| Abdominal pain |
As symptom. |
| Acetone breath |
Breath smells like acetone. This occurs when metabolism is
upset as in starvation, excessive vomiting, and diabetes mellitus. Acetone is also
excreted in urine. |
| Albuminuria |
Albumin in the urine. This occurs in diseases affecting the
kidneys. Albumin is a heat coagulable water soluble protein. |
| Amnesia |
Inability to remember. |
| Anemia |
Diminished oxygen carrying capacity of the blood due to a
reduction of the number of red cells and / or their hemoglobin content. |
| Anorexia |
Lack / loss of appetite. |
| Anuria |
Cessation of the production of urine not the retention of
urine due to an inability to empty the bladder. |
| Ascites |
Fluid collection in the abdominal cavity. |
| Ataxia |
Inability to co-ordinate voluntary muscles characterized by
irregularity of movement. |
| Bitter taste in mouth |
As symptom. |
| Black or dark brown urine |
As symptom. |
| Bleeding mouth |
As symptom. |
| Blindness |
As symptom. |
| Bloating |
Feeling of fullness, excessive intestinal gas. |
| Blurred or double vision |
As symptom. |
| Burning sensation |
Subjective hot feeling in mouth or any other area of the
body. |
| Cardiac failure |
Heart failure (including arrest and congestive cardiac
failure). |
| Chills |
As symptom. |
| Coma |
State of profound unconsciousness, insensibility, or stupor. |
| Confusion |
As symptom. |
| Constipation |
As symptom. |
| Convulsions |
Abnormal and violent spasms of involuntary alternate muscular
contraction and relaxation due to disturbance of cerebral function. A fit. |
| Cough |
As symptom. |
| Cyanosis |
Bluish discoloration of skin. |
| Death |
As symptom. |
| Dehydration |
Abnormal depletion of body fluids. |
| Delirium |
Extravagant talking or raving. The patient may be
disoriented, confused, have hallucinations, have disordered thoughts and / or speech, or
be excited. |
| Diarrhea |
As symptom. |
| Diarrhea (bloody) |
As symptom. |
| Diarrhea (mucoid) |
As symptom. |
| Diarrhea (watery) |
As symptom. |
| Difficulty breathing |
Respiratory distress. |
| Difficulty speaking |
As symptom. |
| Difficulty swallowing |
As symptom. |
| Dizziness |
Loss of balance. |
| Drowsiness |
As symptom. |
| Edema |
Abnormal amount of fluid in the tissues causing a puffy
swelling. The fluid tends to collect in the dependent parts (e.g. the ankles) or around
the eyes. |
| Excessive urination |
As symptom. |
| Exhaustion / prostration |
As symptom. |
| Eye infection / discharge |
As symptom. |
| Fever |
As symptom. |
| Flushing |
Blushing. Reddish skin coloration usually of face and / or
chest. |
| Gangrene |
Loss (death) of soft tissue due to loss of blood supply. |
| General malaise |
Feeling of pending illness. |
| Giddiness |
Uncontrollable laughter, child-like behaviour. |
| Hair loss |
As symptom. |
| Halitosis |
Foul (bad) breath. |
| Hallucinations |
Perception of objects with no reality. |
| Headache |
As symptom. |
| Hematuria |
Blood in urine. |
| Hemoptysis |
Spitting / coughing up of blood. |
| Hemorrhage |
Sever bleeding / loss / flow of blood characterized by pallor
of skin and mucous membranes, quick and sighing respiration, fast and weak pulse,
restlessness, low temperature, sweating, and collapse. |
| Hyperesthesia |
Skin very sensitive to touch. |
| Hypoglycemia |
Abnormal decrease in blood sugar. |
| Insomnia |
Inability to sleep. |
| Itching |
As symptom. |
| Jaundice |
Yellowish coloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to
deposition of bile pigments. |
| Kidney Damage |
Kidney dysfunction or damage. |
| Liver damage |
Any liver dysfunction or damage |
| Loss of bone mass |
As symptom. |
| Low temperature |
As symptom. |
| Meningitis |
Inflammation of the membranes surrounding and covering the
brain and spinal cord. It is characterized by fever, headache, vomiting, backache, stiff
neck, stupor, and coma. |
| Metallic taste |
Metallic taste in mouth. |
| Mouths sores |
Lesions, ulcers, etc. in the mouth. |
| Muscular aches |
As symptom. |
| Myocarditis |
Inflammation of the muscles of the heart. |
| Nausea |
Urge to vomit. Queasiness. Stomach distress. |
| Nervousness |
Excessive anxiety, jumpy, inability to sit still. |
| Nose bleed |
As symptom. |
| Numbness |
Loss of the sense of touch. |
| Other NOS |
Any other symptom not listed. |
| Palpitations |
Noticeable strong and rapid beating of the heart. |
| Paralysis |
Loss of nerve function resulting in the inability to
stimulate contraction of muscles. Note that muscles will not necessarily appear flaccid. |
| Photophobia |
Intolerance of light. |
| Pneumonia |
Inflammation of the lungs. |
| Pulse (rapid) |
As symptom. |
| Pulse (slow) |
As symptom. |
| Pulse (weak) |
As symptom. |
| Pupils constricted |
Abnormally small pupils. |
| Pupils dilated |
Abnormally large pupils. |
| Pupils fixated |
Pupils of fixed size with little or no response to changes in
light. |
| Rash |
As symptom. |
| Respiratory failure |
Total cessation of the respiratory system. |
| Salivation |
As symptom. Excessive. |
| Septicemia |
Invasion, circulation, and multiplication of micro-organisms
in the blood. |
| Shock |
Severe circulatory disturbance characterized by fall in blood
pressure, weak and rapid pulse, thirst, and pallor. Depression of the vital processes. |
| Skin lesion |
Any injury or morbid change in the function or structure of
the skin. |
| Sore joints |
As symptom. |
| Spasm |
Sudden convulsive involuntary movement. |
| Splenomegaly |
Enlarged spleen. |
| Stiff neck or back |
Stiff or paralysed neck and / or back. |
| Stomach cramps |
As symptom. |
| Sweating |
As symptom. Excessive. |
| Tenesmus |
Painful and ineffectual straining to empty the bowel or
bladder. |
| Thirst |
As symptom. Excessive. |
| Tingling |
As symptom. |
| Toxaemia |
Toxic substances in the blood. |
| Unconscious |
As symptom. |
| Vomiting |
As symptom. |
| Weakness |
As symptom. |
