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If you have been diagnosed with overweight or obesity, it is important that you continue your treatment, aim for a healthy weight, continue your behavioral weight-loss program, and have your doctor monitor your condition and assess your risk for complications.

Risk factors for developing hypersensitivity pneumonitis include age, environment or occupation, family history and genetics, lifestyle habits, other medical conditions, and possibly sex or gender.

If you have pneumonia, follow your treatment plan, take all medicines as prescribed, and get follow-up medical care. If you have pneumonia, limit contact with family and friends. To keep the infection from spreading to other people, cover your nose and mouth while coughing or sneezing, get rid of used tissues right away, and wash your hands.

Un trasplante de sangre y médula ósea (en inglés) es actualmente la única cura para algunos pacientes con la enfermedad de células falciforme. Después del diagnóstico temprano, su médico puede recomendar medicinas o transfusiones para manejar las complicaciones, incluido el dolor crónico.

For most people with high blood pressure, a doctor will develop a treatment plan that may include heart-healthy lifestyle changes alone or with medicines. Heart-healthy lifestyle changes, such as heart-healthy eating, can be highly effective in treating high blood pressure.

Learn about going home after TAH surgery, ongoing medical care you need, and possible complications of living with a TAH. If you are on the waiting list for a heart transplant, you will stay in close contact with the transplant center.

The most common cause of high blood cholesterol is an unhealthy lifestyle. However, the genes that you inherit from your parents, other medical conditions, and some medicines may also cause high blood cholesterol.

Common sleep apnea signs and symptoms are snoring or gasping during sleep; reduced or absent breathing, called apnea events; and sleepiness. Undiagnosed or untreated sleep apnea prevents restful sleep and can cause complications that may affect many parts of your body.

Su médico puede usar una serie de pruebas para diagnosticar la anemia de células falciformes si varias pruebas de detección muestran que podría tener la afección.

High “bad” LDL cholesterol usually does not cause symptoms, so most people do not know they have it until they are tested during a routine doctor’s visit. Very high levels may cause symptoms such as fatty bumps on your skin, called xanthomas, or grayish-white rings around the corneas in your eye, called corneal arcus. These mostly develop in people who have familial hypercholesterolemia. Undiagnosed or untreated high blood cholesterol can lead to serious problems, such as heart attack and stroke.