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… an evacuation plan to a local medical facility with a safe blood supply What immunizations should I have before I … there is a higher risk for pregnant women to develop a blood clot in the leg, also called deep vein thrombosis … mosquitoes. It can also be transmitted sexually and through blood and tissue products. Zika virus infection in a …
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… symptoms start to happen when your heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of your body. Shortness of breath While … you may have orthopnea is that when you lie flat, the blood that ordinarily pools in the veins of your legs is reentering your bloodstream. If you have heart failure, your heart may not …
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… a piece of bone or cartilage (or both) inside a joint loses blood supply and dies. Symptoms include pain and swelling. … sooner. Medicines you take . Certain medicines, such as blood thinners (anticoagulants), medicines that suppress the … or she is. With severe bleeding , any of these may be true: Blood is pumping from the wound. The bleeding does not stop …
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… Dialysis is a process that filters waste from your blood when your kidneys can no longer do the job. When you … concerns, and next steps. Your Summary Here's a record of your answers. You can use it to talk with your … Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Here's a record of your answers. You can use it to talk with your …
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… shrinks or destroys a fibroid by cutting off its blood supply. Embolization doesn't always cure fibroids. You … concerns, and next steps. Your Summary Here's a record of your answers. You can use it to talk with your … Should I Have Uterine Fibroid Embolization? Here's a record of your answers. You can use it to talk with your …
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… short walks at least every 2 hours. This helps increase the blood circulation in your legs and reduce bladder pressure. … Consider wearing compression stockings. Carry a written record of your due date and any medical conditions you have. … Consider wearing compression stockings. Carry a written record of your due date and any medical conditions you have. …
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… men with serious health problems. TUIP involves less blood loss and can be done more quickly than TURP. Want to … in fewer than 1 out of 100 men. footnote 1 The need for a blood transfusion during surgery is rare. For about 10 men … men with serious health problems. TUIP involves less blood loss and can be done more quickly than TURP. Want to …
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… wiggle them every now and then. This helps move the blood and fluids in the injured limb. Take non-steroidal … trouble moving your fingers or toes. You have symptoms of a blood clot in your arm or leg. (This is called a deep vein … wiggle them every now and then. This helps move the blood and fluids in the injured limb. Take non-steroidal …
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… vitamin K every day for good health. Vitamin K helps your blood to clot when you are bleeding. People who take … about the same amount of vitamin K each day. Warfarin is a blood thinning medication. Vitamin K also helps to build …
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… sweat. Whirl your arms around like a windmill to get your blood moving and warm you up. Activity makes body heat and improves blood flow. Sweating should be avoided because it cools the … sweat. Whirl your arms around like a windmill to get your blood moving and warm you up. Activity makes body heat and …
