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… new heart valve. Your doctor will put the catheter into a blood vessel in your upper leg (groin) or chest. The doctor moves the catheter through the blood vessel and into your heart. The replacement valve fits … relax. You won't feel pain when the catheter is put in the blood vessel. You may stay in the hospital for up to a few …
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… Absence or low levels of certain digestive enzymes. Diseases of the pancreas, such as cystic fibrosis. Diseases caused by parasites, such as giardiasis, worms, or … in the bacteria normally found in the intestinal tract. Diseases that affect the intestine itself, such as celiac …
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… the nail from the skin. If only part of the nail is diseased, only the diseased part is removed. If you want to avoid future … usually performed only when a large portion of the nail is diseased and damaged or if your nails are very painful. In …
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… test if you are younger and have risk factors for heart disease. footnote 1 How often to be screened How often you … other health problems, and your overall chance of heart disease. An adult who is being treated for high cholesterol … of dyslipidemia for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in the adult. Canadian Journal of Cardiology , …
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… people who have only mild symptoms from time to time, the disease may not have much impact on their everyday lives. … more severe and disabling. For most people with MS, the disease follows a relapsing-remitting course, at least at … accept for the thousands of healthy, active people whom the disease strikes without warning. Though rarely …
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… fullness or bloating Anal fissure Anal fistulas and crohn's disease Bowel disease: Caring for your ostomy Bowel obstruction Chronic …
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… when you do not have enough thyroid hormones in your blood (hypothyroidism). Depending on the cause of your … complications from having too little thyroid hormone in the blood, including a high level of fats and cholesterol in the blood. People who take thyroid hormones need to have their …
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… are spread when an uninfected person comes in contact with blood, semen, or vaginal fluid (such as menstrual blood) that's infected with one of these viruses. Hepatitis … D only occurs along with hepatitis B. How is it diagnosed? Blood tests are used to diagnose viral hepatitis. In their …
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… products you take. Your cholesterol, thyroid, eyes, and blood pressure, to see if you need treatment changes. Possible blood sugar problems during pregnancy. For example, many women have low blood sugar in early pregnancy. Later in pregnancy, they …
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… and slow the progression of varicose veins by improving blood circulation in your legs. Try to walk every day. … it puts the legs at heart level and avoids the pooling of blood in the legs that comes with varicose veins. For more … legs, ideally at or above heart level, it helps keep the blood from pooling in your lower legs and improves blood