Health Care Conditions List

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• A   (Back to Top)
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Abortion
• Abscess
• Acanthosis nigricans
• Achalasia
• Acid and chemical burns
• 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
• 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
• Alzheimers disease
• Amniocentesis
• Amputation
• Amyloidosis
• Anabolic steroid misuse
• Anaesthesia
• Anal cancer
• Anal fissure
• Anal fistula
• Anal pain
• Anaphylaxis
• Androgen insensitivity syndrome
• Angelman syndrome
• Angina
• Angioedema
• Angiography
• Animal and human bites
• 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
• Arrhythmia
• Arterial thrombosis
• Arthritis
• Arthroscopy
• Asbestosis
• Aspergillosis
• Asthma
• Astigmatism
• Ataxia
• Atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis)
• Athletes foot
• Atopic eczema
• Atrial fibrillation
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Auditory processing disorder (APD)
• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease


• B   (Back to Top)
• Back pain
• Bacterial vaginosis
• Bad breath
• Bakers cyst
• Balanitis
• Barium enema
• Bartholins cyst
• Bedbugs
• Bedwetting in children
• Behçets disease
• Bells palsy
• Benign brain tumour (non cancerous)
• Benign prostate enlargement
• Beta blockers
• Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
• Binge eating disorder
• Biopsy
• Bipolar disorder
• Bird flu
• 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
• Blue 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 screening
• Bowel cancer
• Bowel incontinence
• Bowel polyps
• Bowens disease
• Brain abscess
• Brain aneurysm
• Brain death
• Brain tumours
• Breast abscess
• Breast cancer in men
• Breast cancer in women
• 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
• Bullous pemphigoid
• Bunions
• Burns and scalds
• Bursitis


• C   (Back to Top)
• 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 kidney disease
• Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
• Chronic myeloid leukaemia
• 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
• Coccydynia (tailbone pain)
• 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
• 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
• Costochondritis
• Cough
• Coughing up blood (blood in phlegm)
• Counselling
• Cradle cap
• Craniosynostosis
• Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
• Crohns disease
• Croup
• CT scan
• Cushings syndrome
• Cyclical vomiting syndrome
• Cyclospora
• Cyclothymia
• Cystic fibrosis
• Cystitis
• Cystoscopy
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)


• D   (Back to Top)
• Dandruff
• Deafblindness
• Decongestants
• Dehydration
• Dementia guide
• Dementia with Lewy bodies
• Dengue
• Dental abscess
• Dentures (false teeth)
• Detached retina (retinal detachment)
• Developmental co ordination disorder (dyspraxia) in children
• Developmental dysplasia of the hip
• Diabetes insipidus
• Diabetes
• Diabetic eye screening 1
• Diabetic eye screening 2
• Diabetic eye screening
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Dialysis
• Diarrhoea and vomiting
• Differences in sex development
• DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion)
• Diphtheria
• Discoid eczema
• Dislocated kneecap
• Dislocated shoulder
• Disorders of consciousness
• Dissociative disorders
• Diverticular disease and diverticulitis
• Dizziness
• Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions
• Double vision
• Dry eyes
• Dry mouth
• Dupuytrens contracture
• DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
• Dysarthria (difficulty speaking)
• Dysentery
• Dyslexia
• Dysphagia (swallowing problems)
• Dyspraxia (developmental co ordination disorder) in adults
• Dystonia


• E   (Back to Top)
• Ear infections
• Earache
• Early menopause
• Earwax build up
• Eating disorders
• Ebola virus disease
• Echocardiogram
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Ectropion
• Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)
• Ehlers Danlos syndromes
• Ejaculation problems
• Elbow and arm pain
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Electrolyte test
• Embolism
• Emollients
• Empyema
• Encephalitis
• End of life care
• Endocarditis
• Endometriosis
• Endoscopy
• Enhanced recovery
• Epidermolysis bullosa
• Epididymitis
• Epidural
• Epiglottitis
• Epilepsy
• Erectile dysfunction (impotence)
• Erythema multiforme
• Erythema nodosum
• Erythromelalgia
• Euthanasia and assisted suicide
• Ewing sarcoma
• Excessive hair growth (hirsutism)
• Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
• Excessive thirst
• Exophthalmos (bulging eyes)
• Eye cancer
• Eye injuries
• Eye tests for children
• Eyelid problems


• F   (Back to Top)
• Fabricated or induced illness
• Fainting
• Falls
• Farting (flatulence)
• Febrile seizures
• Feeling sick (nausea)
• Female genital mutilation (FGM)
• Femoral hernia repair
• Fibroids
• Fibromyalgia
• First aid
• Fitness Studio exercise videos
• Flat feet
• Floaters and flashes in the eyes
• Flu
• Fluoride
• Foetal alcohol syndrome
• Food allergy
• Food colours and hyperactivity
• Food intolerance
• Food poisoning
• Foot drop
• Frostbite
• Frozen shoulder
• Fungal nail infection


• G   (Back to Top)
• Gallbladder cancer
• Gallbladder removal
• Gallstones
• Ganglion cyst
• Gangrene
• Gastrectomy
• Gastritis
• Gastroparesis
• Gastroscopy
• Gender dysphoria
• General anaesthesia
• Generalised anxiety disorder in adults
• Genetic and genomic testing
• Genital herpes
• Genital warts
• Gestational diabetes
• Giardiasis
• Gilberts syndrome
• Glandular fever
• Glaucoma
• Glomerulonephritis
• Glue ear
• Glutaric aciduria type 1
• Goitre
• Gonorrhoea
• Gout
• Granuloma annulare
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
• Group B strep
• Growing pains
• Guillain Barré syndrome
• Gum disease


• H   (Back to Top)
• Haemochromatosis
• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
• Hair loss
• Hairy cell leukaemia
• Hallucinations and hearing voices
• Hamstring injury
• Hand tendon repair
• Hand, foot and mouth disease
• Having an operation (surgery)
• Hay fever
• Head and neck cancer
• Head injury and concussion
• Head lice and nits
• Headaches
• Health anxiety
• Hearing loss
• Hearing tests for children
• Hearing tests
• Heart attack
• Heart block
• Heart failure
• Heart lung transplant
• Heart palpitations and ectopic beats
• Heart transplant
• Heartburn and acid reflux
• Heat exhaustion and heatstroke
• Heat rash (prickly heat)
• Heavy periods
• Help for suicidal thoughts
• Henoch Schönlein purpura (HSP)
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• 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)
• Hiatus hernia
• Hiccups
• Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• High cholesterol
• High temperature (fever) in adults
• High temperature (fever) in children
• Hip fracture
• Hip pain in children (irritable hip)
• Hip replacement
• Hirschsprungs disease
• HIV and AIDS
• Hives
• Hoarding disorder
• Hodgkin lymphoma
• Home oxygen therapy
• Homeopathy
• Homocystinuria
• Hormone headaches
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Human papillomavirus (HPV)
• Huntingtons disease
• Hydrocephalus
• Hydronephrosis
• Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypnotherapy
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Hypothermia
• Hysterectomy
• Hysteroscopy


• I   (Back to Top)
• Ichthyosis
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Ileostomy
• Impetigo
• Indigestion
• Infected piercings
• Infertility
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• 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)
• Isovaleric acidaemia
• Itchy bottom
• Itchy skin
• IVF


• J   (Back to Top)
• Japanese encephalitis
• Jaundice
• Jellyfish and other sea creature stings
• Joint hypermobility syndrome
• Joint pain


• K   (Back to Top)
• Kaposis sarcoma
• Kawasaki disease
• Keratosis pilaris
• Kidney cancer
• Kidney infection
• Kidney stones
• Kidney transplant
• Klinefelter syndrome
• Knee ligament surgery
• Knee pain
• Knee replacement
• Knock knees
• Knocked out tooth
• Kyphosis


• L   (Back to Top)
• Labial fusion
• Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis
• Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test
• Lactose intolerance
• Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome
• Laparoscopy (keyhole surgery)
• Laryngeal (larynx) cancer
• Laryngitis
• Laxatives
• Lazy eye
• Learning disabilities
• Leg cramps
• Legionnaires disease
• Leptospirosis (Weils disease)
• Leukoplakia
• Lichen planus
• Lichen sclerosus
• Limping in children
• Lipoedema
• Lipoma
• Listeriosis
• Liver cancer
• Liver disease
• 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   (Back to Top)
• Macular hole
• Magnesium test
• Malaria
• Malignant brain tumour (brain cancer)
• Mallet finger
• Malnutrition
• Maple syrup urine disease
• Marfan syndrome
• Mastectomy
• Mastitis
• Mastocytosis
• Mastoiditis
• MCADD
• Measles
• Medical cannabis (and cannabis oils)
• Medicines information
• Memory loss (amnesia)
• Ménières disease
• Meningitis
• Menopause
• Mesothelioma
• Metabolic syndrome
• Metallic taste
• Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
• Migraine
• Miscarriage
• Mitral valve problems
• MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccineaccination
• Molar pregnancy
• Molluscum contagiosum
• Monkeypox
• Mortons neuroma
• Motion sickness
• Motor neurone disease
• Mouth cancer
• Mouth ulcers
• MRI scan
• MRSA
• Mucositis
• Multiple myeloma
• Multiple sclerosis
• Multiple system atrophy
• Mumps
• Munchausens syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Myasthenia gravis
• Mycobacterium chimaera infection
• Myelodysplastic syndrome (myelodysplasia)
• Myositis (polymyositis and dermatomyositis)


• N   (Back to Top)
• Nail patella syndrome
• Nail problems
• Narcolepsy
• Nasal and sinus cancer
• Nasal polyps
• Nasopharyngeal cancer
• Neck pain
• Necrotising fasciitis
• Neonatal herpes (herpes in a baby)
• Nephrotic syndrome in children
• Neuroblastoma
• Neuroendocrine tumours and carcinoid syndrome
• Neuroendocrine tumours
• Neurofibromatosis type 1
• Neurofibromatosis type 2
• Newborn jaundice
• Newborn respiratory distress syndrome
• NHS Health Check
• NHS screening
• Night sweats
• Night terrors and nightmares
• Nipple discharge
• Noise sensitivity (hyperacusis)
• Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
• Non allergic rhinitis
• Non gonococcal urethritis
• Non Hodgkin lymphoma
• Noonan syndrome
• Norovirus (vomiting bug)
• Nosebleed
• NSAIDs


• O   (Back to Top)
• Obesity
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• 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


• P   (Back to Top)
• Pacemaker implantation
• Pagets disease of bone
• Pagets disease of the nipple
• Pancreas transplant
• Pancreatic cancer
• Panic disorder
• Paralysis
• Parkinsons disease
• Pataus syndrome
• Peak flow test
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Pelvic pain
• Pemphigus vulgaris
• Penile cancer
• Perforated eardrum
• Pericarditis
• Period pain
• Periods
• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Peritonitis
• Persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma
• Personality disorder
• PET scan
• Phaeochromocytoma
• Phenylketonuria
• Phlebitis (superficial thrombophlebitis)
• Phosphate test
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
• Physiotherapy
• Piles (haemorrhoids)
• Pilonidal sinus
• Pins and needles
• PIP breast implants
• Pityriasis rosea
• Pityriasis versicolor
• Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly (flat head syndrome)
• Plantar fasciitis
• Plastic surgery
• Pleurisy
• PMS (premenstrual syndrome)
• Pneumonia
• Poisoning
• Polio
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Polycythaemia
• Polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid)
• Polymorphic light eruption
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema)
• 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
• Pressure ulcers (pressure sores)
• 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
• Psychosis
• Pubic lice
• Pudendal neuralgia
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Pyoderma gangrenosum


• Q   (Back to Top)
• Q fever


• R   (Back to Top)
• Rabies
• Radiotherapy
• Rashes in babies and children
• Raynauds
• Reactive arthritis
• 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 migraine
• Retinoblastoma (eye cancer in children)
• Rett syndrome
• Reyes syndrome
• Rhesus disease
• Rheumatic fever
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Rickets and osteomalacia
• Ringworm
• Root canal treatment
• Rosacea
• Roseola
• Rubella (german measles)


• S   (Back to Top)
• Salivary gland stones
• Sarcoidosis
• SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
• Scabies
• Scarlet fever
• Scars
• Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)
• Schizophrenia
• Sciatica
• Scleroderma
• Scoliosis
• Scurvy
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
• Selective mutism
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
• Sepsis
• Septic arthritis
• 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)
• Sjögrens 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
• Smelly urine
• Snake bites
• Snoring
• Social anxiety (social phobia)
• Soft tissue sarcomas
• 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
• Stammering
• Staph infection
• Statins
• Stem cell and bone marrow transplants
• Steroid inhalers
• Steroid injections
• Steroid nasal sprays
• Steroid tablets
• Steroids
• Stevens Johnson syndrome
• Stillbirth
• Stomach ache
• Stomach cancer
• Stomach ulcer
• Stop smoking treatments
• Stopped or missed periods
• Stretch marks
• Stroke
• Stye
• Subdural haematoma
• Sudden confusion (delirium)
• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
• Sunburn
• Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
• Swine flu (H1N1)
• Swollen ankles, feet and legs (oedema)
• Swollen arms and hands (oedema)
• Swollen glands
• Symptoms
• Syphilis


• T   (Back to Top)
• 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
• Testicle pain
• Testicular cancer
• Tetanus
• Thalassaemia
• The male menopause
• Threadworms
• Thrombophilia
• Thrush in men and women
• Thyroid cancer
• Thyroiditis
• Tick borne encephalitis (TBE)
• Tics
• Tinnitus
• Tongue tie
• Tonsillitis
• Tooth decay
• Toothache
• Topical corticosteroids
• Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) and transferrin test
• Total protein test
• Tourettes syndrome
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Toxocariasis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Tracheostomy
• Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
• Travel vaccinations
• Tremor or shaking hands
• Trichomoniasis
• Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder)
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Trigger finger
• Trimethylaminuria (fish odour syndrome)
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Tuberous sclerosis
• Turner syndrome
• Twitching eyes and muscles
• Type 2 diabetes
• Types
• Typhoid fever
• Typhus


• U   (Back to Top)
• Ulcerative colitis
• Ultrasound scan
• Umbilical hernia repair
• Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
• Undescended testicles
• Unintentional weight loss
• Urinary catheter
• Urinary incontinence
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
• Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR)
• Uveitis


• V   (Back to Top)
• Vaginal cancer
• Vaginal discharge
• Vaginal dryness
• Vaginismus
• Vaginitis
• Varicose eczema
• Varicose veins
• Vascular dementia
• Vasculitis
• Venous leg ulcer
• Vertigo
• Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia
• Vitamins and minerals
• Vitiligo
• Vomiting blood (haematemesis)
• Von Willebrand disease
• Vulval cancer
• Vulvodynia (vulval pain)


• W   (Back to Top)
• 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


• X   (Back to Top)
• X ray


• Y   (Back to Top)
• Yellow fever
• Your contraception guide


• Z   (Back to Top)
• Zika virus