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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?

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