Caring for an Open Surgical Drain (Penrose Drain)
After surgery, you may have a temporary tube (drain) placed in the surgical site. This sheet can help you care for the drain as you heal.
After surgery, you may have a temporary tube (drain) placed in the surgical site. This sheet can help you care for the drain as you heal.
PICS is a group of health problems that often affects people who have been in the intensive care unit (ICU). It may also affect people who have a loved one in the ICU. Learn more about PICS, including causes, symptoms, and treatment.
This sheet will help you assess your heart health each day. It lists symptoms to watch out for, and action steps to take.
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) occurs when there is excess bone growth in the hip joint. The bones then rub against each other, causing pain and tears in the cartilage (labrum) that lines the hip socket.
Antibodies are proteins that attack harmful things like germs. The RSV antibody shot gives a child antibodies that already know how to fight RSV.
Legionella is a type of bacteria that can cause legionnaires disease.
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition that causes your heart to pump too fast for too long after you stand up.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle.
When you have amyloidosis, your body makes too much of certain proteins. These proteins build up and clump together, making a waxy substance called amyloid. When amyloid builds up in the heart, the disease is called cardiac amyloidosis.
Candida auris (C. auris) is a type of fungus. It can live on surfaces and objects, and can grow on people. If it grows too much in a person, it can make them sick.