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… Uses This medication is used to treat a certain type of blood vessel disease: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic … serious side effects. This medication may raise your blood pressure. Check your blood pressure regularly and tell your doctor if the results are high. Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious …
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… and your symptoms. It also depends on whether your knee was healthy when the tear happened, or if your knee already had … (MRI or Arthroscopy)? Treatment Overview Your choices for treating a torn meniscus are: Treatment without surgery. This … Many doctors believe that a successful meniscus repair lowers the risk of early-onset arthritis, because it reduces …
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… and press on the spinal cord or on the nerve roots. Pressure can cause numbness, pain, tingling, weakness, loss … head and neck sensations. Pressure may also obstruct blood flow through the blood vessels in the spinal cord. Neck pain along with …
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… your doctor right away if you have any serious effects of high thyroid hormone levels, including: increased sweating sensitivity to heat mental/mood changes (such as … (such as coronary artery disease, irregular heartbeat) high blood pressure diabetes If you have diabetes, this drug may …
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… normal. It causes a decrease in the amount of a gas in the blood. (This gas is called carbon dioxide, or CO2.) The … include: Headache. Gas, bloating, or burping. Twitching. Sweating. Vision changes, such as blurred vision or tunnel … , or pulmonary embolism . Rapid breathing occurs at a high altitude [above 2000 m (6500 ft) ]. Breathing faster …
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… movements is one way your doctor can tell that your baby is healthy. Most women—especially in a first pregnancy—feel … movements is one way your doctor can tell that your baby is healthy. Most women—especially in a first pregnancy—feel …
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… Document Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Eating food contaminated with germs causes foodborne … hours of preparing. Keep your fridge set at 4°C (40°F) or lower to keep foods safe. Large or very hot items such as … look or smell bad, so if in doubt, throw it out. Who is at highest risk of foodborne illness? Children under 5 years …
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… undescended testicles. It may be done when they are located high in the inguinal canal or in the abdomen. In both types … body, especially during the teen years. This surgery helps lower the risk of injury to the testicle. If the testicles … Possible complications include: Infection. Bleeding or blood clots in the scrotum. Damage to the vas deferens and …
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… hospitals work and what you can expect, you may be able to lower your stress and concentrate on what's important: … what you need to do after you leave the hospital to stay as healthy as possible. Taking charge of your health after … what you need to do after you leave the hospital to stay as healthy as possible. Taking charge of your health after …
Medications
… is used to treat the symptoms that occur with certain blood disorders (porphyrias). Hemin is not a cure for … This medication may relieve symptoms such as pain, high blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, or mental changes that may occur …