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• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Diagnosis

  Find out about the main tests used to diagnose COPD, including breathing tests, an X-ray and blood tests.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Symptoms

  Find out about the main symptoms of COPD, including shortness of breath, a persistent cough and wheezing.

• Why it's necessary

  A hysterectomy is sometimes recommended to treat heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic inflammatory disease, prolapse of the uterus, endometriosis or fibroids.

• Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR)

  ACR values can help identify kidney disease that occurs as a complication of diabetes.

• Travel vaccination advice

  If you're planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

• Statins - Considerations

  For example, they should not be taken if you have liver disease, or if you are pregnant.

• Ankylosing spondylitis - Complications

  Read about complications of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which can affect many parts of your body.

• Who can and cannot take ropinirole

  NHS medicines information on who can take ropinirole and who may not be able to take it.

• Dupuytren's contracture

  Find out about Dupuytren's contracture (Dupuytren's disease), which affects the hands and fingers and causes 1 or more fingers to bend into the palm of the hand.

• Cardiomyopathy

  Find out about cardiomyopathy, a general term for diseases of the heart muscle, where the walls of the heart chambers have become stretched, thickened or stiff.