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… old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and high blood pressure from hormonal birth control (such as the … protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). Other Uses …
Health topics
… arthritis (JIA)? Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a disease that happens to children. It causes inflamed, … and do a physical examination. Your child may also have blood tests and a urine test. How is JIA treated? JIA is … 6 weeks. Routine examinations and tests include: Complete blood count (CBC). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, or …
Health topics
… Overview Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong disease that currently has no cure. Your child needs to take … to understand the relationship between food and his or her blood sugar. Children may eat extra foods without telling … their parents or other adults. This can lead to high blood sugar levels and hospitalizations. Make it clear to …
Medications
… old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and high blood pressure from hormonal birth control (such as the … protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). How To Use …
Medications
… old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and high blood pressure from hormonal birth control (such as the … protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). How To Use …
Medications
… old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and high blood pressure from hormonal birth control (such as the … protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). How To Use …
Medications
… old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and high blood pressure from hormonal birth control (such as the … protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). How To Use …
Medications
… health needs. Uses Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … caused by certain conditions (such as heart failure, liver disease) by removing excess fluid and improving symptoms …
Medications
… likely to occur in older adults and in patients with kidney disease, diabetes, or a serious illness. Potassium levels … thiazide diuretics like hydrochlorothiazide) to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure, or extra fluid … body (edema). Amiloride also helps to treat or prevent low blood potassium levels caused by the other diuretics. …
Medical tests
… Sometimes the assessment includes lab tests, such as blood or urine tests. A mental health assessment may be done … and touch). Lab tests You may have lab tests done on a blood or urine sample. If your doctor thinks you may have a … being checked for a health condition, such as Alzheimer's disease. You may worry or become upset if your condition is …