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Some Random Medical Conditions
Pins and needles
Pins and needles (paraesthesia)is a pricking, burning, tingling or numbing sensation that'susually felt in the arms, legs, hands or feet.
Night sweats
People who suffer night sweats will typically wake in the night to find their bedclothes and bedding drenched, even if their bedroom temperature is cool. This abnormal sweating is annoying, but usually harmless.
Charles Bonnet syndrome
In Charles Bonnet syndrome, a person whose vision has started to deteriorate sees thingsthat aren't real (hallucinations).
Mouth ulcers
Mouth ulcers are painful sores that appear in the mouth. Although they're uncomfortable, theyre usually harmless and most clear up by themselves within a week or two.
Shin splints
Shin splints is the name for pain in the shins, or the front of the lower legs, usually caused by exercise.
Testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism)
Some men develop depression,loss of sex drive, erectile dysfunction and other physical and emotional symptomswhen they reach their late 40s to early 50s.
Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram, or "echo", is a scan used tolook atthe heart and nearby blood vessels.
DXA scan
A DEXA scan is a special type of X-ray that measures bone mineral density (BMD).
Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a rare type of cancer that mostly affects babies and young children.
Falls
Anyone can havea fall, but older people are more vulnerable and likely to fall, especially if theyhave a long-term health condition.
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels.
Disorders of sex development
Disorders of sex development (DSDs) are a group of rare conditions where the reproductive organs and genitals don't develop as expected.
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.
Slipped disc
A slipped disc means that one of the discsof cartilagein the spine is damaged and pressing on the nerves.
IVF
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is one of several techniques available to helppeople with fertility problems have a baby.
Swelling or lump
Most lumps and swellings under the skin are harmless and can be left alone. However, see your GP ifyou develop anew lump or swelling so that the cause can be identified.