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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Decision Point You may want to have a say … Max, age 49 I started dialysis 3 years ago when my chronic glomerulonephritis progressed to kidney failure. … — Max, age 49 "I started dialysis 3 years ago when my chronic glomerulonephritis progressed to kidney failure. …
Healthy eating
… Healthy eating guidelines for prevention of recurrent kidney stones Last updated December 7, 2021 Download PDF … Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Introduction Kidney stones are small hard crystals that can form in one or both of your kidneys. They can form when you have high amounts of …
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… Celiac Disease Antibodies Test On this page: Test Overview Why It … Risks Results Test Overview Celiac disease is a problem that happens when gluten in food causes … antibodies . If your doctor thinks you may have celiac disease, he or she will order a simple blood test that looks …
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… Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease On this page: Conditions Basics Conditions Basics What is hand-foot-and-mouth disease? Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is an illness that causes sores or blisters in or on …
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… Huntington Disease Genetic Test On this page: What Is Huntington Disease? What Is the Test? Is the Test Accurate? Should You Be Tested? What Is Huntington Disease? Huntington disease is a rare condition that causes …
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… Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever On this page: Conditions Basics … Information Conditions Basics What are Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever? Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia . It is caused by bacteria …
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… Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) Last updated October 29, 2024 HealthLink BC … 55a Download PDF Document English What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, fatal disease of the …
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… Hand, foot and mouth disease Last updated July 29, 2024 HealthLink BC File number … Spanish Document Vietnamese What is hand, foot and mouth disease? Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by enteroviruses. It’s most common in …
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… Weight and Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview Overview … between being overweight and the risk for coronary artery disease. Being overweight increases your chances of having risk factors for the disease. These include high blood pressure , diabetes , and …
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… Coronary Artery Disease and Alcohol On this page: Overview Related … start drinking to try to lower your risk of coronary artery disease. You have many other options that can lower your … blood pressure , which is a risk factor for coronary artery disease . Increase your risk of stroke . Directly damage …
