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… Overview Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) can help you measure how hard your body is working when you exercise. To do this, you monitor yourself as you … teach you how to use RPE. Then you may be able to use it when you exercise on your own. Cardiac …
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… Information Overview Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome occurs when pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) causes inflammation … causes pain in the upper right belly. This syndrome happens when bacteria enter the abdominal cavity through the … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information …
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… On this page: Overview Overview When you use one part of your body in the same way over and over … it can cause an overuse injury. Overuse injuries happen when you stress your joints, muscles, or other tissues …
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… a cigarette. Next to each one, I wrote a substitute. Like when I get in the car, I can chew gum instead of lighting up. When I'm upset, I can call a friend or go for a hike. I keep … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information …
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… serious type of skin cancer because it grows so quickly. When it spreads (metastasizes) to other parts of the body, … bone, or brain, or to skin in another part of the body. When melanoma spreads (metastasizes), the symptoms may be … the skin. Unexplained weight loss. Swelling or pain in your belly. Ongoing (chronic) cough or shortness of breath. …
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… to relax the neck and throat and reduce the risk of injury when an endotracheal (ET) tube is inserted. They may also be used to relax the chest muscles when an ET tube is used to help a person breathe (mechanical … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information …
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… as strep throat and influenza (flu) , can cause belly pain when the glands in the belly become swollen or inflamed. These glands are called lymph nodes. When they are inflamed, it's called mesenteric adenitis. … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information …
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… may occur anywhere in the digestive tract and may occur when: A crater-shaped sore (ulcer) erodes through the wall … an infection (peritonitis). Emergency surgery is needed when a perforation has occurred. Current as of: … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information …
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… Overview Overview Foot odour can happen when you wear shoes that don't "breathe." Most often, when you take off your shoes, wash your feet, and put on …
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… or snows. He weighs 14 kilograms (30 pounds) less than when he had the heart attack. Although Bob started being … told him he had diabetes. "My doctor said, 'It's about time you lose weight,'" Bob says. "That's when I got my bike." Finding an activity he enjoys Bob says …