Medical Conditions

Endocrinologist

Endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in glands and the hormones they make. They deal with metabolism, or all the biochemical processes that make your body work, including how your body changes food into energy and how it grows.

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that has no smell or taste. Breathing it incan make youunwell, and it can kill if you're exposed to high levels.

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.

Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that mainly affects children under the age of five. It's also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Imaginary Smell (phantom smell)

'Phantosmia' is the medical term for an imaginary odour (phantom smell) .

Smear test

A cervical screening test (previously known as a smear test) is a method of detecting abnormal cells on the cervix. The cervix is the entrance to the womb from the vagina.

Biopsy

A biopsy is a medical procedurethat involves takinga small sample of body tissue so it can be examined under a microscope.

Cleft lip and palate

A cleft is agap or split in the upper lip and/or roof of the mouth (palate). It is present from birth.

Vision tests for children

Routine eye tests are offered to newborn babies and children to identify any problems early on in their development.

Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-term condition where pale white patches develop on the skin. It's caused by the lack of melanin, a pigment in the skin.

Visual impairment

In the UK, there are almost 2 million people living with sight loss. Of these, around 360,000 are registered as blind or partially sighted.

Sleepiness in the day (severe and unexplained)

'Hypersomnia' means excessive sleep or sleepiness that interferes with everyday life.

Trigger finger

Trigger finger is a condition that affectsone or more of the hand's tendons, making it difficult to bend the affected finger or thumb.

Vertigo

Vertigo is a symptom, rather than a condition itself. It's the sensation that you, or the environment around you, is moving or spinning.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia, also called fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body.

Premature labour

Premature labour is labour that happens before the 37th week of pregnancy. About 8 out of 100 babies will be born prematurely.

Angina pectoris

Angina pectoris (stenocardia) is the result of myocardial ischemia . Stenocardia is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease.

Kwashiorkor

Kwashiorkoris a severe form of Malnutrition . It's most common in some developing regions of the world where babies and children have a diet that lacks protein and other essential nutrients.