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Not everyone who is diagnosed with VTE needs treatment. In some cases, your doctor will detect a clot and decide to monitor it instead of treating it right away. Doctors usually recommend medicines to treat VTE, but a vena cava filter may be used if you cannot take the medicine.

If you have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease, it is important that you continue treatment plan. Get regular follow-up care to control your condition and prevent complications.

What to Expect If your doctor recommends pulmonary rehabilitation, you will receive care from a team of healthcare providers, who will design a plan that fits your needs based on the health of your lungs, your age, and other health factors. After your program ends, your team will assess your lung function again to see if your breathing has improved. Yes

The types of angina are stable, unstable, microvascular, and variant. The types vary based on their severity or cause.

A person is at higher risk for having cystic fibrosis if one or both parents is a carrier of a mutated CFTR gene or has cystic fibrosis.

If you or your child has been diagnosed with asthma, work with your doctor to learn how manage it yourself. You can work with your doctor to develop a treatment plan, called an asthma action plan.

Many babies who develop BPD are born with serious respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). A first sign of BPD is when premature newborns—usually those born more than 10 weeks early—still need oxygen therapy by the time they reach 36 weeks gestation.

Your genes, or other causes such as medical conditions or medicines, can cause bleeding disorders. Sometimes a cause may not be known. Any problem that affects the function or number of clotting factors or platelets can lead to a bleeding disorder.

No todas las personas con TEV necesitan tratamiento. En algunos casos, el médico detectará un coágulo y decidirá controlarlo en lugar de tratarlo de inmediato. Los médicos, generalmente, recomiendan tomar medicamentos para tratar el TEV, pero se puede utilizar un filtro de vena cava si no puede tomar el medicamento.

Si a usted o a su hijo han sido diagnosticados con asma, trabaje con su médico para aprender cómo manejarla usted mismo. Debido a que los síntomas del asma pueden ser diferentes en distintos momentos, es importante saber qué medicinas usar para prevenir y aliviar los síntomas. Puede trabajar con su médico para desarrollar un plan de tratamiento, llamado plan de acción para el asma. Los controles médicos le ayudarán a garantizar que su asma o la de su hijo estén bien controladas. Mantenerse sano también incluye evitar los desencadenantes del asma y mantener un estilo de vida saludable.