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It’s normal to feel worried or even a little scared if you are scheduled for surgery. Know that your doctors will do all they can to take good care of you. As a patient, you can help your health care team keep you safe. Being involved means speaking up, asking questions, and knowing your role.

After having a baby, your body may be very tired and it can take time to recover. You may stay in the hospital or birth center from 1 to 4 days. In some cases, you may be able to go home the same day.

Pain management is the careful use of treatments to reduce pain. Every person has a right to have relief from pain. The main goal of pain management in hospice is to improve quality of life. Pain management can also help improve a person's physical and mental functions.

An SCI causes many changes in the body. Feeling and movement can both be affected. And the functions of many body organs may also be affected. These changes make certain problems (called complications) more likely to happen. To help limit these problems, take steps daily to manage your health.

A pressure injury is a sore caused by too much pressure on the skin. This reduces blood flow, damaging skin and underlying tissue. The result is a wound that can be quite serious. Having an SCI makes you more likely to develop a pressure injury.

After an SCI, your bowel may not work the same way as before. To help you adjust to and manage the changes, your health care team has helped you create a bowel program to follow on a regular basis. Putting this program into practice will help you remain active, social, and healthy.

Upper GI endoscopy is a test that looks inside your upper GI tract. During the test, tissue samples (biopsies) are sometimes taken. Read on to learn what to expect before, during, and after this procedure.

When you have COPD, it is common to feel tired. This is known as fatigue. Learn the cause, symptoms, treatment, self-care tips, and when to contact your doctor.

When the heart suddenly stops beating, it is called sudden cardiac arrest. Emergency treatment is needed to get the heart beating again. If treatment is not started right away, sudden cardiac arrest can lead to death.