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… can be swallowed or can be injected into a vein. It travels through your body, giving off radiation signals. The camera … may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of feeding. The radioactive tracer used … Steps you can take Most of the tracer will leave your body through your urine or stool within a day. So be sure to …
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… a sputum sample. A thin, lighted tube (bronchoscope) is put through your mouth or nose into the airways leading to your … soft, flexible tube (called a nasotracheal catheter) is put through the nose and down the throat. Suction is applied for … mycoplasma.) Sputum culture Normal: Sputum that has passed through the mouth normally contains several types of …
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… a serious disease caused by a germ (bacteria) that spreads through the air when a person with untreated TB disease of … British Columbia, medicines to prevent or cure TB are free through Provincial TB Services and public health units. For … contact, such as shaking hands or kissing. TB is spread through the air when a person with contagious TB disease of …
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… part of the vagina are also removed. The surgery is done through a cut (incision) the doctor makes in your lower … puts a lighted tube, or scope, and other surgical tools through small cuts in your lower belly. The doctor is able … a tube. After surgery, the urine passes from the ureters through the conduit and out the opening into a plastic bag …
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… How is it diagnosed? Your doctor diagnoses kernicterus through a physical examination and knowledge of your child's … Treatment may start with light therapy and fluids given through a needle into a vein (intravenous fluid … or two. This helps keep bilirubin moving out of the body through urine and stool. Set up a routine checkup before you …
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… Radon is found in new and old buildings. It can seep in through any opening where the building contacts the soil. If … contains radon, radon may enter the air inside the house through pipes, drains, faucets, or appliances that use … entering the building. The most common way to do this is through sub-slab depressurization, which vents air from …
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… had blood clots before, and those who have cancer. Wound-healing problems. These are more common in people who take … easily. Risks include: A blood clot. Infection or wound-healing problems. A heart attack. Instability in the joint. … had blood clots before, and those who have cancer. Wound-healing problems. These are more common in people who take …
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… reproductive organs may cause endometrial cells to go up through the fallopian tubes and into the belly. And your … the uterus like it should. These cells might be carried through the body by blood or lymph fluid. What are the … or vagina may cause too many endometrial cells to go up through the fallopian tubes and then into the belly. (This …
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… a needle into the blood vessel. A guide wire will be put through the needle into the blood vessel and the needle will … moved into the blood vessel. The catheter will be guided through the blood vessels until the tip is in the area to be … vessels. When the catheter is in place, the dye is injected through it. You may be asked to take a breath and hold it …
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… (say "IN-gwuh-nul HER-nee-uh") happens when tissue bulges through a weak spot in your groin area. You may see or feel … muscle. Pressure on that area can cause tissue to push through the belly and bulge out. Belly muscles that are torn … for developing an inguinal hernia. Stay at a healthy weight through diet and exercise. Avoid rapid weight loss (such as …
