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… Child Build Self-Esteem Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength … stress in children and teenagers and help them with healthy coping strategies. Learn more: Stress in Children …
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… Injury? Cold Temperature Exposure Cuts Fish Hook Injuries High-Pressure Injection Wounds How a Scrape Heals Marine Stings and Scrapes Pressure Injuries Pressure Injuries From Scuba Diving …
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… colectomy, removes the tumour. To make sure that only healthy tissue is left, the doctor removes a small amount of … and cut. Nearby lymph nodes, lymph drainage channels, and blood vessels are also removed. Bowel reattached slide 4 of … is temporary, until the colon or rectum heals. If the lower part of the rectum has been removed, the colostomy is …
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… specific health needs. Warning Mitomycin may cause serious blood and bone marrow disorders (such as low red blood … medication to prevent or relieve nausea and vomiting. Eating several small meals, not eating before treatment, or … vaccines (such as flu vaccine inhaled through the nose). To lower your risk of getting cut, bruised, or injured, use …
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… for about 1 to 2 weeks. Your doctor will check your blood estrogen levels and use ultrasound to see how your … embryos transferred to the uterus. Multiple pregnancies are high-risk for both you and your babies. There may be a … chance of getting pregnant using your own eggs and having a healthy pregnancy. But this increases your risk of multiple …
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… cause problems. But in rare cases, the toxins enter the bloodstream and cause a severe immune reaction . This … include: Sudden fever. Signs of shock , including low blood pressure and rapid heartbeat; nausea; vomiting; or fainting … the source of the infection or cleaning the wound. Treating complications, such as shock or liver, kidney, and …
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… You should not drink water in the wilderness without treating it first. Parasites and bacteria found in surface … and safety can also be affected by people practicing unhealthy backcountry hygiene. If proper toilets are not … for at least 2 minutes to disinfect it. Water boils at a lower temperature at higher elevations Filtering the water …
Medical tests
… dye and camera ( fluoroscopy ) to take pictures of the blood flow in the blood vessels of the head and neck . An angiogram of the … the test The catheter is taken out after the angiogram. Pressure may be applied to the area where the catheter was …
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… therapy for prostate cancer and medicines used to treat high blood pressure or heart problems. Taking steroids for … the medicine. If it's caused by another medical problem, treating the other condition will help balance hormones and …
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… is sometimes called pleuritis. What causes it? In young, healthy people, an infection of the lower respiratory system by a virus or bacteria may cause … do a physical examination and tests such as a chest X-ray, blood tests, or a CT scan to look for the cause of your …
