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Medications
… medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care … needs. Uses This medicine is used to treat "iron-poor" blood (anemia) in people with long-term kidney disease. You … abdominal pain chest pain irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias) pressure in the chest severe headache and blurred vision …
Medications
… medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care … medication is used alone or with other medications to treat high pressure inside the eye due to glaucoma or other eye …
Health topics
… a heart murmur? A heart murmur is an extra sound that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. Your doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to your heartbeat. … symptoms, you may need to take medicine to lower your blood pressure and reduce your heart's workload. You may need …
Medical tests
… test measures the level of D-xylose, a type of sugar, in a blood or urine sample. This test is done to help diagnose … For 24 hours before a D-xylose test, do not eat foods high in pentose, a sugar similar to D-xylose. These foods … with the results of a D-xylose test. For this reason, your doctor may instruct you to temporarily stop these …
Medications
… doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: blood disorders (such as bone marrow depression) breathing … emphysema) a certain eye problem (glaucoma) heart problems high blood pressure liver disease seizures stomach/intestinal problems …
HealthLinkBC files
… know if you are immune to rubella, you will be offered a blood test for rubella immunity as part of your prenatal care. If you are not immune, you should be … it to others, especially pregnant women, by: Staying at home for 7 days after the rash first appeared Washing your …
Health topics
… Have an inflamed abdominal lining ( peritonitis ). Have high pressure in blood vessels in the liver ( portal hypertension ). This is …
Health topics
… puncture wounds and can be quite deep. Cat bites have a higher risk of infection than dog bites. Human bites are not … to the face is lower because the face normally has good blood flow. Because of good blood flow, a face wound may … Bites that continue to bleed after 15 minutes of direct pressure. Bites such as these should be evaluated by a …
Medications
… Danazol has rarely caused very serious (possibly fatal) blood clots (such as stroke), liver disease, and increased pressure on the brain (benign intracranial hypertension). … vessel disease (such as coronary artery disease, stroke) high blood pressure (hypertension) diabetes high cholesterol …
Healthy eating
… are small hard crystals that can form in one or both of your kidneys. They can form when you have high amounts of calcium, oxalate, phosphate or uric acid in … of water on the counter or in the fridge when you’re at home and work. Add some cut up lemon, lime, cucumber, …
