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Follow these helpful tips to prevent getting colds and other infections.

The sinuses are hollow areas formed by the bones of the face. Sinuses make and drain mucus. This keeps the nasal passages clean and moist. When the sinuses become swollen or infected, the condition is called sinusitis.

You had a procedure done to put a balloon breast brachytherapy catheter into your breast. It will be used to give you internal radiation treatment for breast cancer. The end of the catheter is in the same place the cancer was inside your breast. There's a small balloon filled with salt water (saline) on the end. Here’s what you need to know about home care.

Cardiomyopathy means that your heart is not functioning normally. It can make it more difficult to do things that may have been easy for you in the past.

Your health care provider performed a procedure called cardioversion. Your provider used medicines or a controlled electric shock. This helped restore your heart's normal rhythm. Here are some instructions to follow while you recover.

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.

Instructions for taking care of yourself after carpal tunnel release surgery.

You had a procedure called a needle biopsy on a lung. In this procedure, a hollow needle is used to take 1 or more samples of your lung tissue. The tissue is then looked at under a microscope. There are several different types of needle biopsies.