Discharge Instructions: Flushing Your Midline Catheter at Home
Your midline catheter is used to give medicine or fluids. This means that you may need to flush it. This keeps it from getting clogged or blocked.
Your midline catheter is used to give medicine or fluids. This means that you may need to flush it. This keeps it from getting clogged or blocked.
During your child’s hospital stay, falling may be more likely. Nurses and other healthcare providers will do all they can to prevent a fall. You can do your part, too.
A catheter is a thin, soft tube. It is placed into a vein. The vein is most often in your arm.
Where the catheter enters your body, it is covered with a bandage (dressing). Only change the dressing if you or a caregiver has been told to do so.
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If you have a long-term (chronic) health condition that makes your blood oxygen levels too low, your doctor may prescribe oxygen. This is also called oxygen therapy or supplemental oxygen.
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Partner violence often starts or gets worse during and after pregnancy. This may be from the stress of pregnancy and a new baby.
The parotid is a gland near the ear. It helps make and control the release of saliva. If a tumor forms in the parotid gland, it can press on the facial nerve, causing discomfort and pain. Part or all of the face may be weak or paralyzed. To treat a parotid tumor, part or all of the gland is removed. This surgery is called parotidectomy. This sheet explains the surgery and what to expect.