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… zone you're in can help you know how well your asthma is under control and if you need help. The three zones are: … activities. You use your chest muscles to breathe. The skin between, above, and under the ribs collapses inward with each breath …
Health features
… antiviral therapy. For more information, read Contact with blood and body fluids: Protecting against infection ( … come into contact with another person's bodily substance under certain circumstances, the Emergency Invervention … 30 days following the contact with the source individual’s blood or other bodily substance The Provincial Court will …
Medical tests
… tests are done to find certain antibodies that attack red blood cells. Antibodies are proteins made by the immune … cause antibodies to be made. Transfusion reaction Human blood is typed by certain markers (called antigens ) on the surface of red blood cells . If you get a blood transfusion, the transfused …
Medications
… and make new protein. It is also important for normal blood, cells, and nerves. Most people get enough vitamin B12 … This medication is given by injection into a muscle or under the skin as directed by your doctor. Dosage is based on your …
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… high triglycerides? Triglycerides are a type of fat in your blood. Your body uses them for energy. You need some for … But if the condition is genetic, you may see fatty bumps under your skin. How is this problem diagnosed? A blood test is used to …
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… bed. Fungi can attack your nails through small cuts in the skin around the nail or through the opening between the nail … doctor may take a sample of skin and nail fragments from under the infected nail or a sample of the nail itself. … doctor may take a sample of skin and nail fragments from under the infected nail or a sample of the nail itself. …
Medications
… (possibly fatal) liver disease. Your doctor will order blood tests to check your liver before you start and while … nausea/vomiting that doesn't stop, dark urine, yellow eyes/skin, stomach/abdominal pain. Your doctor may need to change … as swelling ankles/feet, unusual tiredness) signs of an underactive thyroid (such as unusual weight gain, cold …
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… Surgery can be stressful. This information will help you understand what you can expect. And it will help you safely … care decisions that are important to many health problems. Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery? … the surgery. Keeping things sterile The place on your skin where the incision will be is washed with a special …
Medications
… at high dosages) has rarely caused severe (sometimes fatal) blood/bone marrow problems (decreasing your body's ability … lung infections (Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia), skin reactions, diarrhea, and mouth sores (ulcerative … low back/side pain, signs of kidney problems (such as pink/bloody urine, change in the amount of urine, painful …
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… In Dupuytren's (say "duh-pwee-TRAHNZ") disease, tissue under the skin in the palm of your hand, called the palmar fascia, … In Dupuytren's (say "duh-pwee-TRAHNZ") disease, tissue under the skin in the palm of your hand, called the palmar …
