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… Monitoring Your Medicines in the Hospital On this page: Overview … Overview Medicine errors can happen when you're in the hospital. As an active patient, you can … the hospital too. Doctors may have prescribed pills you need to take at home. You may have other pills you take at …
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… cope with a strong temptation to smoke is to quickly remove yourself from the situation that is causing the temptation. … to smoke. You have an important reason for leaving. When you cannot remove yourself from a difficult situation, … really do not want to smoke. Tell yourself that you only need to keep from smoking one day at a time. Imagine …
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… The wing-shaped parts help keep the vertebrae in place. When they are missing or damaged, a vertebra can slide … led to vertebrae damage or that increases pain. For pain, your doctor may suggest using non-steroidal … back muscles (core strengthening). Losing weight, if you need to, may also help. When pain is extreme or bones …
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… that is invading or interfering with normal tissue, such as when a tumour presses on bones, nerves, or other organs. … or, in rare cases, with radiation to the whole body. Or you may be given a shot with a radioactive medicine. … painful after this treatment. One or more treatments may be needed to relieve pain. Current as of: March 1, 2023 …
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… or to the outside of the shoulder. This often occurs when playing sports such as football, wrestling, or ice … pale, tingle, and feel cool or numb. How is it diagnosed? Your doctor can usually diagnose a broken collarbone by … Many broken collarbones heal on their own. If you don't need surgery, you will use a sling to keep your arm and …
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… On this page: Overview Overview When visiting a treatment centre to see whether the program offered there meets your and your family member's needs, ask the following questions. Are the counsellors …
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… where the ligament was cut will fill with scar tissue. If you have endoscopic surgery, you probably won't have to stay … Done Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery is considered when: You still have symptoms after a long period of … Or you may have a short-term loss of strength when you pinch or grip an object. If the thumb muscles have …
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… to repair, reposition, replace, or remove parts in a joint. When used to treat temporomandibular disorder (TMD) , this … surgeon may repair, reposition, or replace the disc with your own tissue or an artificial disc. Scar tissue or bony … too much or the joint has broken down, the surgeon may need to remove the disc (discectomy) and replace it with an …
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… On this page: Overview Overview If you are wearing contacts, remove them before you flush your eye. If you can't remove a contact, flush …
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… own. Some CCDs are known as “syndromes”. A syndrome is when a distinct group of symptoms cause an illness and loss … as syndromes. Neither of these syndromes has blood or lab tests to confirm diagnosis. On this page: Fibromyalgia … no known cause for this condition. Early diagnosis can help you avoid further complications and better manage of your …