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… of the heart chambers. It occurs when germs get into the bloodstream and settle inside the heart, often on a valve . … loss. Muscle or joint pain. Cough. Shortness of breath. Blood under the fingernails or tiny purple and red spots … under the nails. Your doctor may also do tests, such as: Blood cultures. These tests look for bacteria in your …
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… water. Before having a thyroid biopsy, you may need to have blood tests to see whether you have any bleeding problems or blood-clotting disorders. Tell your doctor ALL the medicines … and how soon to do it. If you take a medicine that prevents blood clots, your doctor may tell you to stop taking it …
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… Plasmodium species. These tiny parasites can get into your bloodstream and multiply after a bite by an infected … mosquito. Because the malaria parasite is found in red blood cells of an infected person, in rare cases, a blood transfusion, an organ transplant or the shared use of …
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… Test Overview A breast cancer (BRCA) gene test is a blood test to check for changes (mutations) in genes called … It Is Done A health professional uses a needle to take a blood sample, usually from the arm. How It Feels When a blood sample is taken, you may feel nothing at all from the …
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… Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer of the blood cells. It's a type of leukemia in which the bone marrow makes too many young white blood cells called lymphocytes. In CLL, some of these … cells. These leukemia cells slowly crowd out normal blood cells in the blood, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and …
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… extra colour (pigment) in the skin. Other birthmarks are blood vessels that are bunched together or don't grow … They are blue, red, or purple. They are clumps of blood vessels that didn't grow normally. Hemangiomas grow in … and then become a darker red-purple. Port-wine stains are blood vessels that didn't grow normally. They can be small, …
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… results are called negative. Leukocyte test strip: No white blood cells (leukocytes) are found in the urine. Normal … results are called positive. Leukocyte test strip: White blood cells (leukocytes) are found in the urine. These … of a UTI, such as a burning sensation when urinating or blood in your urine, call your doctor even if the test …
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… Bile that leaks into the abdominal cavity. Injury to blood vessels in the belly, such as the major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the liver (hepatic artery). This is …
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… this stage, an accurate diagnosis can only be made through blood testing, the person's history, or the birth of a child … the illness. During this stage, syphilis may cause serious blood vessel and heart problems, mental disorders, … skin. Cardiovascular syphilis. This affects the heart and blood vessels. Neurosyphilis. This affects the nervous …
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… tissue closes the vein. A closed vein loses its source of blood and dies. Simple laser treatment Simple laser vein … few weeks, as prescribed by your doctor. (If you have poor blood circulation feeding these tiny veins, the larger … These symptoms typically go away over time. Small or large blood clotting in the vein or a deep vein. The more …
