Discharge Instructions: Changing Your Dressing
Here are tips to help you take care of your incision when you get home.
Here are tips to help you take care of your incision when you get home.
Follow these tips to help you take care of your incision when you get home.
A halo ring and vest brace device keeps your head and neck from moving after a neck fracture or surgery. Read on to learn how to care for yourself at home when you're wearing this device.
You are going home with a feeding tube in place. If you normally take any medicines by mouth, you will need to take them through your feeding tube. You can make this easier by calling your pharmacist to see whether any of your medicines are available in liquid form. If they are, ask that your prescriptions be filled with liquid medicines.
Step-by-step instructions for giving yourself a subcutaneous injection of medicine.
This is a procedure to look for blocked areas in the blood vessels that send blood to your heart.
Cirrhosis is a chronic liver problem that occurs when liver tissue is destroyed and replaced by scar tissue. Read on to learn how to care for yourself at home.
You've been diagnosed with long-term (chronic) pancreatitis. This is caused by repeated cases of inflammation of your pancreas. Learn how to care for yourself at home.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a name given to a group of diseases that limit the flow of air in and out of your lungs. Here are suggestions for home care and pulmonary rehab.
Your health care provider has diagnosed you with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). ITP is a blood disorder that causes your immune system to destroy your platelets. Here's what you can do at home to lower your risk.