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Medications
… before a meal. This medication may also be given through a tube into the stomach (nasogastric or gastric tube). Dosage and length of treatment are based on your … are giving this medication through a nasogastric or gastric tube, ask your health care professional for detailed …
Medical tests
… pregnant woman for brain or spinal problems (called neural tube defects ). Check the developing baby (fetus) of a … one baby, such as twins or triplets. The baby has a neural tube defect. The baby's intestines or other abdominal organs … pregnant woman for brain or spinal problems (called neural tube defects ). Check the developing baby (fetus) of a …
Medical tests
… ), blood disorders ( hemolytic anemia ), or blockage of the tubes (bile ducts) that allow bile to pass from the liver to … lancet. Several drops of blood are collected in a small tube. When enough blood has been collected, a gauze pad or … ), blood disorders ( hemolytic anemia ), or blockage of the tubes (bile ducts) that allow bile to pass from the liver to …
Medical tests
… leading to the lungs. Examples include pneumonia and tuberculosis . Symptoms of a lung infection may include … samples may be needed. (This is often done if you may have tuberculosis.) If you wear dentures, you will need to take … bronchoscopy to collect a sputum sample. A thin, lighted tube (bronchoscope) is put through your mouth or nose into …
Health topics
Health topics
… disease. Doctors need to know about it before you have any procedures, because you may be at risk for dangerous … disease. Doctors need to know about it before you have any procedures, because you may be at risk for dangerous …
Health topics
… of COPD is smoking. Smoking further damages the breathing tubes and lung tissue when you have COPD. Quitting smoking … of COPD is smoking. Smoking further damages the breathing tubes and lung tissue when you have COPD. Quitting smoking …
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… Equipment like medicine balls or weight machines Resistance tubes or bands during exercises Your own body as a weight, …
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… breathing machine that pumps air into your lungs through a tube is used if you can't breathe on your own. Dialysis is used if your kidneys stop working. A feeding tube or an intravenous (IV) line is used to provide food and … Would you want to be given food and fluids through a tube? If so, is there a time when you would want to stop …
