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Your Hospital Care after Surgery
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January 3, 2022
After your surgery, you will wake up in the Recovery Room. The nurse will check you often and give you...
Read MoreUsing a Medicine Spoon or Dropper
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January 3, 2022
Use a medicine spoon or dropper that has markings on it to measure your child’s liquid medicine. The pharmacy may...
Read MoreSimple Appendectomy for a Child
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January 3, 2022
Appendectomy is a surgery to remove the appendix. The appendix is a small pouch that comes off of the large...
Read MoreReceiving Blood Transfusions
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January 3, 2022
Blood is made up of fluid called plasma that contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Each part...
Read MoreRadiation Therapy
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January 3, 2022
Radiation therapy is the use of radiation to treat cancer. This treatment is used to: Cure cancer by destroying cancer...
Read MorePreparing for Your Surgery
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January 3, 2022
There are some things you will need to do to get ready for your surgery. Before Surgery Before surgery, you...
Read MorePeritoneal Dialysis
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January 3, 2022
Peritoneal dialysis is a treatment used to clean the blood of extra fluid and waste that builds up in the...
Read MoreNitroglycerin
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January 3, 2022
Nitroglycerin is a medicine used to treat chest pain called angina. Take nitroglycerin as directed by your doctor If you...
Read MoreNebulizer Treatments
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January 3, 2022
Some medicines need to be given through a nebulizer treatment. Nebulizer treatments are also called breathing treatments, aerosol treatments or...
Read MoreMiralax and Dulcolax Bowel Prep
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January 3, 2022
A bowel prep is done to clear the bowel or large intestines and rectum, of all solid matter before certain...
Read MoreLEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure)
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January 3, 2022
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure, or LEEP, is a procedure to remove tissue from the cervix that is not normal and...
Read MoreHysterectomy
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January 3, 2022
A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove a woman’s uterus. The uterus is one of the organs of the female...
Read MoreHome Care after Total Joint Replacement
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January 3, 2022
Follow these guidelines for care as your new joint heals over the next 6 to 8 weeks. Do not try...
Read MoreHemodialysis
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January 3, 2022
When your kidneys do not work well, dialysis is needed to remove extra fluid and waste products from the body....
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