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Aarskog syndrome

Aase-Smith syndrome

Abacterial cystitis

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal pregnancy

Abetalipoproteinemia

Ablatio placentae

Abnormal heart rhythms

Abnormal uterine bleeding

Abnormality of the urea cycle - hereditary

ABO incompatibility

Abortion - inevitable

Abortion - spontaneous

Abruptio placentae

Abscess - amebic liver

Abscess - anorectal

Abscess - areolar gland

Abscess - Bartholin's

Abscess - brain

Abscess - epidural

Abscess - intra-abdominal

Abscess - peritonsillar

Abscess - spinal cord

Abscess - tooth

Absence seizure

Absent pulmonary valve

Absent pulmonary valve syndrome

Acanthamoeba keratitis

Acanthosis nigricans

Accelerated hypertension

Accelerated silicosis

Accelerating angina

Achilles tendinitis

Achondrogenesis

Acidosis - metabolic

Acidosis - respiratory

Acoustic neuroma

Acoustic trauma

Acquired aplastic anemia

Acquired bronchiectasis

Acquired disorders of platelet function

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Acquired platelet function defect

Acquired qualitative platelet disorders

Acrocephalosyndactyly

Acrodermatitis - infantile lichenoid

Acrodermatitis - papular infantile

Actinic keratosis

Actinomycosis pulmonary

Acute adrenal crisis

Acute adrenal insufficiency

Acute arterial occlusion - kidney

Acute bacterial tracheitis

Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy

Acute bladder infection

Acute brain syndrome

Acute bronchitis

Acute cerebellar ataxia

Acute childhood leukemia

Acute cholecystitis (Gallstones)

Acute colonic ileus

Acute confusional state

Acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection

Acute gastritis

Acute gastroenteritis

Acute glomerulonephritis

Acute gouty arthritis

Acute granulocytic leukemia

Acute HIV infection

Acute idiopathic polyneuritis

Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy

Acute intermittent porphyria

Acute interstitial (allergic) nephritis

Acute interstitial nephritis not NSAID related

Acute kidney failure

Acute lung injury

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)

Acute mitral regurgitation

Acute mountain sickness

Acute myelogenous leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

Acute nephritic syndrome

Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL)

Acute pancreatitis

Acute renal arterial thrombosis

Acute renal artery occlusion

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute retroviral syndrome

Acute rheumatic fever

Acute silicosis

Acute sinusitis

Acute tubular necrosis

Acute unilateral obstructive uropathy

Acute upper airway obstruction

Acute urethral obstruction

Addiction - drug

Addictive gambling

Addison disease

Addison’s disease

Addisonian crisis

Adenocarcinoma of renal cells

Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium/uterus

Adenoids - enlarged

Adenoma - secreting

Adenoma sebaceum

Adhesive capsulitis

Adjustment disorder

Adolescent depression

Adolescent dysmenorrhea

Adolescent pregnancy

Adrenal tumor - Cushing syndrome

Adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical hypofunction

Adrenogenital syndrome

Adrenoleukodystrophy

Adrenoleukodystrophy

Adrenomyeloneuropathy

Adult hypothyroidism

Adult Still's disease

African trypanosomiasis

Agammaglobulinemia

Age-related hearing loss

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD or AMD)

Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia

Agranulocytosis

Aicardi syndrome

AIDS-related complex - ARC

Air around the lung

Air leak syndrome

Air outside the lung

Airway obstruction - acute upper

Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy

ALCAPA syndrome

Alcaptonuric ochronosis

Alcohol dependence

Alcohol in pregnancy

Alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol withdrawal - delirium tremens

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy

Alcoholic encephalopathy

Alcoholic ketoacidosis

Alcoholic liver disease

Alcoholic neuropathy

Alcoholic polyneuropathy

Alkalosis - respiratory

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Allergic conjunctivitis

Allergic dermatitis

Allergic reaction - drug (medication)

Allergic rhinitis

Allergic vasculitis

Allergy to food

Allergy to mold - dander - dust

Alopecia areata

Alopecia in men

Alopecia in women

Alopecia totalis

Alopecia universalis

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Alpha-L-iduronate deficiency

Alport syndrome

Alström syndrome

Altitude anoxia

Altitude sickness

Alveolar abnormalities

Alveolar proteinosis

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Alzheimer’s disease

Amaurosis fugax

Amebic dysentery

Amebic liver abscess

Amelogenesis imperfecta

Amenorrhea - primary

Amenorrhea - secondary

American mountain fever

American trypanosomiasis

Amniotic band sequence

Amniotic constriction bands

Amphetamine intoxication

Amyloid - primary

Amyloidosis - cardiac

Amyloidosis - cerebral

Amyloidosis - hereditary

Amyloidosis - secondary systemic

Amyloidosis - senile

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Anaerobic pneumonia

Analgesic nephropathy

Anaphylactic reaction

Anaphylactic shock

Anaphylactoid purpura

Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid

Anaplastic thyroid cancer

Ancylostoma braziliense

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

Androgenetic alopecia

Androgenic alopecia in women

Anemia - B12 deficiency

Anemia - Fanconi's

Anemia - hemolytic

Anemia - hemolytic - caused by chemicals or toxins

Anemia - hemolytic due to G6PD deficiency

Anemia - idiopathic aplastic

Anemia - idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic

Anemia - immune hemolytic

Anemia - immune hemolytic - secondary to drugs

Anemia - iron deficiency

Anemia - iron deficiency - children

Anemia - megaloblastic

Anemia - secondary aplastic

Anemia - sickle cell

Anemia of chronic disease

Anemia of inflammation

Aneurysm - aortic

Aneurysm - cerebral

Aneurysm - thoracic aortic

Aneurysm in the brain

Angina - chronic

Angina - stable

Angina - unstable

Angina - variant

Angina pectoris

Angio-osteohypertrophy

Angiodysplasia of the colon

Angiofibroma - juvenile

Angioma - cherry

Angioma cavernosum

Angioneurotic edema

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

Ankylosing spondylitis

Annular pancreas

Anomalous left coronary artery

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery

Anorectal abscess

Anorectal malformation

Anorexia nervosa

Anovulatory bleeding

Anterior uveitis

Anthrax - inhalation

Anthrosilicosis

Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease

Antibiotic-associated colitis

Antisocial personality disorder

Antithrombin III deficiency - congenital

Anxiety disorder

Aortic aneurysm - dissecting

Aortic aneurysm - thoracic

Aortic arch anomaly

Aortic arch syndrome

Aortic coarctation

Aortic dissection

Aortic insufficiency

Aortic regurgitation

Aortic stenosis

Aortic valve prolapse

Aortic valve stenosis

Aortopulmonary fenestration

Aortopulmonary septal defect

Aortopulmonary window

Apnea - newborns

Apnea - sleep apnea syndrome

Apnea of prematurity

Apolipoprotein B deficiency

Aprosencephaly with open cranium

Aquarium granuloma

Areolar gland abscess

Arias syndrome (type II Crigler-Najjar)

Arnold Pick's disease

Arrhenoblastoma

Arrhenoblastoma of ovary

Arterial embolism

Arterial insufficiency

Arteriolar nephrosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis obliterans

Arteriosclerosis of the extremities

Arteriosclerotic heart disease

Arteriovenous malformation - cerebral

Arteriovenous malformation - pulmonary

Arteritis - temporal

Arthritis - neck

Arthritis - osteoarthritis

Arthritis - psoriatic

Arthritis - rheumatoid

Articulation deficiency

Arylsulfatase A deficiency

Asbestos-related pleural effusion

Aseptic meningitis

Aseptic necrosis

Asherman syndrome

Aspartoacylase deficiency

Asperger syndrome

Aspergillosis - acute invasive

Aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary

Aspiration of vomitus

Aspiration pneumonia

Aspiration pneumonitis

Asthma - occupational exposure

Asthma - pediatric

Astrocytoma - adults

Astrocytoma - children

Asymmetric septal hypertrophy

Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Asymptomatic HIV infection

Ataxia - acute cerebellar

Ataxia - telangiectasia

Atheroemboli - renal

Atheroembolic renal disease

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerotic disease - renal

Atopic dermatitis

Atresia - pulmonary

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

Atrial septal defect

Atrioventricular (AV) canal defect

atrioventricular septal defect

Atrophic vaginitis

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Atypical mycobacterial infection

Atypical pneumonia

Auricular fibrillation

Autoerythrocyte sensitivity

Autoimmune disorders

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Autoimmune hepatitis

Autoimmune thyroiditis

Autonomic hyperreflexia

autonomic neuropathy

Autonomic neuropathy

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Avascular necrosis

Avian influenza

Avoidant personality disorder

Axillary nerve dysfunction

Azotemia - prerenal