Articles that explain common symptoms: the possible causes, what you can reasonably do yourself, which tests help and when to see a doctor urgently. A symptom checker cannot examine you; if something feels seriously wrong, seek care.
Coughing up blood (hemoptysis) most often comes from irritated airways during a chest infection, a prolonged cough or bronchiectasis, and small streaks in phlegm…
Empyema is a collection of pus in the pleural space, the thin gap between the lung and the chest wall. It most often develops…
Deep brain stimulation cost is not one bill but three: a multidisciplinary assessment, the implant surgery itself (leads, extension wires and a pulse generator…
During a gallbladder attack, stop eating, especially fatty food, sip plain water, hold a warm compress against the upper right abdomen, and…
The colonoscopy itself usually takes 30 to 60 minutes, though you should plan on two to three hours at the facility for check-in, sedation…
There is no set "normal" number of polyps in a colonoscopy. Finding none is common, and so is finding one or several, colon…
Most bloating comes from gas produced when gut bacteria ferment certain carbohydrates, from swallowed air, from constipation, or from a digestive tract that senses…
Pallor is an unusual lightening of the skin, inner eyelids, nail beds, or lips caused by reduced hemoglobin in the blood or reduced blood…
Otorrhea is the medical term for any fluid draining from the ear. Its color and timing help narrow the cause: yellow or green discharge…
Ecchymosis is the medical term for a flat bruise larger than about one centimeter, caused by blood leaking from small vessels under the skin.…
Arthropathy is the umbrella term for any disease of a joint, regardless of cause. It includes degenerative wear such as osteoarthritis, autoimmune inflammation such…
Autonomic dysfunction, also called dysautonomia, happens when the nerves that regulate heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, sweating, and temperature stop working smoothly. Symptoms, …
A convulsion is the visible event: sudden, uncontrolled shaking or stiffening of the body. A seizure is the underlying cause in many cases, …
Clinicians divide obesity into three classes by body mass index: class 1 is a BMI of 30 to 34.9, class 2 is 35 to…
Papules are small, solid, raised skin bumps, usually under a centimeter across, that contain no visible fluid or pus. Most come from…
Paraplegia is paralysis affecting the legs and, in some cases, the trunk, most often caused by damage to the spinal cord at or below…
Moon face, a rounded, fuller face caused by fat redistribution and fluid retention, is most often linked to sustained high cortisol levels,…
A bruise is blood from tiny broken capillaries spread thinly under the skin, creating flat discoloration that fades through color changes over roughly two…
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