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… you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health. Actionsets are designed to help people take an … Prev Next > slide 2 of 6, Insert the needle., Keeping your fingers off the plunger, hold the syringe like a pencil … to give the medicine. Hold the nasal spray device between your thumb and forefingers. Put the tip of the device into …
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… or benzos (benzodiazepines). Combining them decreases your breathing rate. This can lead to overdose or death. … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the …
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… over time. The presence or lack of symptoms may help your doctor determine whether acute kidney injury or chronic … in the blood points to a decrease in kidney function. Your doctor will compare these levels to previous tests to find out if your kidney problem is acute or chronic. An ultrasound of …
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… pads if needed. Do not have sex or place anything in your vagina for 2 to 4 weeks after the treatment or until your doctor tells you it is okay. Most people can return to … with HPV tests, Pap tests, or colposcopic examinations. Your doctor will tell you what follow-up tests you should …
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… or may cause burning in the throat and esophagus , call your local Poison Control Centre immediately for information … are treated first by rinsing (flushing) the chemical off your body with a large amount of room temperature water, but … substance if he or she is able. Put on gloves to protect yourself from the chemical, if you need to remove it. As you …
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… become too tight if the skin swells. Clean the burn Wash your hands before cleaning a burn. Do not touch the burn with your hands or anything dirty, because open blisters can … help prevent infection, apply a clean bandage whenever your bandage gets wet or soiled. If a bandage is stuck to a …
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… penetrate an egg. This can vary from lab to lab. Talk with your doctor to find out if your results are normal. Sperm penetration assay (SPA) … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information …
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… by antifungal yeast infection medicines. footnote 1 If your doctor recommends boric acid treatment, you can buy … boric acid works. Symptoms return in some women. Check with your doctor to see if you need to continue using boric acid over several months to relieve your symptoms. footnote 2 How safe is it? When used in …
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… knee. Pain may be severe enough at night that it disturbs your sleep. Tenderness when you press on the affected area … (from inflammation or infection). How can you care for yourself when you have trochanteric bursitis? Home treatment … or crutches to reduce pressure on the hip. Using a lift in your shoe, to reduce pressure on the hip if one leg is …
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… aging. It happens because the vitreous gel in the middle of your eye begins to change by the time you are 40 or 50. The … to have a retinal detachment, but it is important to tell your doctor about these symptoms right away. A sudden change … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information …