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… destruction of cancer cells (tumor lysis syndrome). To lower your risk, your doctor may add a medication and tell … vomit that looks like coffee grounds This medication may lower your ability to fight infections. This may make you … vaccines (such as flu vaccine inhaled through the nose). To lower the chance of getting cut, bruised, or injured, use …
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… Uses This drug is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart … your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis). Severe sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting can increase the risk for … your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis). Severe sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting can increase the risk for …
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… look pink or red, or smell bad. You may feel pain in your lower belly or have flank pain . How is it diagnosed? To … Empty your bladder each time. Take a hot bath or lay a heating pad over your genital area. This helps to relieve pain. Never go to sleep with a heating pad in place. Learn more Using Antibiotics Wisely …
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… spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back, known as the lumbar area. The spine is made up … in your legs because the nerve roots that pass through the lower spine extend to the legs. Symptoms occur when these … and standing for a length of time. Taking steps to lower your risk of falling. These steps include trying to …
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… during the surgery, and after. You'll be told when to stop eating and drinking. If you take medicine, you'll be told … during the surgery, and after. You'll be told when to stop eating and drinking. If you take medicine, you'll be told …
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… out of shape. They attack the brain, killing cells and creating gaps in tissue or sponge-like patches. Once these … (BSE). It is thought to be passed to humans from eating cow parts infected with BSE prions. For more …