Healthy Kidneys
Learn about the kidneys--where they're located, how they filter waste from the blood, and their other roles in keeping the body healthy.
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP): Home Recovery
Take it easy for the first month or so while you heal. During the first few weeks, you may feel burning when you pass urine. You may also feel like you have to urinate often. These sensations will go away. If your urine becomes bright red, it means that the treated area is bleeding. This may happen on and off for a month or so after a TURP. If this occurs, rest and drink plenty of fluids until the bleeding stops.
Intimacy and Heart Disease: Communication Tips
To help you listen to each other’s feelings, you might try this “talker and listener” approach. First, one person is the talker and the other is the listener. Then you change roles.
Intimacy and Heart Disease: Talking with Your Partner
An intimate relationship is built on being able to share feelings. The stress and worry of a heart attack or surgery can upset this closeness.
Intimacy and Heart Disease: Your Emotions
If you recently had a heart attack or heart surgery, you may be worried about your love life. This is normal during an illness. But know that you can still enjoy sex. Here is information that can help you understand your feelings. It can also help you work with your partner to rebuild intimacy and enjoy sex again.
Taking Amlodipine
Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker. It helps relax your blood vessels and can lower your blood pressure and relieve chest pain.
After Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery: In the Hospital
After peripheral artery bypass surgery, plan on being in the hospital for about 3 to 8 days. The length of your stay depends on the type of bypass you have, your health, and how you respond to surgery.
Taking Potassium
Potassium supplements help replace potassium your body as lost. This can happen if you take a water pill (diuretic), or because of a medical condition. Read on for tips on how to take potassium, as well as safety advice.
Taking a Beta-Blocker
Beta-blockers decrease your heart's workload and help it beat more regularly. This can reduce chest pain. It may also lower your blood pressure.
Your High Blood Pressure Risk Factors
Risk factors are things that make you more likely to have a disease or condition. Find out about risks you might have for high blood pressure and which ones you can change.