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Your child has been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition in which extra fluid builds up in the brain. This condition is sometimes referred to as “water on the brain.” The most common treatment for hydrocephalus is insertion of a shunt. This tube drains fluid from the brain to another space in the body, where it can be safely absorbed. Here's what you need to know about home care.

Hyperthyroidism means you have an overactive thyroid gland that makes too much thyroid hormone. Read on to learn about self-care and follow-up care for this condition.

Your child is diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). This blood disorder causes your child's immune system to destroy their body's own platelets (cells that help stop bleeding). Here's what you need to know about home care.

Your doctor used a special needle to remove a small piece of tissue from your kidney to examine it for signs of damage and disease. A kidney biopsy is ordered after other tests have shown that there may be a problem with your kidney. Kidney biopsies are also performed when kidney disease is suspected and to rule out cancer.

Instructions for caring for yourself after laminectomy.

An open appendectomy is a surgery to remove your appendix. Here are guidelines to follow once you are home.

Learn about how to test for ketones in your blood or urine. The body needs glucose for energy. If it doesn't get the glucose it needs, it starts burning fat. This makes ketones. They can build up in the body and cause a dangerous condition called ketoacidosis.

If you have hyperkalemia, you will need to make some dietary changes to reduce your intake of potassium.

Hyperkalemia means there is too much potassium in the blood. Potassium affects the nerve and muscle cells including those in the heart.