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… and nausea. You may also have small amounts of bright red blood on the stool or on the toilet tissue. This is caused … injury caused by physical or sexual abuse. Nervous system diseases, such as Parkinson's disease , multiple sclerosis , … Abdominal pain No Abdominal pain Are your stools black or bloody ? Yes Black or bloody stools No Black or bloody …
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… sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis, often called MS, is a disease that affects the central nervous system —the brain … vision, balance, feeling, and thinking. Your nerve cells have a protective covering called myelin. Without … these tests are in a question-and-answer format. A blood test for JC virus antibodies may be done. This test …
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… Kidney Injury Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease Artificial … Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) Kegel Exercises Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer Kidney Stones Kidney Transplant Laparoscopic … Albumin Urine Test Angiogram Bladder Stress Test in Women Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test Body Fluids Tests Calcium …
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… What causes it? In this type of cancer, the cancer cells often do not form lumps in the breast. Instead, the cancer cells block the lymph vessels that normally keep lymph fluid … do you cope? Inflammatory breast cancer is a very serious disease. But there is reason for hope, because treatment is …
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… Information Test Overview An alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test checks the level of AFP in a pregnant woman's … present. High levels of AFP may also be found in Hodgkin disease , lymphoma , brain tumours, and renal cell cancer. Health Tools Health Tools help you make wise …
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… cause of RA isn't fully understood. But it's an autoimmune disease . This means that the body's natural defence system … cases, it may affect the eyes, lungs, heart, nerves, or blood vessels. Morning stiffness. Joint stiffness may … breath. Blood and blood vessels. Low levels of white blood cells and red blood cells and a swollen spleen may occur. …
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… body. Cardiorespiratory fitness The ability of the heart, blood vessels and lungs to deliver enough oxygen to … fitness, endurance and aerobic fitness. Chronic disease Any disease that lasts a long time, progresses slowly, doesn't …
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… Melanoma is a kind of skin cancer in which abnormal skin cells grow out of control. It isn't as common as other types … or many abnormal moles puts you at higher risk for this disease. What are the symptoms? You may not have any … into nearby lymph nodes. It can also spread through the bloodstream to the skin, liver, lungs, bone, and brain. When …
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… are allergic to L-asparaginase. It works by starving tumor cells of a certain amino acid (asparagine), causing the … of a serious reaction to L-asparaginase (such as bleeding, blood clots, pancreatitis) diabetes clotting/bleeding disorders liver disease pancreatitis Do not have immunizations/vaccinations …
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… Warning Ponatinib has caused serious (sometimes fatal) blood clots (such as heart attack, stroke, pulmonary … can also rarely cause very serious (possibly fatal) liver disease. Your doctor will order blood tests to check your … It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. It belongs to a class of drugs known as kinase …