A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide

John H. Wasson, MD, Professor of Clinical Community and Family Medicine and Medicine, Herman O. West Chair of Geriatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire B. Timothy Walsh, MD, William and Joy Ruane Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York Mary C. LaBrecque, BSN, ARNP, Instructor in Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire Harold C. Sox, Jr, MD, Joseph M. Huber Professor and Chair of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire Robert Pantell, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Division of General Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California Ivan Oransky, MD, Editor in Chief, Praxis Post (online biweekly magazine of medicine for physicians and consumers) and freelance writer/editor, New York, New York Dr. Oransky, an experienced freelance medical writer, will recast The Common Symptom Guide for the consumer market. In addition to editing Lange's Review of Psychiatry, Dr. Oransky contributes articles to consumer publications and websites including the Boston Globe, USA Today, and Reuters consumer health care.

Abdominal pain (adult)Abdominal pain (pediatric)Abortion Abrasion-laceration AbscessAbuseAdolescent puberty problemsAIDSAlcoholism AllergiesAnemiaAnginaAnorexiaAnus ProblemsAsthmaBack painBed-wettingBehavior-irritability (pediatric)Birth ControlBlackout spells (syncope)Blood in stoolsBreast problems Breathing trouble (adult)Breathing trouble (pediatric)Bruising-bleeding tendencyBurnsChest painConfusionConstipation (adult)Constipation (pediatric)ConvulsionsCoughCoughing blood (hemoptysis)Cramps (menstrual)CyanosisDark urineDepression-anxiety DiabetesDiaper rash (pediatric)Diaper staining (pediatric)Diarrhea, acuteDiarrhea, chronic or recurrentDifficulty swallowing (dysphagia)Discharge, vaginaDizziness-vertigoDouble vision (diplopia)Ear problems (tinnitus, decreased hearing, ear discomfort)Eating, excessiveExcessive drinking-excessive urination (polydipsia-polyuria)Eye problemsFacial painFeverFoot/ankle painFrostbiteGait-coordination problemsHair changeHand/wrist/arm problemsHeadacheHead injuryHeatstroke (heat prostration)Hernia, inguinalHiccoughHoarsenessHyperactivity (pediatric)HypertensionIndigestion (bloating)InfertilityJaundiceJoint-extremity painLethargyLump-lymphadenopathyMouth troubleMuscle weaknessNail problemsNausea-vomiting (adult)Nausea-vomiting (pediatric)Neck painNose-sinus troubleNumbnessObesityOverdose-poisoningPalpitations (heart pounding)Pigment changePregnantRetardation (pediatric)Sexual problemsSick frequently (pediatric)Skin problemsSleep problemsSmall babyStones-gallstonesStrokeSuicidal thoughtsSwellingTalking troubleThyroid troubleTraumaTremorTuberculosisTwitchingUlcer, gastric or duodenalUlcer, legUnconscious-stuporUpper respiratory infection (URI)Urine troublesVaginal bleeding problems