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What to Do If Your Tracheostomy Tube Falls Out
A tracheostomy (or trach) tube connects to your windpipe through a hole in your neck (called a stoma). It helps move air in and out of your lungs if you can’t breathe through your nose and mouth. You might need a trach tube because of an illness or...
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Learning About Geographic Tongue
Geographic tongue is an inflammatory condition. It causes bald, irregular, red patches surrounded by white borders on the tongue. The patches usually appear on the top and sides of the tongue, on areas where the tongue has lost its papillae.
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Learning About Peripheral Nerve Block
A peripheral nerve block is an injection (shot) of medicine to numb a part of your body before an operation, or to control pain right after an operation. It’s a type of regional anesthesia. To do this type of nerve block, your doctor injects a...
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Learning About Bradycardia in Children
Bradycardia means that your child's heart beats slower than normal. For some children, bradycardia is healthy and normal. In others, it's a sign of a problem with the heart's electrical system.
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Learning About Pudendal Nerve Block
A pudendal nerve block is an injection (shot) of medicine close to the pudendal nerve. It can numb the nerve and block pain. The pudendal nerve runs from the back of your pelvis to the muscles and skin in your anus and your vagina or penis. There...
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Learning About Aortic Dissection in Children
Aortic dissection happens when a small tear develops inside the lining of the wall of the aorta. Blood then flows in between the layers of the lining. This can cause sudden, serious problems with heart function and blood flow in the body.
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Knowing If Your Loved One Has Delirium and How to Help
Delirium is sudden confusion that happens more often in older adults. It can make memory and thinking problems worse. Delirium may last for several hours or days, or it may come and go during the day or night. It often gets better when the cause is...
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Learning About Checking Your Child’s Pulse
A pulse is the speed at which the heart beats. The pulse is usually called the heart rate, which is the number of times the heart beats per minute (bpm). But the rhythm and strength of the heartbeat can also be noted, as well as whether the blood...
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Learning About Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) in Children
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, makes your child’s heart pump too fast for too long after they stand up. It can make your child feel dizzy, sweaty, tired, and sick.
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