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21. Cholecystitis
(Cholecystitis)
... Once your cholecystitis is under control, your doctor may recommend surgery to remove your gallbladder, since cholecystitis frequently recurs. In emergency situations, such as a ruptured gallbladder, surgery ...
22. Gallbladder cancer
(Gallbladder cancer)
... options are available to you depend on the stage of your cancer, your overall health and your preferences. The initial goal of treatment is to remove the gallbladder cancer, but when that isn't possible, ...
23. Jellyfish stings
(Jellyfish stings)
...  Most jellyfish stings can be treated with relatively simple at-home remedies. Appropriate steps include: Remove tentacles. When you come into contact with a jellyfish tentacle, it may detach ...
24. Infant jaundice
(Infant jaundice)
... when "used" red blood cells are broken down. Normally, the liver filters bilirubin from the bloodstream and releases it into the intestinal tract. Before birth, a mother's liver removes bilirubin from ...
25. Knee pain
(Knee pain)
...  Lab tests If your doctor suspects an infection, gout or pseudogout, you're likely to have blood tests and sometimes arthrocentesis, a procedure in which a small amount of fluid is removed from within ...
26. Knee bursitis
(Knee bursitis)
... to other treatments, your doctor may recommend that the bursa be removed surgically. To ease pain and discomfort of knee bursitis, try these home remedies. Rest your knee. Discontinue the ...
27. Kidney infection
(Kidney infection)
... water. Drinking plenty of liquids can help remove bacteria from your body when you urinate. Urinate frequently. Avoid holding back urination when you feel the urge to urinate. Empty the bladder ...
28. Seborrheic keratosis
(Seborrheic keratosis)
... cancerous, but they can look like skin cancer. Seborrheic keratoses are normally painless and require no treatment. You may decide, however, to have them removed if they become irritated by clothing ...
29. Keratosis pilaris
(Keratosis pilaris)
... alpha-hydroxy, lactic or salicylic acid or urea moisturize and soften dry skin while helping to loosen and remove dead skin cells. Depending on their strength, certain creams are available over-the-counter ...
30. Keratoconus
(Keratoconus)
... a local anesthetic. Your doctor removes a button-shaped portion of your cornea, replacing it with a similar-sized button from a donor cornea. Stitches and a soft lens are placed to protect your eye as ...
31. Spinal tumor
(Spinal tumor )
... tumor, your doctor will likely recommend periodic scans to monitor the tumor. Surgery. This is often the treatment of choice for tumors that can be removed with an acceptable risk of nerve damage. ...
32. Trichinosis
(Trichinosis)
... removed and examined under a microscope to look for trichinella larvae. Trichinosis usually isn't serious and often gets better on its own, usually within a few months. However, fatigue, mild pain, ...
33. Traumatic brain injury
(Traumatic brain injury)
... may be needed to repair severe skull fractures or to remove pieces of skull in the brain. Opening a window in the skull. Surgery may be used to relieve pressure inside the skull by draining accumulated ...
34. Transverse myelitis
(Transverse myelitis)
... replacing the plasma with special fluids. It's not certain how this therapy helps people with transverse myelitis, but it may be that plasma exchange removes antibodies that are involved in inflammation. ...
35. Toxoplasmosis
(Toxoplasmosis)
... doctor may recommend include: Amniocentesis. In this procedure, which may be done safely after 15 weeks of pregnancy, your doctor uses a fine needle to remove a small amount of fluid from the ...
36. Cavities/tooth decay
(Cavities/tooth decay)
... back teeth, especially close to your gums. Plaque attacks. The acids in plaque remove minerals in your tooth's hard, outer enamel. This erosion causes tiny openings or holes in the enamel — the ...
37. Tooth abscess
(Tooth abscess )
... may: Perform a root canal. This procedure can help eliminate the infection and save your tooth. To do this, your dentist drills down into your tooth, removes the diseased central tissue (pulp) ...
38. Tonsillitis
(Tonsillitis)
... appropriate treatment for tonsillitis depends on the cause, it's important to get a prompt and accurate diagnosis. Surgery to remove tonsils, once a common procedure to treat tonsillitis, is usually performed ...
39. Folliculitis
(Folliculitis)
... where it's grown on a special medium (cultured) and then checked for the presence of bacteria. When doctors suspect eosinophilic folliculitis, they may remove a small tissue sample (biopsy) from an active ...
40. Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
(Transient ischemic attack (TIA))
... plaques are removed, and the artery is closed. Angioplasty In selected cases, a procedure called carotid angioplasty, or stenting, is an option. This procedure involves using a balloon-like device to ...
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