Information on how to care for yourself after knee arthroscopy.

During an angioplasty, a health care provider inflates a tiny balloon inside a blocked blood vessel to allow blood to flow. The provider may also insert a stent in the blocked vessel to help the vessel stay open. Read on to learn how to care for yourself after the procedure.

This is a health problem in which part of the intestine slides inside another part. Blood flow to part of the intestine can then become blocked. This can cause severe damage if not treated. Here's how to care for your child after they are back at home.

Instructions to care for yourself after having internal fixation of a fractured femur.

The ICD monitors your heart rhythm. If the rhythm becomes too fast or too slow, the ICD sends out signals to bring the rhythm back to normal.

You have either had a procedure or been diagnosed with an illness that has made you "immunocompromised." This means that your immune system is very weak, making it hard to fight off infection. Certain cancers, cancer treatments, HIV infection, and transplant surgery are some things that can make you immunocompromised. You must be very careful. Here is information to help you prevent infection.

During an ileostomy, a surgeon connects the last section of the small intestine (ileum) to an opening in the abdominal wall so that stool collects into a bag. Learn how to care for yourself at home after this procedure.

Your child had a procedure called mastoidectomy. This is the surgical removal of the mastoid bone. Here's what you need to know about home care.

Chronic kidney disease can happen because of infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney stones, circulation problems, and reactions to medicine. The goal is to make changes in your life to stop CKD from progressing to complete kidney failure.

Here’s what you need to know about home care after a mastoidectomy. This surgery removes the mastoid bone, a bone you can feel behind the ear.