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Differential-test
NHS Direct — Information on Differential test from NHS Choices including why, when and how it should be performed and with links to other useful resources Find out more about the white blood cell differential count which is used to diagnose an illness ...More…
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Diabetes-insipidus
NHS Direct — Information on Diabetes insipidus from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Diabetes insipidus is a rare condition where the body cannot retain enough water. It occurs in ...More…
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Neonatal jaundice
NHS Direct — Information on Jaundice from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Jaundice is caused by a build up of bilirubin in the blood resulting in a yellow tinge to the skin and ...More…
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Toxic-shock-syndrome
NHS Direct — Information on Toxic shock syndrome from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection. The bacteria ...More…
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Osteoporosis
NHS Direct — Dr Pam Brown, a GP, explains how to keep your bones healthy and why it is important. Information on Osteoporosis from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Osteoporosis is ...More…
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Thalassaemia
NHS Direct — Information on Thalassaemia from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Thalassaemia is the name given to a group of inherited blood disorders that affect the body's ability ...More…
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Sickle-cell-anaemia
NHS Direct — Information on Sickle-cell anaemia from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Pamela, 18, was born with sickle-cell anaemia. She describes how to cope with the disease on a ...More…
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Septic-shock
NHS Direct — Septic shock is a life-threatening condition that occurs when a person's blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level (severe hypotension). The fall in blood pressure occurs as a result of a serious bacterial infection that develops in the ...More…
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Rhesus disease
NHS Direct — Information on Rhesus disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Rhesus disease happens when a mother's antibodies attack her baby's blood cells. Rhesus disease ...More…
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Methods of poisoning
NHS Direct — Information on Poisoning from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Poisons are substances that cause damage to the cells of the body when they come into contact with them. ...More…
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Multiple-myeloma
NHS Direct — Information on Multiple myeloma from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Multiple myeloma is an uncommon cancer that develops in about 3,000 people in the UK each year. ...More…
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Jaundice-newborn
NHS Direct — Jaundice is very common in newborn babies. Over half of all newborns have some degree of jaundice. It's usually nothing to worry about, and needs no treatment as it disappears after a couple of weeks. Jaundice is caused by the liver not being ...More…