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Medical tests
… uses to see images and get information about your child's heart and blood vessels from the inside. It can also be done to repair some congenital heart defects. This is a kind of heart problem that your child is born with. Your doctor …
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 …
Health topics
… testicles to produce testosterone . Testicular injury or failure, either present at birth (congenital) or associated … testicles to produce testosterone . Testicular injury or failure, either present at birth (congenital) or associated …
Health topics
… pituitary gland (such as a tumour) that is causing adrenal failure. How is secondary adrenocortical insufficiency … pituitary gland (such as a tumour) that is causing adrenal failure. How is secondary adrenocortical insufficiency …
Health topics
… the risk for complications, such as blindness and kidney failure. For both diseases, treatment focuses on keeping … the risk for complications, such as blindness and kidney failure. For both diseases, treatment focuses on keeping …
Medications
… iron can build up in the body and cause problems such as heart failure, liver disease, and diabetes. Getting rid of extra … your doctor has directed you to take low-dose aspirin for heart attack or stroke prevention (usually 81-162 milligrams …
Medications
… risk of serious, possibly fatal side effects (such as heart failure, fast/irregular heartbeat, pneumonia) when this medication is used by older …
Medications
… urination, lower back pain) fast/irregular heartbeat mental/mood changes (such as confusion, … (myasthenia gravis) liver disease high blood pressure heart problems (such as coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias) stomach/intestinal disease (such as …
Medications
… dizziness or fainting, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeat, severe swelling of the abdomen, skin rash, easy … of arms/legs muscle/joint pain eye pain irregular heartbeat stomach/abdominal pain severe diarrhea diarrhea … (such as pulmonary effusions) heart problems (such as heart failure) weak immune system (such as neutropenia) blood …
