cardiovascular disease 1–3(3–8), 24(65–6),
28(80), 50–1(130–6), 64(168–9),
87(220), 92–3(231–6), 97(245–6),
100(254–6)
carotid stenosis 83(210)
central (neurogenic) diabetes insipidus
58(153–5)
cerebrovascular disease 83(209–10)
character change 98(247–8)
chest infection seerespiratory tract infection
chest pain 28(79–80), 40(107–8), 51(134–6)
breathlessness and 40(107–8), 50(130–3),
73(187–8)
cardiac 2(6–8)
non-cardiac causes 28(80), 47(123–4)
cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation), acute
5(14–16), 77(195–6)
cholesterol, familial raised levels 97(245–6)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
90(226–8)
cirrhosis, primary biliary 88(221–2)
clumsiness 95(239–40)
cluster headaches 48(126)
coeliac disease 54(143–4)
colitis, ulcerative 63(165–6)
collagen vascular diseases 20(52)
colon
carcinoma 6(17–18)
diverticulitis 36(99–100)
coma
differential diagnosis in diabetics 89(224)
hyperglycaemic 53(140), 75(192), 89(223–4)
hypoglycemic 75(192)
confusion 74(189–90), 79(199–200)
headaches and 33(91–2), 49(127–8)
consciousness, loss (incl. blackout) 1(3–5),
44(115–16), 53(137–9), 61(161–2),
75(191–2), 89(223–4)
convulsionsseeepilepsy
coronary artery disease, premature 97(246)
see alsoischaemic heart disease; myocardial
infarction
corticosteroid-induced adrenal hypofunction
71(183–4)
cortisol overproduction 11(27–9)
cough
chronic or persistent 3(9–10), 4(11, 12),
49(127), 50(130)
breathlessness and 90(226–8)
joint pains and 57(150–2)
syncope with 87(220)
Coxsackie B virus 2(8), 24(65–6)
cranial (giant cell) arteritis 82(207–8)
cranial (neurogenic) diabetes insipidus
58(153–5)
Creutzfeld—Jakob disease 62(163–4)
Crohn’s disease 38(103–4)
Cushing’s syndrome 11(27–9)
cyst(s), multiple seepolycystic disease
cystic fibrosis 3(9–10)deep vein thrombosis, deep 80(201–3),
100(254–6)
delirium 74(190)
dementia 62(163–4), 74(190)
causes 12(32), 62(164)
dermatitis herpetiformis 38(106)
dermatologyseeskin
diabetes insipidus, neurogenic 58(153–5)
diabetes mellitus 87(209, 210), 89(223–4)
autonomic neuropathy 87(220)
diarrhoea
acute 23(63–4)
intermittent chronic 63(165–6)
dietary problems 52(137–8)
diplopia 14(35–6)
dissociative disorder 70(182–3)
diuretic-induced hyponatraemia 79(199–200)
diverticulitis 36(99–100)
dizziness 1(3–4)
see alsovertigo
double vision 14(35–6)
drowsiness 71(183–4)
drug hypersensitivity 65(169–70)
drug poisoning seeoverdose
duodenal ulcer 81(205–6)
dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) 55(145, 146)
dyspnoeaseebreathlessness
dystrophia myotonica 14(36)eating disorder 30(83–4)
embolism, pulmonary 50(130–3)
emesis 84(211–12)
endocarditis, infective 93(234–6)
endocrine and metabolic disorders
11–12(27–32), 21(55–7), 31(86–8),
53(137–9), 71(183–4), 75(192),
85(213–14)
epilepsy (and epileptic seizures) 34(93–4),
61(161–2)
focal 83(210)
erythema multiforme 38(106)
severe 65(169–70)
erythema nodosum 38(103–4)falls, recurrent 87(218–20)
fatigueseetiredness
fever 19(47–8), 78(197–8)
anorexia and 8(21–2)
breathlessness and 25(68–70)
differential diagnosis 20(52)
fatigue and 20(50–2)