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Electrical Shock or Burn

… passes though your body, the electricity may injure blood vessels, nerves, and muscles. The electrical current … passes though your body, the electricity may injure blood vessels, nerves, and muscles. The electrical current …

Understanding harm reduction Substance use

… harms related to substance use and drug policy, including blood borne infections, drug poisoning (overdose), …

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD

… it can be passed from someone with vCJD to others through blood transfusions, though this is extremely rare. It can …

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for Snoring

… during surgery include accidental damage to surrounding blood vessels or tissues. Complications after surgery may … during surgery include accidental damage to surrounding blood vessels or tissues. Complications after surgery may …

Radiofrequency Palatoplasty for Snoring

… during surgery include accidental damage to surrounding blood vessels or tissues. Complications after surgery are … during surgery include accidental damage to surrounding blood vessels or tissues. Complications after surgery are …

Gout Changing Your Diet

… other tissues. Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. This used to be treated with a strict diet, but now … other tissues. Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. This used to be treated with a strict diet, but now …

Questions to Ask About Your Medicines

… the medicine? What will the medicine do (for example, lower blood pressure)? How will I know that this medicine is … the medicine? What will the medicine do (for example, lower blood pressure)? How will I know that this medicine is …

Intermittent Catheterization for Women

… off the gloves. Examine the urine. If it is cloudy, has blood in it, or there has been a change in colour or odour, … off the gloves. Examine the urine. If it is cloudy, has blood in it, or there has been a change in colour or odour, …

Kissing Bugs

… or cone-nosed bugs. Like mosquitoes, kissing bugs feed on blood from animals or people. Kissing bugs have that name … bugs themselves, especially in your mattress or pillow Tiny bloodstains on sheets and pillows How can you treat kissing … or cone-nosed bugs. Like mosquitoes, kissing bugs feed on blood from animals or people. Kissing bugs have that name …

People Who Need Antibiotics to Prevent Endocarditis

… procedures that could put bacteria or fungi into your blood. The antibiotics lower your risk of getting … procedures that could put bacteria or fungi into your blood. The antibiotics lower your risk of getting …