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… a medicine not prescribed by a doctor, stop taking it. Call your doctor if you feel you need to keep taking the medicine or if you need help to control your symptoms after you stop the medicine. Current as of: March 1, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, …
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… and may relieve pain. It also helps improve or restore your fitness level and how well you function. The goal is to … walking, going up stairs, or getting in and out of bed. Your physiotherapist will examine you and make a treatment … Current as of: February 27, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, …
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… Opioids can help suppress how you perceive pain and calm your emotional response to pain. They do this by reducing … or like you might faint. Feeling drowsy. Feeling sick to your stomach or vomiting. Opioids aren't used when you are … (VBAC) Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family …
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… bacteria travel to the tick's salivary glands and then into your body through your skin. It takes at least 24 hours for a tick to transmit … Disease Current as of: October 31, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson MD - …
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… stay in the hospital from 2 to 4 days. You can return to your usual activities in 4 to 6 weeks. Why It Is Done … cyst and have been through menopause ( post-menopausal ). Your doctor is concerned that ovarian cancer may be present. … surgery. Current as of: August 2, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family …
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… You may not be able to keep doing the activity that caused your tennis elbow. Or you may have to make some changes to … you do that activity from now on. Why It Is Done You and your doctor may consider surgery if: You still have elbow … (3). Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, …
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… surgeon may repair, reposition, or replace the disc with your own tissue or an artificial disc. Scar tissue or bony … be given a mouthpiece (splint) to wear while rehabilitating your jaw. Why It Is Done Open-joint arthroplasty is used … loss. Current as of: November 14, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Adam Husney MD - Family …
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… nitrogen application usually takes less than a minute. Your doctor may trim the wart with a small knife before … is usually not needed but may be used in some cases. Your doctor applies the liquid nitrogen to the wart using a … Plantar Warts Current as of: March 22, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Patrice Burgess MD - Family …
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… the wound and protect you from another person's blood. Wash your hands well with soap and water, if available. Put on … of fabric, plastic bags, or whatever you have between your hands and the wound. Have the person hold their own … Injuries Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, …
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… after a chest injury, it is important to determine whether your pain might be caused by a heart problem. If you do not have any symptoms of a heart attack or angina , your pain is probably caused by your chest injury. Serious … Problems Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, …
