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… Complications of Osteoarthritis Complications of Paget's Disease Comprehensive Metabolic Panel Congenital Torticollis … Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures Craniosynostosis Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract De Quervain's … Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Degenerative Disc Disease Dengue Fever Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Diet …
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… to find what you are looking for as quickly as possible. Diseases and conditions Allergies Asthma Bowel and … Cancer Colds and Flu COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Diabetes Disease and Disease Prevention Down Syndrome, Autism and …
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… of the heart and blood vessels Checks for coronary artery disease Checks for problems with blood vessels and heart … blood flow to the heart muscle Checks for coronary artery disease Checks for damage caused by a heart attack … or pressure, or shortness of breath Checks for signs of diseases that affect the walls and chambers of the heart …
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… lungs and the bloodstream. It helps protect the lungs from diseases such as emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . Some people do not make enough of this … AAT deficiency. These people are more likely to have lung diseases and will get them at a younger-than-normal age (30 …
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… Information Overview Whether a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia should still be allowed to drive is a common dilemma faced by people who have the disease and by their caregivers. Taking away driving … people not drive if they have moderate Alzheimer's disease—when memory loss is noticeable and complex …
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… fibromyalgia . But you may have lab tests to rule out other diseases. Or these tests can find out if you have another disease along with fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia may occur along with other joint and muscle (rheumatic) diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis . Finding these other …
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… than normal when you have COPD, and they get lower as the disease gets worse. These numbers are usually stated in the … to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). footnote 1 The symptoms you have may vary … COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Citations Global Initiative for Chronic …
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… Basics Sarcoidosis (say "sar-koy-DOH-sus") is a rare disease that creates tiny lumps of cells throughout the … toxins, and allergens such as mould or mildew. The disease doesn't spread from person to person. What are the … chest X-ray results. Sometimes doctors can diagnose the disease after a physical or eye examination or by looking at …
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… can lead to emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . People whose bodies do not produce enough … normal (basilar hyperlucency). Develop unexplained liver disease. Have a family history of emphysema, bronchiectasis , liver disease, or inflammation of the fat under the skin …
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… large blood vessels in the abdomen and groin. To bypass the diseased part of the blood vessel, blood is redirected … man-made material. This graft is sewn above and below the diseased vessel so that blood flows through the graft and … or iliac arteries) in the abdomen and pelvis. Usually the disease must be causing significant symptoms or be …
