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… "fluh-BEK-tuh-mee") is a procedure used to remove varicose veins. Your doctor will make several tiny cuts (incisions) in the skin. The varicose veins are removed through the cuts. Stitches usually aren't … It might be done along with another treatment for varicose veins. Other treatments include ligation and stripping, …
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… bleeding occurs when pressure increases in the portal vein system and the veins in the esophagus enlarge to help blood flow through … ring that looks like a rubber band around an enlarged vein (varice). Banding the vein in this manner will cut off …
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… relax. You may have an intravenous line (IV) placed in a vein. You will be awake but sleepy during the procedure. … to numb the vocal cords. You may be asked to take a deep breath so the scope can pass your vocal cords. It is … to numb the vocal cords. You may be asked to take a deep breath so the scope can pass your vocal cords. It is …
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… are working. The spirometer can help you practice taking deep breaths. Deep breaths can help open your airways and prevent fluid or … breathed in. You may feel light-headed when you breathe in deeply for this exercise. If you feel dizzy or like you're …
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… Hold a pillow over your incision when you cough or take deep breaths. This will support your belly and decrease your … have symptoms of a blood clot in your leg (called a deep vein thrombosis), such as: Pain in the calf, back of the knee, …
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… in wound Is the cut or wound more than 0.6 cm (0.25 in.) deep and 2.0 cm (0.75 in.) long with sides that gape open? … 8 hours of the injury. Yes Cut more than 0.6 cm (0.25 in.) deep and 2.0 cm (0.75 in.) long with sides that gape open No Cut more than 0.6 cm (0.25 in.) deep and 2.0 cm (0.75 in.) long with sides that gape open …
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… TIPS is a procedure in which a stent is placed to join two veins in a damaged liver. One vein carries blood to the liver (portal vein). The other vein goes from the liver to the heart …
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… which is usually tender and painful. The sore expands into deeper layers of the skin. It can look like a scrape … tendon, or bone. At stage 4 , the pressure injury is very deep, reaching into muscle and bone and causing extensive damage. Damage to deeper tissues, tendons , and joints may occur. In stages 3 …
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… you need intravenous fluids or medicine directly into the vein, a needle attached to an intravenous (IV) catheter is inserted into the vein. There may be a slight amount of redness and swelling at the puncture site. The vein may become irritated. This irritation is called …
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… shunts. These shunts may lower blood pressure in the vein that carries blood to the liver (portal vein). They do this by diverting the flow of blood from the portal vein to the large vein that returns blood to the heart (vena …
