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

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