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… Cardiac Enzyme Studies On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done … Risks Results Test Overview Cardiac enzyme studies measure the levels of enzymes and proteins that are linked with injury of the …
Medications
… Digestive Enzymes - Oral On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects … health needs. Uses This medication contains digestive enzymes, which are natural substances needed by the body to … pancreas cannot make or does not release enough digestive enzymes into the gut to digest the food. Depending on the …
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… Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors On this page: About This Medicine … Thompson MD - Internal Medicine … Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme ACE Inhibitors …
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… food you eat. Your pancreas also makes other hormones and enzymes that help you break down food. The digestive enzymes are produced in one part of the pancreas and travel … along a duct. If the duct is blocked or injured, these enzymes can leak out and cause pain and swelling. This may …
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… Tests that check for inflammation of the liver (liver enzyme studies) Your liver may be damaged if you have … also help diagnose long-term (chronic) infection. If liver enzymes are high, a test for hepatitis C antibodies may be … Tests that check for inflammation of the liver (liver enzyme studies) Your liver may be damaged if you have …
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… it does Where it's found Thiamine (vitamin B1) Part of an enzyme needed for energy metabolism; important for nerve … legumes, nuts and seeds. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) Part of an enzyme needed for energy metabolism; important for normal … enriched breads and cereals. Niacin (vitamin B3) Part of an enzyme needed for energy metabolism; important for nervous …
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… DNA ( HBV DNA) in your blood, and the level of the liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Chronic hepatitis B … (negative) in your blood. High levels of HBV DNA and liver enzymes may be present in both of these types of chronic … or negative, have high levels of HBV DNA, and your liver enzymes are above the normal level for 3 to 6 months. Either …
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… as the damaged pancreas loses its ability to produce enzymes. But it may take years for the pancreas to stop producing enzymes. In many people, this process never occurs. If you … low-fat diet, using pain medicine, and in some cases taking enzyme pills to help rest your pancreas. Analgesics. You may …
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… A creatine kinase (CK) test checks the level of the enzyme creatine kinase, which is found in heart tissue and skeletal muscles. This enzyme also can be found in smaller amounts in the brain. A … (CPK). CK is made up of three smaller types of enzymes, called isoenzymes: MM, MB, and BB. A doctor looks …
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… and cereals, and fortified cereals. Zinc Part of many enzymes; needed for making protein and genetic material; has … yeast, whole grains, nuts, cheeses. Copper Part of many enzymes ; needed for iron metabolism. Legumes, nuts and … iodized salt, bread, dairy products. Manganese Part of many enzymes. Widespread in foods, especially plant foods. …
