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You have been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. Here is how you can take care of yourself at home.

Here’s what you need to know about home care after a mastoidectomy. This surgery removes the mastoid bone, a bone you can feel behind the ear.

Chronic kidney disease can happen because of infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney stones, circulation problems, and reactions to medicine. The goal is to make changes in your life to stop CKD from progressing to complete kidney failure.

You have either had a procedure or been diagnosed with an illness that has made you "immunocompromised." This means that your immune system is very weak, making it hard to fight off infection. Certain cancers, cancer treatments, HIV infection, and transplant surgery are some things that can make you immunocompromised. You must be very careful. Here is information to help you prevent infection.

The ICD monitors your heart rhythm. If the rhythm becomes too fast or too slow, the ICD sends out signals to bring the rhythm back to normal.

Instructions to care for yourself after having internal fixation of a fractured femur.

This is a health problem in which part of the intestine slides inside another part. Blood flow to part of the intestine can then become blocked. This can cause severe damage if not treated. Here's how to care for your child after they are back at home.

During an angioplasty, a health care provider inflates a tiny balloon inside a blocked blood vessel to allow blood to flow. The provider may also insert a stent in the blocked vessel to help the vessel stay open. Read on to learn how to care for yourself after the procedure.

Information on how to care for yourself after knee arthroscopy.