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… specific health needs. Uses Sevelamer is used to lower high blood phosphorus (phosphate) levels in patients who are on dialysis due to severe kidney disease. Dialysis removes some phosphate from your blood, but it is difficult to remove enough to keep your …
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… flexibility, which can help prevent injuries Improve your blood circulation and reduce the risk of swelling in your … legs Maintain a healthy weight Reduce the risk of certain diseases - including heart disease, hypertension, some forms of cancer and diabetes …
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… nodes removed. Axillary node dissection. If enough cancer cells are found in the sentinel lymph nodes, the doctor will … nodes removed. Axillary node dissection. If enough cancer cells are found in the sentinel lymph nodes, the doctor will …
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… protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). How To Use … of: recent pregnancy current breastfeeding bleeding/blood disorders high blood pressure abnormal breast exam cancer (especially …
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… protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). How To Use … of: recent pregnancy current breastfeeding bleeding/blood disorders high blood pressure abnormal breast exam cancer (especially …
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… medication is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Wilson's disease (a condition in which high levels of copper in the … swollen lymph nodes) easy bruising/bleeding coughing up blood shortness of breath unusual tiredness rapid breathing … of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine, bloody urine) muscle weakness eye problems (such as drooping …
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… hormone (parathyroid) in people with long-term kidney disease who are on dialysis. It is also used to treat … have serious side effects. Cinacalcet can cause low calcium blood levels. Your doctor will check your calcium blood levels while you are taking this medication. Tell your …
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… What is breast cancer? Breast cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow out of control in the breast. Early-stage breast cancer means that the cancer cells haven't spread beyond the breast or the lymph nodes in … to have radiation. Those reasons may include a serious lung disease, a connective tissue disease, or a problem that was …
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… needs. Warning This medication may rarely cause serious blood clots (such as pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart … or have a history of blood clots, heart/blood vessel disease, heart failure, stroke, or if you are immobile (such … live viral vaccines (such as measles, mumps, rubella, varicella). If you have recently received any of these vaccines, …
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… used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … pain (angina), some people who already have severe heart disease may rarely develop worsening chest pain or a heart …
