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… pressure on one spot for long periods of time decreases blood flow to that area. This damages or kills the cells and … no more than 30 degrees. Recliner chairs are likely to allow slipping. They should not be used in place of a bed. Use …
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… Crohn's disease are belly pain and diarrhea (sometimes with blood). Losing weight without trying is another common sign. … with Crohn's disease and you have one or more of the following: New or worse belly pain. Fever. Severe dehydration . … quitting for good. Stay up to date on all immunizations. Follow your doctor's cancer screening recommendations. Seek …
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… or other device may also be used. These devices keep the lower leg and ankle from moving. Rehab follows both of these treatments. Exercise, in either … that this area is most likely to tear because of a limited blood supply. If you don't treat a badly torn Achilles …
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… of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. It is also called chronic myelogenous leukemia. … blood cells and cause problems. CML usually gets worse slowly. But sometimes it changes into a fast-growing acute … may include tiredness (fatigue), a feeling of fullness below the ribs, fever, weight loss, and loss of appetite. If …
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… have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to follow your doctor's recommendation. Either way, this … the heart's upper chambers quiver (fibrillate). The lower chambers beat without a regular rhythm and may beat … return to normal and stay there. You will likely take a blood-thinner medicine (anticoagulant) to prevent blood …
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… in the nose, mouth, or throat ( upper airways ). When airflow through the nose and mouth is blocked, breathing may … Your overall health . If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay … sooner. Medicines you take . Certain medicines, such as blood thinners (anticoagulants), medicines that suppress the …
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… have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to follow your doctor's recommendation. Either way, this … are most common in men older than age 65, people with high blood pressure, and people who smoke. AAAs sometimes run in … for other reasons. If you smoke, you could quit smoking to lower your risk of getting an abdominal aortic aneurysm. You …
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… and on the part of the body that's stuck. Try breathing or blowing warm breaths on the area. If none of these things … If the area is in the mouth or on the lips, avoid swallowing blood by sitting up and tilting the head forward with the …
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… of the retina . The burns form scar tissue that seals the blood vessels. By sealing the leaky blood vessels, laser photocoagulation slows down central vision loss. Laser surgery may be done in … lost because of macular degeneration. But it can sometimes slow down or delay further damage to a person's central …
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… do it to help find the reason for a urinary infection or blood in your urine. Your doctor puts a thin scope with very … and are closer to the bladder than the kidney (in the lower third of the ureter). But newer technology is allowing ureteroscopy to be used even for small stones in or …
