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Medications
… used to make the urine less acidic. This effect helps the kidneys get rid of uric acid, thereby helping to prevent gout and kidney stones. This medication can also prevent and treat … certain metabolic problems (acidosis) caused by kidney disease. Citric acid and citrate salts (which contain …
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… yes, describe briefly. Have I been diagnosed with any new disease or condition? Yes ___ No ___ If yes, fill in the following information. Condition or disease Health professional who diagnosed the condition What … written information or instructions to help me care for the disease or condition I have, such as instructions about …
Medications
… Uses This medication is used to treat a certain bowel disease (ulcerative colitis). It helps to reduce symptoms of … otherwise directed by your doctor. This will help prevent kidney stones. The dosage is based on your medical condition … including: nausea/vomiting that doesn't stop signs of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine, …
Medications
… Uses This medication is used to treat a certain bowel disease (ulcerative colitis). It helps to reduce symptoms of … otherwise directed by your doctor. This will help prevent kidney stones. The dosage is based on your medical condition … including: nausea/vomiting that doesn't stop signs of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine, …
Medications
… from their diets, people on dialysis due to serious kidney disease, and people being treated with certain drugs (such … recommended for treating people on dialysis due to serious kidney disease. The injectable form should be used for this …
Medications
… used to treat cramps (spasms) of the stomach, intestines, kidney, and bladder. It helps to relieve discomfort caused … by conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, gallstones, kidney stones, and overactive/spastic bladder. It works by … inside the eyes of people with a certain type of eye disease (narrow-angle glaucoma) or those at risk for it. Get …
Medical tests
… own tissues instead of foreign substances (as in autoimmune diseases such as lupus ), a low level of complement may mean … that the body is attacking and damaging tissues such as the kidneys. Lupus (Systemic Lupus … that the body is attacking and damaging tissues such as the kidneys. Lupus (Systemic Lupus …
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… he's still thriving. He learned how to cope with heart disease the hard way. Alan had always been healthy and … I knew, I was on the floor." Lessons learned about heart disease After the heart attack, Alan quit smoking … that followed, Alan taught himself a lot about heart disease. He read everything on the topic that he could find. …
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… B vaccine . If you have been diagnosed with acute or chronic HBV infection, you can reduce the chance of passing … Less than 8 percent of healthy adults will develop chronic HBV infection, whereas more infants infected at birth will likely develop chronic infection. This lifelong infection may lead to …
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… Basics What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is a disease that starts when the pancreas stops making enough of … These include the eyes, heart, blood vessels, nerves, and kidneys. Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but it … Early complications of diabetes. Complications include eye, kidney, heart, blood vessel, and nerve disease. If blood …
