Flushing Your Child’s PICC Line at Home
Your child's PICC line is an important part of their health care. To care for your child's PICC line, you'll need to flush it. Here are instructions on what to do.
Your child's PICC line is an important part of their health care. To care for your child's PICC line, you'll need to flush it. Here are instructions on what to do.
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a type of abnormally fast heartbeat. The heart normally beats 60 to 100 beats per minute. With SVT, the heart beats more than 100 times a minute. It may beat as fast as 250 times a minute.
Congenital hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone at birth. If not treated, it can lead to serious health problems.
A sleep study is a way to measure what's going on during a child's sleep. It's also known as a polysomnogram. It is a painless test done overnight in a hospital or clinic.
Wash your hands. Check the expiration date. Take the cap off. Shake the inhaler for 5 seconds. Press on the top 3 times to prime, if needed. Sit or stand up straight. Breathe in once. Breathe out completely. Hold the inhaler 2 finger-widths from...
Here are images that show the steps of inhaler use without a spacer.
Bariatric surgery is a type of surgery to help you lose weight by making changes to your digestive system. It's a choice for some people who are obese and not able to lose weight with other methods. It may also be a choice if you're overweight and have a health problem.
Convergence insufficiency (CI) is a problem with the way the eye moves. It makes it hard to focus on things nearby. Here is some information about CI when your child has the condition.
A carotid dissection is a tear in the inner layer of an artery in the neck. You have one carotid artery on each side of your neck. These arteries send blood to your brain.
Dysphagia is trouble swallowing normally. A dysphagia diet is a way of eating and drinking that is safer for a person who has trouble swallowing. It helps to prevent aspiration. On a dysphagia diet, only certain kinds of liquids are safe to drink.