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… Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you start taking lansoprazole and each time you get a refill. If you … side effects, including: symptoms of a low magnesium blood level (such as muscle spasms, irregular heartbeat, … your risk for bone fractures, especially with longer use, higher doses, and in older adults. Talk with your doctor or …
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… whips back and forth. This can cause tears in brain tissue, blood vessels, and nerves. The child's brain slams against … bleeding and swelling in the brain. Young children are at high risk for brain injury when they are shaken or thrown. … examination to look for signs of injury and increased blood pressure. Do imaging tests such as a CT scan or an MRI to …
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… Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you start taking esomeprazole and each time you get a refill. If you … side effects, including: symptoms of a low magnesium blood level (such as muscle spasms, irregular heartbeat, … your risk for bone fractures, especially with longer use, higher doses, and in older adults. Talk with your doctor or …
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… health needs. Uses This medication is used to treat high blood calcium levels (hypercalcemia) that may occur with … else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or …
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… baby bleeds more than the doctor said to expect or has a bloodstained area larger than the size of a quarter on a … site dressing. Your baby is very fussy or cranky, has a high-pitched cry, or refuses to eat. Your baby has not … Fasten your baby's diapers loosely so that there is less pressure on the penis while it heals. …
