Infective endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart (endocardium) or the valves of the heart. The infection is most often from some type of bacteria.

Delirium is a sudden change in a person's mental state that fluctuates over short periods of time. Read on to learn more.

You've just had a urostomy to provide a new way for pee to drain from your body. Follow the tips on this sheet to learn how to stay healthy and help prevent problems.

After a urostomy, you'll have to care for your stoma and the skin around it. Here is information for checking, cleaning, and protecting your stoma.

Urostomy is surgery that provides a new way for the body to get rid of urine (waste fluid). It's done when the bladder is diseased or damaged. During the surgery, the surgeon brings part of the urinary tract or some of the digestive tract through the abdominal wall. Learn about the different ways a urostomy can be done.

You're scheduled to have nasal surgery to improve the way your nose looks. Here's what you can expect from this type of procedure.

This surgery fixes a blockage caused when the turbinates in your nose are too large.

You're scheduled to have a type of nasal surgery called septoplasty. Read on to learn about what to expect during and after this surgery.

Learning the anatomy of the nose can help you better understand how the nose works.

Why does your nose look the way it does? And what goes on inside a nose to let a person breathe easily? Learning the anatomy of the nose can help you better understand the answers to these questions.