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General Conditions
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- Abdominal pain - causes?
- Abdominal pain - explain what's wrong with me?
- Abdominal pressure - causes?
- Acne - due to allergy?
- Actinomycosis - what is it?
- Acute Hepatitis C - explain?
- Adenocarcinoma of the lung - prognosis?
- Adenoma - what is it?
- Admission to hospital - who decides?
- Albright's syndrome - explain?
- Alcohol - negates antibiotic benfits?
- Alcohol and aggression
- Alcohol consumption - liver damage?
- Allergic skin reaction - causes?
- Alopecia
- Alopecia areata
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency - liver effects?
- Anaemia - causes and complications?
- Anaemia injections - why?
- Anal sphincter - what is it?
- Anatomical charts - buy where?
- ANF positive - significance?
- Angina - cholesterol normal?
- Angina - diagnosis?
- Angina - fit for air travel?
- Angiodysplasia of the colon - explain?
- Angioplasty - eliminate plaque?
- Angioplasty - how is it done?
- Animal manure - disease risks?
- Antenatal testing - which tests?
- Anti-inflammatories
- Antibiotics twice - still no better?
- Antidepressants - dependency problems?
- Antidepressants - side effects?
- Antidepressants - weight gain?
- Antimalarials - which one?
- Anxiety
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic aneurysm - repair dangerous?
- Aortic aneurysm - stent graft?
- Aortic incompetence - can it be treated?
- Aortic incompetence - surgery now?
- Aortic valve - bicuspid?
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Arthritis - am I at risk?
- Arthritis in the hip - hip replacement?
- Ascites - treatment?
- Asperger's syndrome - help in Ireland?
- Aspirin - safe for gout?
- Asthma - allergy?
- Asthma - family pets?
- Asthma - prevention?
- Asthma inhaler - side effects?
- Athlete's foot - treatment?
- Atrial fibrillation - surgical treatment?
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - symptoms?
- Autism - diagnosis?
- Avascular necrosis - causes and treatment?
- Back pain
- Back pain - fear of cancer?
- Bacteria and viruses?
- Bad breath - from skipping meals?
- Baker's Cyst
- Balanitis xerotica obliterans - what is it?
- BCG - not vaccinated?
- Bed wetting
- Bed-wetting - in a 27-year-old?
- Behcet's syndrome - what is it?
- Bereavement - ill ever since?
- Bleeding piles - remedy?
- Bloatedness - causes?
- Blocked ear
- Blocked nose
- Blood count - normal values?
- Blood donation and hepatitis?
- Blood glucose - level low?
- Blood group
- Blood groups
- Blood in the stools
- Blood in urine - after intercourse?
- Blood in urine - ignore?
- Blood pressure - normal range?
- Blood pressure - normal reading?
- Blood pressure - white coat effect?
- Blood pressure monitor - which one to buy?
- Blood test - do I need one?
- Blood tests - how are they done?
- Bone cyst - explain?
- Bone cyst - what do I do?
- Bone scan - same as MRI?
- Bowel cancer - screening?
- Bowel disorder - what's wrong?
- Bowel problem - need for testing?
- Bowlegs - surgery in Ireland?
- Bradycardia - what is it?
- Brass player - muscle strain?
- Breast + arm pain - stress related?
- Breast discharge
- Brown's syndrome - linked to arthritis?
- Bruised shin
- Bruising
- Burns
- Burst blood vessel in eye - cause?
- Calcification of the aorta - significant?
- Cancer risk - health checks?
- Cancer risk - testing?
- Caroli disease
- Carpal tunnel syndrome - steroid injections?
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Causalgia -what is it?
- Cause of death - explain?
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis - explain?
- Cellulitis - dangerous?
- Cerebrovascular event?
- Cervical discs - treatment?
- Cervical polyp - removal?
- Chemonucleolysis - what is it?
- Chemotherapy - nausea?
- Chemotherapy - osteoporosis risk?
- Chemotherapy - telling the children?
- Chest pain - can I have an x-ray?
- Chest pain - from smoking?
- Chest pain - stress related?
- Chest pain and fainting?
- Chest pains
- Chest pains - could I have angina?
- Chesty cough - lungs clear?
- Chicken pox - child contact? ?
- Chicken pox - risk to foetus?
- Chicken pox - safe to bathe?
- Chicken pox - still infectious?
- Chilblains
- Chilblains - always itchy?
- Chlamydia - no symptoms?
- Chlamydia - treatment risks?
- Cholesterol - disappointed with result?
- Cholesterol - foods I can eat?
- Cholesterol - measurement?
- Cholesterol high - options?
- Cholesterol testing
- Chondromalacia patellae - what is it?
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic nephritis + kidney cyst?
- Chung Strauss Syndrome - could I have it?
- Circumcision - anaesthetic safe?
- Cirrhosis - too much iron?
- Cleft lip and palate - inheritance?
- Clicking sensation
- Cochlear implant - is my child suitable?
- Codeine phosphate - still available?
- Coeliac disease - diagnosis?
- Coeliac disease - gluten free diet?
- Coeliac disease - help resources?
- Cold sores
- Cold sores - keep recurring?
- Cold sores - triggered by sunlight?
- Collapsed lung - please explain?
- Collarbone
- Communion chalice - spread of infection?
- Conception - am I too old?
- Conjunctivitis - causes?
- Conjunctivitis - contagious?
- Constipation - laxatives not helping?
- Constipation in children - diet?
- Contraceptive pill - leg pain?
- COPD - what is it?
- Coronary angiogram - explain?
- Coughing - while playing football?
- Coughing up blood - why?
- Coughing up blood - will not see GP?
- Crohn's disease - patient support?
- Crohn's disease - sudden relapse?
- Crushed discs - operable?
- Cyclical neutropaenia - what is it?
- Cystic fibrosis - gene testing?
- Cystic fibrosis - mistaken diagnosis?
- Cystinuria - kidney stones?
- Cystitis - blood present?
- Cystitis - treatment?
- Death In Ireland - common causes?
- Decongestants - safe?
- Depressed - who should I go to?
- Depression - diagnosis unclear?
- Developmental delay - head size?
- Deviated nasal septum - what is it?
- Diabetes - recently diagnosed?
- Diagnosis - lack of certainty?
- Diagnosis uncertain - ill for months?
- Diarrhoea - could be coeliac?
- Diarrhoea - what to do?
- Dissection of the aorta - incidence?
- Double chin - treatment?
- Double vision?
- Down's syndrome - inheritance?
- Dream - very frightening?
- Drug screening - I'm on antidepressants?
- Dry eyes - what to do?
- Duodenitis - what is it?
- Dyspraxia
- E. coli - what is it?
- Ear infection - still deaf?
- Ear infection - very painful?
- Ear pain - could it be my teeth?
- Ear wax - causes?
- Ear wax - need syringing?
- Ears - pressure middle ear?
- Earwax - excessive amounts?
- Earwax - syringing?
- Eating disorders
- EEG abnormal - proof of epilepsy?
- Elderly diabetic - now has glaucoma?
- Eltroxin - is it safe?
- EMG - why is it done?
- Encephalitis - persistent fatigue?
- Endoscopy - scope contaminated?
- Endoscopy - too hasty?
- Ephedrine - banned drug?
- Epilepsy - sudden death?
- Episcleritis - prevent recurrence?
- ESR - what does it mean?
- Essential tremor - what is it?
- Excessive drinking
- Eye angiogram - explain?
- Eye strain
- Eye strain - assessment?
- Facial moles
- Fainting - related to alcohol?
- Faintness - no cause found?
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia - what is it?
- FAP - genetic testing?
- FAP - treatment options?
- Fast heart rate - what's wrong?
- Fast pulse - after heart attack?
- Ferritin - high level?
- Ferritin - significance of high level?
- Floaters - can anything be done?
- Floating rib - very painful?
- Flu injection - contraindicated?
- Flu jab - too late for it?
- Flu vaccine - egg allergy?
- Flying and pregnancy
- Foetal heartbeat - present?
- Folic acid - safe?
- Foot pain - causes?
- Form E 111 - where do I get it?
- Fractured bone - remove metal plate?
- Fractured coccyx
- Fractured elbow?
- Fractured fibula
- Freckles
- Frequency of bowel movement?
- Friedreich's Ataxia - what is it?
- Frozen shoulder - what to do?
- Full blood count - explain?
- Gallbladder
- Gallbladder - keyhole surgery?
- Gallbladder - surgery too risky?
- Gallbladder removal - persistent diarrhoea?
- Gallbladder surgery - large scar?
- Gallstones - alternatives to surgery?
- Gastritis
- Gastroscopy -terrified about the procedure?
- General anaesthetic - fearful?
- Genital herpes - what do I do?
- Gilbert's syndrome?
- Glandular fever - resume kissing?
- Glaucoma - new treatments?
- Glaucoma - varieties and treatment?
- Glossitis - causes?
- Goodpasture' syndrome - explain?
- Gout / osteoarthritis - linked?
- Gout treatment - how long?
- Grey hair - cure?
- Groin pain
- Guillain-Barré syndrome - prognosis?
- Gums bleeding - treatment?
- H. pylori - recovery time?
- H.R.T. - still need it?
- Haematuria - blood in urine?
- Haemoglobin - too high?
- Haemoglobin C - risk to pregnancy?
- Haemophilia
- Haemorrhoids
- Haemorrhoids - cure?
- Hamstring injury - treatment?
- Hand foot and mouth disease - treatment?
- Hand, foot and mouth disease - serious?
- Head injury - get it checked?
- Headache - is it migraine?
- Headache - post concussion?
- Healthcare in Ireland - moving from USA?
- Hearing aid - how to get one?
- Hearing test - where do I go?
- Heart failure - or maybe its a heart attack?
- Heart murmur - implications?
- Heartburn - antacids safe?
- Heartburn - what's the cause?
- Heel spur - very painful?
- Helicobacter - what is it?
- Helicobacter eradication - alternative treatment?
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A - booster injection?
- Hepatitis A - lasts how long?
- Hernia - not sure about diagnosis?
- Hernia - second opinion?
- Hernia or arthritis?
- Hiatus hernia - surgery indicated?
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- High blood pressure - cost of tests?
- High blood pressure - DVT risk?
- High blood pressure - salt restriction?
- High blood pressure - self help?
- High blood pressure - tablets working?
- High blood pressure - too many tablets?
- High bood pressure - eye changes?
- Hip pain
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Hirschsprung's disease - cancer related?
- HIV testing - when?
- Hives - causes?
- Hoarse - why?
- Hoarseness - caused by nodules?
- Homocysteine - explain?
- Hospital consultant - what questions should I ask?
- Hospital reports - poor communication?
- HRT - no relief yet?
- Hydrocoele - do nothing?
- Hypertension - special diet?
- Hypothyroidism - alternatives to eltroxin?
- Hypoxic brain damage - explain?
- Hysterectomy - too old for it?
- Ibuprofen - side effects?
- Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis?
- Ileostomy - cause of depression?
- Ilizarov frame - any information on it?
- Impetigo - treatment?
- Infected knee?
- Infectious toddler
- Influenza vaccine - am I protected?
- Influenza vaccine - should I have it?
- Influenza vaccine - too late?
- Ingrown toenail-what do I do?
- Inguinal hernia - repair needed?
- Inhaled steroids
- Injured coccyx - still painful?
- Insect bites
- Insomnia - any advice?
- Interstitial pneumonitis - explain?
- Irregular heartbeat - causes?
- Is my baby normal?
- Is there a cure for colitis?
- Itchy eyes - change sunglasses?
- ITP - what is it?
- Jaw swelling - won't see GP?
- Kidney cyst - will I be all right?
- Kidney removed - health implications?
- Kidney stone - size?
- Knee ligaments
- Knee surgery
- Knee surgery - what happened?
- Laboratory testing - quality control?
- Laparotomy - what is it?
- Laptop computer - ergonomic considerations?
- Laser eye surgery - contraindications?
- Laser surgery - correct eyesight?
- Laser whitening of teeth - safe?
- Laxative use - side effects?
- Lead - safety at work?
- Leg pain - causes and management?
- Leukaemia - inherited?
- Leukaemia - prognosis?
- Lipoma - rare in children?
- Lipoma - what is it?
- Liver cancer - prognosis?
- Liver cyst - need treatment?
- Low blood pressure
- Low blood pressure - treatment?
- Low grade glioma - what is it?
- Low potassium - causes and symptoms?
- Lump behind ear - lymph gland?
- Lump behind ear - what could it be?
- Lump in armpit
- Lump under the arm - treatment?
- Lyme disease - what is it?
- Lymphoedema - how can I get rid of it?
- Macular degeneration - treatment?
- Male with catheter - hygiene?
- Mallet finger - not healing?
- Mallet finger - what is it?
- Marriage between cousins
- Mascarpone chees - safe in pregnancy?
- Mass in armpit - what do I do?
- Mastoiditis - explain?
- Measles - eye risk?
- Measles - fatal complications?
- Medical records - patient's rights?
- Medical secretary - access to my files?
- Meibomian cyst
- Meningitis - vaccinate?
- Mesothelioma - what is it?
- Methotrexate
- Microcephaly - explain?
- Migraine - beta blocker?
- Migraine - diagnosis in question?
- Miscarriage
- Miscarriage - happen again?
- Miscarriage - safe to conceive?
- MMR
- Moles - excision biopsy?
- Monitoring blood pressure
- Mosquitoes
- Mouth cancer - could it be?
- MRI scan - diagnosis of MS?
- MRI scan and claustrophobia?
- MRSA - what is it?
- Multi-infarct dementia - what is it?
- Multiple sclerosis - chronic pain?
- Multiple sclerosis - fatigue?
- Multiple sclerosis - pain relief?
- Multiple sclerosis - risk of inheritance?
- Multiple symptoms - what do I do?
- Mumps - re-infection?
- Mumps related deafness
- Muscle spasm - treatment??
- Myeloma - explain?
- Nail infection - treatment not working?
- Nail infection - treatment very long?
- Narcolepsy
- Nasal decongestants - over use?
- Nasal infection
- Nebuliser for asthma - necessary?
- Neck injury - crunching noise?
- Neurofibromatosis - scary diagnosis?
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome - what is it?
- Neutropaenia - what is it?
- Night sweats - causes?
- Night sweats - possible causes?
- Night time anal itch
- Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
- Noonan syndrome - what is it?
- Nosebleed in pregnancy - dangerous?
- Nosebleeds
- Occult blood - colonoscopy?
- Oesophageal ulcer - special diet?
- Oesophageal varices - explain?
- Olivopontocerebellar ataxia - what is it?
- Optician's advice - see my GP - why?
- Oral steroids
- Oral thrush - transmit to partner?
- Orthopaedic surgery - waiting list?
- Osteoid osteoma - treatment?
- Osteopaenia - what is it?
- Pacemaker - antibiotics safe?
- Paget's disease - explain?
- Pain upper arm - self help?
- Painful breathing - smoking related?
- Painful elbow - possible causes?
- Painful shins - cause?
- Paracetamol - different name in USA?
- Parasites - blood test?
- Parkinson's disease - injectable treatments?
- PCOS - possible to conceive?
- Pectus carinatum - explain?
- Pectus excavatum
- Peptic ulcer - smoking related?
- Periodontitis - treatment?
- Peripheral neuropathy?
- Pernicious anaemia - regular injections?
- Pernicious anaemia - injections?
- Perthes' disease
- Phaeochromocytoma - what is it?
- Pheniramine - available OTC?
- Phlebitis - cannot take NSAIDs?
- Phlebitis - what is it?
- Photophobia - light sensitivity?
- Photosensitive epilepsy - drugs responsible?
- Piles - cream safe?
- Piles - very embarrassed?
- Pilonidal sinus - antibiotic treatment?
- Pilonidal sinus - keeps recurring?
- Pilonidal sinus - recurrence?
- Pineal gland - functioning abnormally?
- Pituitary tumour - treatment?
- Plantar fasciitis - what is it?
- Platelet count - transfusion necessary?
- Pleurisy - lasts how long?
- Pneumothorax - still in pain?
- Pollen allergy
- Polyarteritis
- Polycythaemia - what is it?
- Polydactyly - could my baby inherit this?
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Post abortion - health not good?
- Potassium loss - causes?
- Prader-Willi Syndrome - what is it?
- Pregnancy - incompatible blood groups?
- Pregnant - disease risk?
- Pregnant - gym safe?
- Premature atrial contractions - explain?
- Premature baby
- Prickly heat - prevention?
- Proctoscopy - what does it entail?
- Prolactin level high - why?
- Prolapse - ignore it?
- Prolapse of rectum - treatment?
- Prostate gland
- Pseudogout - related to gout?
- Psoriasis - can it be connected with strep throat?
- Psoriasis - connected with arthritis?
- Psoriasis and blood donation?
- Psoriasis and sun
- Psoriasis arthritis - wrist pain?
- Psoriatic arthritis - relieve inflammation?
- Pulmonary embolism - prognosis?
- Pulmonary embolism - smoking risk?
- Pyelonephritis - renal failure risk?
- Pyelonephritis - what is it?
- Quadriceps exercises - how?
- Quitting smoking
- Ramsey Hunt Syndrome - explain?
- Rash - related to medication
- Rash on shins
- Rectal bleeding - cause?
- Rectal bleeding - worried?
- Recurrent infections - 4 year old child?
- Recurrent nosebleeds - causes?
- Recurring infection
- Red wine - prevent heart attack?
- Reflux - cancer risk?
- Reflux in infancy - same as adults?
- Renal failure - survival without treatment?
- Restless legs syndrome - remedies?
- Rhesus factor - twins?
- Rheumatic fever - antibiotics needed?
- Rheumatoid arthritis - methotrexate?
- Rheumatoid arthritis - night pain?
- Rheumatoid factor - what is it?
- Rhinoplasty explained
- Rib injury - have I broken a rib?
- Rodent ulcer - what is it?
- RSI - prevention?
- Rubella - antibody test?
- Rubella - serious in infancy?
- Sarcoidosis - symptoms?
- Sarcoidosis - toxoplasmosis connection?
- Scabies
- Scalp infection - causes?
- Scalp psoriasis - best treatment?
- Scalp stitches - stitch left behind?
- Scarlatina - what is it?
- Scheuermanns disease
- Sciatica - treatment?
- Scoliosis surgery - still deformed?
- Secondary cancer - explain?
- Sense of smell gone - is it serious?
- Septicaemia/Meningitis - same thing?
- Severe back pain - no relief?
- Shadow = cancer - children at risk?
- Shadow = cancer?
- Shaving rash
- Shingles - affect fertility?
- Shingles - can it recur?
- Shingles - contagious?
- Shingles - contagious?
- Shingles - recovery time?
- Shingles - still in pain?
- Shingles in an elderly man - prognosis?
- Sinusitis - role of allergens?
- Sjögren's Syndrome - treatment?
- Skin graft
- Skin tag - want it removed?
- Skin tags - what are they?
- Slapped face syndrome - explain?
- Sleep disturbance - what do I do?
- Sleeping tablets - dependency?
- Sleepwalking - treatment?
- Slurring of speech - causes?
- Smoker - concerned about my health?
- Snoring - help?
- Spastic colon - pain relief?
- Sphincterotomy - what is it?
- Spider naevi
- Spinal surgery - pain relief?
- Spindle cell tumour - what is it?
- Spleen - causes of enlargement?
- Sponge kidney
- Startle epilepsy - uncommon?
- Static electricity
- Statins - abnormal liver function?
- Stent required urgently - no beds?
- Steroids - side effects?
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome - explain?
- Still's disease - what is it?
- Stomach tests - what's involved?
- Stools - black and tarry?
- Stools - dark colour significant?
- Strabismus - what is it?
- Stretta procedure - describe?
- Stroke - dissolving the clot?
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage - clipping?
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage - what is it?
- Sunburn
- Surgery on tongue - still bleeding?
- Swelling of the feet
- Swollen ankles - due to high blood pressure?
- Swollen leg
- T.I.A. - what is it?
- Tablet bottle - label incorrect?
- Tattoo on back - epidural risky?
- TB
- Tender lump in armpit?
- Tendonitis - what is it?
- Tennis elbow - not improving?
- Terminal illness - pressure sores?
- The pill - changed by pharmacist?
- Threadworms - are they serious?
- Thrush
- Thymus gland - what does it do?
- Thyroglossal cyst - serious?
- Thyroid gland - TSH level?
- Thyroxine - weight gain?
- Tics
- Tinnitus - any relief?
- Tiredness - remedy?
- Tiredness - ulcer related?
- Todd's paralysis - what is it?
- Toe injury - fractured?
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsillectomy - still in pain?
- Tonsillectomy - vocal chord risk?
- Tonsillitis - tonsils still enlarged?
- Tonsils - white lumps present?
- Total hip replacement - can be repeated?
- Travel shots
- Trichosis - what is it?
- Tuna - not recommended for heart disease?
- Ulcerative colitis
- Ulcerative colitis - special diet?
- Ulcerative colitis - treatment with steroids?
- Ulcerative colitis - treatment?
- Under active thyroid
- Under arm deodorants
- Undescended testicle - repair in sixteen-year-old?
- Undescended testicle - surgery necessary?
- Urinary infection - investigate?
- Urinary infections
- Urinary tract infection - incontinence?
- Urinary tract infection - odour?
- Urinary tract infection - prevention?
- Urinary tract infection - resisitant bacteria?
- Urine test - protein present?
- Urticarial vasculitis - explain?
- UTI - correct treatment?
- Varicose eczema - ongoing care?
- Varicose veins - allergic to anaesthetics?
- Vasovagal attack -different to fainting?
- Ventricular hypertrophy - what does it mean?
- Vertigo - does it recur?
- Vertigo - neurological referral?
- Vertigo - triggered by stress?
- Vertigo - what is it?
- Vesicoureteric reflux - treatment?
- Viral infection - explain?
- Viral infection - not resolving?
- Vitamin B12
- Vomiting - what's causing it?
- Warfarin - alcohol permitted?
- Warfarin - stopping treatment?
- Warfarin - use in TIAs?
- Warts - eliminate them?
- Weakness - low blood pressure?
- Weil's disease - vaccine?
- Whiplash injury
- White cell count - significant?
- Whooping cough
- Wilkinson's disease - what is it?
- Wind/flatus - causes?
- Winter vomiting bug - immunity?
- Winter vomiting bug - in the workplace?
- Wound - not healing?
- Wrist strain - keyboard related?
- X-ray - does it show joint cartilage?
- X-rays - risky during pregnancy?