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Air travel - fit to travel?	Influenza vaccine - should I have it?
Anaemia injections - why?	Influenza vaccine - too late?
Anal itch	Inguinal hernia - I object to surgery?
Anal sphincter - what is it?	Inguinal hernia - repair needed?
ANF positive - significance?	Insomnia
Angina - diagnosis?	Insomnia - any advice?
Angiodysplasia of the colon - explain?	Jaw swelling - won't see GP?
Angioplasty - how is it done?	Knee replacement
Anti-inflammatories	Liver enzymes
Antibiotics twice - still no better?	Low blood pressure
Antidepressant medication	Low potassium - causes and symptoms?
Aortic aneurysm - repair dangerous?	Lumbar puncture - how's it done?
Aortic aneurysm - stent graft?	Lumbar spondylosis - what is it?
Arthritis - am I at risk?	Macular degeneration - treatment?
Arthritis in the hip - hip replacement?	Male with catheter - hygiene?
Atrial fibrillation - surgical treatment?	Medical records - transfer from previous doctor?
Blood count - normal values?	Medical records - transfer of records?
Blood pressure - normal range?	Medical secretary - access to my files?
Bone cyst - what do I do?	Methotrexate
Bowel problem - need for testing?	Multi-infarct dementia - what is it?
Bradycardia - what is it?	Myeloma - explain?
Breathlessness	Myocardial ischaemia - explain?
Cancerous lymph node - prognosis?	Narcolepsy
Carcinoma - incomplete information?	Olivopontocerebellar ataxia - what is it?
Carcinoma of the prostate - fit for joint surgery?	Osteopaenia - what is it?
Cardiac stress test	Pacemaker - antibiotics safe?
Cataract surgery - my granny is going blind?	Paget's disease - explain?
Cause of death - explain?	Painful breathing - smoking related?
Cerebrovascular event?	Paracetamol - different name in USA?
Chest x-ray	Parkinson's disease - injectable treatments?
Chilblains	Peptic ulcer - smoking related?
Cholesteatoma - please explain?	Phaeochromocytoma - what is it?
Cholesterol reduction - in the elderly?	Phlebitis - cannot take NSAIDs?
Clot on the brain - now depressed?	Phlebitis - what is it?
Colonoscopy - versus barium enema?	Pilonidal sinus
Confidentiality - deceased person's records?	Plasmacytoma - what is it?
Confusion	Polyarteritis
Constipation - prevention?	Polymyalgia rheumatica - causes?
COPD - what is it?	Prolapse of rectum - treatment?
Death from lung cancer - cancer type?	Prostate surgery - pelvic floor exercises?
Depression - diagnosis unclear?	Prostate test - how often?
Depression - won't seek help?	Pulmonary embolism - smoking risk?
Drugs payment scheme - doctor's fee?	Pyelonephritis - renal failure risk?
Dupuytren's contracture - what is it?	Pyelonephritis - what is it?
Ear infection - still deaf?	Radiotherapy - side effects?
Ejaculation - doesn't happen?	Ramsey Hunt Syndrome - explain?
Elderly diabetic - now has glaucoma?	Renal failure - survival without treatment?
Elderly incontinent - help?	Restless legs syndrome - remedies?
EMG - why is it done?	Rodent ulcer - what is it?
Essential tremor - what is it?	Rosacea - laser treatment?
Eye angiogram - explain?	Seborrhoeic dermatitis - what is it?
Facial moles	Semen - blood present?
Fainting - related to alcohol?	Sex drive - testosterone treatment?
Flu injection - contraindicated?	Shadow = cancer?
Flu jab - too late for it?	Shingles
Flu vaccine - egg allergy?	Shingles - can it recur?
Frozen shoulder - what to do?	Shingles - recovery time?
Gallbladder - surgery too risky?	Shingles in an elderly man - prognosis?
Geriatric assessment - procedure?	Skin cancer - safe to remove?
Glaucoma - new treatments?	Spinal surgery - pain relief?
Glaucoma - varieties and treatment?	Statins - abnormal liver function?
Haemoglobin	Steroids - side effects?
Haemorrhoids	Stomach cancer - prognosis?
Hearing aid - how to get one?	Stools - dark colour significant?
Heart failure - or maybe its a heart attack?	Stopping anti-depressants
Heart valves leaking - serious?	Swollen ankles - due to high blood pressure?
Hernia or arthritis?	Swollen leg
High blood pressure	T.I.A. - what is it?
High blood pressure - cost of tests?	TB
High blood pressure - tablets working?	Terminal illness - pressure sores?
High bood pressure - eye changes?	Tinnitus - any relief?
Hip pain	Total hip replacement - can be repeated?
Hip protector pants - effective?	Ulcerative colitis
Hip replacement - heavy smoker?	Varicose veins - allergic to anaesthetics?
Hormone patches - need to change?	Warfarin
Hospital consultant - what questions should I ask?	Warfarin - stopping treatment?
Hospital reports - poor communication?	Warfarin - use in TIAs?
Hypothyroidism - alternatives to eltroxin?	Warfarin and pain killers
Hypoxic brain damage - explain?	White cell count - significant?
Hysterectomy - too old for it?	Winter vomiting bug - in the workplace?
Impotence - radical prostatectomy?	X-ray - does it show joint cartilage?

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