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… heart rhythm. The ICD may try to slow the rhythm back to normal using electrical pulses. If the dangerous rhythm … ICD sends an electric shock to the heart. This restores a normal rhythm. The device then goes back to its watchful … heart rhythm. The ICD may try to slow the rhythm back to normal using electrical pulses. If the dangerous rhythm …
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… still as much as possible. Most people can return to their normal activities 2 to 3 weeks after a face-lift. At first … and will probably look and feel strange to you. This is normal, but it's important to be prepared for it. Numbness … still as much as possible. Most people can return to their normal activities 2 to 3 weeks after a face-lift. At first …
Medical tests
… that cause infection. But they also can destroy some of the normal "good" bacteria in the colon that keep C. diff from … take several hours or a day or two. C. diff toxins in stool Normal (negative) The stool sample does not contain C. diff toxin. Abnormal (positive) The stool sample contains C. diff toxin. …
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… first weeks of life: Has your baby lost some weight? It's normal in the first few days, until your milk increases … milk than you have. Does your baby have wet diapers? It's normal for a baby to have one wet diaper on day one, two to …
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… called the fight-or-flight stress response. Some stress is normal and even useful. Stress can help if you need to work … a test, or run a race. These kinds of short-term stress are normal. Long-term (chronic) stress is caused by stressful … erection problems, problems during pregnancy, and painful menstrual periods. Lungs. Stress can make symptoms of asthma …
Medications
… Factor VIII is a protein (clotting factor) that is in normal blood, and helps form blood clots and stop bleeding … People with low factor VIII levels may bleed longer than normal after an injury/surgery and may have bleeding inside … or stop the infusion until your heart rate returns to normal. Consult your doctor for more details. During …
Medical tests
… at the site. Results Allergy skin tests Allergy skin tests Normal (negative): No raised red areas (called wheals) are created by the allergen. Abnormal (positive): A wheal created by the allergen is at … specific allergen. Allergy blood tests Allergy blood tests Normal (negative): The levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE), a …
Medical tests
… for a sick child. You or the baby's father carries an abnormal gene that is known to cause a disease. These diseases … cause harm if your baby has Rh-positive blood. Results Normal amniotic fluid is clear to light yellow in colour and … the cell parts ( chromosomes ) that show genetic disease. Normally there are 46 chromosomes in each cell, arranged in …
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… osteopenia) refers to bone density that is lower than the normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as … the bones are. If your bone density is low compared to normal peak density, you are said to have low bone density. … you may develop bone density that is very low compared to normal, known as osteoporosis. What causes it? Bones …
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… of a substance being tested for is higher or lower than normal. A negative test result means that the substance or … mean that the substance being tested for was present in a normal amount. Inconclusive test results are those that … by testing large groups of healthy people to find what is normal for that group. For example, a group of 30- to …
