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… who has a caregiver. The caregiver with MSBP may: Lie about the child's symptoms. Change test results to make a … and hospital stays may help a doctor or nurse find out if a health problem is real. Doctors or nurses may … be serious. A caregiver suddenly changes doctors and lies about prior testing and treatment. Normal test results don't …
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… and stress echocardiograms. A Doppler echo shows blood flow through the heart and blood vessels. It can be done … beat harder and faster. This test is usually done to find out if you might have decreased blood flow to your heart ( coronary artery disease ). …
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… chambers . The two upper chambers are called atria. The two lower chambers are called ventricles. A natural electrical … that are rapid and irregular (palpitations). Find out if the walls of the heart chambers are too thick. Check … The tracing looks normal. Abnormal: The heart beats too slowly (such as less than 60 beats per minute). The heart …
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… a tool called an otoscope is used to look at the outer ear canal and eardrum. An otoscope is a hand-held tool … This can often be avoided by putting the otoscope in slowly and carefully. If the otoscope does scrape the lining … and lined with small hairs and usually some yellowish brown earwax. The eardrum is normally pearly white or …
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… up. The skin where the test is done is cleaned and allowed to dry. A small shot of the tuberculosis antigen … red area) is measured 2 to 3 days after the test to find out the result. Your doctor will consider your chance of … a smaller bump is considered a sign of infection. People at lower risk for having TB need to have a larger bump to be …
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… bring blood and oxygen to the heart. This improves blood flow to the heart muscle, which relieves symptoms. … down to take your nitroglycerin. Taking nitroglycerin can lower your blood pressure, which could cause you to pass out if you are standing up. If you are driving, pull over …
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… eye looking wet to having tears run down the cheek. A yellow or white buildup in the corner of the eye. The eyelids … from the eyes. Other tests can help your doctor find out where the blockage is or how it was caused. How is a … eye looking wet to having tears run down the cheek. A yellow or white buildup in the corner of the eye. The eyelids …
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… (LVRS), a large area of damaged lung is removed to allow the remaining lung tissue to expand when you breathe in. … by breathing tests or a uniform pattern of emphysema throughout the lungs. Largely non-upper lung emphysema and who are … , 177(2): 164–169. Naunheim KS, et al. (2006). Long-term follow-up of patients receiving lung-volume-reduction surgery …
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… examination to see whether the area where fluid drains out of your eye (called the drainage angle ) is open or … examination to see whether the area where fluid drains out of your eye (called the drainage angle ) is open or …
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… testicles move down into his scrotum, the sac that hangs below the penis. When one testicle does not move into the … smoother or less developed on one side, or the side without a testicle may look smaller and flatter. You can't feel … early as 12 months of age. That's why many doctors advise treating an undescended testicle by the time a baby is 1 year …
