Common Respiratory Diseases: Causes and Prevention
...keep airways open as you sleep. Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary hypertension happens when the blood pressure in the blood vessels of your lungs is too high. It can lead to serious...
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What is a Pregnancy Follow-Up: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...high-risk pregnancy Has medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, HIV, and cancer Are pregnant with twins, triplets, or in rare cases, more babies The goal of...
What is Failure to Thrive?
...or cystic fibrosis Blood disorders, such as anemia Chronic infections, such as HIV Social and environmental factors Social and environmental factors as to why a child does not receive sufficient...
Connected by Hepatitis C: 5 Individuals Share Their Stories
...room not feeling well and had to be admitted for a week. I had to get several blood transfusions and iron treatments. Because of the damage from hep C, my...
What is Secondary Syphilis?
...mother to fetus in utero Via blood transfusions Contact with a syphilis sore in a non-genital region (although this is rare) Needle sharing amongst injecting drug users It can be...
Angioplasty
...pumping blood all over the body. It allows oxygen-rich blood to travel through different blood vessels including arteries, which are tube-like vessels that transport blood from the heart to various...
What is Carotid Doppler Test: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...and break open resulting in blood clot that can prevent blood from flowing in the carotid arteries. Who Should Undergo and Expected Results A carotid Doppler procedure is usually recommended...
What is Septostomy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...blood enters the right side of the heart and flows to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Once the blood is oxygenated, it returns to the rest of the body...
What is Myocarditis?
...Diuretics (water pills) Beta-blockers (blood pressure medication) Anticoagulants (blood thinners) Pacemakers Defibrillators In cases where dilated cardiomyopathy does not respond to treatment, a heart transplant may be required. Good to...
What is Percutaneous Insertion and Removal of Intra-Aortic Balloon Assist Device: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...function. The device also helps pump blood when the heart is resting. The word “coronary” refers to the arteries that surround and supply the heart with blood. Cardiac output, on...