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Hypomagnesemia is when there is too little magnesium in the blood. It can be a serious and even deadly condition. This sheet has tips for home care.

Your health care provider has diagnosed you with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). ITP is a blood disorder that causes your immune system to destroy your platelets. Here's what you can do at home to lower your risk.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a name given to a group of diseases that limit the flow of air in and out of your lungs. Here are suggestions for home care and pulmonary rehab.

This is a procedure to look for blocked areas in the blood vessels that send blood to your heart.

You are going home with a feeding tube in place. If you normally take any medicines by mouth, you will need to take them through your feeding tube. You can make this easier by calling your pharmacist to see whether any of your medicines are available in liquid form. If they are, ask that your prescriptions be filled with liquid medicines.

A halo ring and vest brace device keeps your head and neck from moving after a neck fracture or surgery. Read on to learn how to care for yourself at home when you're wearing this device.

Here are tips to help you take care of your incision when you get home.

Self-catheterization simply means putting a clean tube (catheter) into the bladder to empty urine. This helps you empty your bladder when it won't empty by itself or empty all the way. You were shown in the hospital how to do self-catheterization. The steps here should help you remember how to do it correctly.

When you need an IM injection in your hip, another person must help give you the shot. Read on to learn how this injection is given.