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Medications
… needs. Warning Upadacitinib may lower your ability to fight infections. This may make you more likely to get a serious (rarely fatal) infection or make any infection you have worse. The most common serious infections …
Medical tests
… the vagina and the vulva . Vaginitis is often caused by an infection. The most common infections that can cause vaginitis include bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections, and trichomoniasis. For the wet mount, a sample …
Health topics
… if your wound needs to be closed by a doctor. Your risk of infection increases the longer the wound remains open. Most … it should be treated. Wounds that have an increased risk of infection, such as dirty cuts or crush injuries, are usually … injury. Occasionally a wound that has an increased risk of infection will not be closed until after 24 hours, or may …
Health topics
… needs to be closed by a health professional. Your risk of infection increases the longer the wound remains untreated. … and can be quite deep. Cat bites have a higher risk of infection than dog bites. Human bites are not usually … are on the face or ear. Human bites have a high risk of infection. Most facial bites can be safely stitched. The …
Health topics
… causes them? Swelling from a cold, allergies, or a sinus infection can keep the eustachian tubes from opening. This … mountains, or scuba diving. Fluid in the ear can lead to an infection (acute otitis media). Young children have a high risk of ear infections, because their eustachian tubes are shorter and …
Medications
… arms/legs This medication may lower your ability to fight infections. This may make you more likely to get a serious (rarely fatal) infection or make any infection you have worse. Tell your doctor right away if you …
HealthLinkBC files
… eyes that can be sensitive to light. It can lead to infections of the ear or lungs (pneumonia). More serious … About 1 in 20 people with mumps get mumps meningitis, an infection of the lining of the brain. Mumps can also cause … miscarriage or stillbirth. Varicella (chickenpox) is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Children …
Medical tests
… fluid buildup is called ascites . Ascites may be caused by infection, inflammation, an injury, or other conditions, … Find the cause of fluid buildup in the belly. Diagnose an infection in the peritoneal fluid. Check for certain types … in the belly. There is a very small chance of causing an infection in the belly. If a large amount of fluid is …
Medical tests
… look at joint fluid under a microscope for problems such as infection, gout , pseudogout , inflammation , or bleeding. … fluid is then analyzed in a lab to look for inflammation, infection, gout, pseudogout, or bleeding. Why It Is Done This test is done to find inflammation, infection, gout, or pseudogout. Removing some of the joint …
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… less severe and last a shorter time compared to influenza infection. When should seniors get the influenza vaccine? It … disease. The pneumococcal vaccine protects against infections of the brain, bloodstream, lungs and ear. It is … not need a booster dose. For information about pneumococcal infection and the vaccine, see HealthLinkBC File #62b …
