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… to know how to talk to your child, how to teach your child healthy eating habits, and how to help your child deal with stress. … Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight Helping Your …
Medications
… medication is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart …
Medications
… changed. This drug may rarely cause an attack of extremely high blood pressure (hypertensive crisis), which may be … and diarrhea). To help prevent withdrawal, your doctor may lower your dose slowly. Withdrawal is more likely if you … chest pain neck stiffness/soreness severe nausea/vomiting sweating/clammy skin (sometimes with fever) widened pupils …
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… symptoms too, such as nausea, vomiting, a fever, and sweating. How is pancreatitis diagnosed? Your doctor will do a … blood tests to see if your levels of certain enzymes are higher than normal. This can mean that you have … people take an active role in managing a health condition. Healthy Eating: Cutting Unhealthy Fats From Your Diet Cause …
Medical tests
… ("tox screen") checks for drugs or other chemicals in your blood, urine, or saliva. Drugs can be swallowed, inhaled, … (therapeutic) range, or Above the therapeutic range, or High enough that they may be toxic. High values High levels may be caused by a drug overdose, …
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… it. And your child may be better able to deal with peer pressure and media influences as he or she gets older. If … kids about sex and family life issues. In middle school and high school As children enter their teen years, they begin … to wait to have sex. Keep talking to your child about healthy relationships and safer sex. When parents talk …
Medications
… health care professional. This drug may also be used for high blood pressure, especially in people who have heart … failure, too much fluid in the lungs, or kidney disease. 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 of …
Medical tests
… Test Overview A rheumatoid factor (RF) blood test measures the amount of the RF antibody present in … can attach to normal body tissue and cause damage. A high level of RF can be caused by several autoimmune … rheumatoid arthritis ) and some infections. Sometimes a healthy person can have a high RF level. The amount of RF in …
Medications
… medication to prevent or relieve nausea and vomiting. Eating several small meals, not eating before treatment, or … pressure regularly and tell your doctor if the results are high. Your doctor may control your blood pressure with … dental exams and learn how to keep your teeth and gums healthy. If you have jaw pain, tell your doctor and dentist …
Medical tests
… A C-peptide test measures the level of this peptide in the blood. It is generally found in amounts equal to insulin . … A person with type 2 diabetes can have a normal or high level of C-peptide. A C-peptide test can also help find … How To Prepare Your doctor will give you instructions about eating and drinking before this test. Insulin and some oral …