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You must have your primary care physician or cardiologist prescribe you this test. They will arrange a scan at a hospital or radiology center for you. Scans can cost around $400 USD. Make sure that the facility and radiologist you use are covered by your insurance. In some cases, this procedure may not be covered. These factors can distort the results of your heart scan. You can resume these activities immediately after your appointment. A coronary calcium scan is currently the only way to check your coronary calcium score. The radiologist will scan your heart using a CT scanner. Remove your shirt and put on a medical gown. The doctor will attach electrodes to your chest. Lie down on the table when directed. The table will move slowly into the CT scanner. The scan will expose you to a small but safe amount of radiation to create an image of your heart. This image will display any calcium build-up on your heart. The score indicates the likelihood that you will have a heart attack or other heart problem in the next 3-5 years. Based on the results of your scan, your doctor may adjust or change your medication. If you have a low score, you may not need further treatment.  A score of 0-100 means that a heart attack or stroke is unlikely in the next 3-5 years. You do not need to take any precautions. A score between 100-300 means that you have a high risk of developing heart disease in the next 3-5 years. Your doctor may prescribe you medication or put you on a special diet. Scores over 300 indicate an extremely high risk of heart disease. In most cases, your doctor will prescribe medication like statins or recommend further treatment. If your score is over 100, your doctor may decide to do additional tests. They may do a blood test to check your cholesterol and blood sugar levels. They may also perform a stress test. These tests will determine the cause (or causes) of your risk.  For example, if you have high cholesterol, your doctor may put you on medication called statins and a low-cholesterol diet. There are many types of stress tests. You may undergo an echocardiogram, walk on a treadmill, or take substances like dobutamine or adenosine to check your heart's health. Coronary calcium scores can't be lowered, but you can prevent further calcium build-up and start preventative treatment. Based on your health, lifestyle, and family history, your doctor will work with you to help create a personalized treatment plan.  Your doctor will assess your weight, current medications, family history, diet, activity levels, stress, and smoking habits. They may advise you to switch to a heart healthy diet, lose weight, exercise more, or take medication. If they haven't already, your doctor may refer you to a cardiologist. If you need to lose weight, your doctor may refer you to a registered dietitian. Because you are exposed to a small amount of radiation, doctors do not perform coronary calcium heart scans often. While there is no official recommendation for how often you need this, in most cases, you will not need to be retested for another 3-5 years. In some extreme cases, however, the doctor may recommend retesting within 1 year.

summary: Get a referral for a coronary calcium scan from your doctor. Avoid smoking or drinking caffeine for 4 hours before the test. Undergo a heart scan to check your coronary calcium levels. Discuss the results with your doctor. Undergo further testing if you have a moderate to high score. Create a treatment plan with your doctor if you have a high score. Get retested within 3-5 years or as recommended by your doctor.


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If you're interested in electrolysis, it's important to go to a salon with a good reputation. Have an initial consultation so you can learn about the process and lay out a plan.  Electrolysis involves destroying individual hair follicles with chemical or heat energy for permanent hair removal. The treatment will last fifteen minutes to one hour. Some people find the process painless, while others describe it as uncomfortable. Depending on how much hair you have, you may have to return for further sessions. Your skin will be red and swollen after your session, so you'll want to treat it gently. Apply aloe or another ointment recommended by the salon you visited.

summary: Have a consultation at a salon. Attend your first hair removal session. Tend to your armpits as directed.


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Whether you're learning vocabulary in your native language or a foreign language, associations can help you memorize new words. Absurd, vivid, or ridiculous associations are the most likely to help you retain your new vocabulary.  If you’re learning a foreign language, associate new words with words in your native language. If a new word resembles a word in your native tongue, create a mental image association between the native word and the new word. For example, the French word “vin,” or wine, sounds similar to the English word “van,” so you might make a visual association of a van full of wine to help you remember. Word associations are also helpful if you’re learning a new word in your own language. For example, the beginning of the word “curtail,” which means to cut short, resembles the beginning of the word “curtain,” so you can make a mental association of curtains cut too short to help you remember “curtail.” When creating word associations, be sure to visualize the image vividly and to review it in your head several times a day so the association will become hardwired into your memory. A variation on the “similar word association” technique, mnemonic devices use patterns to assist your memory.  For example, the word “abrogate,” which means to deny or cancel, can be broken down into a pattern of images based on the series of letters that make up the word. So, you might break “abrogate” down into “a”+”bro”+”gate” and then visualize a bro standing at your gate while you "deny" him entrance. Like word associations, mnemonic techniques work best when they relate new concepts to concepts already in your knowledge base. It’s often easier to remember unusual or bizarre things rather than banal ones, so get creative with your associations. For example, the term “banal” means “boring or everyday,” so to help you remember its definition, you might picture a banana peel (because the beginning of “banal” resembles the beginning of “banana”) floating in a canal (because “canal” rhymes with “banal”). A banana peel floating in a canal is a vivid enough image to remember, but it also captures an image of something banal, allowing you to associate “banal” with the definition “boring or uninteresting.”
summary: Create word associations. Use mnemonics. Be as creative as possible.