Sentences with phrase «drain abdominal fluids»

In severe cases, hospitalization is required with a complete work - up (blood tests, abdominal x-rays and possibly surgery to drain abdominal fluids).

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If you can remain in an inverted posture for just 3 to 5 minutes, the blood will not only drain quickly to the heart, but tissue fluids will flow more efficiently into the veins and lymph channels of the lower extremities and of the abdominal and pelvic organs, facilitating a healthier exchange of nutrients and wastes between cells and capillaries.
If fluids have built up in the abdominal cavity, these will first need to to be drained by a process known as abdominocentesis, in which a needle is inserted directly into the cavity, and excess fluid is drawn out.
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