Learning About Ventricular Arrhythmia in Children
An arrhythmia, or abnormal heartbeat, is a change in the normal rhythm of the heart. Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Learning About Preventing Foodborne Illnesses After a Bone Marrow Transplant
Foodborne illness, or food poisoning, is illness from eating food that is contaminated. The food may have harmful bacteria, parasites, or viruses. Or it may have poisons (toxins). Food poisoning mainly happens when food isn't cooked, handled, or...
Learning About Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment for kidney failure. It cleans your blood when your kidneys can no longer do the job on their own. PD uses the lining of your belly (called the peritoneum) as a natural filter. A soft tube called a catheter is...
Learning About Taking Pancreatic Enzymes for Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Enzymes are substances that start or speed up processes in your body. When you eat and drink, the body releases pancreatic enzymes (also known as digestive enzymes) to help digest food. For people who don't have cystic fibrosis (CF), these enzymes...
Learning About Depression in College Students
Depression is a common health condition that affects people of all ages. It affects how you feel, think, and handle daily activities. It gets in the way of daily life and can happen at the same time as other conditions, such as anxiety, an eating...
Learning About Coping With Your Emotions When You Have Incontinence
Incontinence is the accidental release of urine or stool. You may not be able to reach the toilet in time. This is a common problem, especially among older adults. For many people, the loss of bladder or bowel control can be hard to cope with. It...
Learning About Pulse Oximetry for Children
Pulse oximetry is a quick, painless test that measures the oxygen level (oxygen saturation) in your child’s blood. It shows how well oxygen is getting to the parts of the body farthest from the heart.
Learning About Sialendoscopy
Sialendoscopy (say "sy-uh-len-DAW-skuh-pee") is a procedure to diagnose and treat problems inside the salivary gland ducts. These are the tiny tubes that carry saliva into your mouth. Instead of making cuts on the outside of your face or neck, a...
Learning About Oral Cryotherapy (Cold Therapy) During Chemotherapy in Children
Oral cryotherapy (cold therapy) is a treatment that uses ice chips, special cryotherapy devices, and other cooling methods to make the mouth cooler during chemotherapy (chemo). Children may be given flavored ice pops or frozen smoothies to help...
Learning About Medicines for Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis, also called CF, is a disease caused by changes in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. People are born with CF. CF makes mucus, sweat, and digestive fluids thick and sticky. Thick mucus...