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… Improving Sleep When You Have Chronic Pain On this page: Overview Overview If you have chronic pain, such as with fibromyalgia or complex regional pain syndrome, you may have a hard time sleeping or you may wake up feeling tired …
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… most people the energy they need for physical activity. Have a healthy snack. Try an apple, a whole-wheat bagel, or … most people the energy they need for physical activity. Have a healthy snack. Try an apple, a whole-wheat bagel, or …
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… Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … 100 who have the infection will die of cirrhosis or liver cancer. footnote 1 When there is a lot of the virus in your …
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… Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … anticoagulant you take, you may have to get regular blood tests and watch how much vitamin K you eat or drink. If you …
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… Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … the new blood as harmful and tries to destroy it. Careful testing helps reduce the risk for these problems. There are …
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… Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the Doctor On this page: Overview … health plan? Questions to ask about the test What should be done to prepare for the test? Where will the test … or other information about the test. State any concerns you have about the test. If the benefits of a test don't seem to …
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… Rapid Strep Test for Strep Throat On this page: Overview Why It Is Done … be done so your doctor can find out right away whether you have strep throat. There is another test for strep, called a … How To Prepare You don't need to do anything before you have this test. How It Is Done You will be asked to tilt …
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… Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To … Why It Is Done The BNP test is used to: Check to see if you have heart failure. A doctor may think that you have heart failure if you are having problems such as …
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… Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB) On this page: Test Overview … A test may be done when: footnote 1 A person is thought to have TB, but confirmation is needed before sputum culture … with bacteria other than TB bacteria. A person who may have TB has been close to other people who will need …
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… Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Therapy (ET)? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … both ovaries, or to treat severe endometriosis, or breast cancer. It may also be done to lower the risk of ovarian …
