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• What happens during a stem cell transplant for beta thalassemia?
• Can parents pass beta thalassemia to their children through their genes?
• Are hot tubs safe?
• What are the health benefits of hot tubs?
• Can you get pregnant if you have beta thalassemia?
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• Can diabetes during pregnancy get worse if you have beta thalassemia?
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• What are the treatments for beta thalassemia?
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• What is systemic mastocytosis?
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• What are the main types of beta thalassemia?
• What is the treatment for beta thalassemia major?
• How can you be smart with antibiotics?
• What are the treatments for beta thalassemia intermedia?
• Is "graft versus host disease" a possible complication from a stem cell transplant for beta thalassemia?
• What types of infections can be treated with antibiotics?
• What are the main types of systemic mastocytosis?
• What causes a kidney infection?
• Can I use a hot tub if I have heart disease?
• How is a kidney infection diagnosed?
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• What are the infections that occur as a complication of neutropenia?
• What are the causes of neutropenia?
• What autoimmune can lead to neutropenia?
• What are infections that cause neutropenia?
• What are ureaplasma urealyticum and ureaplasma parvum, and how does a person get infected?
• What is neutropenia?
• How do I know if I'm infected with mycoplasma hominis?
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• How does vasculitis involve the immune system?
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• How does type 1 diabetes mellitus affect the immune system?
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• How does systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) affect the immune system?
• What antibiotics will the doctor prescribe if I'm infected with ureaplasma urealyticum or ureaplasma parvum?
• What problems can I have from infection of ureaplasma urealyticum and ureaplasma parvum?
• What medications cause neutropenia?
• What are the symptoms of neutropenia?
• What factors cause a decrease production of neutrophils, resulting in neutropenia?
• How does a person get mycoplasma hominis, a type of mycoplasma infection?
• What are some treatments for neutropenia?
• How can the type of beta thalassemia you have affect whether or not you need blood transfusions?
• How does my doctor diagnose ureaplasma infection?
• What are the precautions needed for people with neutropenia?
• Do the complications of beta thalassemia vary according to the type of the disease you have?
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• How do you prepare for an alanine aminotransferase test?
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• What does a high sedimentation rate mean?
• What causes higher-than-normal aspartate aminotransferase levels?
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• What happens during an aspartate aminotransferase test?
• What does hematocrit (Hct) mean from a complete blood count (CBC)?
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• What other terms are used to describe a potassium blood test?
• What do your potassium blood test results mean?
• What are risks in a potassium blood test?
• How do you prepare for an aspartate aminotransferase test?
• Why would you get an alkaline phosphatase test?
• When would you need a prothrombin time test?
• What do aspartate aminotransferase test results mean?
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• What are complications from folic acid deficiency anemia?
• How can loud noises trigger tinnitus?
• What do high levels of thyroid stimulating hormone mean?
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• What do high blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels mean?
• When is a creatinine test used in addition to blood urea nitrogen (BUN) tests?
• What are the different types of altitude sickness?
• What are some options to help with the ringing of tinnitus?
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• What are some other lifestyle changes that can help the ringing from getting worse?
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• What should I know about magnesium?
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• What is folic acid deficiency anemia?
• What are some self-care tips for a broken toe?
• How can you prepare for a prothrombin time test?
• What causes folic acid deficiency anemia?
• How is a blood test done to measure cortisol?
• If someone's ears hurt from ear barotrauma, how should someone treat the pain?
• What are the symptoms of altitude sickness?
• How is a visual urinalysis done?
• What is the clean-catch method in a urinalysis?
• What are the symptoms of high iron levels relative to a ferritin blood test?
• What should you know about a C-reactive protein test?
• What is the treatment for adrenal fatigue?
• How can someone prevent ear barotrauma?
• How does ear barotrauma happen?
• How does someone treat ear barotrauma in babies?
• How is a broken rib diagnosed?
• How is a broken rib treated?
• What are the consequences of a broken rib?
• What is an alanine aminotransferase test?
• What is the sedimentation rate?
• What conditions not tied to your liver can raise your aspartate aminotransferase level?
• When might I get a sedimentation rate test?
• Why should your doctor order an alanine aminotransferase test?
• What conditions are identified with sedimentation rate test?
• What is a potassium blood test used for?
• What do prothrombin time test results mean?
• What do your alkaline phosphatase test results mean?
• What else could adrenal fatigue be?
• What is the theory behind adrenal fatigue?
• What other disorders does a prothrombin time test check for?
• Is there a treatment for tinnitus?
• What happens during a prothrombin time test?
• What causes a frozen shoulder?
• How often should you get a C-reactive protein test?
• What happens if your prolactin (PRL) levels are high?
• How is an ankle fracture treated?
• How can certain medicines trigger tinnitus?
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• How can ear and sinus infections trigger tinnitus?
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