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… a course of treatment for you. Breaks (fractures), defects, or cracks that go deep into the tooth and involve … a course of treatment for you. Breaks (fractures), defects, or cracks that go deep into the tooth and involve …
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Medical tests
… Flexible bronchoscopy. It uses a long, thin, lighted tube to look at your airway. The flexible bronchoscope is … with general anesthesia and uses a straight, hollow metal tube. It is used: When there is bleeding in the airway that … The bronchoscope is then moved down your larger breathing tubes (bronchi) to examine the lower airways. If your doctor …
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… retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) test checks the tubes (ducts) that drain the liver , gallbladder , and … can be opened by inserting a small wire-mesh or plastic tube (called a stent) into it. Why It Is Done ERCP is done … of the way. You may be asked to swallow to help move the tube along. The scope is no thicker than many foods you …
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… Overview Vasectomy reversal (vasovasostomy) reconnects the tubes (vas deferens) that were cut during a vasectomy. A … on both sides of the scrotum. Then the two ends of the tubes are joined. Sperm can now move through this tube to the penis. Vasectomy reversal usually doesn't …
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… can travel up the vagina into the uterus and fallopian tubes and cause an infection. This is more common during … infections right away to: Prevent scarring of the fallopian tubes . Scarring of the fallopian tubes increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy and can cause …
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… from a bottle. Or your baby may get fluids through a soft tube that goes through the nose and into the stomach. It's … or in another location. What can you expect? You may see tubes and wires attached to your baby. This can be scary to … see. But these things help the doctor treat your baby. The tubes supply air, fluid, and medicines to your baby. The …
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… the vagina and the vulva. This fluid comes out of two tiny tubes next to the opening of the vagina. These tubes are called Bartholin ducts. Bartholin gland cyst If a … and filling up again, your doctor may put a small drainage tube with a small balloon at one end inside the cyst. The …
Medications
… through diet or supplements to prevent spinal cord birth defects. Folic acid is a B-complex vitamin needed to form … pregnancy when used as directed. Certain spinal cord birth defects may be prevented by maintaining adequate amounts of … through diet or supplements to prevent spinal cord birth defects. Folic acid is a B-complex vitamin needed to form …
Medical tests
… be used to guide it. The doctor may guide a thin plastic tube along the needle into the space between the sac and your heart. The fluid drains out through the tube. Some fluid may be saved and sent to a lab for tests. … procedure. After some or all of the fluid is drained, the tube may be removed right away. Or the tube may be left in …
