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… Kidney Stones: Should I Have Lithotripsy to Break Up the Stone? Decision … facts Your options Wait for the stone to pass while using medicine to control the pain. Your doctor may also prescribe … medicine to help the stone pass, such as an alpha-blocker . Use lithotripsy to break up the stone. The pieces of stone …
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… Pregnancy: Should I Bank My Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood? Decision Point … to a public bank instead. You probably won't be able to use the blood, but it could be used for research or for … Staff Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine Primary Medical Reviewer Adam Husney MD - Family …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Receive CPR and Life Support? Decision Point You … and others will respond. In the hospital, the team may use a device called a defibrillator to apply an electrical … heart. The shock may restart your heart. You may also get medicine—through your vein (IV) or down a breathing tube—to …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition? Decision … quality of life. Your medical condition. The short-term use of artificial hydration and nutrition can be helpful to … in your vein through which fluids, liquid nutrition, and medicines can be given. A feeding tube can be either a tube …
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… Asthma: Ways to Take Inhaled Medicines On this page: Overview Overview When you use inhaled asthma medicine, you usually use a device that delivers the medicine directly to your …
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… Medicines That Can Cause Weakness or Fatigue On this page: … Overview Many prescription and non-prescription drugs can cause weakness and fatigue. A few examples are: Antianxiety …
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… Organ Transplants: Anti-Rejection Medicines On this page: Overview … organ transplant need anti-rejection medicines. That's because the immune system will try to destroy the new organ. … inhibitors Calcineurin inhibitors block the message that causes rejection. Examples include tacrolimus and …
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… Medicines That May Cause Rashes in Children On this page: … Overview Overview Many prescription and non-prescription medicines can cause a rash. A few common examples are: Antibiotics. Aspirin, …
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… Medicines That Can Cause Abdominal Pain On this page: … Overview Overview Many prescription and non-prescription medicines can cause belly pain or cramping. A few examples are: Aspirin, …
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… Asthma: Overuse of Quick-Relief Medicines On this page: Overview … reduce symptoms. For this reason, people sometimes overuse them instead of adding the slower-acting, long-term …
