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… have warning signs such as: Painless vaginal bleeding. The blood is often bright red, and the bleeding can range from … to check your baby's condition. You may be given: A blood transfusion if you've lost a lot of blood. Steroid …
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… premature ) or at a low birth weight. You may lose a lot of blood. Placental abruption usually occurs in the third … Common risk factors for placental abruption include: High blood pressure, whether the high blood pressure is a … . If you have lost a lot of blood, you may need a blood transfusion. If your baby is premature , the baby may be …
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… For example, you may get one if a test shows that you have blood or protein in your urine. The biopsy is usually done … kidney biopsy is done to: Find kidney disease when there is blood or protein in the urine or when the kidneys are not … . Puncturing a major blood vessel, which may need blood transfusions , renal angiography and embolization, or …
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… the substance in the centre of your bones that produces red blood cells. A person with sickle cell disease has bone marrow that produces red blood cells with defective hemoglobin S. But if that bone … doctor and have your blood tested often. You may get blood transfusions until you can make enough blood cells of your …
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… Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Basic Dental Care Blood and Body Fluid Precautions Blood Pressure Screening Blood Thinners: Signs of Abnormal Bleeding Blood Transfusion Body Mechanics Breast Cancer Screening Breast …
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… graft (CABG) surgery, your surgeon will use a healthy blood vessel from another part of your body to create an … of your coronary arteries. This bypass surgery allows more blood to reach your heart muscle. Your medical team will … of the people who have CABG surgery end up needing a blood transfusion. Restarting your heart If you are on the …
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… Plasmodium species. These tiny parasites can get into your bloodstream and multiply after a bite by an infected … mosquito. Because the malaria parasite is found in red blood cells of an infected person, in rare cases, a blood transfusion, an organ transplant or the shared use of …
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… Following surgery, a catheter is used to remove urine and blood or blood clots in the bladder that may result from the … 5 out of 100 men have severe bleeding and need a blood transfusion. footnote 4 Transurethral resection (TUR) …
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… may also receive it through an organ transplantation or a transfusion, although this is rare. What are the symptoms? … toxoplasmosis, talk to your doctor. They may do specific blood tests for toxoplasmosis. If you have an impaired immune system, get the blood test for Toxoplasma gondii . If your test is positive, …
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… with Toxoplasma Receiving an infected organ transplant or blood transfusion - this is very rare Pregnancy and toxoplasmosis …
