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Welcome to the WikiProject Medicine. The purpose of this project is to help editors assess and prioritize medical articles on Wikipedia. Category:Medicine is a broad field; while there are always articles that need improvement, there are some for which it is especially important to write a high-quality article. Both preclinical and clinical topics are welcome here. Feel free to add your assessment of unrated articles, and to update the status of articles that have improved (or degenerated). You may even create your own list, although it's probably best to bring it up on the talk page. Thanks to WikiProject Chemicals and WikiProject Anti-war for inspiration.

This project aims to assist with prioritization and collaboration (it also hosts the Medicine Collaboration of the Week). It is the "parent" of two WikiProjects, WikiProject Clinical medicine and WikiProject Preclinical Medicine. Guidelines for and discussions of relevant articles can be found at those projects. Template:MCOTWannounce

Contents 1 Status 2 Articles 2.1 General disease categories 2.2 Diseases/illnesses/conditions 2.3 Anatomical structures 2.4 Drugs 2.5 Diagnostic procedures 2.6 Therapeutic procedures 2.7 Specialties 2.8 Medicine topics 2.9 Signs 2.10 Symptoms 2.11 Other diseases

Status

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featured	This is a featured article! Congratulations!
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Articles

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General disease categories

General disease categories
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 20 of the most important general disease categories.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Ageing (Aging)	needs exp
Anemia	needs exp
Aneurysm	needs exp
Arthritis	needs exp
Birth control (Contraception)	needs exp/org/NPOV
Cancer	good	on peer review
Cardiac arrhythmia	needs exp/org
Cardiovascular disease	needs exp
Congenital disorder	needs exp/org
Disease	good
Epilepsy	needs exp
Foodborne illness	good
Headache	poor
Hepatitis	good
Hernia	poor
Infection	needs exp
Infectious disease	needs exp
Meningitis	good
Neoplasm	stub
Obesity	good
Senescence	needs exp
Sexually-transmitted infection	needs exp
Streptococcus	needs exp
Substance abuse	needs exp
Tumor	needs exp

Diseases/illnesses/conditions

Diseases/illnesses
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 50 of the most common or important diseases/illnesses/conditions. See #Other diseases below for other important conditions that didn't make it in the "top 50".
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Acne	needs exp/org
AIDS	featured
Allergy	needs exp/org
Alzheimer's disease	needs exp/org
Anxiety	needs exp/org
Appendicitis	needs exp/org
Asthma	Featured
Atrial fibrillation	needs exp/org
Breast cancer	needs opinion
Chlamydia trachomatis	needs opinion
Cholecystitis	needs exp/org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	needs exp/org
Clinical depression	good
Colorectal cancer	needs exp/org
Common cold	needs exp/org
Diabetes mellitus	good
Diarrhea	needs exp/org
Eczema (probably s/b Dermatitis)	poor
Gallstone (s/b Cholelithiasis)	poor
Gastroesophageal reflux disease	needs exp/org
Hypertension	needs exp/org
Influenza	needs exp/org
Kidney stone	needs exp/org
Lung cancer	needs exp/org
Malaria	good
Menorrhagia	good
Migraine	good
Myocardial infarction	good
Myopia	needs exp/org
Obsessive-compulsive disorder	good
Osteoarthritis	needs exp/org
Peptic ulcer	needs exp/org
Pneumonia	Featured
Pregnancy	good
Prostate cancer	Featured
Sinusitis	poor
Strep throat	needs exp/org
Stroke	good
Tuberculosis	Featured
Urinary tract infection	needs exp/org
Upper respiratory tract infection	poor
Vertigo	stub
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Anatomical structures

Anatomy
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 50 of the most important anatomical structures. More can be found at List of anatomical topics.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Abdomen	needs opinion
Appendix	needs opinion
Artery	needs opinion
Brain	needs opinion
Breast	needs opinion
Chest	needs opinion
Diaphragm	needs opinion
Ear	needs opinion
Eye	poor	too much info; needs sub-articles
Gastrointestinal tract	needs opinion
Gland	needs opinion
Heart	needs opinion
Intestine	needs opinion
Joint	needs opinion
Kidney	needs opinion
Larynx	needs opinion
Liver	needs opinion
Lung	needs opinion
Mouth	needs opinion
Neck	needs opinion
Nerve	needs opinion
Nose	needs opinion
Ovary	needs opinion
Pancreas	needs exp	History and Diseases sections lacking
Peritoneum	needs opinion
Pharynx	needs opinion
Prostate	needs opinion
Scalp	needs opinion
Skeleton	needs opinion
Skin	needs opinion
Skull	needs opinion
Spinal cord	needs opinion
Spleen	needs opinion
Stomach	needs opinion
Teeth	needs opinion
Testis	needs opinion
Tongue	needs opinion
Uterus	needs opinion
Vein	needs opinion

Drugs

Drugs
Goal: Write featured-quality articles on 50 of the most important drugs, drug classes, and pharmacologic concepts. Work in collaboration with with WikiProject Chemicals and WikiProject Drugs.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Analgesic	needs opinion
Antibiotic	needs exp/org
Anticoagulant	needs exp/org
Anticonvulsant	needs exp/org
Antidepressant	needs exp/org/NPOV
Antihistamine	needs exp/org
Antihyperlipidemic (Hypolipidaemic agent)	needs exp/org
Antihypertensive	needs exp/org
Antipsychotic	good
Anxiolytic	poor
Beta blocker	needs opinion
Corticosteroid	poor
Drug	needs opinion
H2 blocker	needs opinion
Hormone	needs exp/org
Immunosuppressive drug	needs opinion
Opioid	needs opinion
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor	needs opinion
Proton pump inhibitor	good
Statin	needs opinion

Diagnostic procedures

Diagnostic procedures
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 50 of the most important laboratory tests, imaging studies, and diagnostic procedures.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Blood culture	needs opinion
Colonoscopy	needs opinion
Complete blood count	needs opinion
CT scan	needs opinion
Genetic testing	needs opinion
MRI	needs opinion
Physical examination	needs opinion
Procedure	needs opinion
Urinalysis	needs opinion
X-ray	needs opinion

Therapeutic procedures

Therapeutic procedures
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 50 of the most important surgeries, treatments, or other therapeutic procedures.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Cataract surgery	needs opinion
Intra-aortic balloon pump	needs opinion
LASIK	needs opinion
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Specialties

Specialties
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 30 major specialties and subspecialties
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Anesthesiology	needs opinion
Cardiology	needs opinion
Cardiothoracic surgery	needs opinion
Dermatology	needs opinion
Emergency medicine	needs opinion
Endocrinology	needs opinion
Gastroenterology	needs opinion
General practice	needs exp
General surgery	needs opinion
Gynecology	needs opinion
Hematology	needs opinion
Infectious diseases	needs opinion
Intensive care medicine	needs opinion
Internal medicine	needs opinion
Nephrology	needs opinion
Neurology	needs opinion
Neurosurgery	needs opinion
Obstetrics	needs opinion
Obstetrics and gynecology	needs opinion
Occupational medicine	needs opinion
Oncology	needs opinion
Ophthalmology	needs exp
Organ transplantation	needs opinion
Orthopedic surgery	needs exp
Otolaryngology	needs opinion
Pediatric surgery	needs opinion
Pediatrics	needs opinion
Pharmacology	needs opinion
Plastic surgery	needs opinion
Podiatry	needs opinion
Preventive medicine	needs exp
Psychiatry	needs opinion
Public health	needs opinion
Pulmonology	needs opinion
Radiology	needs opinion
Rheumatology	needs opinion
Surgery	needs opinion
Urology	needs opinion
Vascular surgery	needs opinion

Medicine topics

Medicine topics
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 30 of the most important topics relating to medicine in general and as a field.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Allied health	needs opinion
Allied health professions	needs opinion
Alternative medicine	needs exp/org/NPOV
Angiogenesis	needs opinion
Anesthesia	needs opinion
DNA vaccination	poor
Evidence-based medicine	needs exp/NPOV
Exercise	needs exp/org
Health	needs opinion
Health disparities	needs exp/org
Health economics	needs exp
Health profession	needs exp/org
Health promotion	stub
Health reform	poor
Health science	needs exp/org
Healthcare system	needs exp
History of medicine	good
Hippocratic Oath	good
Medical error	poor
Medical ethics	needs exp/org/NPOV
Medical licensing	needs opinion
Medical registration	needs opinion
Medical regulation	needs opinion
Medical research	stub
Medical school	needs exp
Medicine	needs opinion
Nurse	needs opinion
Nursing	needs exp/org
Nutrition	needs opinion
Physician	needs opinion
Placebo effect	needs exp/NPOV
Prophylaxis	needs opinion
Publicly funded medicine	needs org/NPOV
Residency (medicine)	needs opinion
Safety	needs opinion
Screening (medicine)	poor
Smoking cessation	needs opinion
Tobacco smoking	needs opinion
Vaccination	needs exp

Signs

Signs
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 30 of the most important signs.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Fever	needs exp
Heart murmur	needs exp
Medical sign	poor
Reflex	poor
Shock	needs exp
Tachycardia	needs exp
Tachypnea	needs exp
Abdominal mass	needs exp
Hepatomegaly	needs exp

Symptoms

Symptoms
Goal: write featured-quality articles on 30 of the most important symptoms. More can be found at List of medical symptoms.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Abdominal pain	needs opinion
Anorexia	needs opinion
Anosmia	needs opinion
Asthenia	stub
Back pain	poor
Chest pain	needs opinion
Claudication	needs opinion
Constipation	needs opinion
Cough	needs opinion
Diarrhea	needs opinion
Dizziness	poor
Dyspnea	needs opinion
Dysuria	needs opinion
Fatigue	needs opinion
Hematochezia	needs opinion
Hematuria	needs opinion
Impotence	needs opinion
Melena	needs opinion
Nausea	needs opinion
Pain	needs opinion
Palpitation	needs opinion
Rash	needs opinion
Symptom	stub
Tinnitus	needs opinion

Other diseases

Other diseases
Goal: write featured-quality articles on common or important diseases/conditions. See #Diseases/illnesses above for a "top 50" list.
Article	Status	Comments (optional)
Achondroplasia	needs exp
Acute renal failure	needs opinion
Adenoma	poor
Albinism	needs opinion
Alcoholic hepatitis	needs opinion
Alopecia	needs opinion
Amblyopia	needs opinion
Amenorrhoea	needs exp/org
Amoebiasis or Amebiasis	needs opinion
Angiopathy	needs opinion
Anotia	needs opinion
Anthrax	needs opinion
Apraxia	needs opinion
Argyria	needs opinion
Arteritis	needs opinion
Aseptic meningitis	needs opinion
Asperger syndrome	Featured
Atherosclerosis	needs opinion
Athetosis	needs opinion
Atrophy	needs opinion
Autism	Featured
Bacterial meningitis	needs opinion
Beriberi	needs opinion
Botulism	needs opinion
Brucellosis	poor
Bubonic plague	needs opinion
Calculi	stub
Campylobacter infection	poor
Candidiasis	needs exp
Cardiac arrest	needs exp
Cardiogenic shock	needs exp
Cervical spine disorder	needs opinion
Chagas disease	Featured
Chalazion	poor
Chancroid	needs opinion
Charles Bonnet Syndrome	needs opinion
Cherubism	needs opinion
Chickenpox	needs opinion
Cholera	needs opinion
Chordoma	needs opinion
Chorea	needs opinion
Chronic fatigue syndrome	needs opinion
Cleft lip	needs opinion
Coccidioidomycosis	needs opinion
Colitis	needs opinion
Color blindness	needs opinion
Condyloma	needs opinion
Congestive heart disease	needs opinion
Coronary heart disease	needs opinion
Cowpox	needs opinion
Craniopagus parasiticus	needs opinion
Cretinism	needs opinion
Cystic Fibrosis	needs opinion
Diabetic neuropathy	needs opinion
Diphtheria	needs opinion
Disseminated intravascular coagulation	needs opinion
Ebola	needs opinion
Encephalitis	needs opinion
Fever of unknown origin	needs opinion
CDG syndrome	needs opinion
Glioma	needs opinion
Huntington's disease	needs org/exp
Hypertensive retinopathy	needs opinion
Ichthyosis	needs opinion
Interstitial cystitis	needs opinion
Iritis	needs opinion
Iron deficiency anemia	needs exp
Irritable bowel syndrome	needs opinion
Keloids	needs opinion
Keratoconus	Featured
Keratosis pilaris	needs opinion
Kuru	needs opinion
Kwashiorkor	needs opinion
Lazy eye	needs opinion
Lead poisoning	needs opinion
Legionellosis	needs opinion
Leishmaniasis	needs opinion
Leprosy	needs opinion
Leptospirosis	needs opinion
Listeriosis	needs opinion
Leukemia	needs opinion
Loiasis	needs opinion
Lupus erythematosus	needs opinion
Lyme disease	good
Lymphogranuloma venereum	needs opinion
Lymphoma	needs opinion
Macrovascular disease	needs opinion
Macular degeneration	needs opinion
Marburg fever	needs opinion
Measles	needs opinion
Melioidosis	needs opinion
Ménière's disease	needs opinion
Microvascular disease	needs opinion
Mononucleosis infectiosa (Pfeiffer)	needs opinion
Multiple myeloma	needs opinion
Multiple Sclerosis	Featured
Mumps	needs opinion
Muscular dystrophy	needs opinion
Myasthenia gravis	needs opinion
Myelitis	needs opinion
Myoclonus	needs opinion
Myxedema	needs opinion
Non-gonococcal urethritis	needs opinion
Paratyphoid fever	needs opinion
Parkinson's disease	needs opinion
Pelvic inflammatory disease	needs opinion
Peritonitis	needs opinion
Periodontal disease	needs opinion
Pertussis	needs opinion
Phenylketonuria	needs opinion
Pityriasis rosea	needs opinion
Polio or Poliomyelitis	needs opinion
Porphyria	needs opinion
Progeria	needs exp
Prostatitis	needs opinion
Psittacosis	needs opinion
Psoriasis	needs opinion
Psychosis	Featured
Pubic lice	needs opinion
Q fever	needs opinion
Rabies	needs opinion
Raynaud's disease	needs opinion
Repetitive strain injury (RSI)	needs opinion
Respiratory distress syndrome	needs opinion
Rhabdomyosarcoma	needs opinion
Rheumatic fever	needs opinion
Rheumatoid arthritis	needs opinion
Rickets	needs opinion
Rift Valley fever	needs opinion
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	needs opinion
Rubella	needs opinion
Salmonellosis	needs opinion
Scabies	needs opinion
Scarlet fever	needs opinion
Sciatica	needs opinion
Schizophrenia	Featured
Scleroderma	needs opinion
Scrapie	needs opinion
Scurvy	needs opinion
Sepsis	needs opinion
SARS	good	de-featured
Shigellosis	needs opinion
Shingles	needs opinion
Shock	needs opinion
Sickle-cell disease	needs opinion
Siderosis	needs opinion
Silicosis	needs opinion
Smallpox	needs opinion
Stevens-Johnson syndrome	needs opinion
Strabismus	needs opinion
Synovitis	needs opinion
Syphilis	needs opinion
Taeniasis	needs opinion
Tay-Sachs disease	needs opinion
Temporal lobe epilepsy	poor
Teratoma	needs opinion
Tetanus	needs opinion
Thalassaemia	needs opinion
Thrush	needs opinion
Thymoma	needs opinion
Tinnitus	needs opinion
Tourette syndrome	review?
Toxic shock syndrome	needs opinion
Trichinosis	needs opinion
Trichomoniasis	needs opinion
Trisomy	needs opinion
Tularemia	needs opinion
Tungiasis	needs opinion
Typhoid or Typhoid fever	needs opinion
Typhus	needs opinion
Ulcerative colitis	needs opinion
Uremia	needs opinion
Urinary incontinence	needs exp/org
Urticaria	poor
Uveitis	needs opinion
Vaginitis	stub
Varicella	needs opinion
Vasovagal syncope	needs opinion
Vitiligo	needs opinion
Von Hippel-Lindau disease	needs opinion
Warkany syndrome	stub
Warts	needs opinion
Whooping cough (Pertussis)	needs opinion
Yellow fever	needs exp
Yaws	poor