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… . The heart muscle is weakened and cannot pump blood efficiently. If your heart gets weaker, you may … quantities has a directly toxic effect on heart muscle cells. Symptoms are the result of the weakened heart muscle. … . The heart muscle is weakened and cannot pump blood efficiently. If your heart gets weaker, you may …
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… sex partners, infection with a sexually transmitted disease-STD, or use/abuse of drugs or alcohol. … toothbrushes, and razors) that may have contacted blood or other body fluids. Consult your doctor or … tests, urine glucose/protein, liver tests, viral load, T-cell counts, blood mineral levels, bone density tests, test …
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… is also used to treat certain bowel conditions (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) and a certain eye disease … ankles/feet, unusual tiredness, unusual/sudden weight gain) blood in the stools mental/mood changes severe headache easy … blood/bone marrow problems (such as low red/white blood cells and platelets) seizures certain brain/nerve disorders …
Medical tests
… ("tox screen") checks for drugs or other chemicals in your blood, urine, or saliva. Drugs can be swallowed, inhaled, … heroin. Testing is often done on urine or saliva instead of blood. Many drugs will show up in a urine or saliva sample. … And urine and saliva tests are usually easier to do than blood tests. Why It Is Done Why are toxicology tests done? …
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… how far it has spread. The grade describes how tumour cells look under a microscope compared to cells from healthy tissue near the tumour. The tumour grade … children). Tumour grades A tumour's grade describes how its cells look under a microscope. Tumours are generally graded …
Medications
… early, you have a higher risk of forming a serious blood clot (such as a stroke, blood clot in the legs/lungs). … or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: liver disease kidney disease bleeding problems (such as bleeding … medical tests (such as hematocrit/hemoglobin, red blood cell count) may be done while you are taking this …
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… sooner. Medicines you take . Certain medicines, such as blood thinners (anticoagulants), medicines that suppress the … children are: Diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, and congenital heart disease. Steroid …
Medications
… caused by a certain disorder of the inner ear (Meniere's disease). Decreasing dizziness helps to improve the ability … is classified as a histamine. It may work by improving blood flow to the brain and affecting nerve cells in the inner ear. This medication is not recommended …
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… Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the World Health … by a person infected with Zika virus who then donates cells, blood, tissue, sperm (semen) or organs. Travellers who have …
Medications
… change the drug to a form that works by damaging only those cells that cause the serious eye problem. How To Use This … of: a certain metabolic disorder (porphyria) liver disease This medication will make you more sensitive to the … (such as beta carotene, mannitol, dimethylsulfoxide-DMSO) "blood thinners" (such as aspirin, ticlopidine, warfarin) …
