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… waist. You may be given a cloth or paper covering to use during the test. You will lie on your back or on your left … placed on the skin of your chest to record your heart rate during the test. A small amount of gel will be rubbed on the … a vein in your arm. No electricity passes through your body during the test. There is no danger of getting an electrical …
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… need a hospital stay. You may have general anesthesia during arthroscopy, or you may have a regional nerve block . … feel any pain. But you may feel some pulling or tugging during the procedure. At the start of the procedure, … vessel injury. Fractures . If too much bone gets shaved off during surgery, the upper edge of the shoulder blade may get …
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… may last days, weeks, months or all year, and can even grow during winter when water may be covered in snow or has … by drinking water or by getting it on your skin during recreational activities (swimming, boating or waterskiing, etc.). During a cyanobacteria bloom, water will both look bad and …
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… typically are high in sodium. Not adding salt to your food during cooking or at the table. Using low-sodium spices and … . It can show you how much sodium you eat at a meal or during the day. If you have heart failure, use a record that … food, you can balance it with very low-sodium foods during the rest of the day. To do this: Use the Nutrition …
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… surgery recover well. But this surgery has serious risks during surgery and soon after surgery. About 5 out of 100 people die during surgery or within 30 days. footnote 2 This risk may … located. About 9 to 17 out of 100 people have complications during the surgery or within 30 days. footnote 3 These …
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… places where you will travel, in case you need medical care during your trip. Learn how to use a portable oxygen tank. … to power your portable oxygen concentrator device before, during, and after your flight. And bring extra batteries in … leg of a trip. And airlines usually do not supply oxygen during layovers, so try to book a direct flight. You can …
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… Surgery Overview Mitral valve repair is typically done during an open-heart surgery. It repairs a mitral valve that … flow through the heart the right way. You will be asleep during the surgery. In an open-chest surgery, your doctor … with other health problems have a higher risk. The risks during or soon after surgery include: Infection. Kidney …
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… one person to another, the amount of other tissue removed during surgery also varies. Mastectomy procedures include: … after a mastectomy. Reconstruction can be done during the same surgery as the mastectomy. Or it may be done … hours after a mastectomy. If you have breast reconstruction during the same surgery, you may be in the hospital longer. …
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