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… ) to numb your throat and then places a thin, flexible tube (endoscope) inside your nostril and gently guides the tube into your throat. A camera at the end of the tube sends pictures to a video monitor. This process is …
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… or reflux, of stomach juices into the esophagus, the tube that leads from the throat to the stomach. Some experts … This could make the smooth muscles of the bronchial tubes tighten, causing airway narrowing. Or food may back up … and airway, causing direct irritation of the bronchial tubes. People with asthma who have heartburn —after meals, …
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… nutrition (TPN) gives you liquid nutrition through a tube (catheter) inserted into a vein. These nutrients … you TPN. What to Expect You won't feel any pain from the tube inside your body. The port may feel uncomfortable at … The hospital staff will do all that they can to keep the tube and port sterile. This helps prevent infections. …
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… Information Overview A suprapubic catheter is a thin tube that drains urine from your bladder. The tube is put into your bladder through a small cut in your … lower belly. The urine collects in a bag attached to the tube. The bag is usually attached to your leg. Sometimes the …
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… out the cone. This removes air from the tubing. Reclamp the tube. Lubricate the irrigating cone and gently insert the … than 8 cm (3 in.) into the stoma. Irrigating Unclamp the tube and allow the irrigation solution to flow into the … out the cone. This removes air from the tubing. Reclamp the tube. Lubricate the irrigating cone and gently insert the …
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… capacity. Until your baby is stronger and more mature, tube feeding is used. It can feed breast milk, formula, or a … enterocolitis . The feedings are given through a tube into the umbilical site or into a vein. When your baby … Over days or weeks, you can gradually replace more tube or IV feedings with oral feedings. What should you know …
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… from acne, surgery, or trauma. Colour (pigment) changes or defects in the skin, such as liver spots, port-wine stains, … after the treatment. Some types of skin problems or defects respond better to laser resurfacing than others. … from acne, surgery, or trauma. Colour (pigment) changes or defects in the skin, such as liver spots, port-wine stains, …
