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… Eye Flushing On this page: Overview Overview 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 …
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… Palliative Care Can Help With Goals and Dreams On this page: Overview Overview Hospice palliative 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 …
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… Blepharitis On this page: … 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 …
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… Over-the-Counter Medicine Precautions On this page: Overview Overview Before using … use the measuring device that comes with the medicine. Call your doctor if you think you are having a problem with your medicine. If you have been told to avoid a medicine, …
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… Eating Journal On this page: Overview 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 …
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… Artificial Rupture of the Membranes On this page: Overview Overview When you are pregnant, your membranes may break or rupture. This means that a hole … forms in the fluid-filled bag that surrounds and protects your baby. It usually happens when you are in labour or …
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… Anesthesia: Health Risks On this page: Overview Overview Before anesthesia, you will have an examination to check on your health and to find any health risks that may affect your anesthesia care. Tell your anesthesia specialist about …
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… of fitness instruction DVDs and videos (or borrow them from your local library). The advantage of working with a DVD or video is that you can do a workout in your own home at a time that's convenient for you. You can …
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… Splenectomy On this page: Surgery Overview Surgery Overview A … 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 …
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… Temporal Artery Biopsy On this page: Overview Overview If you have … 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 …
