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Medications
… as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD) glaucoma heart disease high blood pressure liver disease … as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD) glaucoma heart disease high blood pressure liver disease …
Medications
… history, especially of: personal or family history of glaucoma (angle-closure type) enlarged prostate problems … history, especially of: personal or family history of glaucoma (angle-closure type) enlarged prostate problems …
Medications
… history, especially of: personal or family history of glaucoma (angle-closure type) breathing problems (such as … history, especially of: personal or family history of glaucoma (angle-closure type) breathing problems (such as …
Health topics
… Overview Hip resurfacing arthroplasty is surgery that replaces the damaged outer surfaces of the … often need to be redone a few years after the original surgery. These later surgeries are usually less successful … usually find the hip eventually feels normal after the surgery. Also, if the hip resurfacing parts eventually need …
Health topics
… treat the problem right away, you are more likely to need surgery. What causes them? Tight shoes are the most common … has some movement can sometimes be straightened without surgery. A fixed joint often requires surgery. If the doctor thinks you may need surgery to …
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… use eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct their vision. Surgery can also reduce or fix nearsightedness. There are several surgery options, such as LASIK, PRK (photorefractive … keratectomy), and artificial lens implants. The goal of surgery is to help you see more clearly without glasses or …
Medical tests
… Information Test Overview A sentinel lymph node biopsy is a surgery that takes out lymph node tissue to look for cancer. … node biopsy may be done instead of a more extensive surgery called lymph node dissection. But if cancer is found in the sentinel lymph node at the time of surgery, more surgery may be needed to remove additional …
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… skin cancer Treatment Advantages Disadvantages Cryosurgery Minimal equipment needed Simple to perform No restriction of activity after surgery Margin around cancer may not be free of cancer … scarring No skin tissue for diagnosis Curettage and electrosurgery Minimal equipment needed Simple to perform No …
Medical tests
… can be used to see if you have a joint problem or to do surgery that repairs a joint problem. It can also be done to … into your joint through other small incisions. Like open surgery (which is done using a larger incision), arthroscopy … to see what is wrong with your joint. But compared to open surgery, arthroscopy usually: Is less painful. Lets you …
Health topics
… skin cancers that are too large or deep to be treated with surgery or with surgery alone. For skin cancers in places that are hard to treat with surgery, such as the eyelid, ear, or nose. For skin cancers …