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… Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Basic Dental Care Blood and Body Fluid Precautions Blood Pressure Screening … Posture and Movements Cervical Cancer Screening Cervical Cell Changes on a Pap Test Checklist for Preventing Falls at … Aortic Aneurysm: Should I Get a Screening Test? Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery? Breast …
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… High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home Actionset Overview When blood … and kidneys. This can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and other problems. But if you don't measure your …
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… Von Willebrand Disease On this page: Conditions Basics … When you have this problem, it takes longer for your blood to form clots, so you bleed for a longer time than … people. Normally when a person starts to bleed, small blood cells called platelets go to the site of the bleeding. These …
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… Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview Health Tools Cause Symptoms … When you have it, your heart muscle doesn't get enough blood. This can lead to serious problems, including heart … (say "plak") build up inside the arteries. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood throughout your …
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… Paget's Disease of Bone On this page: Related … down, absorbed into the body, and then rebuilt with new cells. In Paget's disease, bone tissue is broken down and … a problem such as hip or back pain. An abnormal X-ray or blood test may lead the doctor to discover this disease. To …
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… Secondary High Blood Pressure On this page: Related … pressure is high blood pressure that's caused by another disease or condition. It can also be caused by certain … control. As blood passes through your kidneys, special cells "measure" blood pressure in the blood vessels leading …
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… Chronic Kidney Disease On this page: Health Tools Cause … important job. They remove waste and extra fluid from your blood. This waste and fluid goes out of your body in your … produce enough of the hormone needed to make red blood cells. Electrolyte imbalance. When the kidneys can't filter …
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… Tay-Sachs Disease On this page: Conditions Basics … Without it, fatty compounds build up in the nerve cells of the brain and cause damage. There are three forms … disease, your doctor will do a physical examination and a blood test to check the level of an enzyme called Hex A. A …
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… Diabetic Kidney Disease On this page: Health Tools … kidney damage. What causes it? The kidneys have many tiny blood vessels that filter waste from your blood. High blood sugar from diabetes can destroy these …
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… Complications of Paget's Disease On this page: Overview Overview … disease include: Heart failure . Bone tissue contains many blood vessels. Paget's disease causes increased blood flow to the bones, and sometimes it is difficult for …
