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… Heart Block On this page: Health Tools What is heart block? Heart block refers to an abnormality in the way …
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… Spinal Block for Childbirth On this page: Treatment Overview Side … Information Treatment Overview Spinal anesthesia (spinal block) is a way to control pain using anesthetic medicine. … of feeling and muscle control below the waist. A spinal block is often used for an assisted delivery (such as a …
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… Childbirth: Pudendal Block On this page: Treatment Overview … (pushing) stage of labour, an injection called a pudendal block can be given through the vaginal wall and into the … It doesn't relieve the pain of contractions. A pudendal block works fast, is easily given, and doesn't affect the …
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… Blocked Tear Ducts On this page: What is a blocked tear duct? Tears normally drain from the eye through … stretch from the eye into the nose. If a tear duct becomes blocked or fails to open, tears cannot drain from the eye …
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… Blocked Eustachian Tubes On this page: What are blocked eustachian tubes? The eustachian (say … ear. The pressure outside the ear gets too high. This blockage causes ear pain and sometimes trouble hearing. What …
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… Nerve Block for Pain Relief On this page: Treatment Overview What … Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview A nerve block relieves pain by interrupting how pain signals are … or phenol, into or around a nerve or into the spine. Nerve blocks may be used for several purposes, such as: To …
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… Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Anesthesia On this page: Overview Overview A peripheral nerve block is a shot of numbing medicine around a specific nerve … to help guide the needle that will be used for the nerve block. After finding the right spot, the doctor uses a tiny …
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… Heart health Last updated December 12, 2024 Overview Heart disease happens when the heart or blood vessels don’t … substance found in your blood. Having high cholesterol can block blood vessels over time and lead to heart attack or …
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… Heart and Circulation Learning Center Learn about your heart and blood circulation It's not always easy to tell if … Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy Angina Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) …
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… Heart Failure On this page: Health Tools … What is heart failure? Heart failure means that your heart muscle … should from the upper to the lower part of the heart (heart block) Other problems Disease of the sac around the heart …
