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Your child has been diagnosed with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD). A child with DMDD is very irritable and angry most of the time.

When you’re in crisis, it can be hard to think straight. Your safety plan is a step-by-step map that you helped build to support you once you are discharged.

Tethered cord syndrome is a problem with the bottom of the spinal cord. Learn about this condition, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

A personality disorder is a label to describe ways of living that cause distress for you, those you relate to, or both.

Encephalocele is a rare birth defect. It means that part of a child’s skull doesn’t form all the way, leaving a hole.

Reduction thyrochondroplasty is done to give a person a more female-looking neck. A surgeon removes some of the Adam’s apple.

If you have a long-term (chronic) health condition that makes your blood oxygen levels too low, your doctor may prescribe oxygen. This is also called oxygen therapy or supplemental oxygen.

After childbirth, most women shake and get chills. This is over quickly. Your temperature and blood pressure are watched until they are stable. The baby's umbilical cord is clamped and cut, usually after a beneficial delay of 30 to 60 seconds after birth.

Your child had a nephrectomy. Their kidney was taken out because it wasn’t working correctly. It was putting your child at risk of future problems, such as dangerous infections or high blood pressure. Now your child can live a normal, healthy life with one kidney. Here’s what you’ll need to know about caring for your child after surgery.