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Some Random Medical Conditions
Pulmonary embolism
A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery, the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs.
Lewy body dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), also known as Lewy body dementia, is a commontype of dementia estimated toaffectmore than 100,000 people in the UK.
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is the branch of surgery specialising in repairing and reconstructing missing or damaged tissue and skin, usuallybecause of surgery, illness, injury or an abnormality present from birth.
Craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis is a rare skull problem that causes a baby to be born with, or develop, an abnormally shaped head.
Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
The mitral valve(also called the bicuspid valve) separates the upper left heart chamber from the lower left heart chamber, and helps control blood flow through the heart.
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes caused by a lack of insulin in the body.
Sarcoma, Ewing
Ewing sarcoma is a rare type of bone cancer.
Strawberry mark
Birthmarks are coloured marks that are visible on the skin. They're often present at birth or develop soon afterwards.
Herbal Teas
Herbal teas — less called tisanes are beverages made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water. The term "herbal tea" is often used in contrast to true teas (e.g., black, green, white, yellow, oolong), which are prepared from the cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Besides coffee and true teas (they are also available decaffeinated), most other tisanes do not contain caffeine
Selective mutism
Selective mutism is a severe anxiety disorder where a person is unable t o speak in certain social situations, such as with classmates at school or to relatives they don't see very often.
RTIs (respiratory tract infections)
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are any infection of the sinuses, throat, airways orlungs.
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Neurofibromatosis is the general name for a number of genetic conditions that cause tumours to grow along your nerves.
Q fever
Q fever is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected animals mostcommonly by sheep, cattle and goats.
Bone cyst
A bone cyst is a fluid-filled hole that develops inside a bone. They can occur at any age, butmost oftenaffect children and young adults.
Bronchodilator medicines
Bronchodilators are a type of medication that make breathing easier by relaxing the muscles in the lungs and widening the airways (bronchi).