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Medical tests
… to measure the amount of this hormone in a pregnant woman's blood to see if the baby may have Down syndrome . Inhibin A … placenta during pregnancy. The level of inhibin A in the blood is used in a maternal serum quadruple screening test. … checks the levels of four substances in a pregnant woman's blood. The quad screen checks alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), human …
Medical tests
… You get an injection of a radioactive tracer into your blood. Then your doctor uses a special camera to see how well your heart is pumping blood. Invasive procedure. This test is done as part of a … of your heart muscle as your ventricles fill and pump blood. The size of your ventricles. How efficiently your …
Medications
… needs. Uses This medication is used to treat a certain blood disorder (idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura - ITP) in which the blood does not clot properly due to a lack of platelets. Platelets are a type of blood cell needed to form blood clots and prevent bleeding. …
Medical tests
… is most often used to find a pulmonary embolism . This is a blood clot that prevents normal blood flow in the lung. Two types of lung scans are usually … injected into a vein in your arm. It travels through your blood and into the lungs. Pictures from this scan can show …
Medications
… needs. Warning This medication may rarely cause serious blood clots (such as pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart … deep vein thrombosis). You may be at increased risk for blood clots if you are an older adult, are severely … heart for administering medications, or have a history of blood clots, heart/blood vessel disease, heart failure, …
Medications
… health needs. Uses This product is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure, or extra fluid in the body (edema). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … rid of extra salt and water. This effect helps to relax the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily and may …
Medications
… doctor right away. Uses Eprosartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This drug works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Eprosartan …
Medications
… country's regulations. Uses Riociguat is used to treat high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). It can also be used to treat a certain type of high blood pressure in the lungs caused by blood clots (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension) …
Medical tests
… Overview A cardiac perfusion scan measures the amount of blood in your heart muscle at rest and after it has been … a table with a large camera above your chest. The camera records the tracer that has moved from your blood into your … will lie down on a table for a set of scans. The camera records the tracer that has moved from your blood into your …
Medical tests
… the level of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the blood to check for problems with the pituitary gland and … stress. Cortisol is needed for life, so its levels in the blood are closely controlled. When cortisol levels rise, … as ACTH. ACTH is released in bursts, so its levels in the blood can vary from minute to minute. Interpretation of the …
