Medical Conditions

Tracheoesophageal fistula and oesophageal atresia

Oesophageal atresiais a rare birth defect that affectsa baby's oesophagus (the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach).

knee-pain

Sudden pain in one of the knees isusually the result of overusing the knee orinjuring it. In many cases, youdon't need to see your GP.

Bile duct cancer

Cancer of the bile duct (cholangiocarcinoma) is a rare type of cancer that mainly affects adults aged over 65.

Rectal examination

A rectal examination is a type of physical examinationduring whicha doctor or nurseinserts a finger into your rectum (back passage) to feel for abnormalities.

An inguinal (pronounced "ingwinal") hernia is the most common type of hernia. It can appear as a swelling or lump in your groin, or as an enlarged scrotum (the pouch containing the testicles). The swelling may be painful.

Knee replacement

Knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty)is aroutine operation that involves replacing a damaged, worn or diseased knee with an artificial joint.

Carbuncles

Boils and carbunclesarered, painfullumps on the skin.

Onychomycosis

Many peopledevelop afungal nail infection at some point in their life. It's not usually serious, but can be unpleasantand difficult to treat.

22q11 deletion (DiGeorge syndrome)

DiGeorge syndrome is a genetic disorder that'susually noticeable at birth. Children with the condition can have heart defects, learning difficulties,a cleft palateand potentially many other problems.

Ovarian cyst

An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops on a woman's ovary. They're very common and don't usually cause any symptoms.

Frontotemporal dementia

Frontotemporal dementia is an uncommon type of dementia estimated to affect around 16,000 people in the UK.

Alexander technique

The Alexander technique teaches improved posture and movement, which is believed to help reduce and prevent problems caused by unhelpful habits.

Allergy

The word allergy is derived from the Greek, allos ‘the other’ and ergon ‘action’ which is to mean a state of the organism, of the body, with differences in its reactivity

Emollients

Emollients are moisturising treatments applied directly to the skin to reduce water loss and cover it with a protective film .

Fever, childhood

A fever is a high temperature. As a general rule, in children a temperature of over 37.5C (99.5 F) is a fever.

Reflux in babies

Babies often bring upmilk during or shortly after feedingthis is known as possetting or reflux.

Dysarthria (difficulty speaking)

Dysarthria is difficulty speaking caused by brain damage or brain changes later in life.