Health conditions: D

161 guides

• Dandruff and itchy scalp
• Dandruff: what it is, causes and how to treat it
• Danon disease: symptoms, genetics and outlook
• Darier disease: symptoms, causes, treatment and living with it
• Daytime wetting
• DBT explained
• DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ)
• De Quervain
• De Quervain
• De Quervain tenosynovitis
• Deafness in one ear
• Declining eGFR
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT): treatment, symptoms, causes and prevention
• Deep vein thrombosis in pregnancy: symptoms, risk and treatment
• Degenerative disc disease: symptoms, causes and treatment
• Dehydration: symptoms, treatment and when to get help
• Delayed ejaculation: causes, medicines that contribute and treatment options
• Delayed pressure urticaria
• Delayed puberty
• Delayed sleep phase disorder
• Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD): symptoms and management
• Delayed sleep phase disorder severe
• Delayed Surgical Bleeding
• Delirium (acute confusion): signs, causes and how to help
• Delirium after surgery: signs, causes, recovery and how families can help
• Delirium: what it is, symptoms, causes, treatment and how long it lasts
• Delusional disorder: fixed false beliefs, assessment and support
• Delusional infestation: getting real help
• Dementia & Alzheimer’s
• Dementia vs depression
• Dementia with Lewy bodies deep dive
• Dementia: symptoms, types, causes, diagnosis and treatment
• Dengue and severe dengue: symptoms, warning signs and prevention
• Dengue fever: symptoms, treatment and prevention for travellers
• Dense breasts: what it means, breast screening and what the research shows
• Dent disease: symptoms, causes and management
• Dependent personality disorder: signs, causes and support in the UK
• Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder: symptoms, causes and treatment in the UK
• Depression in older adults: signs, causes and treatment in the UK
• Depression in teenagers: signs, assessment and treatment
• Depression treatment options: therapies, medicines and support in the UK
• Depression with a long-term physical illness: causes and treatment in the UK
• Depression with Atypical Features
• Depression with Catatonia
• Depression with psychotic features (psychotic depression): symptoms and treatment
• Depression: symptoms, causes, treatment and how long it lasts
• Dercum's disease: painful fatty tissue (adiposis dolorosa) explained
• Dermatitis herpetiformis: symptoms, causes and treatment
• Dermatitis: types, treatment, causes and whether it is contagious
• Dermatofibroma: what it is, treatment and removal
• Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
• Dermatographia (dermographism): symptoms, causes and treatment
• Dermatomyositis: symptoms, causes and treatment
• Dermographism (skin writing): causes, triggers and treatment
• Dermoid cyst of the ovary: what it is, symptoms and treatment
• Dermoscopy explained
• Desmoid tumours
• Developmental delay assessment
• Deviated septum: symptoms, treatment and what causes it
• DHEA explained
• Diabetes and driving: DVLA rules, hypo safety and your licence
• Diabetes insipidus (AVP deficiency)
• Diabetes insipidus deep dive
• Diabetic foot checks
• Diabetic foot ulcer: warning signs, treatment and prevention
• Diabetic foot: problems, warning signs, checks and treatment
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA): symptoms, ketone levels and what to do
• Diabetic macular oedema (DMO): symptoms, screening and treatment
• Diabetic nephropathy (diabetic kidney disease): causes, tests and care
• Diabetic neuropathy: symptoms, treatment and how to protect your nerves
• Diabetic retinopathy: symptoms, screening and treatment
• Diamond-Blackfan adults
• Diarrhoea: causes, how long it lasts and what to do
• Diastasis recti: symptoms, treatment and how long it takes to heal
• DICER1 syndrome: an inherited tumour predisposition explained
• Diffuse axonal injury: a widespread type of traumatic brain injury
• Diffuse midline glioma (DMG / DIPG)
• Diffuse systemic sclerosis (diffuse scleroderma): symptoms and care
• DiGeorge hypocalcaemia adults
• DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion): causes, symptoms and outlook
• Digoxin and verapamil: how the two medicines interact
• Digoxin toxicity: warning signs, causes and what to do
• Dilated cardiomyopathy genetic
• Dilated cardiomyopathy: what it is, symptoms, causes and treatment
• DILI severe reactions
• Dilutional Coagulopathy
• Diphtheria: symptoms, how it spreads, treatment and vaccination
• Dislocated shoulder: symptoms, treatment and how long recovery takes
• Disorders of consciousness - patient and family guide
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC): causes, signs and treatment
• Dissociation explained
• Dissociative amnesia: memory loss linked to trauma and stress
• Dissociative disorders
• Dissociative identity disorder (DID): symptoms, causes and treatment
• Distal myopathies: muscle disease that begins in the hands and feet
• Disulfiram-alcohol reaction: symptoms, risks and safety advice
• Diverticular disease: symptoms, causes, diet and treatment
• Diverticulitis: symptoms, treatment, diet and recovery
• Diverticulosis vs diverticulitis: the difference, symptoms and treatment
• Dizziness and balance problems
• Dizziness: causes, what to do and when to see a doctor
• Dizzy spells: getting a diagnosis
• DLBCL guide
• DOCK8 deficiency awareness
• Dominant optic atrophy: inherited optic nerve loss explained
• Donohue and Rabson-Mendenhall awareness
• Donor options overview
• Dopa-responsive dystonia: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment with levodopa
• Double outlet right ventricle
• Double uterus and Müllerian anomalies
• Double vision (diplopia): causes, treatment and driving
• Down syndrome (Down's syndrome): what it is, symptoms, causes and support
• Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease): causes, symptoms and eradication
• DRESS syndrome
• Dressler
• Driving and dementia
• Driving anxiety: causes, coping strategies and treatment options
• Droopy eyelid (ptosis): causes, treatment and when to see a doctor
• Drug addiction
• Drug and vaccine allergies
• Drug hypersensitivity syndromes
• Drug-induced acne: when a medicine causes or worsens spots
• Drug-induced interstitial lung disease
• Drug-induced lupus: symptoms, causes and what happens next
• Drug-induced nephropathy: when a medicine harms the kidneys
• Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia
• Drug-resistant epilepsy: your options
• Drug-resistant tuberculosis: how it is diagnosed and treated in the UK
• Dry age-related macular degeneration: symptoms, monitoring and living well
• Dry AMD (dry age-related macular degeneration): symptoms and management
• Dry eye syndrome: symptoms, causes and treatment
• Dry mouth: causes, treatment and when to see a GP
• Dry skin that won
• Dry skin: causes, treatment and what helps
• Dry socket: symptoms, treatment and how long it lasts
• DSRCT (desmoplastic small round cell tumour)
• Duane syndrome (Duane retraction syndrome): causes, signs and management
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy: genetics, diagnosis and care in the UK
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy: symptoms and care
• Dumping syndrome: symptoms, causes, diet and how long it lasts
• Duodenal switch surgery: how it works, who it suits and the nutritional risks
• Duodenitis: symptoms, causes, diet and treatment
• Duplex kidney in adults
• Dupuytren
• Dupuytren
• Dupuytren contracture
• Dural arteriovenous fistulas
• Dust mites: allergy symptoms, treatment and how to reduce them
• Dwarfism: what it is, types, causes and support in the UK
• Dysarthria: what it is, causes, symptoms and treatment
• Dysautonomia overview
• Dysfunctional breathing
• Dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx): treatment, causes and triggers
• Dyslexia assessment in the UK: who does it, what it involves and what happens next
• Dyslexia: what it is, signs, assessment and support
• Dyspareunia (painful sex): causes, treatment and when to see a GP
• Dysphagia (swallowing problems): symptoms, causes and treatment
• Dyspraxia assessment (developmental co-ordination disorder): what to expect in the UK
• Dystonia overview
• Dystonia: what it is, symptoms, causes and treatment