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Search By Symptom - American Academy of Family Physicians
An excellent patient resource with flow-charts demonstrating approaches to dozens of common symptoms.
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Diagnosaurus - Differential Diagnosis tool for PDA
A free compendium of over 1000 differential diagnoses of symptoms and diseases for Palm- and PocketPC-compatible PDAs. Adapted from Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment.
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Cough

Cough - MEDLINEplus
Reliable patient information from MedLine Plus about cough, including evaluation and management.
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Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures - American Academy of Family Physicians
An excellent patient resource on the approach to chronic cough.
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Cough Self-Care Algorithm - American Academy of Family Physicians
An algorithm for patients with cough, including possible diagnoses, suggestions for self-care, and when to seek medical care.
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Edema

Edema - MEDLINEplus
Reliable patient information from MedLine Plus about edema, including topics such as prevention with low-salt diets and foot swelling while traveling.
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Fever

Fever Self-Care Algorithm - American Academy of Family Physicians
An algorithm for patients with fever, including possible diagnoses, suggestions for self-care, and when to seek medical care.
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Fever - MEDLINEplus
Reliable patient information from MedLine Plus about fever in adults and children.
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Fever of Unknown Origin - Postgraduate Medicine
A concise review article about the approach to fever of unknown origin.
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Involuntary Weight Loss

Involuntary Weight Loss in the Elderly - Baylor College of Medicine
A case-based teaching module on the evaluation and management of involuntary weight loss in the elderly patient. Includes self-assessment questions.
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Evaluating and Treating Unintentional Weight Loss in the Elderly - American Family Physician
A well-written review article about the approach to involuntary weight loss in the elderly patient.
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Fatigue

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - MEDLINEplus
Reliable patient information from MedLine Plus about chronic fatigue syndrome, including diagnostic criteria, support groups, and the overlap between chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - American Academy of Family Physicians
An excellent patient resource on chronic fatigue syndrome, addressing questions such as 'How do I know if I have chronic fatigue syndrome?' and 'How is chronic fatigue syndrome treated?' Version in Spanish also available.
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Headache

National Guideline Clearinghouse - Headaches
Several headache-related guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse on migraine headaches and when to image non-traumatic headaches.
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Headache Self-Care Algorithm - American Academy of Family Physicians
An algorithm for patients with headache, including possible diagnoses, suggestions for self-care, and when to seek medical care.
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Headache - MEDLINEplus
Reliable patient information from MedLine Plus about the various types of headache and approaches to treating them.
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