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… Don't smoke or use other tobacco products. Smoking slows healing because it decreases blood supply and delays tissue … Don't smoke or use other tobacco products. Smoking slows healing because it decreases blood supply and delays tissue …
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… infection. These include: Washing hands often. Disinfecting high-touch surfaces. Wearing face masks or other protective … infection. These include: Washing hands often. Disinfecting high-touch surfaces. Wearing face masks or other protective …
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… before a procedure, surgery, or an activity that has a high risk of causing a bleeding problem. If you get clotting … before a procedure, surgery, or an activity that has a high risk of causing a bleeding problem. If you get clotting …
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… vision had been lost before surgery. Infection in the eye. High pressure in the eye, causing the space in the front … vision had been lost before surgery. Infection in the eye. High pressure in the eye, causing the space in the front …
Medical tests
… organ to be transplanted. Test a pregnant woman who has a high risk of passing a serious viral infection on to her … check again for a viral infection. Antibody titers that get higher over 3 weeks from the first sample to the second mean … if you have a second antibody test and the results are not higher than the first test, this may mean the infection …
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… it anger? Jealousy? Resentment? Sometimes when emotions are high, it can be easy to feel like you're angry when, if you … it anger? Jealousy? Resentment? Sometimes when emotions are high, it can be easy to feel like you're angry when, if you …
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… metals) linked to cancer Nicotine dependence: nicotine is highly addictive, and results in withdrawal symptoms and …
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… 3 to 6 months after falling out. But sometimes with very high dose of radiation, hair doesn't grow back. When hair … 3 to 6 months after falling out. But sometimes with very high dose of radiation, hair doesn't grow back. When hair …
Medical tests
… too much thyroid medicine, or another rare condition. A high uptake of tracer spread evenly in the thyroid gland may … too much thyroid medicine, or another rare condition. A high uptake of tracer spread evenly in the thyroid gland may …
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… longer. Repairing a smaller aneurysm, which doesn't have as high a risk of rupture, does not help a person live longer. … longer. Repairing a smaller aneurysm, which doesn't have as high a risk of rupture, does not help a person live longer. …
