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Medical tests
… called an echo) uses sound waves to make an image of your heart. A device called a transducer sends sound waves that echo off your heart and back to the transducer. These echoes are turned into moving pictures of your heart that can be seen on a video screen. In a transthoracic …
Medical tests
… checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the tracings are called waves. The heart is a muscular pump made up of four chambers . The two …
Medications
… Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication works by … how to use them safely (especially cough-and-cold products, diet aids, or NSAIDs such as ibuprofen/naproxen). Overdose … stopping smoking, and eating a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet. Consult your doctor for more details. Have your blood …
Medications
… possibly fatal side effects, especially when taken with diet pills. Uses Levothyroxine is used to treat an … muscle aches, constipation, dry skin, weight gain, slow heartbeat, or sensitivity to cold. Tell your doctor if your … to adjust your diabetes medication, exercise program, or diet. Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist …
Medications
… changes (such as confusion, hallucinations) fast/irregular heartbeat problems urinating A very serious allergic … that requires you to limit/avoid these substances in your diet. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about using this product … the labels on all your medicines (such as pain/fever drugs, diet aids, or cold/allergy products) because they may …
Health topics
… the next 3 days. Try to keep it above the level of your heart. This can help reduce swelling. Rest sore joints. … may help reduce attacks of gout. But do not go on a diet that causes rapid weight loss. Losing a lot of weight … a short amount of time can cause a gout attack. Learn more Diet and Gout Gout: Changing Your Diet Using Cold and Heat …
Health topics
… tachycardia? Ventricular tachycardia is a type of fast heart rhythm that starts in the lower part of the heart (ventricles). The heart might beat more than 100 beats per minute. Some forms …
Medications
… of testosterone can cause serious side effects such as heart disease (including heart attack), stroke, liver … should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. … should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. …
Medications
… including: mental/mood changes fainting fast/irregular heartbeat increased thirst/urination hearing changes (such … should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. … should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. …
Medications
… increase the risk of a certain condition that affects the heart rhythm (QT prolongation). QT prolongation can rarely … should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. … should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. …
