Discharge Instructions for Deep Vein Thrombosis
DVT is a blood clot in a deep vein. Learn how to take care of yourself at home when you have DVT.
DVT is a blood clot in a deep vein. Learn how to take care of yourself at home when you have DVT.
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Your child has been hospitalized with cystic fibrosis. Learn about this inherited, long-term disease that affects the lungs and digestive system.
Your child has been diagnosed with croup. Here are instructions for caring for your child at home.
You have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Read on to learn how to care for yourself at home.
You had a craniotomy, which is the surgical opening of the skull. Your healthcare provider needed to do this to perform brain surgery. Recovery after a craniotomy varies, depending on why the procedure was done. The guidelines provided here are for general care. Ask your healthcare provider to provide additional information based on your specific condition.
Craniosynostosis happens when the bones in your baby's skull grow together, or fuse, too early. If the bones fuse too early, brain growth can be restricted. Or the shape of the head will be unusual. This can lead to developmental problems and sometimes seizures. Here are instructions for home care following surgery to correct this condition.
Your healthcare provider performed coronary artery bypass graft surgery (also called CABG, pronounced "cabbage"). This surgery created new pathways around blocked parts of your heart's blood vessels, allowing blood to reach your heart muscle. Your healthcare provider used a healthy blood vessel from another part of your body (a graft) to restore blood flow.
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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.