Medical Conditions

Otitis media with effusion (OME)

Glue ear is a common childhood condition where the middle ear becomes filled with fluid. The medical term for glue ear is otitis media with effusion (OME) .

Isovaleric acidaemia

Isovaleric acidaemia (IVA) is a rare, but potentially serious, inherited condition. It means the body cant process the amino acid leucine (amino acids are 'building blocks' of protein). This causes a harmful build-up of substance in the blood and urine.

Stroke

A stroke is a serious, life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. Strokes are a medical emergency and urgent treatment is essential because the sooner a person receives treatment for a stroke, the less damage is likely to happen.

Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension is raised blood pressure withinthe pulmonary arteries, which are the blood vessels that supply the lungs.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157

Escherichia coli O157, sometimes called VTEC, is a bacterial infection that can cause severe stomach pain, bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure.

Alexander technique

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

Paget's disease of bone

Paget's disease of bonedisrupts the normal cycle of bone renewal, causingbonesto become weakened and possibly deformed.

Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis

Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis is a condition which is classified as an ischemic cardiopathy which is not accompanied with pain. This condition is clinically characterized by a degeneration of the muscle fibers which get subsequently substituted with connective tissue. This can occur as a consequence of atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, which is why it has been also termed coronary myocardial cardiosclerosis.

Head lice

Head lice are tiny insects that live in hair. Nits are the empty egg cases attached to hair thathead licehatch from.

Spleen disorders and splenectomy

Some people are born without a spleen or need to have it removed because of disease or injury.

Herpes, genital

Genital herpes is a common infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It causes painful blisters on the genitals and the surrounding areas. As genital herpes can be passed to others through intimate sexual contact, it's often referred to as a sexually transmitted infection (STI) .

Haemophilia

Haemophilia is an inherited condition that affects the blood's ability to clot. Normally, when you cut yourself, substances in the blood known as clotting factors combine with blood cells called platelets to make the blood sticky. This makes the bleeding stop eventually.

Respiratory distress syndrome, Neonatal

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) happens when a newborn baby's lungs aren't fully developed and they cannot provide enough oxygen. It usually affectspremature babies.

Persistent trophoblastic disease

Persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma are very rare pregnancy-related tumours known as gestational trophoblastic tumours (GTTs).

Roundworm

Roundworms can infest the human gut, where they live, feed and reproduce. They don't often cause any symptoms, but are more likely to in large numbers.

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)

MCADD is a rare genetic condition where a person has problems breaking down fat to use as an energy source.

Leukoplakia

Leukoplakia is a white patch that develops in the mouth.

General anaesthetic

General anaesthesia is a state of controlled unconsciousness. During a general anaesthetic, medications are used to send you to sleep, so you're unaware of surgery and don't move or feel pain while it's carried out.