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… tonometry is very accurate and is often used to measure IOP after a simple screening test (such as air-puff tonometry) … the test. Do not put your contacts back in for 2 hours after the test. Bring your eyeglasses to wear after the test until you can wear your contact lenses. …
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… can check your pulse the first thing in the morning, just after you wake up but before you get out of bed. This is … pulse. Some people like to check their pulse before and after they exercise. You check your pulse rate by counting … chest pain, or shortness of breath. Check for blood flow after an injury or when a blood vessel may be blocked. Check …
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… heart defect, your child might need a combination of surgery and catheterization to treat it. … heart defect, your child might need a combination of surgery and catheterization to treat it. …
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… is done to help diagnose cystic fibrosis. It is often done after a baby tests positive for cystic fibrosis on a newborn … electric current, which pushes the medicine into the skin. After 5 to 10 minutes, the gauze pads and electrodes are … collects the sweat into a coil (macroduct technique). After the collection pad is removed, the skin is washed and …
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… before this test and do not put them back in for 1 hour after the test or until the medicine used to numb your eye … may suggest that you arrange for someone to drive you home after the test. How It Is Done Gonioscopy is usually done by … were dilated, your vision may be blurred for several hours after the test. You should not rub your eyes for 20 minutes …
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… pressure reading, called the closing pressure, may be taken after the fluid samples are done. The needle is taken out … some cases, a leak of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may develop after a spinal tap. Symptoms of this problem are a headache that does not go away after 1 to 2 days. A CSF leak can be treated with a blood …
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… tissue and other muscles. It is released into the blood after damage to the heart or other muscles. Damage can occur … Levels in the blood will increase within about 3 hours after the damage. Myoglobin can be found in urine for … the toilet or urinal. Collect the urine in the container. After the urine has flowed for several seconds, place the …
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… arthritis . To keep checking on problems such as bleeding after an eye injury. To keep checking on problems such as … that form because of chemotherapy or radiation treatment or after a bone marrow transplant. How To Prepare If you wear … be dilated, you may wish to find someone to drive you home after the test. You also will need to wear sunglasses when …
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… uses a special camera to take pictures of the testicles after a radioactive tracer builds up in testicular tissues … may be used to support the testicles under the scanner. After the tracer is injected, the camera will scan for … or stool within a day. So be sure to flush the toilet right after you use it, and wash your hands well with soap and …
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… to the parathyroid gland , which can be caused by neck surgery or radiation treatments. A rare disease, such as … to the parathyroid gland , which can be caused by neck surgery or radiation treatments. A rare disease, such as …
