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… want to look at a small sample of heart tissue, called a biopsy , to make a definite diagnosis. How is restrictive … want to look at a small sample of heart tissue, called a biopsy , to make a definite diagnosis. How is restrictive …
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… VATS may be done to: Confirm the diagnosis of lung cancer. Biopsy lymph nodes in the centre part of your chest … VATS may be done to: Confirm the diagnosis of lung cancer. Biopsy lymph nodes in the centre part of your chest …
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… look for any problems in the pelvic area. An endometrial biopsy . It can check for abnormal cell changes in the … look for any problems in the pelvic area. An endometrial biopsy . It can check for abnormal cell changes in the …
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… This topic is not meant for children or teenagers. Their bones have not stopped growing, so there are other things to … , other knee ligaments , or tendons , or you have broken bones within the knee joint. You are willing to complete a … is one of four knee ligaments that connect the upper leg bone (femur) with the large lower leg bone (tibia). The ACL …
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… health needs. Warning This medication may cause serious bone loss which may not return to normal after you stop using it. The risk of bone loss increases with longer use of this medication. This … methods will not work for you. An important time when your bones continue to build up is during your teenage and young …
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… checked by the doctor every several months until the bones stop growing, to be sure the curves are not getting … worse. Moderate curves may need to be braced until the bones stop growing, to keep the curves from getting worse. … of surgery is a spinal fusion. The curved part of the backbone is straightened with rods, wires, hooks, or screws. …
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… Uses This medication is used to treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis) and to increase bone mass. Osteoporosis causes bones to become thinner and break more easily. Your chance …
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… needs. Uses Alendronate is used to treat a certain type of bone disease called Paget's disease. This disease weakens and deforms bones. Alendronate works by slowing bone loss, helping to keep your bones strong and less likely …
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… with natural menopause. The low estrogen also makes your bones start to thin at a younger age. This raises your risk … can choose to take estrogen therapy . It will protect your bones and prevent menopause symptoms after your ovaries are … leads to menopause and side effects such as making your bones thinner. You can take low-dose estrogen after surgery …
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… therapy is scheduled, your doctor probably will order a bone scan and CT scan to find out if the cancer has spread … (recurrent cancer). To treat cancer that has spread to the bones (metastatic cancer) and is causing pain or other … well to treat pain when prostate cancer has spread to the bone. Risks Radiation treatment for prostate cancer may …