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Medications
… needs. Uses This medicine is used to treat "iron-poor" blood (anemia) in people with long-term kidney disease. You may need extra iron because of blood loss during kidney dialysis. Your body may also need … if you use the drug erythropoietin to help make new red blood cells. Iron is an important part of your red blood …
Medications
… pain numb/tingling skin shortness of breath coughing up blood signs of liver problems (such as nausea/vomiting that … of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine, bloody urine) This medication may rarely cause very serious blood disorders (such as a low number of red cells, white …
Medical tests
… that covers the brain and spinal cord. Problems with the blood vessels to the spine. This test may help find the … eating and drinking. If you take a medicine that prevents blood clots, your doctor may tell you to stop taking it … keep taking it. (These medicines include aspirin and other blood thinners.) Make sure that you understand exactly what …
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… Following surgery, a catheter is used to remove urine and blood or blood clots in the bladder that may result from the … When the urine is free of significant bleeding or blood clots, the catheter can be removed and you can go …
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… Overview Hemophilia can be treated by replacing missing blood clotting factors. This is called clotting factor … concentrate into a vein. Infusions of clotting factors help blood to clot normally. Clotting factor replacement therapy … episodes or prevent bleeding. It can prevent severe blood loss and complications from bleeding such as damage to …
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… a stable heart rhythm. You might take a medicine (called a blood thinner) that prevents blood clots before and after the procedure. This medicine … procedure to stop a fast heart rate that is causing low blood pressure or severe symptoms. These heart rate problems …
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… see how well the donor kidney matches your tissue type and blood type. To do the surgery, the doctor makes a cut in … they're causing problems. The doctor then connects the blood vessels of the new kidney to your blood vessels. The doctor also connects the ureter of the …
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… a vein or artery. Your aorta is a large artery. It carries blood from your heart through your belly to the rest of your … doctor repairs the aneurysm from the inside of the damaged blood vessel (the aorta). It's not a surgery. Local or … called catheters, are inserted through the cuts and into blood vessels. The doctor guides the catheters into the …
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… red spots. Bleeding from the nose, mouth, or gums. Vomiting blood. Stools that look like black tar. Severe belly pain. … your symptoms and any recent travel. The doctor may order a blood test to confirm whether you have dengue fever. How is … (IV) fluids to treat dehydration. You also may need a blood transfusion to replace lost blood. You will be closely …
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… arrest, the heart suddenly stops beating. This causes blood to stop pumping to the body. If the heartbeat is not … which happens when part of the heart muscle dies because blood flow to it has been blocked. What causes it? Cardiac … of the heart (ventricles) quiver very fast and can't pump blood. But cardiac arrest often happens to people who didn't …
