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Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a special type of dialysis. It’s mostly used to help very sick people whose kidneys suddenly start to fail.

Many people have consistently low self-esteem. This means they don’t feel good about themselves most of the time.

A chiari malformation is a problem in the structure of the skull and brain. It is often present at birth. Learn about causes, symptoms, treatment, and possible complications.

Subcutaneous mastectomy and chest contouring is done to give a person a more male-looking chest.

Catheter ablation destroys (ablates) an abnormal electrical pathway or groups of electrical cells that may be causing a heart rhythm problem (arrhythmia). Read on to learn what to expect before, during, and after the procedure.

Shortness of breath (dyspnea) is common in people with serious or advanced illness. It makes breathing difficult and uncomfortable. Read on to learn more.

Venous thrombolytic therapy is a treatment that uses medicine to dissolve a blood clot in a vein in your arm or leg. Here's what you need to know about this procedure.

Vena cava filter implantation is a procedure to place a device in the inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava is the large vein that returns blood from the lower body to the heart. The device is a filter that traps blood clots in the lower body. It prevents the clots from traveling to the lungs.

Mastectomy is surgery to remove a breast. It’s most often done to treat breast cancer, or to keep cancer from spreading. After a mastectomy, reconstruction can be done to rebuild the breast shape and restore its appearance.