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Here is what to expect after a hysterectomy.

Arthritis can damage the large joints on your hand at the base of the fingers. If other treatments don't relieve your pain, your doctor may advise artificial joints. Find out what happens during this kind of surgery.

Learn how the lungs get air into and out of the body.

Most people will have back pain at some time in their lives. But you don't always need the help of a doctor to fix it. Sometimes exercise is all that you need to relieve the pain. Watch and learn exercises to keep your back feeling good.

Brain aneurysms can cause bleeding in the brain. Bleeding in the brain is called a stroke, and stroke can cause serious health problems. Watch and learn about the symptoms of brain aneurysm and how it is repaired.

A metered-dose inhaler sends medicine to the airways in your lungs. You must use the inhaler the right way for it to work. This video shows you how to use one with the closed-mouth method.

A metered-dose inhaler sends medicine to the airways in your lungs. You must use the inhaler the right way for it to work. This video shows you how to use one with the open-mouth method.

Quitting smoking is one of the best changes you can make for your heart. Here's how to get started.

Elbow arthritis can be caused by injury or age. Learn more about the condition, and when surgery may help.

This video shows the correct way to lay your baby in his or her crib to sleep.

Relax with beautiful waterfalls and the sounds of nature.

As you heal after knee replacement, you may use crutches to help you walk.

A kidney transplant is the preferred treatment for kidney failure. It is a surgery to place a donated kidney into your body. This kidney takes over the job of filtering your blood. The transplant is the treatment closest to having your own healthy kidney.

A metered-dose inhaler sends medicine to the airways in your lungs. You must use the inhaler the right way for it to work. This video shows you how to use one with a spacer.

Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage blood vessels. This can lead to health problems (complications). Keeping your blood sugar in your target ranges can help prevent or delay complications.

This video shows how to swaddle your newborn.

A metered-dose inhaler sends medicine to the airways in your lungs. You must use the inhaler the right way for it to work. This video shows you how to use one with a spacer and a mask.

This video shows the steps for cleaning your inhaler.

"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. "

Hemodialysis is a type of treatment for kidney failure (also called end-stage kidney disease or ESRD). It uses a machine that holds a filter called a dialyzer. As blood flows through the dialyzer, waste is removed and fluid and chemicals are balanced. Hemodialysis treatments are usually done at a special dialysis center.

Coronary artery disease can affect arteries throughout your body. Learn what's at risk.

A pacemaker is a small device that helps the heart beat normally. See how it's put in the chest, and how it uses electrical signals to keep the heart on track.

This video shows how to prime your inhaler.

You've been told you need a surgical procedure to diagnose a problem in your chest or lung. Surgical procedures are used to get large samples of tissue or lymph nodes from the chest or lung. Read on to learn more about the different procedures.

Laparoscopy is a method for surgery that can be used on the female reproductive tract. It helps diagnose and treat problems in the reproductive organs.

This video shows how to use a dry-powder diskus inhaler.

Viscosupplementation is a treatment that can help ease arthritis symptoms. It's done by injecting hyaluronic acid into a joint. It's most often done in the knee. It can help reduce pain and swelling.

Healthcare providers use PEG tube feeding (also called percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) when you can't swallow food safely or there is a blockage in your esophagus or stomach.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a treatment that may help a person whose heart isn't pumping as well as it should.

For the surgery to work, you must change your diet and lifestyle. In most cases, the surgery is not reversible. So if you're considering surgery, learn all you can about it before you decide.

This video shows how to use a dry-powder twist inhaler.

Before surgery, tests will be done to check your health. You will be monitored and kept as comfortable as possible throughout surgery and recovery. After surgery, you may stay in the hospital for one or several days.

Procedural sedation is medicine to ease discomfort, pain, and anxiety during a procedure. While you are under sedation, you will likely be awake. But you may not remember anything afterward.

This surgery is one way to treat blocked areas in the arteries of the heart. See how the surgery is done, and what to expect before and after.

Your health care provider recommends that you have cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). This is a procedure to place a small device in your chest and wires in your heart. CRT improves the timing of your heart's contractions. This helps your heart pump better. CRT can be done with a pacemaker or a defibrillator. Your health care provider will decide which device is better for you.

Fecal transplant is used for treat an infection in the large bowel (colon) caused by C. diff bacteria.

Your lungs are each surrounded by two layers of membrane. These membranes are called pleura. The space between the layers is called the pleural space. Normally the pleural space has a tiny amount of fluid in it. But excess fluid, blood, pus, or air in the pleural space makes it hard for the lung to expand and makes breathing difficult. A chest tube is a soft, flexible tube put into the pleural space that surrounds the lung. The tube does not go into the lung itself. The tube drains blood, air, or excess fluid. The tube is inserted through a small cut (incision) in the skin.

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a treatment that removes plasma from your blood. The removed plasma is then replaced with a substitute to help ease symptoms of disease.

Deciding on bariatric surgery can be difficult. This is major surgery. If you qualify for bariatric surgery, you need to think about the possible risks and complications of having this surgery. Compare these with the risks and complications of not having the surgery.

Catheter ablation can fix a cardiac arrhythmia when medicines used to treat it don't work. The ablation stops abnormal electrical signals in your heart. This lets your normal heart rhythm take over again.