia
Myocardial infarction (Heart attack)
Myocarditis
Myoclonus
Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome
Myopia and hyperopia

Narcolepsy
Narcotic abuse
Nasal polyps
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Navicular fracture
Near-drowning
Nearsightedness and farsightedness
NEC
Neck fracture
Neck sprain
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Negativistic personality disorder
Neonatal conjunctivitis
Neonatal seizure
Neonatal sepsis
Nephrolithiasis
Nephroblastoma
Nephrotic syndrome
Nervous system tumor
Neural tube defect – Spina bifida
Neurofibromatosis
Neurogenic bladder
Neurogenic incontinence
Neurolemma
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses
Neuropathic pain
Neutropenia
Nevi
Nevus flammeus
Newborn conjunctivitis
Newborn jaundice
Nicotine addiction
Niemann-Pick disease
Night blindness
Nocturnal amblyopia
Nocturnal leg cramps
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (adult)
Non-insulin dependent diabetes
Non-mechanical bowel obstruction
Nontoxic nodular goiter
Nontropical sprue
Non-ulcer dyspepsia
Non-ulcer stomach pain
Norovirus
Norwalk virus
Norwalk-like virus
Nosebleed
Nose fracture
Nyctalopia
Nyctanopia
Nystagmus

Obesity
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Living with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Obstetric hemorrhage
OCPD
Ogilvie’s syndrome
Onychomycosis (Tinea unguium)
Open-angle glaucoma
Operative wound dehiscence
Opioid abuse
Oppositional defiant disorder
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Optic neuritis
Oral candidiasis
Oral-facial clefts
Orbital cellulitis
Ornithosis
Oropharyngeal cancer
Orthostatic hypotension
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osteitis
Osteitis deformans
Osteoarthritis
- Living with osteoarthritis
Osteocartilaginous exostosis
Osteochondritis dessicans
Osteochondroma
Osteochondrosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteomalacia
Osteomyelitis
Osteonecrosis
Osteoporosis
- Living with osteoporosis
Osteosarcoma
Otitis externa
Otitis media
Otosclerosis
Otospongiosis
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cyst

Paget's disease
Painful menstrual cycles
PAN
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis
Panhypopituitarism
Panic disorder
Paracetamol overdose
Paracetamol poisoning
Paralysis
Paralytic ileus
Paraplegia
Parotitis
Parkinson's disease
- Living with Parkinson's disease
Paronychia
Parvovirus B19
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
Parrot fever
Passive-aggressive personality disorder
Patellar tendonitis
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Patent ductus arteriosus
Pathological gambling
PCL tear
PCP
Pediculosis
Pelvic floor hernia
Pelvic fracture
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pemphigus (Pemphigus syndromes)
Peptic ulcer
Peptic ulcer of the duodenum
Peptic ulcer of the stomach
Perforated eardrum
Periarteritis nodosa
Pericardial tamponade
Pericarditis
Periodic paralysis syndrome
Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors
Peripheral vascular disease
Peritonitis
Pernicious anemia
Persistent PCS
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
Persistent vomiting of pregnancy
Personality disorders
- Borderline personality
- Negativistic personality disorder
- Passive-aggressive personality disorder
Pertussis
Pervasive development disorder
Pes planovalgus
Pes planus
Phantom limb pain
Phantom limb syndrome
Pharyngitis/tonsillopharyngitis
Phenylketonuria
Pheochromocytoma
Phlebitis
PHP
Pilonidal abscess
Pilonidal cyst
Pilonidal sinus
Pituitary adenoma
Pituitary insufficiency
Pituitary tumor
Pink eye
Pinworm
Pityriasis rosea
PKD
PKU
Placenta previa
Placental abruption
Plague
Plantar fasciitis
Plantar warts
Pleural effusion
Pleurisy
Pleuritis
PMDD
PML
PNET
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, atypical (Mycoplasma and viral)
Pneumothorax
Poison ivy, oak and sumac
Polio
Poliomyelitis
Polyarteritis nodosa
Polycystic kidney disease type 2
Polycystic kidneys
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Polycythemia
Polycythemia vera
Polymyositis
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Popliteal cyst
Porphyria
Portal-systemic encephalopathy
Port-wine stains
Postconcussion syndrome (PCS)
Posterior cruciate ligament injury
Posterior tibial tendonitis
Post-herpetic neuralgia
Postpartum depression
Post-polio syndrome
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Postpartum hemorrhage
PPH
PPHN
Prader-Willi syndrome
Precocious puberty
Pre-eclampsia
Precocious puberty
Preleukemia
Premature birth
Premature ejaculation
Premature puberty
Premature separation of placenta
Premature ventricular beats
Prematurity
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Living with premenstrual syndrome
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Presbyacusia
Presbycusis
Presbyopia
Prescription drug addiction
Pressure sores
Pressure ulcers
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary nocturnal enuresis
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Processus vaginalis
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Progressive septic granulomatosis
Prolapsed disk
Prostate cancer
- Living with prostate cancer
Prostatitis
Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis
Prosthetic valve thrombosis
Protruding rectum
Pruritis ani
Pseudogout
Psittacosis
Psoriasis
Psychogenic vaginismus NEW!
Psychopathy
Psychosexual dysfunction
Pterygium
Pubic lice
Pudendal hernia
Pulled muscle
- Pulled calf muscle
- Pulled gluteal muscle
- Pulled groin muscle
- Pulled hamstrings
- Pulled quadriceps
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary barotrauma
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary hypertension
PVT
Pyelonephritis
Pyloric stenosis
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Pyodermia significa fistulans
Pyogenic arthritis
Pyrexia of unknown origin

Quadriplegia and paraplegia
Quadriceps strain

Rabbit fever
Rabies
Rapid ejaculation
Raynaud's phenomenon
Reactive arthritis
Reflux nephropathy
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Regional enteritis
Reiter's syndrome
Renal artery stenosis
Renal failure (Renal insufficiency)
Renovascular hypertension
Respiratory distress syndrome in newborns
Respiratory syncytial virus
Restless leg syndrome
Retained fetal lung fluid
Retinal detachment
Retinitis pigmentosa
Retinoblastoma
Rett syndrome (Rett's disorder)
Reye's syndrome
Rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
- Living with rheumatoid arthritis
RhD incompatibility
Rh incompatibility and isoimmunization
Rib fracture
Rice-field fever
Rickets
Ringing in the ears
Ringworm
Ringworm of the scalp
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Rosacea
- Living with rosacea
Roseola
Rotator cuff injury
Rotator cuff tendonitis
Rotavirus
Roundworm
- Ascariasis
- Pinworm
Rubella
Runner's knee
Ruptured disk
Ruysch's disease

Sacroiliac joint pain
Salivary gland infection
Salmonella
Salmonellosis
Salpingitis
Sarcoidosis
SARS
Scabies
Scarlatina
Scarlet fever
Schilder’s disease
Schizophrenia
Schizotypal personality disorder
Sciatica
Scleroderma
Scoliosis
- Living with scoliosis
- Scorbutus
Scurvy
Seasonal affective disorder
Sebaceous cyst
Seborrheic dermatitis
Seborrheic keratosis
Seizure disorder
Self-mutilation (self-injury)
Senile dementia, Binswanger's type
Sepsis
Septal defects
Septicemia
Septic arthritis
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary
Septic shock
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Severe stomach ache
Sexual apathy
Sexual aversion
Sexual development: delayed
Sexual development: precocious
Shaken baby syndrome
Shinbone fracture
Shin splints
Shingles
Shock
Short bowel syndrome
short gut syndrome
Short stature
Shoulder dislocation
Shoulder dystocia
Shoulder instability
Shoulder sprain
Shoulder tendonitis
Shy-Drager syndrome
Sialadenitis
Sickle cell anemia (Sickle cell disease)
Sick sinus syndrome
Simple goiter
Single Angle-closure Glaucoma
Sinus headache
Sinusitis (Sinus infection)
Sinus node dysfunction
Sjogren's syndrome
Skin cancer
- Carcinomas
- Melanoma
Skin growths
Skin tags
Slapped cheek disease
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Sleepwalking
Slipped disk
Small bowel obstruction
Small round structure viruses
Smallpox
Smoldering leukemia
Smoker's keratosis
SMRV
Snoring
Social anxiety disorder (Social phobia)
Sociopathy
Soft tissue sarcoma
Somatization disorder (SD)
Sore throat
- Bacterial sore throat (Strep throat)
- Viral sore throat
Spastic colon
Specific reading disability
Spherocytosis
Spina bifida
Spinal fracture
Spinal stenosis
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis
Spontaneous abortion
Sporadic goiter
Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension
Sprain
- Ankle sprain
- Elbow sprain
- Finger sprain
- Knee sprain
- Neck sprain
- Shoulder sprain
- Toe sprain
- Wrist sprain
Squamous cell carcinoma
SSPE
St. Louis encephalitis
Stammering
Staph infection
Staphylococcus aureus infection
Steely hair disease
Stein Leventhal syndrome
Stenosing tenosynovitis
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Still’s disease
Stinger
Stomach flu
Stomach ulcer
Stuck shoulder delivery
Stuttgart disease
Stye
Stomach flu
Strabismus
Strain, muscle
- Calf strain
- Gastrocnemius strain
- Gluteal strain
- Groin strain
- Hamstring strain
- Quadriceps strain
Strawberry hemangioma
Strep throat
Stress fracture
Striatonigral degeneration
Stroke
Stuttering
Subacute leukemia
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Subacute spongiform encephalopathy
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Submersion incident
Sudanophilic leukodystrophy
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Sudden kidney failure
Sunburn
Superficial hemangioma
Supraventricular tachycardias
- Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- Supraventricular tachycardia
Surgical abdomen
Surgical wound dehiscence
Swamp fever
Swimmer's ear
Swineherd's disease
Syncope
Synovitis
Syphilis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic sclerosis

Tachycardia
Talipes
Talipes equinovarus
Tamponade
Tapeworm
Tardive dyskinesia
Tarsal navicular fracture
Tay-Sachs disease
Teeth grinding
Teething
Temporal arteritis
Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ)
Tendonitis
Tenosynovitis
Tennis elbow
Tension headache
Tension-type headache
Testicular cancer
Tetanus
Tetralogy of Fallot
Thalassemia
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Threatened abortion
Threatened miscarriage
Threatened pregnancy loss
Three-day measles
Throat cancer
Throat infection
Thrombophlebitis
Thrush
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid disorders
- Hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease)
- Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's thyroiditis)
Tibia fracture
Tietze’s syndrome
Tinea capitis
Tinea cruris
Tinea infection
Tinea nigra
Tinea pedis
Tinea unguium
Tinea versicolor
Tinnitus
Tired blood
Tobacco use disorder
Toe fracture
Toe sprain
Tongue cancer
Tonsillopharyngitis
Tooth abscess
Tooth decay
Torn meniscus
Torticollis
Tourette syndrome
Toxemia of pregnancy
Toxic hepatitis
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Toxoplasmosis
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Transient RDS
Transient tachypnea of newborn
Trauma
Traveler's diarrhea
Trench mouth
Trichomoniasis
Trichopoliodystrophy
Tricuspid regurgitation
Tricuspid stenosis
Tricuspid valve disease
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigger finger
Trisomy 21
Tropia
TTN
Tubal pregnancy
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tularemia
Turf toe
Turista
Turner syndrome
Tympanic membrane perforation
Tympanic membrane perforation, eardrum—ruptured or perforated
Type II Chiari Malformation
Type 1 diabetes
- Living with type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 respiratory distress syndrome
Typhoid fever

Ulcer
Ulcerative colitis
Umbilical cord prolapse
Underactive pituitary gland
Undescended testes
Undulant fever
Unemerged tooth
Unexplained pulmonary hypertension
Unstable angina
Ureteral reflux
Urethral syndrome
Urethritis
Urinary incontinence
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urinary tract infections in childhood
UTI in childhood
Urticaria
Usher syndrome
Uterine cancer
Uterine fibroids
Uterine prolapse

Vaginal cancer
Vaginal prolapse
Vaginal yeast infection
Vaginismus
Valley fever
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Varicose veins
Varicose veins – scrotum
Varicella
Vascular dementia
Vascular dementia, Binswanger's type
Vascular purpura
Velocardiofacial syndrome
Ventricular septal defect
Ventricular tachycardia
Vesico-ureteric reflux
Velpeau's disease
Venereal warts
Ventricular ectopic beats
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular premature beats
Ventricular septal defect
Ventricular tachycardia
Verneuil's disease
Vertebral fracture
Vertigo
Vesicoureteral reflux
Vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
Vestibular schwannoma
Vincent's stomatitis
Viral gastroenteritis
Viral gastroenteritis 2
Viral meningitis
Viral sore throat (Viral pharyngitis)
Vitamin B-12 deficiency
Vitamin C deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitiligo
Volar flexor tenosynovitis
Vomiting of pregnancy
Von Hippel-Lindau disease
Von Willebrand disease
Vulvodynia

Walking pneumonia
Weil's disease
Western equine encephalitis
Wet lungs
Warts
- Genital warts
- Plantar warts
Washerwoman's sprain
Wegener’s granulomatosis
West Nile virus
Whiplash
Whipple's disease
Whooping cough
Wilms' tumor
Wilson's disease
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wound dehiscence
Wrist fracture
Wrist sprain

Xanthelasma
Xanthoma
Xeroderma
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
X-linked copper deficiency

Yeast infection
Yellow fever

Z-E syndrome
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Zygomycosis

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