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… blood from the heart to the lungs, where the blood picks up oxygen. The walls of the arteries may get thick, which … fluid buildup. A blood thinner to help prevent blood clots. Oxygen therapy to make breathing easier. Your doctor may suggest …
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… results in shock . Blood loss can also reduce the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in the blood, which may prevent enough oxygen from reaching the rest of the body. Whole blood is … Citations Coil CJ, Santen SA (2011). Transfusion therapy. In JE Tintinalli, ed., Tintinalli's Emergency …
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… and Tests Treatment Overview Medicines Counselling and Therapy Recovery For Family and Friends … treated? Medicines help your symptoms, and counselling and therapy help you change how you think about things and deal … you can try a different medicine. Stay in counselling or therapy, and continue with your recovery plan. Special …
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… a therapist can help you get better. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is one type of counselling. It appears to be … are many types of CBT for PTSD. Examples include cognitive therapy, prolonged exposure therapy, and cognitive processing therapy. What is cognitive …
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… get the most improvement in aerobic capacity (the amount of oxygen your body uses). This is usually expressed as a … C., & Bredin, S. (2006). Prescribing exercise as preventive therapy. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 174(7), …
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… A pulse oximeter is a device that checks to see how much oxygen your blood is carrying. Usually a small clip is put … shines a light beam through the skin. It estimates your oxygen level by measuring the percentage of your blood that's carrying oxygen. Your oxygen level (or oxygen saturation, SpO2) shows …
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… Rehabilitation programs often help. They include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and cognitive retraining. Physiotherapy …
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… or metastatic prostate cancer may be treated with hormone therapy , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , targeted therapy , or immunotherapy . Some of …
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… Information Overview Cognitive-behavioural therapy and SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) … is needed to support these other treatments for PTSD. Group therapy Many people want to talk about their trauma with others who have had similar experiences. In group therapy, you talk with a group of people who also have been …
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… and the left side. The right side of your heart receives oxygen-poor blood from your veins and pumps it to your lungs, where it picks up oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide. The left side of your heart receives oxygen-rich blood from your lungs and pumps it through your …
