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Taking your body temperature
Updated: Jan 11, 2010 - 15:23You use a thermometer to measure your body temperature. The normal human body temperature is between 36.5 and 37.2 ºC. If your body temperature gets too high or too low your body might stop working as well as it should. Sometimes, having a high temperature can be a sign that you have an infection...
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Throat swab
Updated: Oct 26, 2009 - 13:01A throat swab is what it’s called when your doctor takes a sample of mucus from the back of your throat and sends it to a laboratory for testing. You might also hear it called a throat culture test. Culture just means ‘grow’ – the test shows what type of bacteria you have growing in your thro...
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TIBC Test (Total Iron Binding Capacity)
Updated: Dec 14, 2009 - 16:04TIBC is a blood test that measures how much iron you have in your blood. It stands for Total Iron Binding Capacity. Iron in your blood is held on to by a special protein called transferring until your body needs it. So by measuring how much transferrin there is in your blood, your doctor can tell...
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Tonsillectomy
Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 11:53A tonsillectomy is when a doctor removes your tonsils. Tonsils are small lumps of tissue in the back of your throat on each side that help fight infection.
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Total protein test
Updated: Feb 03, 2010 - 14:34A total protein test is a kind of blood test to see how much protein there is in your blood. Protein is needed for your body to grow and stay healthy.
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TPMT test (thiopurine s-methyltransferase)
Updated: Dec 15, 2009 - 12:56A TMPT test is when you have a blood test to see if your body makes an enzyme called thiopurine s-methyltransferase. Not all people make this enzyme – it depends on your genes whether you do or don’t.
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Tracheostomy
Updated: Nov 06, 2009 - 12:19A tracheostomy is when a doctor creates an opening in your trachea (windpipe) through a small cut in your throat. The term ‘-stomy’ means to make an artificial opening, so tracheostomy means to make an opening in your trachea. A doctor will put a small tube through the hole to keep it open for ai...
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Tube feeding
Updated: Jan 11, 2010 - 15:53Tube feeding is a way of getting the nutrients you need from food straight to your body without you having to eat. There are two main types of tube feeding: one type takes the nutrients to your stomach (gastro tubes) or small intestine, and the other one takes them straight to your blood, this...
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