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… surgeon then puts a tube into the opening to let air in. A valve keeps the opening of the tube closed during the day, … you to speak and breathe normally. At night, you open the valve so that air can go around the blockage in your throat … the tube with your finger or by adding a special one-way valve to the trach tube. You may also be able to use …
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… VUR is caused by a problem with the development of the valve at the end of the tube that carries urine from the … Secondary VUR is also caused by a problem with the same valve. Something inside the bladder prevents the bladder … causes increased pressure in the bladder that keeps the valve from closing properly. What are the symptoms? …
Medical tests
… problems such as tumours, bleeding, injury, blood vessel diseases, or infection. MRI also may be done to provide more … auditory nerves . Chest. MRI of the chest can look at the heart, the valves, and coronary blood vessels . It can show if the …
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… These could include tuberculosis (TB) , infection of the heart's valves, or HIV . Some cancers, including leukemia and … These could include tuberculosis (TB) , infection of the heart's valves, or HIV . Some cancers, including leukemia …
Medications
… be used before dental procedures by people with certain heart conditions (such as artificial heart valves) to reduce the risk of a serious infection of the … have any serious side effects, including: signs of liver disease (such as nausea/vomiting that doesn't stop, loss of …
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… your medicines. Monitoring your weight. Improving your heart and lung health. Attending cardiac rehabilitation. … fluid retention can point to a problem, such as worsening heart function and kidney failure. To monitor your weight, … a result of your surgery, many people with coronary artery disease (CAD) can work their way back up to normal activity …
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… such as: Diabetes . Cancer. High blood pressure . Kidney disease . Epilepsy . You use alcohol or illegal drugs, or … to have a genetic condition, such as Down syndrome , or a heart, lung, or kidney problem. You had a problem in a past … can make your pregnancy high-risk. These include heart valve problems, sickle cell disease , asthma , lupus , and …
Medications
… before medical/dental procedures by people with certain heart conditions (such as heart valve disease) to reduce the risk of a serious heart infection. …
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… a catheter ablation, the doctor destroys tiny areas in the heart that are firing off abnormal electrical impulses and … typically in the groin or neck, and threaded up into the heart. There is an electrode at the tip of each catheter. … out radio waves that create heat. This heat destroys the heart tissue that causes atrial fibrillation or the heart …
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… GERD: Controlling Heartburn by Changing Your Habits Actionset Overview Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be painful and, if allowed to continue, … chew tobacco, stop. The nicotine from tobacco relaxes the valve between the esophagus and stomach (lower esophageal …
