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2024年5月22日 · Hospice Care. When your loved one's health care team recognizes that they are likely within 6 months of dying, they may recommend switching to hospice. Hospice can offer specialized care for people...
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2022年8月25日 · What to Know About Grieving the Death of a Child. Medically Reviewed by Dany Paul Baby, MD on August 25, 2022. Written by Sarah Vallie. Grieving the Loss of a Child. How to Deal With the Death of a...
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Fainting, also called syncope (pronounced SIN-ko-pee), is a sudden, brief loss of consciousness and posture caused by decreased blood flow to the brain.
Many different conditions can cause fainting. These include heart problems such as irregular heart beats, seizures, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), anemia (a deficiency in healthy oxygen carrying cells), and problems with how the nervous system (the body's system of nerves) regulates blood pressure. Some types of fainting seem to run in families. F...
While fainting may indicate a particular medical condition, sometimes it may occur in an otherwise healthy individual. Fainting is a particular problem for the elderly who may suffer serious injuries from falls when they faint. Most episodes are very brief. In most cases, the individual who has fainted regains complete consciousness within just a f...
Fainting is a common problem, accounting for 3% of emergency room visits and 6% of hospital admissions. It can happen in otherwise healthy people. A person may feel faint and lightheaded (presyncope) or lose consciousness (syncope).
2022年8月2日 · A snakebite is an injury that happens when you’re bitten by a snake. A snakebite can be dangerous if a snake is venomous. How snakes bite. Snakes that have venom have modified salivary glands....
2020年8月13日 · What Are Drug Interactions? When a medication works right, it boosts your health or helps you feel better. But a drug can bring on problems if it doesn't mix well with something else you put into...
