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Bladder cancer means that certain cells in the bladder have changed in ways that aren’t normal.

A nevus is a colored growth on your eye. It’s much like a mole on your skin.

Peripheral arterial angioplasty may be done to restore blood flow when you have a narrowed or blocked artery in your arm or leg. A stent may also be used to hold your artery open. Learn what to expect from this procedure.

During a liver transplant, your child's sick liver is removed. It's replaced with a healthy donor liver. This sheet will help you understand the process leading up to your child's transplant.

A modified barium swallow (also called a video fluoroscopic swallowing exam) is a test that checks your ability to swallow different consistencies of fluids and solid materials. It also helps in planning treatment, if needed.

Children with urinary tract problems may require clean intermittent catheterization (CIC). This is the temporary placement of a tube (catheter) to help drain the bladder. A parent or another adult does CIC until the child learns how to do it. Children as young as 5 years old can do their own CICs.

A peak flow meter for asthma is like a thermometer for a fever - it helps you keep track of what's going on inside your lungs by measuring airflow out of the lungs.

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

A bone biopsy is a procedure done to remove tissue or cells from the body to be looked at under a microscope.