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… High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home Actionset Overview When blood pressure is high, it starts to damage the blood vessels, heart, and kidneys. This can lead to heart …
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… Dehydration: Drinking Extra Fluids (Older Children and Adults) On this page: Overview … amounts of fluids to drink every hour are based on body weight: Fluid amounts to drink Your weight Fluid … amounts of fluids to drink every hour are based on body weight: Fluid amounts to drink Your weight Fluid
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… Dehydration: Drinking Enough Fluids (Babies and Young Children) On this page: Overview … is vomiting. It is important that your child drink enough fluids to avoid dehydration. Not drinking enough fluid can cause constipation. When the weather gets hot or …
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… Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension) On this page: … against the walls of your arteries as it moves through your body. Low blood pressure means that your blood pressure is … hypotension . Standing for a long time. Not drinking enough fluids ( dehydration ). Medicines. Examples are high blood
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… Intrauterine Fetal Blood Transfusion On this page: Treatment Overview What To … Treatment Overview An intrauterine transfusion provides blood to an Rh-positive fetus when fetal red blood cells are … bleeding and mixing of fetal and maternal blood. Amniotic fluid leakage from the uterus. Fetal death. …
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… Secondary High Blood Pressure On this page: What is secondary high blood pressure? Secondary high blood pressure is high blood … and changes in your blood volume. For example, your body releases certain hormones (such as adrenaline) when it …
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… Frozen or Stuck Tongue or Other Body Part On this page: Overview Overview If you touch a … the area is in the mouth or on the lips, avoid swallowing blood by sitting up and tilting the head forward with the chin down so the blood drains out of the mouth. If emergency care is not …
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… Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar On this page: Overview … children with diabetes can't recognize symptoms of low blood sugar. Others can, but not every time. To be safe, parents need to do a home blood sugar test whenever they suspect low blood sugar in a …
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… Symptoms of High Blood Sugar On this page: Overview Overview High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) most often occurs in people who … diabetes that isn't well controlled. The symptoms of high blood sugar can be mild, moderate, or severe. Young children …
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… Treating Low Blood Sugar On this page: Overview Overview Follow these steps when your blood sugar level is below your target range (usually below … can help if you are too weak or confused to treat your low blood sugar. Be alert for low blood sugar. Check your blood