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… ablation, cryoablation, neurotomy, or rhizotomy. Your doctor will first identify the nerve or nerves that are sending pain signals to your brain. You will have a test that uses a nerve block , which numbs specific nerves, to help your doctor find the nerves that are causing your pain. …
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… as possible. Movement will increase the spread of venom in your bloodstream. It is important to remove the stinger as … 20 seconds after a sting, 90% of the venom is injected into your body. To quickly remove the stinger: Flick the stinger out with your finger. Scrape it out with something that is …
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… If you are wearing contacts, remove them before you flush your eye. If you can't remove a contact, flush your eye with the contact in place. Flush the eye from the … open while you: Stand under a shower with open eyes. Put your face under a running faucet. Use a kitchen sink sprayer …
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… care can help you live well. Even when the end of your life is near, you can still try to live as well as … still be able to garden if you do not overdo it. Talk with your hospice palliative care provider about what you feel you still need to do in your life. If you want to see Lake Louise, he or she may be …
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… get styes . What are the symptoms? If you have blepharitis: Your eyelids may be red, irritated, itchy, scaly, or crusty , mainly along the edges of the lids. Some of your eyelashes may fall out. Your eyes may feel dry or gritty. In some cases, symptoms …
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… Overview Keep a journal to record your eating patterns. It might look like this: Eating … and "10" means you're so full that you feel sick. Record your intake for several days or a few weeks. Try to notice any patterns in your eating. Pay special attention to things that lead you …
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… a child's growth and development over time. At each of your child's routine checkups, the doctor will measure: … babies). This is the measurement around the largest part of your baby's head. These measurements are plotted on a graph according to your child's age and sex. Growth charts show the consistency …
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… bright lights, loud voices, or music. You can protect your child from becoming overtired by keeping a regular routine for meals, naps, and play times. If your child is crying because they are overtired or … the room. Turn down the lights and ask others not to bother your child. Turn on white noise. Turn on a continuous, …
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… is surgery to take out the spleen. You may have your spleen taken out because a disease made it get too big. Or maybe your spleen no longer works as it should. The doctor also may remove the spleen if it was damaged in an injury. Your surgery may be done through one large cut (incision). …
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… of temporal arteritis (also called giant cell arteritis ), your doctor may order a temporal artery biopsy to make sure. … points along an artery . To test for giant cell arteritis, your doctor may have a surgeon take a sample of a blood vessel on your temple and test it for inflammation . If a temporal …