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… heart. The burning sensation caused by GERD usually occurs after you eat. Pain from the heart usually feels like … squeezing, discomfort, or a dull ache. It occurs most often after you are active. How is it diagnosed? A hiatal hernia … several small meals instead of two or three large meals. After you eat, wait 2 to 3 hours before you lie down. …
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… (HCUs), however, the chances of getting this infection after heart surgery, heart transplant or lung transplant … risk of infection and symptoms may show 3 months to 5 years after surgery. What are the symptoms of an infection caused … . Symptoms of an infection could appear from several months after or even up to 5 years after heart surgery, heart …
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… who use insulin are at risk for low blood sugar during and after exercise. Good planning means checking blood sugar before, during, and after exercise. Keep a record of how exercise affects your … Check your child's blood sugar level before, during, and after exercise. Make sure that blood sugar is in the child's …
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… is the best way known to save a person's life after the person develops kidney failure . In the past, … Services. What tests are done before you become a donor? After you decide to be a kidney donor, you will get a blood … increase the chance of certain health problems in the years after the donation. More research is being done to better …
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… a person is contagious. A rash may appear 2 to 12 weeks after the chancre develops and sometimes before it heals. … usually heals within 2 months on its own without scarring. After the rash heals, the skin may be discoloured. But even … symptoms. This time with no symptoms usually happens after the secondary-stage rash goes away. But the latent …
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… to remember Most people will be cured of hyperthyroidism after one dose of radioactive iodine . The radioactivity in … use radioactive iodine. You can use radioactive iodine after you have been treated with antithyroid medicine. … medicine for the rest of your life. Most people are cured after one dose. Side effects include an inflamed thyroid …
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… your ankle. Most sprains happen when you twist your ankle . Afterward, the ankle usually becomes swollen and painful. … sure to contact your doctor if you are not getting better after 1 week. If your pain is mild and you are able to put … to use your crutches or your walker properly and safely. After the early swelling and pain decrease, rehab exercises …
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… uterus (myomectomy) and removing the uterus (hysterectomy). After menopause, fibroids usually get smaller or go away. If … want to get pregnant in the future. You can't get pregnant after your uterus is taken out. Both types of surgery have … levels of these hormones during the years you have periods. After menopause, when hormone levels decrease, fibroids …
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… treat atrial fibrillation. If atrial fibrillation returns after this procedure, you may try cardioversion again or you … will put patches on your chest or on your chest and back. After you are sedated enough, the patches deliver a brief … take rhythm-control medicines (antiarrhythmics) before and after cardioversion. This can make it more likely that your …
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… the germs into your lungs. You may be more likely to get it after having a cold or influenza (flu). Having a chronic … or viruses usually cause pneumonia. You may get pneumonia: After you breathe infected air particles into your lungs. After you breathe certain bacteria from your nose and throat …