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… Cardiac Catheterization On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It … eating and drinking. If your doctor told you to take your medicines on the day of the procedure, take them with only a … will be put into a vein in one of your arms. It is used for giving you fluids or medicine during the procedure. During …
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… Joint Fluid Analysis On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Joint fluid analysis is a test to look at joint … test. Or your doctor may tell you to keep taking it. (These medicines include aspirin and other blood thinners.) Make …
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… Lung Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A lung biopsy removes a small piece of lung tissue … understand exactly what your doctor wants you to do. These medicines increase the risk of bleeding. Your doctor may …
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… Doppler Ultrasound On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It … in the hospital. It uses a portable machine that can quickly check the extent of blood vessel damage or disease. … also squeeze your calf or forearm to help blood move more quickly through the veins. This is called an augmentation …
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… Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test On this page: Test … are produced by the adrenal glands. How To Prepare Many medicines can change the results of this test. You may be … feel nothing at all from the needle. Or you might feel a quick sting or pinch. Risks There is very little chance of …
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… Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It … you understand what you can expect. And it will help you safely prepare for your procedure. Preparing for the … benefits, and other options. Tell your doctor ALL the medicines and natural health products you take. Some may …
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… Positron Emission Tomography (PET) On this page: Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It … about how much medicine you should take. You take any medicines or natural health products. You may need to stop … be difficult to lie still during the test. You may feel a quick sting or pinch when the IV is put in your arm. The …
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… Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It … analysis. How To Prepare Tell your doctor ALL the medicines and natural health products you take. Some may … enters the bone. During an aspiration, you may feel a quick, shooting pain down your leg as the sample is taken. …
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… Urine Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A urine test checks different components of urine, … do heavy exercise before the test. Tell your doctor ALL the medicines and natural health products you take. Some may …
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… Skin and Wound Cultures On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It … Results Some types of bacteria, fungi, and viruses grow quickly in culture, and some grow slowly. Test results may … Results Some types of bacteria, fungi, and viruses grow quickly in culture, and some grow slowly. Test results may …
