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… conditions, including: Gallstones . Type 2 diabetes . High blood pressure . High cholesterol and triglycerides . … Those people are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and coronary artery … conditions, including: Gallstones . Type 2 diabetes . High blood pressure . High cholesterol and triglycerides . …
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… D. This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including cholesterol tests), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your …
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… they work? Statins lower the amount of cholesterol in your blood by reducing how much cholesterol your body makes. Along with lowering cholesterol levels in the blood, statins reduce inflammation around the cholesterol … lower the risk that the plaque will break apart and cause a blood clot that can lead to a heart attack or stroke. What …
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… this procedure, the affected leg is propped up to drain blood. Then the sclerosant is injected into the varicose or … pressure is applied over the veins. This is to prevent blood returning to the veins when you stand up. You may need … (Severe reaction is very rare but can be life-threatening.) Blood clots or damage in the deep vein system. …
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… First the doctor will put a thin, flexible tube into a blood vessel in the upper thigh. The tube is called a … the catheter. It prevents your fibroids from getting blood. Without blood, the fibroids shrink or die. The treatment usually …
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… of urine (urge incontinence). Irritation of the urethra and blood in the urine (though not as much as with TURP). Men who have TUMT don't lose as much blood as men who have TURP. So men who have TUMT have less need for a blood transfusion. They also have less of a problem with …
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… because of these risks. Abnormal Pap Test Cervical Cancer Screening Current as of: March … because of these risks. Abnormal Pap Test Cervical Cancer Screening Current as of: March …
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… This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including allergy skin testing), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your …
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… This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including VMA or 5-HIAA urine screening test), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your …
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… boys (before puberty) to cause the normal dropping of the testicles into the scrotum. It is also used in certain boys … with normal sexual development. It works by causing the testes to release male sex hormones (such as testosterone). This medication is also used in women to …
