- Vaginal discharge:
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- DYSMENORRHEA (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- MENORRHAGIA (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- METRORRHAGIA (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- URETHRAL DISCHARGE (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- VAGINAL DISCHARGE (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- ODOR (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- ANOSMIA OR UNUSUAL ODORS (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Dysmenorrhea (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Vaginal Discharge (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Vaginal Discharge (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- DYSMENORRHEA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- URETHRAL DISCHARGE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- VAGINAL DISCHARGE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- HALITOSIS AND OTHER BREATH ODORS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- ANOSMIA OR UNUSUAL ODOR (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- AURAL DISCHARGE (OTORRHEA) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Dysmenorrhea (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Menorrhagia (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Metrorrhagia (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Urethral discharge (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Vaginal discharge (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Breath with fecal odor (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Breath with fruity odor (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Breath with ammonia odor [Uremic fetor] (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Dysmenorrhea (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Dysmenorrhea (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Menorrhagia (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Metrorrhagia (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Urethral discharge (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Vaginal discharge (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Breath with fecal odor (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Breath with fruity odor (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Breath with ammonia odor [Uremic fetor] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Dysmenorrhea (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Menorrhagia (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Urethral Discharge (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Vaginal Discharge (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Vaginal Discharge (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Breath odor, fecal (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Breath odor, fruity (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Urethral discharge (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Vaginal discharge (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Breath with fecal odor (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Breath with fruity odor (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Vaginal Discharge (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Dysmenorrhea (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Menorrhagia (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Metrorrhagia (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Urethral discharge (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Vaginal discharge (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Breath with fecal odor (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Breath with fruity odor (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Breath with ammonia odor [Uremic fetor] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- DYSMENORRHEA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- URETHRAL DISCHARGE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- HALITOSIS AND OTHER BREATH ODORS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- VAGINAL DISCHARGE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- AURAL DISCHARGE (OTORRHEA) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- ANOSMIA OR UNUSUAL ODOR (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
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