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… Newborn blood spot card screening Last updated October 1, 2022 … Why is my baby screened? A small spot of your baby’s blood can be used to get important information about their … the most common group of conditions found through a newborn blood spot screening panel. These disorders occur when your …
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… Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure Last updated April 25, 2023 HealthLink BC … Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Having high blood pressure means that blood is pushing too hard against artery walls. This can …
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… Contact with blood or body fluids: Protecting against infection Last … Document Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Blood and body fluids, such as saliva, semen and vaginal … on to other people. If you have contact with a person’s blood or body fluids you could be at risk of HIV, hepatitis …
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… an evacuation plan to a local medical facility with a safe blood supply What immunizations should I have before I … risk for pregnant women to develop a blood clot in the leg, also called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). To help avoid … experience any of the following: Vaginal bleeding (passing clots or tissue) Belly pain or cramps Contractions Your …
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… when taking warfarin. When we cut or scrape our skin, our blood forms a clot (or plug) so that we don't bleed too much. Vitamin K helps our blood to clot. Vitamin K is found in various foods that we … cause the blood to clot too much. When this happens, blood clots can form in the body and block blood flow. This can …
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… Type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that infects human white blood cells. It can cause disease of the nervous system or … being infected. People who get sick may develop a rare blood cancer called adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), … inflammation of the spinal cord that causes weakness of the legs, backache, loss of bladder control or constipation. To …
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… large amounts of antibodies taken from donated human blood. Antibodies are proteins that a person’s immune system … may be associated with a risk of thrombosis (blood clots) within 24 hours of receiving them, especially when … for each vaccine and the risk of not getting immunized, can legally consent to or refuse immunizations. For more …
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… amounts of hepatitis B antibodies taken from donated human blood. Antibodies are proteins that a person’s immune system … may be associated with a risk of thrombosis (blood clots) within 24 hours of receiving them, especially when … for each vaccine and the risk of not getting immunized, can legally consent to or refuse immunizations. For more …
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… measles infections. Ig contains antibodies taken from human blood. Antibodies are proteins your immune system makes to … may be associated with a risk of thrombosis (blood clots) within 24 hours of injection, especially when large … for each vaccine and the risk of not getting immunized, can legally consent to or refuse immunizations. For more …
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… At these visits, immunizations are given in the upper leg (thigh). Numbing creams or patches need to be applied to … line down the middle of the front of one of your child’s legs, from the hip to the knee (line A). Next divide the upper leg into 3 equal sections (lines B & C). Apply the cream or …
