Abdominal aortic aneurysm


Acute kidney failure

Acute liver failure

Acute lymphocytic leukemia


Adult Still's disease


Ambiguous genitalia



Anal cancer



Arteriovenous fistula



Autonomic neuropathy

Back pain

Baker's cyst

Bladder stones


Blood in urine (hematuria)

Breast cancer



Carotid artery disease

Cerebral palsy


Cholestasis of pregnancy

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome


Chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease, often caused by diabetes or high blood pressure, is the gradual loss of kidney function. Early detection and treatment can help.

Chronic pelvic pain in women



Cleft lip and cleft palate



Congenital adrenal hyperplasia


Conjoined twins



Deep vein thrombosis

Double uterus

Double uterus is a rare condition that sometimes goes undiagnosed throughout a woman's life. Find out how a double uterus can affect your reproductive health.

Down syndrome

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

Ectopic pregnancy


Endometrial cancer




Enlarged liver


Erectile dysfunction

Eye melanoma

Fetal macrosomia


Fibrocystic breasts


Foot drop

Gestational diabetes




Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland due to a variety of causes. The condition can cause difficulty swallowing or breathing.

Greenstick fractures


Growth plate fractures



Gynecomastia, enlarged breasts in males, is a common problem. Find out about treatments and how to cope.

Hamstring injury

High blood pressure in children

High potassium (hyperkalemia)


Hirsutism refers to excessive hair growth in women. Possibly a result of elevated male hormones, hirsutism is often caused by an underlying condition.

Hurthle cell cancer


Incompetent cervix

Inflammatory breast cancer

Invasive lobular carcinoma

Iron deficiency anemia

Iron deficiency anemia may leave you feeling sapped of energy. This condition is especially common in women. Iron supplements usually help.

Ischemic colitis

Kidney cancer

Kidney stones

Knee bursitis

Knee pain

Find out what could cause knee pain.


Liver cancer


Liver disease

Liver hemangioma


Lynch syndrome

Male breast cancer

Mammary duct ectasia

Membranous nephropathy


Menstrual cramps

A monthly period is bad enough. Add in painful menstrual cramps, and you may be cursing this thing called womanhood. How do you get relief?



Molar pregnancy

Morning sickness

Morton's neuroma


Muscular dystrophy



Myofascial pain syndrome

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease




Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cysts

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome


Painful intercourse (dyspareunia)

Pancreatic cancer


Patellar tendinitis

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)


Peyronie's disease

Placenta previa


Placental abruption


Pleurisy is the painful inflammation of the membranes that surround your lungs. The cause can be one of a number of underlying conditions.

Polycystic kidney disease

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Precocious puberty


Premature birth

Preterm labor


Priapism is a prolonged and usually painful erection. Prompt evaluation is necessary to prevent damage to the penis.

Prostate cancer

Pulmonary embolism

Recurrent breast cancer

Retinal detachment

Retinal detachment is a medical emergency. Without prompt treatment, this condition can lead to permanent loss of vision.

Sacral dimple

Scrotal masses

Secondary hypertension


Soft tissue sarcoma

Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome

Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome, a rare condition, may be caused by chronic constipation. Dietary changes may help mild cases.


Spina bifida

Swollen knee

Takayasu's arteritis


Tapeworm infection

Testicular cancer



Thyroid cancer


Thyroid nodules

Most thyroid nodules — lumps in the thyroid gland — cause no problems. But nodules that affect swallowing, produce excess thyroid hormone or are malignant require treatment.

Torn meniscus


Toxic hepatitis




Tricuspid atresia

Tuberous sclerosis

Turner syndrome

Undescended testicle

Undescended testicle is a testicle that hasn't moved into its proper position in the scrotum prior to birth. The condition often corrects itself.

Urinary incontinence

Uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors of the uterus. Medical therapy and surgical procedures can shrink or remove uterine fibroids.

Uterine prolapse




Wilms' tumor

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Jan. 24, 2015