Health A-Z - Conditions and treatments starting with A

Ab

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
• Abdominal pain
  • Food poisoning
  • Gastroenteritis in adults
  • Trapped wind

• Abortion
  • Find abortion clinics
• Abscess
  • Brain abscess
  • Breast abscess
  • Dental abscess

• Absent periods
• Abuse (domestic)

Ac

• Acanthosis nigricans
• Accidents and first aid
  • Accidents to children in the home
  • First aid kit tool
• Accidents to children in the home
• Achalasia
• Acid reflux
  • Antacid medicines

• Acne
  • Teen boys
• Acoustic neuroma
• Acromegaly
• Actinic keratoses
• Actinomycosis
• Acupuncture
• Acute cholecystitis

• Acute kidney injury
• Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
• Acute myeloid leukaemia
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Acute stress cardiomyopathy

Ad

• Addiction
  • Alcohol (lifestyle)
  • Alcohol misuse
  • Caring for someone with a drug problem

• Addiction continued...
  • Drug misuse
  • Overcoming addiction
• Addison's disease

• Adenoids and adenoidectomy
• ADHD
  • Coping with an overactive child
• Adhesive capsulitis

Ag

• Aganglionosis
• Agoraphobia
  • Living with a phobia

• Agranulocytosis (white blood cell deficiency)

Ai

• Air embolism

Al

• Albinism
• Alcohol misuse
  • Alcohol (lifestyle)
  • Alcohol poisoning
  • Alcohol unit calculator
  • Find alcohol addiction support
  • Hangover
• Alcohol-related liver disease

• Aldosterone and renin test
• Alexander technique
• Alkaptonuria
• Allergic rhinitis
• Allergies
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Food allergy
  • Living with allergies

• Alopecia (hair loss)
• Altitude sickness
• Alzheimer's disease
  • Caring for someone with dementia
  • Find dementia support services

Am

• Ambiguous genitalia
• Amblyopia (lazy eye)
• AMD
• Amenorrhoea

• Amnesia
• Amniocentesis
• Amniotic fluid, excess
• Amoebiasis

• Amputation
  • Military medicine
• Amyloidosis
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

An

• Anabolic steroid misuse
• Anaemia, iron deficiency
• Anaemia, vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
• Anaesthesia
  • Epidural
  • General anaesthetic
  • Local anaesthetic
• Anal cancer
• Anal fissure
• Anal fistula
• Anal itching
• Anal pain
• Anaphylactoid purpura
• Anaphylaxis
• Androgen insensitivity syndrome
• Aneurysm, abdominal aortic
• Aneurysm, brain
• Angelman syndrome
• Anger management
  • Coping with anger

• Angina
• Angioedema
• Angiography
• Angioplasty, coronary
• Animal bites
• Ankle, broken
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Anorexia nervosa
• Anosmia (loss of sense of smell)
• Antacid medicines
• Antenatal care
  • Amniocentesis
  • Chorionic villus sampling
  • Ultrasound scan
• Antibiotics
• Anticoagulant medicines
  • Warfarin
• Antidepressants
  • SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
• Antifungal medicines

• Antihistamines
• Anti-inflammatories, non-steroidal
• Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Antiplatelets, aspirin, low dose
• Antiplatelets, clopidogrel
• Antisocial personality disorder
• Anxiety
  • Anxiety about health
  • Anxiety disorders in children
  • Anxiety in children
  • Generalised anxiety disorder
  • Tool: Mood self-assessment
  • Tool: Score your wellbeing

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Ao

• Aortic valve replacement

Ap

• Aphasia
• Appendicitis

Ar

• ARLD
• Arm or elbow pain
• Arm, broken
• Arnold Chiari
• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
• Arterial thrombosis
• Arteriography
• Arteriosclerosis

• Arthritis
  • Arthritis community
  • Caring for someone with arthritis
  • Find arthritis support services
  • Gout
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

• Arthritis continued...
  • Septic arthritis
• Arthrochalasis multiplex congenita
• Arthroscopy
• Artificial insemination
  • Fertility
  • Fertility self-assessment tool
  • Infertility

As

• Asbestosis
• Asperger syndrome
• Aspergillosis
• Aspirin, low-dose

• Asthma
  • Asthma community
  • Asthma self-assessment tool
  • Find asthma support services

• Asthma continued...
  • Living with asthma
• Astigmatism

At

• Ataxia
• Atherosclerosis
• Athlete's foot
• Atopic eczema

• Atrial fibrillation
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Coping with an overactive child

Au

• Audiometry
• Auditory processing disorder
• Autism spectrum disorder
  • Caring for someone with a condition

• Autism spectrum disorder continued...
  • Find autism support services
  • Living with autism
• Autopsy

• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
• Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)

Av

• Avian flu