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Medical Conditions A-Z

Complete nursing guide to symptoms, causes, treatments, and nursing care

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8 conditions

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

🚨 Symptoms: Deep, constant pain in abdomen or back; pulsating feeling near navel; sudden severe pain if ruptures...

Asthma

🚨 Symptoms: Wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, cough (especially at night/early morning), triggered...

Appendicitis

🚨 Symptoms: Periumbilical pain migrating to right lower quadrant, fever, nausea/vomiting, loss of appetite, rebo...

Addison's Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency)

🚨 Symptoms: Chronic fatigue, weight loss, hyperpigmentation (bronze skin), hypotension, salt craving, nausea, vo...

Acne Vulgaris

🚨 Symptoms: Pimples (whiteheads, blackheads), papules, pustules, cysts, nodules on face, chest, back; inflammati...

Anemia

🚨 Symptoms: Fatigue, weakness, pallor, shortness of breath, dizziness, cold hands/feet, brittle nails, pica (cra...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

🚨 Symptoms: Excessive worry about multiple things, restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability...

Antenatal Depression

🚨 Symptoms: Persistent low mood, loss of interest/pleasure, fatigue, sleep disturbances (other than pregnancy-re...

B

2 conditions

Bronchitis

🚨 Symptoms: Cough with mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, low-grade fever, fatigue

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

🚨 Symptoms: Frequent urination (especially at night), urgency, weak stream, difficulty starting, hesitancy, drib...

C

4 conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

🚨 Symptoms: Chronic cough, sputum production, shortness of breath (exertion then rest), wheezing, chest tightnes...

Crohn's Disease

🚨 Symptoms: Abdominal pain (often RLQ), chronic diarrhea (may be bloody), weight loss, fatigue, fever, mouth ulc...

Cushing's Syndrome

🚨 Symptoms: Weight gain (central obesity), moon face, buffalo hump, purple striae, easy bruising, hypertension, ...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

🚨 Symptoms: Fatigue, edema, foamy urine, hematuria, hypertension, nausea, loss of appetite, muscle cramps, pruri...

D

4 conditions

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

🚨 Symptoms: Swelling in one leg, pain or tenderness, warm skin, redness, visible surface veins, leg fatigue

Diverticulitis

🚨 Symptoms: Left lower quadrant pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea, chills, loss of appetit...

Diabetes Mellitus

🚨 Symptoms: Polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, fatigue, blurred vision, slow-healing wounds, recurrent infections...

Major Depressive Disorder

🚨 Symptoms: Depressed mood most of day, anhedonia, weight changes, sleep disturbances, fatigue, worthlessness/gu...

E

4 conditions

Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

🚨 Symptoms: Dry, itchy, red, cracked skin; oozing and crusting; thickened skin from scratching; commonly on flex...

Epilepsy

🚨 Symptoms: Recurrent seizures (focal or generalized); types: tonic-clonic (convulsions), absence (staring spell...

Endometriosis

🚨 Symptoms: Chronic pelvic pain (often with periods), painful periods (dysmenorrhea), pain during/after sex (dys...

Ectopic Pregnancy

🚨 Symptoms: Early: missed period, positive pregnancy test, vaginal spotting; later: sharp lower abdominal pain (...

F

1 conditions

Uterine Fibroids (Leiomyomas)

🚨 Symptoms: Heavy/prolonged periods (menorrhagia), pelvic pressure/pain, frequent urination, constipation, back ...

G

3 conditions

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

🚨 Symptoms: Heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, difficulty swallowing, chronic cough, laryngitis, asthma exace...

Gestational Diabetes

🚨 Symptoms: Often asymptomatic; excessive thirst, frequent urination, fatigue may occur

Gestational Diabetes

🚨 Symptoms: Often asymptomatic; excessive thirst (polydipsia), frequent urination (polyuria), fatigue, blurred v...

H

6 conditions

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

🚨 Symptoms: Often no symptoms; severe cases may cause headaches, shortness of breath, nosebleeds, flushing, dizz...

Heart Failure

🚨 Symptoms: Dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, fatigue, edema (dependent, pulmonary), jugular ven...

Hyperthyroidism

🚨 Symptoms: Weight loss despite increased appetite, rapid heart rate, palpitations, anxiety, tremor, heat intole...

Hypothyroidism

🚨 Symptoms: Fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, constipation, dry skin, hair loss, depression, memory proble...

HIV/AIDS

🚨 Symptoms: Acute: flu-like symptoms; chronic: often asymptomatic; late-stage: opportunistic infections, weight ...

Hyperemesis Gravidarum

🚨 Symptoms: Severe, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (beyond typical morning sickness), weight lo...

I

1 conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

🚨 Symptoms: Abdominal pain/cramping relieved by defecation, bloating, gas, diarrhea or constipation, mucus in st...

K

1 conditions

Kidney Stones (Nephrolithiasis)

🚨 Symptoms: Severe flank pain radiating to groin (renal colic), hematuria, nausea/vomiting, frequency, dysuria, ...

M

4 conditions

Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)

🚨 Symptoms: Chest pain/pressure radiating to arm/jaw/back, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, sweating, ligh...

Migraine

🚨 Symptoms: Throbbing headache (often unilateral), nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light/sound/smell, aura (vis...

Multiple Sclerosis

🚨 Symptoms: Fatigue, numbness/tingling, weakness, vision problems, balance issues, cognitive changes, bladder/bo...

Miscarriage (Spontaneous Abortion)

🚨 Symptoms: Vaginal bleeding (light to heavy), abdominal cramping/pain, passage of tissue/clots, loss of pregnan...

O

2 conditions

Osteoarthritis

🚨 Symptoms: Joint pain (worsens with activity, improves with rest), stiffness (morning, after inactivity), crepi...

Osteoporosis

🚨 Symptoms: Often asymptomatic until fracture; back pain, loss of height, stooped posture, fractures with minima...

P

15 conditions

Pulmonary Embolism

🚨 Symptoms: Sudden shortness of breath, chest pain (worse with deep breath), coughing up blood, rapid heart rate...

Pneumonia

🚨 Symptoms: Fever, chills, productive cough (rust-colored or purulent sputum), pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, ta...

Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung)

🚨 Symptoms: Sudden sharp chest pain, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, cyanosis, decreased breath sounds on...

Pulmonary Fibrosis

🚨 Symptoms: Progressive shortness of breath, dry cough, fatigue, weight loss, clubbing of fingers, crackles on a...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

🚨 Symptoms: Irregular or absent periods, infertility, hirsutism, acne, weight gain, male-pattern baldness, acant...

Psoriasis

🚨 Symptoms: Thick, red, scaly patches (plaques) on skin; itching; burning; nail changes (pitting, thickening); j...

Parkinson's Disease

🚨 Symptoms: Tremor (resting), bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability, shuffling gait, masked face, microgr...

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

🚨 Symptoms: Lower abdominal pain, fever, abnormal vaginal discharge, painful intercourse, irregular bleeding, dy...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

🚨 Symptoms: Irregular or absent periods, infertility, hirsutism (excess hair growth), acne, weight gain, male-pa...

Preeclampsia

🚨 Symptoms: High blood pressure, protein in urine (proteinuria), severe headaches, vision changes (blurred visio...

Placenta Praevia

🚨 Symptoms: Painless, bright red vaginal bleeding in second half of pregnancy (after 20 weeks); bleeding may be ...

Placental Abruption (Abruptio Placentae)

🚨 Symptoms: Sudden onset abdominal pain (may be severe), dark red vaginal bleeding (may be concealed), uterine t...

Preterm Labour

🚨 Symptoms: Regular contractions before 37 weeks, lower back pain, pelvic pressure, menstrual-like cramps, chang...

Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH)

🚨 Symptoms: Excessive bleeding after delivery (>500 ml vaginal birth, >1000 ml caesarean), tachycardia, hypotens...

Postnatal Depression

🚨 Symptoms: Persistent low mood, loss of interest, excessive fatigue (beyond normal newborn care), sleep disturb...

R

1 conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

🚨 Symptoms: Symmetrical joint pain, swelling, stiffness (morning >30 min), fatigue, low-grade fever, rheumatoid ...

S

2 conditions

Sickle Cell Disease

🚨 Symptoms: Pain crises (vaso-occlusive), fatigue, jaundice, swelling of hands/feet, frequent infections, delaye...

Shoulder Dystocia

🚨 Symptoms: Difficulty delivering baby's shoulders after head has been delivered (turtle sign – head retracts ba...

T

1 conditions

Tuberculosis

🚨 Symptoms: Chronic cough (may be bloody), chest pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue, chills

U

3 conditions

Ulcerative Colitis

🚨 Symptoms: Bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping, urgency, tenesmus, weight loss, fatigue, fever, joint pain

Urinary Incontinence

🚨 Symptoms: Involuntary leakage of urine; stress incontinence (with coughing, sneezing, exercise); urge incontin...

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

🚨 Symptoms: Dysuria (burning with urination), frequency, urgency, cloudy or foul-smelling urine, hematuria, supr...