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Common Health Problems in Family Medicine

Common Diagnoses

  • Anxiety
  • Asthma
  • Behavioral Problems
  • Bronchitis
  • COPD
  • Coronary Artery Diseases
  • Diarrhea
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Hypertension
  • Kidney Stones
  • Lipid Disorders
  • Liver Disease
  • Obesity
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Otitis
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Prostatitis
  • Reflux Esophagitis
  • Rhinitis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sinusitis
  • Somatization
  • Strains/Sprains
  • Trauma (such as burns, fractures, eye injuries)
  • Urethritis
  • Vaginitis
  • Upper Respiratory Infection
  • Urinary Tract Infection

Common Issues

  • Adolescent Health
  • AIDS Prevention, Safer Sex
  • Allergy
  • Cancer Screening
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Child Development
  • Community Health
  • Contraception
  • Cost Containment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Exercise (Rx and Injuries)
  • Family Response to Illness
  • Geriatrics
  • Menopause
  • Nutrition
  • Immunizations
  • Medical Compliance
  • Menstrual Disorders
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Smoking Prevention/Cessation
  • Substance Abuse

Common Complaints

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Chest Pain
  • Child with Diarrhea
  • Cough
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Fever
  • Headache
  • Joint Pain
  • Marital Dysfunction
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Neck Pain
  • Prenatal Care
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Skin Rash
  • Sore Throat
  • Well Child Care/Well Adult Care ("Physical")