Remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring is used to manage heart failure. It can tell if your heart failure is getting worse before you even notice any changes to your condition.

You have been prescribed a breath-activated metered-dose inhaler (MDI). It gives you a fine spray of medicine when you breathe in.

You have been prescribed a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (DPI). It uses a powdered medicine capsule. You must put a new capsule into the inhaler each time you use it.

End tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is a painless, noninvasive way to assess your breathing.

Heart failure is a long-term condition that you need to manage over time. It’s important that you manage it with your doctor's help.

Skin-to-skin contact means placing a newborn on the parent’s chest, skin touching skin. This is encouraged immediately after birth and throughout infancy.

With age comes many changes to the body. Both physical and mental changes occur, many of which are interconnected.

Bile is a fluid that helps you digest food. A stent is used to help treat a blocked bile duct. It helps bile flow as it should.

If you are ready to change from seeing a healthcare provider who treats children (a pediatrician) to one who treats adults (an adult healthcare provider). As a teen with a long-term (chronic) health condition, you may also need to find a new specialist who treats adults with your condition.

In a few years you will need to change from seeing a healthcare provider who treats children (a pediatrician) to one who treats adults (an adult healthcare provider). So it’s helpful to start taking an active role in your care now.