As the University of Washington basketball team prepares to open another season, the Huskies deal with multiple delicate health situations, such as a player wearing a pacemaker, one taking medicine to regulate blood clots, another recovering from a concussion and yet another continuously having fluid drained from his knee.

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After having his freshman season end abruptly this past January after experiencing two different episodes of accelerated heartbeat, second-year forward Jasir Rencher now plays with a pacemaker to regulate his heart rhythm.

Found to be suffering from blood clots, fourth-year guard Wesley Yates III was held out of the past four months of workouts and practices, and he only recently joined the team.

USF transfer guard Ryan Beasley, who represented the UW at Big Ten Media Day in the Chicago area, missed this past Saturday night's exhibition game at Boise State and a number of practices after he went into concussion protocol.…