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Medications
… these effects. This medication may cause a serious drop in blood pressure, especially when starting this medication. … effect. Tell your doctor right away if you have symptoms of high blood sugar such as increased thirst/urination. If you …
Medications
… and entacapone prevent the breakdown of levodopa in the bloodstream so more levodopa can enter the brain. Carbidopa … food may help to decrease nausea. It is best to avoid a high-protein diet (it decreases the amount of levodopa that … thioridazine) certain drugs used to treat high blood pressure (such as methyldopa) Taking MAO inhibitors with …
Health topics
… and periods of slow growth make it hard to keep a teen's blood sugar level consistently within a target range. Eating … doses. These actions can be dangerous. They may lead to high or low blood sugar emergencies or an eating disorder. … may: Skip doses of insulin or other diabetes medicine. Eat high-fat, high-calorie meals. Or they may eat whenever and …
Health topics
… the eye closed may help reduce pain. Do not apply any pressure to the eye or the area around the eye. If blisters … the eye closed may help reduce pain. Do not apply any pressure to the eye or the area around the eye. If blisters …
Health topics
… space). As the amount of air in this space increases, the pressure against the lung causes the lung to collapse. This … prevents the lungs from getting enough oxygen into the blood. What causes it? A pneumothorax is often caused by an … examination and a chest X-ray. Your doctor may also do blood tests to measure the level of oxygen in your blood. …
Medical tests
… very little chloride. People with cystic fibrosis have a high level of chloride in their sweat. During the sweat test … to sweat is applied to the skin (usually on the arm or thigh). The sweat is then collected and the amount of … Is Done The sweat test is usually done on a baby's arm or thigh. On an older child or adult, the test is usually done …
Medical tests
… dye and camera ( fluoroscopy ) to take pictures of the blood flow in the blood vessels of the lung . During an angiogram, a thin tube … Why It Is Done A lung angiogram may be done to measure the pressure in the blood vessels carrying blood to the lungs, …
Health topics
… is to prevent an infection and the loss of too much blood. These problems are most likely to occur when the … pain along with bleeding, the chance of a miscarriage is high. What should you do if you are or might be miscarrying? … pain along with bleeding, the chance of a miscarriage is high. What should you do if you are or might be miscarrying? …
Medications
… very small "pinpoint" pupils, slow heartbeat, or low blood pressure. If someone has serious overdose symptoms but you … of opioids, blocking may be incomplete or you may need a higher dose of naloxone. Treatment of opioid overdose should …
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… to form a colourless and odorless vapour at room and higher temperatures. Where might I have elemental mercury in … elemental mercury. This includes some (older) thermometers, blood pressure devices, thermostats, barometers and electrical …
