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… called hysteroscopy , which allows your doctor to look through a small lighted tube at the lining of the uterus. … local anesthetic . The tube to collect the sample is guided through the cervix into the uterus . The tool may be moved … How It Feels You may feel cramping as the tube is guided through your cervix and when the biopsy sample is collected. …
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… called the retina. The retina detects images that pass through the clear, outer covering of the eye, called the … straight ahead at some distant spot in the room. Looking through the ophthalmoscope , your doctor will move very … very bright light into it. The doctor will look at the eye through a special lens. Your doctor may ask you to look in …
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… citrate is injected into a vein in your arm. It moves through your bloodstream and into certain tissues. These … The tracer stays in you until your body gets rids of it through urine or stool (feces). Why It Is Done A gallium … Or you may feel a brief sting or pinch as the needle goes through the skin. Otherwise, a gallium scan usually causes …
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… may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of feeding. The contrast material used … into a vein on the inside of your elbow. The dye travels through the bloodstream, is filtered out by the kidneys, and … pictures are taken several minutes apart as the dye goes through the urinary tract. Each picture is looked at right …
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… starts to rise. Unlike food, alcohol is absorbed directly through the walls of the stomach, goes into the bloodstream, and travels throughout your body and to your brain. This allows blood … alcohol devices to measure your BAC at many pharmacies or through the Internet. The manual device is a tube (or a …
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… tube called a catheter is inserted into the bladder through the urethra . A slight burning sensation may occur … About 250 mL (1 cup) of a fluid is put into the bladder through the catheter. The catheter is then removed, and you … tube called a catheter is inserted into the bladder through the urethra . A slight burning sensation may occur …
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… Measure the blood pressure and speed of blood flow through the heart. How to Prepare You don't need to do … your left side on a bed or table. You may receive medicine through a vein (intravenously, or IV). The IV can be used to … is placed in a vein in your arm. No electricity passes through your body during the test. There is no danger of …
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… goes up fast just before ovulation occurs, about midway through the cycle (day 14 of a 28-day cycle). This is called … (amenorrhea). This can help see if you have started to go through menopause. Find out if a child is going through early puberty (also called precocious puberty). …
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… a needle into the blood vessel. A guide wire will be put through the needle into the blood vessel and the needle will … moved into the blood vessel. The catheter will be guided through the blood vessels until the tip is in the area to be … vessels. When the catheter is in place, the dye is injected through it. You may be asked to take a breath and hold it …
