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… called coronary artery bypass graft surgery—helps improve blood flow to the heart muscle in people with severe … surgery. The surgeon connects, or grafts, a healthy blood vessel from another part of your body to the narrowed coronary artery. The grafted blood vessel goes around (bypasses) the narrowed part of the …
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… throat, checking your skin, and pressing on your belly. Blood tests to help confirm the diagnosis include: Mono … in the course of the infection ( false negative ). Complete blood count. This may be done to help rule out other … least a few weeks. If you know you have mono, don't donate blood. There's a chance of spreading the virus through blood …
Medical tests
… Test Overview A thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test is used to check for thyroid gland problems. TSH … It Is Done A health professional uses a needle to take a blood sample, usually from the arm. How long the test takes The test will take a few minutes. How It Feels When a blood sample is taken, you may feel nothing at all from the …
Medications
… by making your heart beat stronger and by relaxing certain blood vessels so that the amount of blood that is pumped from the heart is increased. This … disease mineral imbalance (low level of potassium in the blood) irregular heartbeat (such as atrial fibrillation) …
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… whips back and forth. This can cause tears in brain tissue, blood vessels, and nerves. The child's brain slams against … neck muscles that don't hold up the head well. Delicate blood vessels in their brains. Possible problems from brain … examination to look for signs of injury and increased blood pressure. Do imaging tests such as a CT scan or an MRI …
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… the stomach, and the kidneys. It can also cause high blood pressure and other health problems. Although it isn't … your doctor suspects lead poisoning, your doctor will do a blood test to find out the amount of lead in the blood. Diagnosing lead poisoning is difficult, because the …
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… lipoprotein (HDL, or "good") cholesterol in the blood. Trans fat is found in many processed foods made with … for people who are at risk for or already have high blood pressure. Try to limit how much sodium you eat to less … than 2,300 milligrams (mg) a day. This can help lower your blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure and limit …
Medications
… care professional. This drug may also be used for high blood pressure. How To Use This medication is given by … or fullness in the ears, decreased hearing/deafness) black/bloody stools stomach/abdominal pain vomit that looks like … salt/mineral levels (such as sodium, potassium) in your blood. Your doctor may tell you to use more salt, eat …
Medications
… have serious side effects. This medication may rarely cause blood clots (such as pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart … when used at high doses. You may be at increased risk for blood clots if you have a history of blood clots, heart/blood vessel disease, heart failure, …
Medications
… medication is used to improve the symptoms of a certain blood flow problem in the legs/arms (intermittent … drugs known as hemorrheologic agents. It works by helping blood flow more easily through narrowed arteries. This … increases the amount of oxygen that can be delivered by the blood when the muscles need more (such as during exercise) …
