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Medications
… any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. If you are using the tablets, take your dose by mouth with or without … 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 …
Medications
… you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects. A … of: kidney problems severe urinary tract infections recent dietary change (from a high-protein diet to a vegetarian diet) This drug may make …
Medications
… for Use if available from your pharmacist before you start using cysteamine and each time you get a refill. If you have … of food) and take it the same way with every dose. Avoid high-fat food close to the time you take your cysteamine … any very serious side effects, including: seizures severe/bloody diarrhea signs of bleeding or ulcers in the …
Medications
… work as well if you take it with food or milk (or anything high in calcium - more details below), so ask your doctor or … drugs such as doxycycline may rarely cause increased pressure around the brain (intracranial hypertension-IH). … that doesn't stop abdominal or stomach pain/cramping blood/mucus in your stool If you have these symptoms, do not …
Medical tests
… Information Test Overview Prothrombin time (PT) is a blood test that measures how long it takes blood to clot. A … and alanine aminotransferase. Check to see if the body is using up its clotting factors so quickly that the blood … with artificial heart valves, because these valves have a high chance of causing clots to form. Abnormal values A …
Health topics
… Basics What is leukemia? Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. It starts in the bone marrow, the soft tissue … steroids and antibiotics. Radiation therapy . This uses high-dose X-rays to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumours. … steroids and antibiotics. Radiation therapy . This uses high-dose X-rays to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumours. …
Health topics
… new heart valve. Your doctor will put the catheter into a blood vessel in your upper leg (groin) or chest. The doctor moves the catheter through the blood vessel and into your heart. The replacement valve fits … You will receive information from the hospital about diet, activities, and medicine. You will need to have …
Medications
… for proper monitoring. If your level of sodium in the blood is raised too quickly, it may cause a serious (even … called osmotic demyelination syndrome. The risk is higher if you have liver disease, poor nutrition, or if you … It works by increasing the amount of urine you make, causing your body to get rid of extra water. This helps to …
Medical tests
… Indirect laryngoscopy is done in a doctor's office using a small hand mirror held at the back of the throat. … a feeling of a lump in the throat, or mucus with blood in it. Check injuries to the throat, narrowing of the … bright light hooked to it. He or she may ask you to make a high-pitched "e-e-e-e" sound or a low-pitched "a-a-a-a" …
HealthLinkBC files
… symptoms include difficulty breathing or a drop in blood pressure. Symptoms of anaphylaxis can include any of the … Give the epinephrine into the muscle of the outer-mid thigh, through clothing if necessary Call 9-1-1 or the local …
