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during your at-home recovery. Preventing Falls at Home While recovering in the hospital you took ... added care to prevent falls in order to recover and heal safely. Once you are at home, it is ... bathtub;fall prevention;falling;handrails;home;house;lifting;light;pets;riser;rug;safe;showering;stairs;toilet;treads;trip;urinal;WN01815_eng

treatment needs medicines, fluids, or nutrition for weeks or months. At home, you need to take care ... do to care for your PICC at home. Understanding your role A nurse or other healthcare provider ... your picc;homecare for peripherally inserted central catheter;homecare instructions for peripherally ... inserted central catheter;homecare for your picc line;homecare instructions for your picc line

*Thoracotomy Recovery at Home ... After your surgery, breathing may be uncomfortable at first. Take things slowly, and rest ... when you get tired. Thoracotomy: Your Home Recovery For the first several weeks after your ... 83038;home recovery after thoracotomy;after thoracotomy;Self-care after thoracotomy;Pulmonology;thoracotomy home recovery;pm1052a

Here's how to care for yourself at home following a uterine fibroid embolization. Discharge ... that runs to your uterus. Here’s what to do at home after this procedure. Activity level Limit ... Embolization homecare;Uterine Fibroid Embolization surgery;Uterine Fibroid Embolization postsurgical care;Uterine Fibroid Embolization recovery;86481

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hospital. Here’s what you need to know about caring for your child at home. Home care Give your ... deadly condition. This sheet has tips for home care. Discharge Instructions for Hypomagnesemia ... 86382;discharge instructions for pediatric hypomagnesemia;kidney disease;low magnesium;magnesium deficiency;hypomagnesemia homecare

years in a row. Home care Here is how you can take care of yourself at home: Quit smoking, if ... You have been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. Here is how you can take care of yourself at ... 86309;discharge instructions for chronic brochitis;pulmonology;homecare;lung infection

. Follow the tips on this sheet when caring for your child's incision at home. Discharge ... at home. Incision care Position your child so that they can sleep without putting pressure on ... care in pediatrics;pediatric cranial incision care;homecare for pediatric cranial incision;neurology ... care for incision after a craniotomy;86509;caring for your child's cranial incision;homecare for your

on to learn how to care for yourself at home. Discharge Instructions for Osteomyelitis You ... when the infection is new. It's called chronic when you've had it for a longer time. Home care ... discharge instructions for osteomyelitis;bone infection;osteomyelitis medications;osteomyelitis homecare;orthopaedics;86440;osteomyelitis treatment

Know what to expect as you recover at home from a lumbar epidural injection. Lumbar Epidural ... Injection: Recovery at Home   After a lumbar epidural injection, you don’t need to stay in bed when ... lumbar epidural injection recovery at home;epidural;85897;or1248a

scars and skin problems. The injection sites should be at least 1 inch from each other. Ask your ... . The bottom point of the triangle is here, at about the level of your armpit. The injection site is ... injection;discharge instructions for intramuscular injection;im injection;selecting an arm site for ... im injection;homecare for intramuscular injection;homecare instructions for intramuscular injection

for your child at home. Diet changes Limit your child’s intake of all foods that have magnesium ... Avocado Dried apricots Other home care Don’t give your child antacids or laxatives ... 86369;discharge instructions for pediatric hypermagnesemia;excess magnesium;hypermagnesemia homecare;high magnesium levels

Here is home care information for after you're diagnosed with emphysema. Discharge Instructions ... . Home care If you smoke, get help to quit. Join a stop-smoking program. There are even ... discharge instructions for emphysema;pulmonology;emphysema homecare;86332;emphysema treatment

*Brain Aneurysm Surg Home Recovery ... therapy as an outpatient. Surgery for a Brain Aneurysm: Recovery at Home An aneurysm may ... pain at the incision site Fainting or falling. Either of these may signal changes in brain ... 83276;surgery for a brain aneurysm, recovery at home;brain aneurysm surgery, home recovery;aneurysm surgery, brain, home recovery

*Hip Replace Home Recovery ... before you feel really good. After Total Hip Replacement: Recovering at Home Whether you’re ... recovering at home or in a rehabilitation facility, you need to protect your new hip. Sit and move the ... 83572;after total hip replacement: recovering at home;recovering at home, after total hip replacement;hip surgery

. Here's what you need to know to care for your J-tube at home. Discharge Instructions: Caring ... when you’re at home. Feeding tube instructions The name of my feeding supplement/formula is ... discharge instructions caring for your jejunostomy tube;j-tube;jejunal tube;gastroenterology;homecare for j-tube;j-tube precautions;86497;j tube care

kit with you. Keep others in easy-to-find places at home, work, or other places you spend long periods ... of time. Store epinephrine at room temperature. Don't keep it in places with extreme cold or ... auto-injector;epinephrine delivery;treating anaphylactic shock;treating anaphylaxis;homecare ... instructions for using an epipen auto-injector;homecare for using an epipen auto-injector;using an epipen auto

recommendations for taking care of yourself at home: Work closely with your healthcare provider to find the ... You have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Read on to learn how to care for yourself at ... discharge instructions for crohn's disease;gastroenterology;crohn's disease homecare;86323;IBD;inflammatory bowel;crohns treatment;crohn disease

health problems. Home care Take your medicine exactly as directed. Don’t skip doses. Take your ... antibiotics as directed until they are all gone, even if you start to feel better. This will prevent the ... discharge instructions for pneumonia;pulmonology;pneumonia homecare;86450; PNA

those steps when you are at home. Discharge Instructions: Caring for Your Leg Bag You are ... catheter in the hospital. This sheet will help you remember those steps when you are at home. Home ... discharge instructions caring for your leg bag;urinary;urology;postsurgical care;homecare for