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822 entries
583 medical conditions
239 tests and examinations
822 entries - 583 medical conditions - 239 tests and examinations
A
- Serum A-1-antitrypsin
- A-1-acid glycoprotein
- A2-macroglobulin
- Skin abscess
- Dental abscess
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Acanthocytes
- Achalasia of the esophagus
- Folic acid (vitamin B9)
- Urinary oxalic acid
- Uric acid
- Valproic acid (Depakene)
- Acne
- Tinnitus
- Acrocyanosis
- Acromegaly
- ACTH
- Actinomycosis
- Addison's disease
- Pituitary adenoma
- Adenopathies
- Aerophagia and belching
- Red blood cell agglutinins
- Agoraphobia
- TIA (transient ischemic attack)
- Serum albumin
- Alcoholism / Alcohol dependence
- Primary aldosteronism (Conn)
- Algie vasculaire de la face
- Food allergies
- Latex allergies
- Drug allergies
- Seasonal allergies (rhinitis)
- Alopecia (hair loss)
- Alpha-1-globulin
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
- Alport syndrome
- ALT (ALAT - liver enzymes)
- Alzheimer
- Platelet clusters
- Amoebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica)
- Amylase (pancreas)
- Amylose
- ANA (antinuclear antibodies)
- Urinalysis (dipstick + microscopy)
- Anaphylaxis
- Androstenedione
- Anemia
- Aplastic anemia
- Sickle-cell anemia
- Hemolytic anemia
- Aneurysm
- Ludwig's Angina
- Angina pectoris
- Vincent's angina (ulcerative gingivitis)
- Hereditary angioedema
- Angioedema
- Angioma
- Prinzmetal's angina (vasospastic)
- Anguillulosis (strongyloidiasis)
- Anisochromia
- Anisocytosis
- Hookworm disease
- Anorexia nervosa / Eating disorders
- Anti-native DNA
- Anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I
- Anti-CCP (polyarthritis)
- Anti-gastric parietal cells
- Anti-ENA (Smith, SSA, SSB, Scl-70)
- Anti-endomysium IgA
- Anti-HBc IgG
- Anti-HBs (anti-surface antibodies)
- Anti-LKM (liver-rein-microsomes)
- Anti-mitochondria AMA
- Anti-thyroglobulin
- Anti-TPO (thyroid microsome)
- Anti-TRAB (TSH receptors)
- Circulating lupus anticoagulants
- Antithrombin III
- Anxiety
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Social anxiety (social phobia)
- Mouth ulcers
- Sleep apnea
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Appendicitis
- Arthritis
- Infectious (septic) arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Ascariasis
- ASO (antistreptolysin O)
- Aspergillosis
- AST (ASAT - liver enzymes)
- Asthma
- Ataxia
- Atelectasis
- Atherosclerosis
- Autism / ASD
- Stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
B
- Babesiosis
- Bagassosis (lung disease)
- Balanoposthite
- Bartholinite
- Graves / Graves
- Basophils
- Bell's palsy
- Beriberi (vitamin B1 deficiency)
- Beta-2-microglobulin
- Quantitative beta-HCG
- Basic biochemistry
- Complete cardiovascular assessment
- Complete liver workup
- Thyroid check-up
- Bilirubin (total, direct)
- Blasts (blood blasts)
- Blastomycosis
- Blennorrhea (acute gonorrhea)
- Blepharitis
- Botulism
- Bulimia
- Bowen's disease
- COPD / MPOC
- Bradycardia
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis obliterans
- Acute bronchitis
- Chronic bronchitis
- Brucellosis
- Burns
- Heartburn / GERD
- Bruxism (teeth grinding)
- Buerger's disease
- Bullectomy (lung surgery)
- Burn-out / Exhaustion
- Bursitis
- β-HCG (pregnancy test)
C
- CA 15-3 (breast marker)
- CA 19-9 (pancreas marker)
- CA-125 (ovarian marker)
- Cachexia (cancerous)
- Calcitonin
- Serum calcium
- Gallstones
- Kidney stones / Renal lithiasis
- Fecal calprotectin
- Campylobacteriosis
- Colorectal cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Skin cancer (melanoma, carcinoma)
- Prostate cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Gallbladder cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Liver cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Lung cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Breast cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Oral candidiasis (thrush)
- Vaginal candidiasis
- Retractile capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
- Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
- Tooth decay
- Karyotype (chromosome analysis)
- Cataracts
- Catatonia
- Urinary catecholamines (adrenaline, dopamine, VMA)
- CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen)
- Infectious cellulitis
- Orbital/preseptal cellulitis
- Tension headache
- Ceruloplasmin
- Cervicalgia
- Cestodes / Taeniasis / Cysticercosis
- CGMH (mean globular hemoglobin concentration)
- Chalazion
- Angular cheilitis (perlèche)
- Chlamydia
- Septic shock
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholestasis
- High cholesterol (dyslipidemia)
- Total cholesterol / HDL / LDL
- Patellar chondromalacia
- Sydenham chorea
- Chromogranin A
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Cirrhosis
- DIC (Disseminated intravascular coagulation)
- CK (Creatine kinase)
- CK-MB mass (myocardial)
- CMV IgG (cytomegalovirus)
- Total CO2 (bicarbonates)
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Codocytes (target cells)
- Rotator cuff (tear/tendinopathy)
- Renal colic
- Ulcerative colitis (rectocolitis)
- Concussion
- C3 complement
- Conjunctivitis
- Coombs direct (antiglobulin)
- Whooping cough
- Howell-Jolly body
- Pappenheimer body
- Cortisol
- Cowden's disease
- Rheumatic coxitis
- Creatinine / GFR
- CREST (syndrome)
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptorchidism
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Plasma copper
- Throat culture
- Wound culture
- Urine culture (ECBU)
- Cushing's disease/syndrome
- Blood cyclosporine
- Cysticercosis
- Cystitis
D
- D-dimer (thrombosis)
- Dacryocytes (teardrop cells)
- Retinal detachment
- G6PD deficiency (favism)
- α1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Immune deficiency
- Dementia (Lewy body, vascular)
- Dengue
- Addiction / Substance abuse
- Depression
- Dermatitis (atopic, seborrheic, contact)
- Dermatomyositis / Polymyositis
- Dehydration
- DHEA-S (adrenal)
- DHEAS
- Gestational diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Acute diarrhea
- Chronic diarrhea
- Traveler's diarrhea
- Digoxin
- Dihydrotestosterone DHT
- Diphtheria
- Diverticulitis
- Spring finger
- Chronic pain
- Bacillary dysentery (Shigella)
- Erectile dysfunction
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal dysphagia
- Dysphonia (hoarseness)
- Cervical dysplasia
- Dysthymia
- Muscular dystrophy
- 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
E
- ECG (electrocardiogram)
- Echinocytes (acanthocytes)
- Eczema
- EEG (electroencephalogram)
- Ehrlichiosis
- Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl)
- Hemoglobin electrophoresis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Emphysema
- Bullous emphysema
- Pleural empyema
- Encephalitis
- Infectious endocarditis
- Endometriosis
- Endometritis
- Frostbite
- Lumbar sprain
- Enuresis
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
- Pleural effusion
- External epicondylalgia (tennis elbow)
- Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Epididymitis
- Epiglottitis
- Epilepsy
- Lenoir spine (calcaneus)
- Epistaxis (nosebleed)
- Erysipelas
- Erythema infectiosum (5th disease)
- Erythema nodosum
- Erythroplasia
- PTSD / Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Visual assessment of wafers
F
- Rheumatoid factor (RF)
- Factor V Leiden
- Factor VIII (coagulation)
- Eosinophilic fasciitis
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Serum iron
- Ferritin
- Fibrinogen
- Uterine fibroma
- Fibromyalgia
- Cystic fibrosis (cystic fibrosis)
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Fever of unknown origin (FOI)
- Childhood fever
- Yellow fever
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Q fever
- Typhoid fever
- Typhoid fever
- Anal fissure
- Fistula
- Atrial flutter
- Folliculitis
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Fracture
- Stress fracture
- Peripheral blood smear
- FSH (folliculostimulin)
- FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
- Boils / Anthrax
G
- Quantitative G6PD
- Galactorrhea
- Scabies
- Gangrene
- Gardner's syndrome
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroparesis
- Gaucher disease
- Gaucher disease
- GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase)
- Giardiasis / Lambiasis (Giardia)
- Gigantism
- Gingivitis / Periodontitis
- Glaucoma
- White blood cells (total leukocytes)
- Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
- Glomerulonephritis
- Fasting blood glucose
- Goiter
- Gonorrhea
- Drop
- Toxic granules (neutrophils)
- Wegener's granulomatosis
- Cat's claw disease
- Influenza
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Blood type (ABO, Rhesus)
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Gynecomastia
H
- Hallux valgus (bunion of the foot)
- HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin)
- HBeAg (hepatitis B antigen e)
- HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen)
- HBV-DNA (hepatitis B viral load)
- HDL / LDL cholesterol
- HDL-cholesterol
- Helicobacter pylori (serology and respiratory test)
- Hematocrit (Ht)
- Hematuria
- Hemochromatosis
- Blood culture
- Hemoglobin (Hb)
- Hemophilia A and B
- Hemoptysis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemothorax
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura
- Hepatitis A
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herniated disc
- Hiatal hernia
- Inguinal hernia
- Genital herpes (HSV-2)
- Herpes labialis (HSV-1)
- Herpes PCR (HSV 1 and 2)
- Digital Hippocratism
- Hirsutism
- Histoplasmosis
- HLA-B27
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Cardiac Holter (48-72h)
- Homocysteine
- Homocysteinuria
- Hormone ADH (vasopressin)
- Anti-mullerian hormone AMH
- hsCRP (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein)
- HTLV I and II
- Huntington's disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hydronephrosis
- Endolymphatic hydrops (Ménière)
- Hyperacusis
- Hyperaldosteronism (Conn)
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypermenorrhea (heavy periods)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Hypertension
- Portal hypertension
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypochromia (morphology)
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypogonadism
- Hypokalemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypopituitarism
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Hypothermia
- Hypothyroidism
- Urinary 5-HIAA
I
- Ichthyosis
- Total IgA
- Specific IgE (allergies)
- IGF-1 (somatomedin C)
- Anti-cardiolipin IgG
- Total IgG
- Total IgM
- Serum protein immunofixation
- Impetigo
- Urinary incontinence
- Myocardial infarction
- H. pylori infection
- Urinary tract infection (cystitis, pyelonephritis)
- Nosocomial infections
- Infertility
- Inhibin B
- Insomnia
- Aortic insufficiency
- Heart failure
- Chronic renal failure
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Insulin / Peptide C
- Fasting insulin
- Gluten intolerance (celiac disease)
- Lactose intolerance
- Iritis / Anterior uveitis
- STIs (sexually transmitted infections)
K
L
- Labyrinthitis
- Lambliasis / Giardiasis
- Laryngitis
- LDH (lactate dehydrogenase)
- LDL (bad) cholesterol
- Legionellosis
- Leishmaniasis
- Leprosy
- Leptospirosis
- Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
- Meniscus lesion (knee)
- Leukemia (ALL, CLL, AML, CML)
- Leukoplakia
- LH (luteinizing hormone)
- Lichen planus
- Lipase (pancreas)
- Lipemia (lactescent serum)
- Listeriosis
- Lithium (lithemia)
- Livedo (livedo reticularis)
- Löfgren's syndrome / Acute sarcoidosis
- Lumbago / Back pain
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Luxation
- Atypical lymphocytes
- Lymphedema
- Lymphogranulomatosis venereum PCR
- Lymphoma (Hodgkin, non-Hodgkin)
- Serum lysozyme
M
- Macrocytosis (high VGM)
- Macroprolactin
- Urinary magnesium
- Malabsorption
- Celiac disease
- Graves' disease (Graves)
- Crohn's disease
- Lyme disease
- Cat's claw disease
- Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD)
- Chronic kidney disease
- MAPA (ambulatory blood pressure measurement)
- Marfan syndrome
- Mastitis
- Mastocytosis
- Mastoiditis
- Headaches
- Megathrombocytes (large platelets)
- Melanoma
- Melatonin
- Melena (blood in stools)
- Meniere's disease
- Meningitis
- Menometrorrhagia (uterine bleeding)
- Menopause
- Blood mercury
- Mesothelioma
- Metamyelocytes
- Microalbuminuria (albumin/creatinine ratio)
- Microcytosis (low VGM)
- Migraine
- Vestibular migraine
- Milwaukee syndrome
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Monocytes
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Monotest (infectious mononucleosis)
- Morphée (localized scleroderma)
- Mpox (monkeypox)
- Mucormycosis / Phycomycosis
- Mucus in the stool
- Factor V Leiden mutation
- Myasthenia gravis
- Vaginal mycosis
- Superficial mycoses (molecular PCR)
- Myelocytes
- Multiple myeloma
- Myocarditis
- Myopia
- Myositis / Polymyositis
- Bullous myringitis
N
- NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease)
- Narcolepsy
- Necatoriasis (hookworm)
- IgA nephropathy (Berger)
- Lupus nephropathy
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Neutrophils (polymorphs)
- Neuralgia
- Facial neuralgia (trigeminal)
- Optic neuritis
- Vestibular neuritis
- Morton's neuroma
- Heberden and Bouchard nodules
- Non-HDL-C (non-HDL cholesterol)
- NT-proBNP / BNP (heart failure)
- Platelet count
- Nystagmus
O
- Obesity
- Intestinal obstruction
- Acute arterial occlusion
- Angioedema
- Oestradiol
- Ingrown toenail
- Onychomycosis (nail ringworm)
- Orchite
- Mumps (mumps parotitis)
- Orgelet (compère-loriot)
- Osteocalcin (bone marker)
- Osteomalacia
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteoporosis
- Otitis externa
- Acute otitis media
- Serous otitis (glue ear)
- Ovalocytes (elliptocytes)
- Oxyures (enterobiasis)
P
- Serum P1NP (bone formation)
- Paget's disease (bone disease)
- PAL (alkaline phosphatase)
- Malaria
- Pancreatitis (acute, chronic)
- Bell's palsy
- Paraphimosis / Phimosis
- Parasomnias (sleepwalking, night terrors)
- Parkinson's disease
- Periodontitis
- Parvovirus B-19 IgG
- Pemphigus / Bullous pemphigoid
- Penicillin G (skin allergy)
- Peptide-C (beta-cellular function)
- Periarteritis nodosa (PAN)
- Calcified periarthritis
- Pericarditis
- Peritonitis
- Pharyngitis / Angina
- Phenytoin (Dilantin)
- Pheochromocytoma
- Phlebitis / Venous thrombosis
- Phobia
- Phosphate / Phosphorus
- Serum phosphorus (phosphatemia)
- Athlete's foot (tinea pedis)
- Diabetic foot
- Pinguécula (eye injury)
- Platelets (count)
- Plasma cells
- Pleuritis / Pleuresis
- Blood lead
- Pneumocystis (PCP)
- Pneumonia
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (farmer's lung)
- Pneumothorax
- Poliomyelitis
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Polychromasia
- Polycytes
- Polycythemia (polycythemia)
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Colon polyp
- Nasal polyposis
- Complete polysomnography (PSG)
- Basophil punctuations
- Potassium (kalemia)
- Lice (pediculosis)
- Prealbumin (transthyretin)
- Prediabetes
- Presbyopia
- Progesterone
- Prolactin
- Prolactinoma / Hyperprolactinemia
- Rectal prolapse
- Uterine prolapse
- Promyelocytes
- Prostatitis
- PSA (prostate antigen)
- Total PSA (prostate antigen)
- Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis)
- Psoriasis
- PT / INR (coagulation)
- Pterygium (ocular)
- PTH (parathormone)
- PTT (partial thromboplastin time)
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
- Pyelonephritis
- 17-OH Progesterone
R
- Radiculopathy (cervical, lumbar)
- Radiography (X-ray)
- Rage
- Ramsay-Hunt syndrome
- Albumin/creatinine ratio (urinary)
- Aldosterone/renin ratio
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Rectitis (proctitis)
- Reticulocytes
- Allergic rhinitis
- Rheumatic fever (RF)
- Common cold
- Rickettsiosis
- Rosacea
- Roseola (6th disease)
- Measles
- Rolls (GR agglutination)
- Rubella
S
- Sacroiliitis
- SAHS (sleep apnea)
- Salmonellosis
- Sarcoidosis
- MRSA (resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
- Night-time saturometry
- Scarlet fever
- Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)
- Schizocytes
- Schizophrenia
- Sciatica / Lumbar radiculopathy
- Sclerite
- Scleroderma / CREST syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency)
- Scrofulosis (lymph node tuberculosis)
- Urinary sediment
- Sedimentation VS
- Septicemia / Sepsis
- SHBG (sex hormone-binding protein)
- Sialadenitis
- Silicosis
- Sinusitis
- ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
- Sodium (natraemia)
- PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome)
- Spherocytes
- Spina bifida
- Spirometry (pulmonary EFR)
- Splenomegaly
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Sporotrichosis
- Stabs (stick neutrophils)
- Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Still's disease / Systemic arthritis
- Stomatitis
- Stomatocytes
- Strabismus
- Cushing's syndrome
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- HELLP syndrome
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- Metabolic syndrome
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Serotonin syndrome
- Syphilis
T
- Free T3 (FT3)
- Free T4 (thyroxine)
- Tachycardia
- Tacrolimus (FK506)
- Takayasu (arteritis)
- APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time)
- ADHD
- Ringworm (tinea capitis)
- Bleeding time
- Tendinitis / Tendinopathy
- Achilles tendon tendonitis
- Patellar tendonitis
- Taeniasis / Cysticercosis
- Testosterone
- Tetanus
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Thyroglobulin (thyroid marker)
- Thyroiditis
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- Tics / Tourette's syndrome
- Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp)
- Tinea corporis (ringworm)
- Ticks (bites and diseases)
- OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
- Testicular torsion
- Torticollis
- Tourette's syndrome
- Chronic cough
- Pregnancy toxemia / Preeclampsia
- Toxoplasmosis
- Transferrin (siderophilin)
- IgA transglutaminases (anti-tTG)
- Essential tremor
- Trichocephalosis (Trichuris)
- Trichomoniasis
- Triglycerides
- Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
- Troponin (infarction)
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Panic disorder
- Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia)
- Psychotic disorders
- Trousseau syndrome
- Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Wilms' tumor (nephroblastoma)
U
V
- Vaginitis
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Heart valve disease
- Varicella
- Varicose veins
- Varicocele
- Vasculitis
- VDRL/RPR (syphilis)
- Wart (HPV)
- Dizziness
- HIV / AIDS
- West Nile Virus
- Vitamin A (retinol)
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E (tocopherol)
- Vitiligo
- Mean corpuscular volume VGM
- Mean platelet volume VPM
- Von Willebrand disease
- HPV (human papillomavirus)
- VS (sedimentation rate)
- Vulvodynia