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Medical tests
… ( colon ) and the rectum . Stool tests look for signs of blood or cancer in a stool sample. Stool tests include: … colonography . Which screening test you choose depends on your risk, your preference, and your doctor. Talk to your … the water blue. How It Is Done There are different types of home tests. The companies that make the test kits provide …
Medications
… medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care … program and possibly with other medications to control high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes. …
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… use of antibiotics; use of corticosteroid; problems with your immune system; use of birth control pills; pregnancy; or high blood sugar from poorly controlled diabetes. How is it …
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 …
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… to disinfect it. Water boils at a lower temperature at higher elevations Filtering the water through a mechanical … any wounds thoroughly with soap and water under moderate pressure for at least 15 minutes. Report direct physical … that can bite or burrow part way into your skin and draw blood out before dropping off. They can carry and spread …
Medications
… country's regulations. Uses Macitentan is used to treat high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary arterial hypertension). …
Medical tests
… Feels Risks Results Test Overview When your doctor checks your pelvic organs, it's called a pelvic … vagina. It opens the vagina a little bit. You may feel some pressure. The speculum lets your doctor see inside the … doctor feel your pelvic organs. You will probably feel some pressure. Put one gloved finger into your rectum and one …
Medications
… This medication may cause very serious (rarely fatal) blood disorders (low number of blood cells such as red … infections (such as tuberculosis) bleeding/blood problems high blood pressure stroke cancer kidney problems heart problems blood …
Medical tests
… For internal monitoring, a sensor is strapped to your thigh. A thin wire (electrode) from the sensor is put through … Monitoring may also be done if you have diabetes or high blood pressure or if you are more than 41 weeks pregnant. Internal …
Health topics
… replacement when you do not have enough thyroid hormones in your blood (hypothyroidism). Depending on the cause of your … having too little thyroid hormone in the blood, including a high level of fats and cholesterol in the blood. People who …
