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- Heart disease - enlarged heart
An enlarged heart isn?t a condition in itself, but a symptom of an underlying problem that is causing the heart to work harder than normal.
- Diphtheria
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial disease that causes severe inflammation of the nose, throat and windpipe.
- Pregnancy - medication, drugs and alcohol
Most women take a drug of some kind during pregnancy, sometimes without realising the potential for harm.
- Heart failure
Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should.
- Friedreich's ataxia
To the casual observer, a person with Friedreich ataxia may seem to be drunk.
- Aneurysm
An aneurysm may have no symptoms until it is either very large or it ruptures.
- Baby due date
Pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last period, not from the date of conception.
- Dizziness - orthostatic hypotension
Postural hypotension is the lightheaded feeling you may get if you leap out of bed very quickly.
- Congenital heart disease
Some congenital heart defects are mild and cause no significant disturbance to the way the heart functions.
- Dementia - behaviour changes
Providing a calm environment for the person with dementia can help to reduce the impact of changes to behaviour patterns.