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… Uric Acid in Blood Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To … Feels Risks Results Test Overview The blood uric acid test measures the amount of uric acid in a blood sample. Uric acid is produced from the natural …
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… Blood Clots in the Leg Veins On this page: Overview Overview Blood clots can happen in veins. A blood clot in a vein close to the skin isn't likely to cause …
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… Cardiac Blood Pool Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done … Risks Results Test Overview A cardiac blood pool scan shows how well your heart is pumping blood to the rest of your body. During this test, a small …
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… Intrauterine Fetal Blood Transfusion On this page: Treatment Overview What To … Treatment Overview An intrauterine transfusion provides blood to an Rh-positive fetus when fetal red blood cells are being destroyed by the Rh-sensitized …
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… Eye Problems and Blood in the Eye On this page: Overview Overview Sometimes small blood vessels in the whites of the eyes break and cause a … or speck. This is called a subconjunctival hemorrhage. The blood vessels may break because of sneezing, coughing, …
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… Diabetes: Blood Sugar Levels On this page: Overview Overview Keeping your blood sugar in a target range reduces your risk of problems … pregnancy. Work with your doctor to set your own target blood sugar range. Some people can work toward lower …
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… Home Blood Pressure Log On this page: Overview Overview Name: ________________________ Target blood pressure: __________ Date Time (a.m.) Blood pressure Time (p.m.) Blood pressure Comments Sample: …
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… High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy On this page: Condition … Self-Care What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is a measure of the force of blood against …
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… Thick and Thin Blood Smears for Malaria On this page: Overview Why It Is Done Results Overview Thick and Thin Blood Smears for Malaria—Overview Doctors use thick and thin blood smears to determine whether you have malaria. If one …
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… Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease On this page: … Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview During a blood transfusion, a person (the recipient) receives healthy blood from another person (the donor). The donated blood is …
