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… your whole body. It can cause serious heart, bone, lung, blood, and brain problems. What causes it? Diabetes and high blood pressure are the most common causes. Other things that can …
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… The vaccine is especially recommended for people who are at high risk of serious illness from influenza and those able to spread influenza to those at high risk. People at high risk of serious illness from influenza, include: …
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… of cancer of the ovaries, stroke, dementia, and serious blood clots in the legs. Estrogens alone do not appear to … disorders (such as protein C or protein S deficiency) high blood pressure diabetes high cholesterol/triglyceride levels …
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… while trying to pass stools. Straining can raise the pressure inside the eye ( intraocular pressure ). This can … the eyeball (conjunctiva), where it is absorbed into the bloodstream. This procedure lowers pressure inside the eye. … vision had been lost before surgery. Infection in the eye. High pressure in the eye, causing the space in the front …
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… have serious side effects. This medication may raise your blood pressure. Check your blood pressure regularly and tell your doctor if the results are high. Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious …
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… develop ulcers. Four tests are used to detect H. pylori : Blood antibody test. A blood test checks to see whether your … taken from the lining of your stomach and small intestine during an endoscopy . Several different tests may be done on … the sample during a rectal examination, you may feel some pressure or discomfort as the cotton swab is inserted into …
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… is used along with other medications to treat serious high pressure inside the eye (glaucoma) for a short time (such as … doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: blood vessel disease (such as cerebrovascular disease, …
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… needs. Uses This combination medication is used to treat high pressure inside the eye due to glaucoma (open-angle type) or … failure, cardiogenic shock) kidney disease liver disease blood vessel disease (such as thromboangiitis obliterans, …
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… normal. It causes a decrease in the amount of a gas in the blood. (This gas is called carbon dioxide, or CO2.) The … feet, or around the mouth. Chest tightness, fullness, pressure, tenderness, or pain. Other symptoms may occur less … , or pulmonary embolism . Rapid breathing occurs at a high altitude [above 2000 m (6500 ft) ]. Breathing faster …
Medications
… unusual lumps, night sweats. Cyclosporine can also cause high blood pressure and kidney problems. The risk of both problems …
