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… Peripheral Arterial Disease: Pulse and Blood Pressure Measurement On this page: … pressure cuff. But blood pressure can be measured using catheters placed inside the arteries. Because the arteries … pressure cuff. But blood pressure can be measured using catheters placed inside the arteries. Because the arteries …
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… Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have Bypass Surgery? Decision Point You … You may have had an angiogram that showed your doctor the location and amount of narrowing in your arteries. Your doctor … 98. Risks Take 100 people who have bypass surgery . Complication rates in hospitals show people face these risks from …
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… Depression and Anxiety When You Have Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview Overview Many people with coronary artery disease have symptoms of anxiety or depression. If you're … their doctor needs to know about while treating their heart disease. Because your emotional health affects your physical …
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… Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have Angioplasty for Stable Angina? … , the doctor puts a thin, flexible tube called a catheter into an artery in your groin or arm. The doctor … tube into the narrowed coronary artery. Dye is put into the catheter to make the artery show up on an X-ray. This helps …
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… Planning to Be More Active When You Have Chronic Disease On this page: Overview Overview Use this sheet to … Health … Planning to Be More Active When You Have Chronic Disease …
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… clothing. Touch feces or urine from an animal. Are licked, scratched, or bitten by an animal. Breathe in dust that carries disease from an animal, as in a barnyard or a mouse nest. … and after you prepare food. If there's a chance that a cat or mice walk on kitchen counters, clean counters often …
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… that are infected with rabies—rabid animals—can spread the disease through their saliva or through brain tissue. It is … the rabies virus can spread to pets, such as dogs, cats, and ferrets. But household pets rarely get rabies, … you don't see an animal bite. For example, bat bites or scratches may be so small that you don't notice them. If you …
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… neck are the most likely areas to be bitten in children. Cat bites usually cause deeper puncture wounds than dog … the skin Do you have a cat bite that is more than just a scratch? Yes Cat bite No Cat bite Do you think that the bite … diabetes, a weakened immune system , peripheral arterial disease, or any surgical hardware in the area? "Hardware" …
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… Kissing bugs can carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease, but this is not common in Canada or the United … Itching from the bites can be so bad that some people will scratch enough to cause breaks in the skin that get infected … to be found: Near places where a pet, such as a dog or cat, spends time. In areas where mice or other rodents live. …
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… it came in. You can throw that container away. But first scratch out any personal information printed on the label. … with a substance that doesn't taste good. You might use cat litter, sawdust, or coffee grounds. Don't crush tablets … with a substance that doesn't taste good. You might use cat litter, sawdust, or coffee grounds. Don't crush tablets …
