Medical Information Library
A plain-language reference on the conditions people most often want to read about: what the condition actually is, the symptoms that suggest it, how it is investigated, and the shape of its treatment. Written to help you follow a conversation with your doctor, not to replace one.
Reviewed by Dr. Mohan Gayenlast reviewed
READING ABOUT A CONDITION IS NOT BEING DIAGNOSED WITH IT. Most symptoms fit several conditions, and the ones that read most alarmingly are rarely the ones you have. Nothing here can examine you, and the treatments described are the general shape of care — never a plan for you. Do not start, stop or change any medicine because of this page: take what you have read to a doctor and ask about it.
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Metabolic
Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Blood
Endocrine
Renal
Infections
Neurological
Digestive
This is general health information for education, not medical advice, and not a diagnosis. It cannot see you, your history, your allergies or your medicines. Never use it to start, stop or change a treatment, and never let it delay you seeking care. If you are worried about symptoms, speak to a qualified doctor; if they are severe or sudden, seek emergency help.
Where this comes from: Summarised from widely published clinical guidance. Deliberately general — every condition below varies enormously between individuals.
Where this is written from: This site is written from Indian clinical practice. Drug availability and brand names, vaccination schedules, national health programmes and some reference cut-offs differ between countries — a schedule or a threshold that is standard here may not be standard where you are. If you are reading outside India, check anything on this page against your own country’s guidance before you act on it.
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Common conditions — what they are, how they are found, how they are treated.