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… it takes for food to travel through the digestive tract . After you chew and swallow your food, it moves into your … where it is mixed with acid and digestive enzymes . After your food leaves your stomach, it is squeezed through … done. Most commonly, you will have an X-ray test 5 days after swallowing the markers. This will show how the markers …
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… colour , shape , size, or appearance or has not healed after an injury. Skin cancers are the most common type of … a microscope. Skin biopsy methods include: Shave biopsy. After a local anesthetic is injected, a surgical knife … covered with a bandage or sterile dressing. Punch biopsy. After a local anesthetic is injected, a small, sharp tool …
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… if a person has formed immunity from having chickenpox or after getting the chickenpox vaccine. Respiratory syncytial … a viral infection that is causing symptoms. Check a person after exposure to a virus. For example, a viral test may be done after a health professional is accidentally stuck with a …
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… This test takes about 10 minutes. It's done 3 to 6 hours after you are given the tracer. Another scan may be done in 24 hours. After an RAIU test, you can do your regular activities. How … 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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… for the baby. You probably will have to wait 1 to 3 hours after the tracer is injected before your bone scan is done. … pictures are taken during the tracer injection, right afterward, and then 3 to 5 hours after the injection. How It Is Done You will need to remove …
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… used by police for suspected drunk drivers. Within minutes after you drink alcohol, your blood alcohol concentration … in your blood reaches its highest level about 60 minutes after you drink. But food in your stomach may increase the … electronic meter shows your BAC in a digital display window after you blow into a mouthpiece attached to the meter. This …
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… animal or by handling an infected cat or its stool (feces). After you have been infected, you will have antibodies to … you. Toxoplasmosis antibodies usually form within 2 weeks after a person is infected. The titre is the highest 1 to 2 months after infection. If high titres of the IgM type of antibody …
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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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… A Bonney test is done as part of the bladder stress test, after the doctor verifies that urine is lost with coughing. … Results Stress incontinence is suggested if fluid leaks after coughing. A person who loses fluid during the stress … that is not immediate (that is, it occurs several seconds after coughing) indicates that abnormal bladder muscle …
