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… page: Overview Overview Your body needs protein to help build and repair muscle, skin, and other body tissues. Getting enough protein also helps your body fight infection, balance body fluids, and carry oxygen …
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… rhythm as the heart. It helps the heart pump blood to the body. An IABP is usually for emergencies only. For example, … takes oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Why is it used? An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) … artery that takes blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The balloon on the end of the catheter inflates and …
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… for a Skin Wound Caregiving: Skin Care for Immobile Adults Changes in Your Nails Colour Changes in Nails Cut That Removes All Layers of Skin Eczema: … Skin Tags Ringworm of the Skin Seborrheic Keratoses Skin Changes Skin Cyst: Home Treatment Skin Rashes: Home …
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… or heart attack symptoms Symptoms of sepsis Pain in early pregnancy Babies younger than 3 months of age, with a fever …
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… With More Than One Health Problem Pregnancy: Deciding Where to Deliver Current as of: … With More Than One Health Problem Pregnancy: Deciding Where to Deliver Current as of: …
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… control pills, don't worry. Using the pills just before a pregnancy doesn't increase the risks of miscarriage or fetal … control pills, don't worry. Using the pills just before a pregnancy doesn't increase the risks of miscarriage or fetal …
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… the germs move through the digestive system and leave the body through feces (waste). If you do get sick, how you feel … gas or feces. If you have fever, swollen glands or changes in your vision, you should see your health care …
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… Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped glands throughout the body. They are part of the lymph system , which carries … (lymph fluid), nutrients, and waste material between the body tissues and the bloodstream. The lymph system is an important part of the immune system , the body's defence system against disease. The lymph nodes …
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… stronger, do 2 sets. Rest for a minute between sets so your body has time to recover. Exercises should be done with a … (a Perceived Exertion rating of 10 to 11), you give your body time to adapt to the new level of activity. A full body activity session should take 20 to 30 minutes. … Older …
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… Antioxidants are natural chemicals that protect the body from damage caused by harmful molecules called free … by-products of normal processes that take place in your body. Examples include burning sugars for energy and … releasing digestive enzymes to break down food. When the body breaks down certain medicines. Through pollutants. …
