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A Angina Atrial fibrillation ACL injury ACS ACS (Acute compartment syndrome) ACS (Acute coronary syndrome) ADD ADHD AI AIDP ALS AMI AN ANUG ARDS ARDS ASD ASH Aarskog-Scott syndrome Abdominal cramps Abdominal hernia Abdominal muscle strain Abdominal wall defect Abductor spasmodic dysphonia Ablatio placentae Abruptio placentae Abscess, cutaneous Abscess, skin Abscessed tooth Absent menses Absent periods Abstinence syndrome Acanthosis nigricans Acetaminophen overdose Acetaminophen poisoning Achalasia Achilles tendon rupture Achilles' tendinitis Achilles' tendinopathy Achilles' tendinosis Achondroplasia Achondroplastic dwarfism Acne Acne conglobata Acne inversa Acne vulgaris Acoustic neuroma Acrochordons Acromegaly Actinic keratosis Actinomycosis Acute abdomen Acute abdominal pain Acute adrenocortical insufficiency Acute angle-closure glaucoma Acute autoimmune neuropathy Acute central cord syndrome Acute cerebellar ataxia Acute colonic diverticulitis Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction Acute compartment syndrome Acute coronary syndrome Acute diverticulitis Acute granulocytic leukemia Acute idiopathic polyneuritis Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 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 myocardial infarction Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis Acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis Acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia Acute nontoxic megacolon Acute otitis Acute pancreatitis Acute renal failure Acute respiratory distress syndrome Acute silicosis Acute sinusitis Acute tubular necrosis Adamantiales-Behcet's syndrome Addison's disease Adductor laryngeal breathing dystonia (ABLD) Adductor spasmodic dysphonia Adenovirus infection Adhesive capsulitis Adjustment reaction disorder Adrenal cancer Adrenal crisis Adrenocortical carcinoma Adrenoleukodystrophy X-linked Adult macular degeneration Adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Adult polycystic disease Adult respiratory distress syndrome Adynamic ileus Aganglionic megacolon Age-related cramps Age-related hearing loss Agoraphobia Agranulocytosis Albinism Alcohol in pregnancy Alcoholism and alcohol abuse Alexia Alexic anomia Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Allergic contact dermatitis Allergic dermatitis Allergic rhinitis Alopecia Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency Altitude sickness Aluminum poisoning Aluminum toxicity Alveolar soft part sarcoma Alzheimer's dementia Alzheimer's disease Amblyopia Amebiasis Amenorrhea Amoebic dysentery Amyloid Amyloidosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Anal abscess and anal fistula Anal atresia Anal cancer Anal fissure Anal itching Anal rectal abcess Anal rectal fistula Anankastic personality disorder Anaphylactoid purpura Anaphylaxis Anderson-Fabry disease Androblastoma Aneurysm, aortic Angina pectoris Angiodysplasia of the colon Angioedema Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum Angiokeratoma diffuse Angioneurotic edema Angiosarcoma Angle-closure glaucoma Animal bites Ankle fracture Ankle sprain Ankylosing spondylitis Anogenital wart Anomia, aphasia-associated Anomic aphasia Anorectal abscess Anorectal fistula Anorectal malfunction Anoxic brain damage Anoxic brain injury Anserine tendinobursitis syndrome Anserine tendonitis Anterior cruciate ligament injury Anthrax Antibiotic-associated colitis Antibiotic-associated diarrhea Antisocial personality disorder Anxiety Aortic aneurysm Aortic coarctation Aortic dissection Aortic incompetence Aortic insufficiency Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Aphasia Aphasia-associated anomia Aphonia Aphthous ulcer Apocrine acne Apocrinitis Apoplexy Appendicitis Apraxia 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, gouty Arthritis, osteo- Arthritis, rheumatoid Asbestosis Ascariasis Ascites Aseptic necrosis of the hip Asperger syndrome Aspergillosis Aspiration pneumonia Astigmatism Astrocytoma Asymmetric septal hypertrophy Atelectasis Atherosclerosis Atherosclerotic disease Athlete's foot Atopic dermatitis Atrial flutter Atrial septal defect Atrioventricular canal defect Atrioventricular septal defect Atrophic vaginitis Attention deficit disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Auditory dyssynchrony Auditory neuropathy Auditory processing disorder Auditory synaptopothy Autism Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease Avascular necrosis Avian influenza B BD BPD BPH BPPV 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 Benign breast masses Benign essential tremor Benign fibrous histiocytoma Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Benign positional vertigo, BPV Benign prostatic hyperplasia Benign skin tumor Berger’s disease Berylliosis Beryllium disease Bicipital tendinitis Bicipital tendinopathy Biliary colic Binge eating disorder Binswanger's disease Bird flu Birthmarks Black eye Blackheads Bladder cancer Bladder cancer Bladder infection Bladder outlet obstruction Bladder prolapse Blepharitis Blisters Blocked tear duct Blood poisoning Blood pressure, high Bloody nose Boils Bone cancer Bone cancer (Ewing's sarcoma) Borderline personality Botulinum toxin Botulism Boutonniere deformity Boutonniere deformity of finger Bowel obstruction, mechanical Brachial plexus injury Bradycardia Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome Brain attack Brain cancer and brain tumor Brain tumor – astrocytoma Brain tumor – glioblastoma multiforme Break bone fever Breast cancer Breast cysts Breast pain Briquet’s syndrome Brittle bone disease Brittle diabetes Broken foot Broken kneecap Bronchiolitis Bronchitis Bronchitis, chronic Bronchopneumonia Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Brucellosis Bruise Bruxism Bubonic plague Buccofacial apraxia Bulimia Bunion Burner Burns Bursitis Buttonhole deformity The bends C Congestive heart failure Coronary artery disease Coronary heart disease C diff CCS CES CGD CJD CMV infection COPD CRPS CRS CTF CVA Cadmium toxicity Caisson disease Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder Calcifying tendonitis Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease Calculus of gallbladder Calf muscle strain Caliciviruses Callus Cancer fatigue Cancer of the anus Cancer of the cartilage Cancer of the larynx Cancer of the rectum Cancer of the voicebox Cancer pain syndromes Cancer, anal Cancer, endometrial Cancer, nasopharyngeal Cancer, oropharyngeal Cancer, ovarian Cancer, testicular Cancer, throat Cancer, thyroid Cancer, tongue Cancer, uterine Candida vulvovaginitis Cane-cutter fever Canicola fever Canker sore Canker sores Carbon monoxide poisoning Carbuncles Cardiac angina Cardiac arrest Cardiac tamponade Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic Carpal tunnel syndrome Cartilage cancer Cat scratch disease Cat scratch fever Cataract Cauda equina syndrome Causalgia Cavity Cavus foot Celiac disease Celiac sprue Cellulitis Central apnea Central cervical cord syndrome Central cord injury Central cord syndrome Central slip disruption Central slip injury Ceramide trihexosidase deficiency Cerebellitis Cerebellomedullary malformation syndrome Cerebral hypoxia Cerebral infarct Cerebral palsy Cerebrovascular accident Cerumen impaction Cervical cancer Cervical dysplasia Cervical fracture Cervical myelopathy Cervical strain and neck sprain Chalazion Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Chickenpox Chlamydia Cholangitis Cholecystitis Cholecystolithiasis Choledocholithiasis Cholelithiasis Cholera Cholesteatoma Cholesterol, high Chondrocalcinosis Chondromalacia patella Chondrosarcoma Chorioretinitis Chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome Chronic atrophic pyelonephritis Chronic bronchitis Chronic compartment syndrome Chronic cystic mastitis Chronic exertional compartment syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic glaucoma Chronic granulocytic leukemia Chronic granulomatous disease Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood Chronic heart failure Chronic heartburn-adolescent Chronic heartburn-child Chronic heartburn-child with disabilities Chronic heartburn-infant Chronic kidney disease Chronic lymphadenitis Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Chronic myelocytic leukemia Chronic myelogenous leukemia Chronic myeloid leukemia Chronic neck pain Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic pancreatitis Chronic pelvic pain Chronic renal failure Chronic sinusitis Chronic venous insufficiency Cirrhosis, liver Claustrophobia Clavicle fracture Claw foot Cleft lip Cleft palate Click-murmur syndrome Closed head injury Closed skull fracture Clostridium difficile -induced Colitis Cloudy cornea Clubfoot Cluster headache Coarctation of the aorta Cocaine abuse Cocaine dependance Cocaine use disorder Coccidioidomycosis Coccydynia Coccygalgia Coccygeal Pain Coccygodynia Coccyx fracture Cognitive disability Cold Cold sores Colic Colitis, ulcerative Collapsed lung Collarbone fracture Colle's fracture Colon cancer Colon polyps Colonic aganglionosis Colonic angiodysplasia Colonic ileus Color blindness Color vision deficiency Color vision problem Colorado tick fever Coma Coma, hepatic Community-acquired pneumonia Compartment syndrome, acute Compartment syndrome, chronic Compartment syndrome, exercise-induced Compartment syndrome, recurrent Complex regional pain syndrome Compression of spinal nerve roots Compulsive gambling Conceptual apraxia Concussion Conduct disorder Condyloma acuminata Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Congenital dislocation of the hip Congenital dysplasia of the hip Congenital dysplasia/dislocation of the hip [CDH] Congenital hernia of the diaphragm Congenital hip dislocation Congenital hip dysplasia Congenital hip subluxability Congenital hypothyroidism Congenital kyphosis Congenital megacolon or megarectum Congenital pernicious anemia Congenital rubella syndrome Congenital spherocytic anemia Congenital subluxability of the hip Congenital syphilis Conjunctivitis Constipation Constructional apraxia Consumption coagulopathy Contact dermatitis Contractures Contusion Contusion, eye Conversion disorder Copper transport disease Corneal abrasion Corneal opacity Corns Coronary atherosclerosis Costochondritis Cough Coxa Plana Crab lice Craniofacial dysotosis Cretinism Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Crib death Crohn's disease Crossed eyes Croup Crouzon syndrome Crypto Cryptorchidism Cryptosporidiosis Cushing's disease Cushing's syndrome Cutaneous abscess Cyst, ganglion Cystic disease Cystic fibrosis Cystocele/Rectocele Cystocoele Cytomegalovirus D DDH DIC DMD DTs DVT Dacryocystitis Dacryostenosis Dandruff Dandy Walker Dandy-Walker malformation Dandy-Walker syndrome Dawson disease Deafness Decompression sickness Decubitus ulcers Deep vein thrombosis Deer-fly fever Defibrination Syndrome Deformity of finger, Boutonniere Degenerative disc disease Degenerative disk disease Dehisce Dehydration Dejerine-Sottas disease Delayed puberty Delayed sexual maturation Delirium Delirium tremens Dementia Dementia with lewy bodies Dengue fever Dental abscess Dental impaction Dependant personality disorder Dermal fibrotic lesion Dermatofibroma Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans Dermatomyositis Dermatophyte infection Desmoid sarcoma Detached retina Developmental disability Developmental dysplasia of the hip Deviated nasal septum DiGeorge syndrome Diabetes insipidus Diabetes mellitus type 1 Diabetes mellitus type 2 Diabetes, gestational Diabetes, type 1 Diabetes, type 2 Diabetic foot ulcer Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic nonketotic coma Diaper rash Diaphragmatic hernia Diarrhea Difficulty naming objects and people Difficulty swallowing Dinner-fork deformity of the wrist Diphtheria Disc, herniated Disfluent speech Dislocated finger Dislocated hip Dislocated shoulder Dislocation, finger Dislocation, hip Disseminated intravascular coagulation Distal radius fracture Diverticulitis Down syndrome Drinking alcohol during pregnancy Drowning Drug abuse Drug addiction Drug dependence Drug withdrawal Drug-induced hepatitis Dry eye syndrome Dry gangrene Duchenne muscular dystrophy Duodenal ulcer Dupuytren's contracture Dysarthria Dysbarism Dyslexia Dyslipidemia Dysmenorrhea Dyspareunia Dyspepsia Dysphagia Dysphonia, episodic laryngeal dyskinesia Dysplasia of the hip, developmental Dysthymia de Quervain's disease de Quervain's syndrome E E coli infection EDS EEE Ear barotrauma Ear blockage Ear impaction Ear infection, middle Ear popping Early puberty Earwax Eastern equine encephalitis Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ectopic pregnancy Eczema Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Elbow, broken Elbow, fracture Elbow, little league Elbow, sprain Electrical burns Electrical shock Electrocution Encephalitis Encopresis Endocardial cushion defect (Atrioventricular septal defect) Endocardial cushion defect (Septal defects) Endocarditis Endocarditis, bacterial Endometrial adenocarcinoma Endometrial cancer Endometriosis Enteric fever Enuresis Eosinophilia Epidemic parotitis Epidermal cyst Epidermoid cyst Epididymitis Epididymo-orchitis Epigastic hernia Epiglottitis Epilepsy Epistaxis Epithelial cyst Erythema infectiosum Erythema multiforme Erythema nodosum Erythremia Escherichia coli O157:H7 Escherichia coli infection Esophageal achalasia Esophageal cancer Esophageal stricture Esophageal varices Essential tremor Eustachian tube dysfunction Ewing's family of tumors Ewing's sarcoma Exanthem subitum Excess hair growth Excessive sweating Exercise ischemia Exercise myopathy Exercise-induced compartment syndrome Extensor tendon rupture Extra-axial haematoma Eye contusion F FAS FM FMS FUO FXS Fabry disease Faciodigitogenital dysplasia Failure-to-thrive Fainting Fallen arches Fallen bladder/rectocoele Familial Dandy Walker Familial adenomatous polyposis Familial periodic paralysis Familial primary pulmonary hypertension Familial tremor Farsightedness Farsightedness and nearsightedness Fatal granulomatosis of childhood Fatigue fracture Fatigue, cancer Fatty tumor Febrile seizures Fecal incontinence Female infertility Female sexual dysfunction Femoral hernia Femur fracture Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal blood transfusion Fever of unknown origin Fever seizures Fibrocystic disease Fibroepithelial polyps Fibroids Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia syndrome Fibromyoma Fibrosarcoma Fifth disease Finger dislocation Finger extensor tendon injury Finger flexor tendon injury Finger fracture Finger sprain Fish scale disease Fissure, anal Flat foot Floating shoulder Floppy valve syndrome Flu Focal dystonia Folacin deficiency Folate deficiency Follicular cyst Food allergy Food infection Food poisoning Foot fracture Forearm fracture Forearm muscle strain Foreign accent syndrome Fox-den disease Fracture, distal radius Fracture, foot Fracture, march stress Fracture, patella Fracture, rib Fracture, sacral stress Fracture, skull and facial Fracture, stress Fracture, toe Fracture, wrist Fragile X syndrome Friedreich’s ataxia Frostbite Frozen shoulder Functional colitis Functional cyst Functional incontinence, female Functional incontinence, male Functional incontinence--male Fungal infection of the scalp Fungal nail infection Furuncles G GBM GBS GERD-adolescent GERD-child GERD-child with disabilities GERD-infant GERD-overview GLA deficiency GORD-adolescent GORD-child GORD-child with disabilities GORD-infant Gait apraxia Galactorrhea Galactosemia Gallbladder cancer Gallstones Gambling addiction Ganglion Ganglion cyst Gangrene Gas gangrene Gastric ulcer Gastrinoma Gastritis Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-adolescent Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-child Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-child with disabilities Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-infant Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-overview Gastrocnemius muscle injury Gastrocnemius strain Gastrocnemius tear Gastroenteritis Gastroesophageal reflux disease-adolescent Gastroesophageal reflux disease-child Gastroesophageal reflux disease-child with disabilities Gastroesophageal reflux disease-infant Gastroesophageal reflux disease-overview Gaucher disease Generalized anxiety disorder Genital warts German measles Germinoma Gestational diabetes Gestational onset diabetes mellitus Giant cell arteritis Giardiasis Gilbert's syndrome Gingivitis Glenoid labrum tear Glioblastoma multiforme Glioma Global swine flu Glomerular disease Glomerulonephritis Glucose intolerance during pregnancy Gluteal strain Gluten-sensitive enteropathy Glycogen storage diseases Glycogenoses Glycolipid lipidosis Golfer's elbow Gonorrhea Goosefoot bursitis Gout Gouty arthritis Granulocytopenia Granulomatous ileocolitis Granulopenia Graves' disease Groin hernia Groin pull Groin strain Group B streptococcal disease Guillain-Barre syndrome Gum disease Gynecomastia H Heart attack High blood pressure High cholesterol Hypercholesterolemia H1N1 flu H1N1 infection H5N1 infection HCM HHNC HIE HIT HO HOCM HPRT deficiency HPV Hairy cell leukemia Hairy leukoplakia Hallux valgus Hammer toe Hamstring strain Hand injury Hand trauma Hand, foot, and mouth disease Hantavirus infection Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Hashimoto's thyroiditis Hay fever Head injury Head lice Head trauma Hearing loss Heart block Heart failure Heart murmur Heartburn-adolescent Heartburn-child Heartburn-child with disabilities Heartburn-infant Heartburn-overview Heat exhaustion Heat stroke Hemangioma Hematuria Hemifacial spasm Hemochromatosis Hemolytic anemia Hemophilia Hemorrhagic jaundice Hemorrhoids Henoch-Schonlein purpura Hep A Hep B Hep C Heparin-induced low blood platelet count Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Hepatic coma Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatoma, malignant Hereditary dystopic lipidosis Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies Hereditary spherocytosis Hernia, abdominal Herniated disc Herniation of nucleus pulposus Hernia—diaphragmatic Herpes genitalis Herpes labialis Herpes simplex 1 Herpes simplex 2 Herpes simplex virus—types 1 and 2 Herpes simplex, genital Herpes stomatitis Herpes zoster Herpes, genital Heterotopic ossification Hiatal hernia Hiccups Hidradenitis suppurativa High arched foot High triglycerides Hip dislocation Hip fracture Hip labral tears Hip pointers Hirschprung-Galant infantilism Hirschsprung's disease Hirsutism Histiocytoma Histoplasmosis Hives Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin's lymphoma Hole in the heart Homocystinuria Hordeolum Human mad cow disease Human papillomavirus Human swine flu Hunchback Huntington's chorea Huntington's disease Hyaline membrane disease Hydradenitis suppurativa Hydrocele/Varicocele Hydrocephalus Hydronephrosis Hyperandrogenic anovulation Hyperbilirubinemia Hypercortisolism Hyperemesis gravidarum Hyperhidrosis Hyperkinetic impulse disorder Hyperkinetic syndrome Hyperlipidemia Hypermenorrhea Hyperopia Hyperopia and myopia Hyperosmolar coma Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma Hyperosmolar nonketotic state Hyperparathyroidism 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 Hypothermia Hypothyroidism Hypovitaminosis D Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy I Ischemic heart disease IBC IBD IBS IC IPT ITP IUT Ichthyosis Icterohemorrhagic fever Ideomotor apraxia Idiopathic hypertension Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy Idiopathic polyneuritis Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura IgA nephropathy Ileitis Ileus Iliotibial band friction syndrome Immune thrombocytopenic purpura Immunoglobin A nephropathy Impacted tooth Imperforate anus Impetigo Inappropriate lactation Incisional hernia Incontinence, functional (female) Incontinence, functional, male Incontinence, functional--male Incontinence, overflow (female) Incontinence, stress (female) Incontinence, urge (female) Incontinence, urinary (female) Indigestion Infantile hemangioma Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis Infection, kidney Infectious arthritis Inflammation of the optic nerve Inflammation of the pancreas Inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory breast cancer Inflammatory breast carcinoma Inflammatory carcinoma of the breast Influenza Influenza A (H1N1) Infrapatellar tendinopathy Ingrown toenail Inguinal hernia Injury, central cord Insect allergy Insect bites and stings Insomnia Insulin-resistant diabetes Intellectual disability Interdigital neuroma Intermetatarsal neuroma Interstitial cystitis Intestinal flu Intestinal lipodystrophy Intestinal neurosis Intestinal pseudo-obstruction Intraperitoneal transfusion Intrauterine transfusion Intussusception Ipsilateral fractures of the clavicle and scapular neck Iron-deficiency anemia Iron-poor blood Irritable bowel syndrome Irritable colon Ischemic bowel disease Ischemic colitis Ischemic necrosis J Japanese encephalitis Jaundice Jaundice, newborn Jersey Finger Jock itch Joint pain, sacroiliac Jumper's knee Juvenile chronic polyarthritis Juvenile onset diabetes Juvenile pernicious anemia Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis K Kaposi's sarcoma Kawasaki disease Kearns-Sayre Syndrome Keloid Keloid scar Keratin cyst Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Keratoma Ketosis-Prone diabetes Kidney cancer Kidney failure Kidney infection Kidney stones Kidney tumor Kinky hair disease Kleptomania Klinefelter syndrome Knee sprain Kneecap fracture Korsakoff's syndrome Kyphosis L LCPD LGA Labral tear, shoulder Labyrinthitis Lactose intolerance Large for gestational age Laryngeal cancer Laryngeal dystonia Laryngitis Laryngotracheobronchitis Lateral epicondylitis Laxative colitis Lazy eye Le Fort fracture Lead poisoning Left ventricular dysfunction Left ventricular failure Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Legionnaire's disease Legionnaire's pneumonia Leigh's syndrome Leiomyoma Leiomyosarcoma Leptospirosis Lesch-Nyhan syndrome Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis Leukodystrophy Leukoplakia Lewy body dementia Lewy body disease Lichen planus Limb-Kinetic apraxia Lipoma Liposarcoma Little League elbow Liver cancer Liver cirrhosis Lordosis Loss of movement Loss of voice Lou Gehrig's disease Low back pain Low blood glucose Low blood sugar Lower UTI Lower leg break Lower respiratory tract infection Lung cancer Lupus, systemic Lyme disease Lymph gland inflammation Lymph node infection Lymphedema Lymphoma (lymphosarcoma) M Metabolic syndrome Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Myocardial infarction MD MDS MG MRSA MS MSA MTSS MVP Macrocytic achylic anemia Macrosomia Macular degeneration Malabsorption Malaria Male erectile disorder Male infertility Malignant astrocytoma Malignant fibrous histiocytoma Malignant hepatoma Malignant hypertension Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor Malingering Mallet finger Malta fever Mammary dysplasia Mandible fracture Manic affective disorder Manic disorder March stress fracture Marfan syndrome Marie-Strumpell disease Martin-Bell syndrome Mastalgia Mastitis Maxillary fracture Measles Mechanical bowel obstruction Meckel's diverticulum Medial apophysitis Medial distal tibial syndrome, MDTS Medial epicondylitis Medial tibial stress syndrome Medial tibial syndrome Melanoma Meniere's disease Meningioma Meniscal tear Menkes syndrome Menorrhagia Menstrual cramps Mental retardation Mercury toxicity Mesothelioma, pleura Metabolic encephalopathy Metatarsalgia Metatarsalphalangeal joint sprain Middle ear infection Mild cognitive impairment Mini-stroke Miscarriage Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and strokelike episodes Mitochondrial myopathy Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy Mitral insufficiency Mitral regurgitation Mitral stenosis Mitral valve prolapse Mitral valve stenosis Mittelschmertz Mixed apnea Moles Molluscum contagiosum Monilial vulvovaginitis Mononucleosis Montezuma’s revenge Morbid obesity Morton's neuroma Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis Motion sickness Motor neuron disease Movement disorder Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome Mucormycosis Mucous colitis Mud fever Multiple myeloma Multiple system atrophy Multiple system atrophy with postural hypotension Multiply-Resistant Enterococci Mumps Munchausen syndrome Muscle contraction headache Muscle cramps Muscle strain, forearm Muscular dystrophy Mutilating hand injuries Mya's disease Myasthenia gravis Myelodysplasia Myelodysplastic syndrome Myelopathy, cervical Myocarditis Myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged red fibers Myoclonus Myoma Myopia and hyperopia N NEC NSCLC Narcolepsy Narcotic abuse Nasal polyps Nasopharyngeal cancer Navicular fracture Near-drowning Nearsightedness and farsightedness Neck fracture Neck pain, chronic Neck sprain Necrotizing enterocolitis Negativistic personality disorder Neonatal abstinence syndrome Neonatal conjunctivitis Neonatal drug withdrawal Neonatal sepsis Nephroblastoma Nephrolithiasis Nephrotic syndrome Nerve damage of diabetes Nervous indigestion Nervous system tumor Neural tube defect – Spina bifida Neurofibromatosis Neurogenic bladder Neurogenic incontinence Neurolemma Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses Neuropathic pain (Phantom limb syndrome) Neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa Neuropathy, auditory Neutropenia Nevi Nevus flammeus New H1N1 flu Newborn conjunctivitis Newborn jaundice Nicotine addiction Niemann-Pick disease Night blindness Nocturnal amblyopia Nocturnal leg cramps Nocturnal muscle cramps Nominal aphasia Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in adults Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema Non-mechanical bowel obstruction Non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma Non-small cell lung cancer Non-ulcer dyspepsia Non-ulcer stomach pain Nontoxic nodular goiter Nontropical sprue Norovirus Norwalk virus Norwalk-like virus Nose fracture Nosebleed Novel H1N1 flu Nyctalopia Nyctanopia Nystagmus O Obesity OCD OCPD OI Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder Obstetric hemorrhage Obstructive apnea Ogilvie’s syndrome Olivopontocerebellar atrophy Onychomycosis Open skull fracture Open-angle glaucoma Operative wound dehiscence Ophthalmia neonatorum Opioid abuse Oppositional defiant disorder Optic neuritis Oral candidiasis Oral-facial clefts Orbital cellulitis Organ or tissue death Ornithosis Orofacial apraxia Oropharyngeal cancer Orthostatic hypotension Osgood-Schlatter disease Osteitis deformans Osteocartilaginous exostosis Osteochondritis Osteochondritis dissecans Osteochondroma Osteochondrosis Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteomalacia Osteomyelitis Osteonecrosis Osteonecrosis of the hip Osteosarcoma Otitis externa Otitis media Otosclerosis Otospongiosis Ovarian cancer Ovarian cyst Overactive bladder Overactive parathyroid Overactive thyroid Overflow incontinence, female Overuse elbow injury related to throwing P Psychogenic vaginismus _NEW! PAD PAN PCL tear PCO PCOD PCOS PCP PCS PHP PIP joint sprain PKD PKU PMDD PML PMR PMS PNET PPH PPHN PROM PSVT PVT Paget's disease Pain in ball of foot Pain, coccygeal Pain, tailbone Painful arc syndrome Painful bladder syndrome Painful menstrual cycles Pancreatic cancer Pancreatitis Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 flu Panhypopituitarism Panic disorder Paracetamol overdose Paracetamol poisoning Paralysis Paralysis agitans Paralysis, upper extremity Paralytic ileus Paraplegia Parkinson's plus syndrome Paronychia Parotitis Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Parrot fever Partial Loss of Voice Parvovirus B19 Passive-aggressive personality disorder Patella fracture Patellar apicitis Patellar fracture Patellar tendinitis Patellar tendinopathy Patellar tendinosis Patellofemoral pain syndrome Patent ductus arteriosus Pathological gambling Pearson's syndrome Pediculosis Pelvic floor hernia Pelvic fracture Pelvic inflammatory disease Pelvic pain, chronic Pelvic relaxation Pemphigus Pemphigus syndromes Penile warts Peptic ulcer Peptic ulcer of the duodenum Peptic ulcer of the stomach Perforated eardrum Periarteritis nodosa Pericardial tamponade Pericarditis Perineural cyst Periodic paralysis syndrome Peripheral artery disease Peripheral neuropathy Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors Peripheral vascular disease Peritonitis Pernicious anemia Peroneal nerve injury Peroneal tendinitis Peroneal tendinopathy Peroneal tendon Injury Peroneal tendonitis Persistent PCS Persistent Vomiting of Pregnancy Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn Persistent vomiting of pregnancy Pertussis Pervasive development disorder Pes anserine bursitis Pes cavus Pes planovalgus Pes planus Phantom limb pain Phantom limb syndrome Pharyngeal plague Pharyngitis/tonsillopharyngitis Phenylketonuria Pheochromocytoma Phlebitis Pig flu Pilonidal abscess Pilonidal cyst Pilonidal sinus Pimples Pink eye Pinworm Pitcher's shoulder Pituitary adenoma Pituitary insufficiency Pituitary tumor Pityriasis rosea Placenta previa Placental abruption Plague Plantar fasciitis Plantar warts Plasma-cell myeloma Pleural effusion Pleurisy Pleuritis Pneumocystis pneumonia Pneumonia Pneumonia, atypical Pneumonic plague Pneumothorax Poison ivy, oak and sumac Polio Poliomyelitis Polyarteritis nodosa Polycystic kidney disease type 2 Polycystic kidneys Polycystic ovarian disease Polycystic ovary syndrome Polycythemia Polycythemia vera Polyfollicular ovarian appearance Polymyalgia rheumatica Polymyositis Popliteal cyst Porphyria Port-wine stains Portal-systemic encephalopathy Positional vertigo of barany Post-herpetic neuralgia Post-polio syndrome Post-traumatic stress disorder Postconcussion syndrome Posterior cruciate ligament injury Posterior tibial tendinopathy Posterior tibial tendinosis Posterior tibial tendonitis Postpartum depression Postpartum hemorrhage Postural kyphosis Prader-Willi syndrome Pre-eclampsia Precocious puberty Precocious puberty Preleukemia Premature puberty Premature birth Premature ejaculation Premature rupture of membranes Premature separation of placenta Premature ventricular beats Prematurity Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Premenstrual tension syndrome Presbyacusia Presbycusis Presbyopia Prescription drug abuse Prescription drug addiction Pressure sores Pressure ulcers Pressure-related ear pain Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary hypertension Primary lymphedema Primary nocturnal enuresis Primary pulmonary hypertension Primary sjogren's syndrome Processus vaginalis Progressive external ophthalmoplegia Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Progressive septic granulomatosis Prolapsed disk Prostatic carcinoma Prostatism Prostatitis Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis Prosthetic valve thrombosis Protruding rectum Pruritis ani Pseudogout Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystophy Psittacosis Psoriasis Psychopathy Psychosexual dysfunction Pterygium Pubic lice Pudendal hernia Pulled groin muscle Pulled muscle Pulled muscle in abdomen Pulled muscle, forearm Pulmonary barotrauma Pulmonary arterial hypertension Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary hypertension Pyelonephritis Pyloric stenosis Pyoderma gangrenosum Pyodermia significa fistulans Pyogenic arthritis Pyrexia of unknown origin Q Quadriceps strain Quadriceps tendinitis Quadriplegia and paraplegia R Rabbit fever Rabies Rapid ejaculation Raynaud's phenomenon Reactive arthritis Rectal cancer Recurrent compartment syndrome Reduced iron in blood Reflex sympathetic dystrophy Reflex sympathetic dystrophy Reflux esophagitis-adolescent Reflux esophagitis-child Reflux esophagitis-child with disabilities Reflux esophagitis-infant Reflux nephropathy Reflux, heartburn-overview Reflux-adolescent Reflux-child Reflux-child with disabilities Reflux-infant Regional enteritis Reiter's syndrome Renal artery stenosis Renal failure Renal insufficiency Renal lithiasis 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 Rh incompatibility and isoimmunization RhD incompatibility Rhabdomyolysis Rhabdomyosarcoma Rheumatic fever Rib fracture Rice-field fever Rickets Ringing in the ears Ringworm Ringworm of the scalp Rocky mountain spotted fever Roseola Rotator cuff injury Rotator cuff tendinosis Rotator cuff tendonitis Rotavirus Roundback of the Spine Rubella Runner's knee Rupture, Achilles Tendon Ruptured disk Ruptured eardrum Ruysch's disease S SARS SD SDH SIDS SMRV SSPE ST-segment-elevation Sacral nerve root cyst Sacral stress fracture Sacroiliac joint pain Saddle back Salivary gland infection Salmonella Salmonellosis Salpingitis Sarcoidosis Scabies Scarlatina Scarlet fever Scheuermann's kyphosis Schilder’s disease Schizophrenia Schizotypal personality disorder Sciatica Scleroderma Scratched cornea Scurvy Seasonal affective disorder Seasonal flu Seasonal influenza Sebaceous cyst Seborrheic dermatitis Seborrheic keratosis Seconary lymphedema Secondary sjogren's syndrome Seizure disorder Seizure–child Self-injury Self-mutilation Seminoma Senile dementia, Binswanger's type Sepsis Sepsis, neonatal Septal defect (ventricular) Septal defects Septic arthritis Septic shock Septicemia Septicemic plague Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary Sesamoid fracture Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe morning sickness Severe stomach ache Severely torn achilles tendon Sexual apathy Sexual aversion Sexual development: delayed Sexual development: precocious Shaken baby syndrome Shaking palsy Shin splints Shin splints Shinbone fracture Shingles Shock Short bowel syndrome Short stature Shoulder dislocation Shoulder dystocia Shoulder instability Shoulder labral tear Shoulder sprain Shoulder tendinitis Shoulder tendinopathy Shoulder tendinosis Shy-Drager syndrome Sialadenitis Sick sinus syndrome Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell disease Silent MI Simple goiter Single angle-closure glaucoma Sinus headache Sinus infection Sinus node dysfunction Sinusitis Sjogren's syndrome Skin abscess Skin cancer-basal cell Skin cancer-squamos cell Skin growths Skin tags Skull and facial fracture Slapped cheek disease Sleep apnea Slipped Vertebra Slipped disk Small bowel obstruction Small round structure viruses Smallpox Smoker's keratosis Smoking addiction Smoldering leukemia Snoring Social anxiety disorder Social phobia Sociopathy Soft tissue sarcoma Soiling Somatization disorder Spasmodic dysphonia Spastic colon Spastic dysphonia Specific reading disability Spherocytosis Spigelian hernia Spike soreness Spina bifida Spinal fracture Spinal nerve roots, compression Spinal stenosis Spondylolisthesis Spondylolysis Spondylolysis of the sacrum Spontaneous abortion Sporadic goiter Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension Sprain big toe Sprain, knee Sprain, wrist Squamous cell carcinoma St. Louis encephalitis Stable angina Stammering Staph infection Staphylococcus aureus infection Steely hair disease Stein Leventhal syndrome Stenosing tenosynovitis Stevens-Johnson syndrome Still’s disease Stinger Stomach flu Stomach flu Stomach ulcer Strabismus Strain, abdominal muscle Strain, adductor Strain, groin Strain, muscle Strawberry hemangioma Strep throat Stress fracture Stress fracture of metatarsal bone Stress fracture, march Stress incontinence, female Stress-related anterior lower leg pain Striatonigral degeneration Stroke Stuck shoulder delivery Stuttering Stuttgart disease Stye Subacute leukemia Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis Subacute spongiform encephalopathy Subarachnoid hemorrhage Subdural haemorrhage Subdural hematoma Submersion incident Sudanophilic leukodystrophy Sudden infant death syndrome Sudden kidney failure Sunburn Superficial hemangioma Supraspinatus tendinitis Supraspinatus tendinopathy Supraspinatus tendinosis Surgical abdomen Surgical wound dehiscence Swamp fever Swayback Swimmer's ear Swimmer's shoulder Swine flu Swine influenza Swineherd's disease Sympathetically maintained pain Syncope Syndrome, cauda equina Syndrome, central cervical cord Syndrome, central cord Synovial sarcoma Synovitis Syphilis Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic sclerosis short gut syndrome T TB TIA TMD TMJ osteoarthritis TMJ syndrome TSS TTN Tachycardia Tachycardia (ventricular) Tailbone pain Talipes Talipes equinovarus Tamponade Tapeworm Tardive dyskinesia Tarlov cyst Tarsal navicular fracture Tay-Sachs disease Tears, vaginal Teeth grinding Teething Temporal arteritis Temporomandibular disorders Tendinitis Tendinitis, Peroneal Tendinitis, shoulder Tendinopathy Tendinopathy, Peroneal Tendinopathy, shoulder Tendinosis Tendonitis, Peroneal Tennis elbow Tennis shoulder Tenosynovitis Tension headache Tension-type headache Testicular cancer Tetanus Tetralogy of Fallot Text blindness Thalassemia Thigh bone fracture Thoracic outlet syndrome Threatened abortion Threatened miscarriage Threatened pregnancy loss Three-day measles Throat cancer Throat infection Thrombophlebitis Thrush Thyroid cancer Tibia fracture Tietze’s syndrome Tinea capitis Tinea corporis Tinea cruris Tinea faciei Tinea infection Tinea manus 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 Toxoplasmosis Transient RDS Transient ischemic attack Transient tachypnea of newborn Transmural myocardial infarction Transverse wrist fracture Trauma Traveler's diarrhea Trench mouth Trichomoniasis Trichopoliodystrophy Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Tricuspid valve disease Trigeminal neuralgia Trigger finger Triglycerides, high Trisomy 21 Tropia Tubal pregnancy Tuberculosis Tularemia Turf toe Turista Turner syndrome Tympanic membrane perforation Tympanic membrane perforation, eardrum—ruptured or perforated Type 2 diabetes Type 2 respiratory distress syndrome Type A (H1N1) flu Type II Chiari malformation Typhoid fever U UTI UTI in childhood Ulcer, duodenal Ulcer, gastric Ulcer, peptic Ulcerative colitis Umbilical cord prolapse Umbilical hernia Underactive parathyroid Underactive pituitary gland Undescended testes Undulant fever Unemerged tooth Unexplained pulmonary hypertension Unstable angina Upper extremity paralysis Upper respiratory tract infection Ureteral reflux Urethral infection Urethral irritation Urethral syndrome Urethritis Urge incontinence, female Urinary incontinence, female Urinary incontinence, male Urinary tract infection Urinary tract infections in childhood Urticaria Usher syndrome Uterine cancer Uterine fibroids Uterine prolapse V VRE VSD Vaginal cancer Vaginal prolapse Vaginal yeast infection Vaginismus Valley fever Vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Variant angina Varicella Varicose veins Varicose veins – scrotum Vascular dementia Vascular dementia, Binswanger's type Vascular purpura Velocardiofacial syndrome Velpeau's disease Venereal warts Ventral hernia Ventricular ectopic beats Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular premature beats Ventricular septal defect Ventricular tachycardia Verneuil's disease Vertebral fracture Vertigo Vesico-ureteric reflux Vesicoureteral reflux Vesicular stomatitis with exanthem Vestibular schwannoma Vincent's stomatitis Viral gastroenteritis Viral meningitis Viral pharyngitis Viral sore throat Visual aphasia Vitamin B-12 deficiency Vitamin C deficiency Vitamin D deficiency Vitiligo Voice, loss of Voice, partial loss of Volar flexor tenosynovitis Volkmann's ischemia Vomiting of pregnancy Von Hippel-Lindau disease Von Willebrand disease Vulvodynia Vulvovaginal candidiasis W WEE WPW Walking pneumonia Warts, genital Washerwoman's sprain Wegener’s granulomatosis Weil's disease West Nile virus Western equine encephalitis Wet gangrene Wet lungs Whiplash Whipple's disease Whiteheads Whooping cough Wilms' tumor Wilson's disease Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome Word blindness Wound dehiscence Wrist fracture Wrist sprain X X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy X-linked copper deficiency Xanthelasma Xanthoma Xeroderma Y Yeast infection Yellow fever Yellowing of skin Z Z-E syndrome Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Zygomatic fracture Zygomycosis 4 47 XXY syndrome	OVARIAN CANCER "THE SILENT KILLER" IN MEMORY OF ALYCE MARIE SIGURDSON DEDICATED TO HER LOVING FAMILY Each year more than 25,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Of these, more than 14,000 will die. The lifetime risk of ovarian cancer in women with no family history of the disease is approximately one in 70 (1.4%). Some studies, however, show that it may be as low as one in 55 (1.8%). Because there are rarely any symptoms during the early stages of ovarian cancer, victims don't even know they have it. Once symptoms do appear, the cancer has progressed so far that one's chance of survival is dramatically reduced. Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer and fifth most common cause of cancer death among women. Over half the cases of ovarian cancer in the United States are detected in women over the age of 65, and most are diagnosed at 60. However, every women is at risk. Ovarian cancer has a very high mortality rate, because it often goes undetected until it is quite advanced. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO Have your physician perform a transvaginal ultrasound and a CA-125-II test at least once every year. Early detection is the key to your survival. Being proactive can very well mean the difference between life and death. EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER www.ovariandetection.org WHAT IS OVARIAN CANCER: www.healthandage.com WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS OF OVARIAN CANCER -Age The incidence of this cancer rises with age. The American cancer society recommends an annual pelvic exam for all women over the age of forty (40), in hopes it may increase early detection -Birth Control Pills Taking birth control pills appears to reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer. Additionally the longer they are taken the lower the risk, but the risk of breast cancer is higher while on the pill. -Diet Eating a diet high in fat, especially animal fats has been shown to increase the risk of ovarian cancer. It is higher in western, affluent countries where high fat diets are eaten. -Ethnicity White women in Europe and North America have a higher incidence of ovarian cancer, it is lowest in blacks and Asian women in their native countries. -Genetic Background As with most cancers a family history of ovarian cancer increases the risk. Women who inherit a genetic mutation found in the BRCA1 and 2 genes have a 64% risk of inheriting the disease. The mutation can be found in people of many ethnic backgrounds, but is higher in Asheknazi Jews (from eastern and central Europe). -Pregnancy/Reproductive History Women with no children/pregnancies or who had their first pregnancy after the age of 35 are at higher risk of ovarian cancer. It is also more common in women who had an early puberty (before age 12) or late menopause (after 50). Women who have used fertility drugs may also be at higher risk. WHAT IS CA-125? The CA-125 (carbohydrate antigen) is a substance produced by the endometrium, fallopian tubes, and the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum). CA-125 is a used as a tumor marker. Elevated amounts of CA-125 in a woman's blood and body fluids may increase when cancer of the ovaries is present. FAQ ABOUT CA-125 and THE NEW CA-125II www.monitor.net LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID ("LPA") v. CA-125 In 1998, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic were among those suggesting LPA as a potential biomarker for ovarian cancer. They published their findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association, comparing the accuracy of LPA with CA125 in detecting ovarian cancer. In the study, LPA levels from 48 healthy control women, 48 women with ovarian cancer, 36 women with other gynecologic cancers, 17 women with benign gynecologic diseases, 11 women with breast cancer and 5 women with leukemias were tested for levels of LPA and CA125. Elevated plasma LPA levels were detected in: nine of 10 patients with stage I ovarian cancer; 24 of 24 patients with stage II, III, and IV ovarian cancer; and 14 of 14 patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. Women in the ovarian cancer groups had significantly higher plasma LPA levels than women in the healthy control group. LPA was also useful in detecting 33 of 36 other types of gynecologic cancers. The researchers stressed that these data, however encouraging, were preliminary and ongoing studies will determine the future use of LPA in detecting ovarian cancer. FURTHER INFORMATION ON OVARIAN CANCER www.nlm.nih.gov cancer.gov www.cancercare.org www.csudh.edu www.slip.net www.cancerlinksusa.com www.ovca.org www.reutershealth.com www.cancersource.com www.umm.edu ovariancancer.jhmi.edu members.shaw.ca www.paraplatin.com Pre-Pregnancy Planning Discusses the importance of Folic Acid, Pre-pregnancy check-ups and disease screenings, all of which are vital to your newborn's health. Prenatal Care www.nlm.nih.gov Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Pregnancy CMV Antibody test should be done in the early stage of pregnancy www.modimes.org Dangerous Drugs for Unborn Babies During Pregnancy AVOID the following: Accutane & Other Retinoids www.marchofdimes.com Cocaine www.marchofdimes.com Alcohol www.marchofdimes.com Smoking www.marchofdimes.com
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