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Getting Ready for Your Annual Wellness Visit ... the best ways to take care of your health. Your Annual Wellness Visit Your annual wellness ... Your annual wellness visit is the ideal time to check in with your healthcare provider about

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*Kidney Failure Self Care ... life with kidney failure. Read on to learn more. Caring for Yourself When You Have Kidney ... follow all the guidelines you are given and still don’t feel well, tell your provider. Some changes ... Nephrology;kidney problems;kidney failure Self-care;kidney failure medications;renal;np1013a;83162

*Surg Site Prevent Infection ... Surgical Site Infection Prevent ... This sheet tells you more about surgical site infections, what hospitals are doing to prevent ... these infections. Preventing a Surgical Site Infection A risk of any surgery is an infection ... 89221;Preventing Surgical Site Infections;surgical site infections, prevention;infection, surgical ... site, prevention;surgical site infections, causes, surgical site infections, risk factors;surgical

*Incision Care Abdomen ... faster. Here are steps to follow. Incision Care: Abdomen Dressing your incision helps keep it ... soap and water are not available. Put all your supplies on a clean cloth or paper towel. Open a ... ;Postoperative Care;Postoperative Procedure;wound care;abdominal wound;Wound Healing;wound Site Care ... ;incision Site Care;removing Old Dressing;replacing dressing;placing new dressing;Dressing care

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People who need long-term care include those with a chronic illness or a physical handicap ... . How Much Do You Know About Planning for Long-Term Care? People who need long-term care include ... long-term care; aging and health; caregivers; nursing home; health care facility;

key to helping reduce your risk of having future heart problems or events. And cardiovascular ... fitness will help you recover from your cardiac event or procedure more quickly and may help to reduce

events when you arrive. Once you have the map with checkpoints, it’s all about finding your path—and ... . Many events are timed and some are competitive. Others are more about fun and movement. Why is it so

with your recovery. Home care After you go home: You may have some bruising in the area where ... feet back and forth and in circles. This is to keep your blood moving. Ask your healthcare

For Seniors: Taking Care of Your Eyes ... notice symptoms. Get annual exams People who are age 65 or older should have an annual dilated eye ... , diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and dry eye syndrome can all rob you of your sight. It's best to

*Ankle Circles ... Ankle circles are designed to stretch and strengthen your feet and ankles. Foot and Ankle ... Exercises: Ankle Circles This exercise is designed to stretch and strengthen your feet and ankles by ... 82384;Orthopaedics Foot and Ankle Exercises: Ankle Circles;Rehabilitation;Foot;ankle;or1056a

inch radius of your navel. Make sure all injection sites are spread two inches apart from one another. ... This video shows the steps for choosing an insulin injection site. Choosing an Insulin Injection ... A60050; diabetes; insulin; Choosing an Insulin Injection Site

Detecting cancer early—when it’s most treatable—should be a key part of your self-care plan ... —should be a key part of your self-care plan. The following screening guidelines are for people

*Event Monitor ... event monitors that all work in different ways. Cardiac memory loop monitors have sensors that ... have an event monitor: Follow all instructions about exercise. Sweat can make the sensors come ... 333;Event Monitor

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*ALL Ch ... lymphoblastic leukemia. When Your Child Has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Your child has ... been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It's also called acute lymphocytic leukemia ... 40353;40353;when your child has acute lymphoblastic leukemia;acute lymphoblastic anemia, child;ALL ... , child;ALL risk factors, child;ALL symptoms, child;ALL diagnosis, child;ALL treatment, child;ALL long-term concerns, child;ALL coping, child

Understanding Surgical Site Infections ... skin can lead to an infection. Doctors call these infections surgical site infections because ... they occur on the part of the body where the surgery took place. Surgical Site Infections Your ... infection;wound care;surgical site infection;superficial incisional SSI;deep incisional SSI;organ SSI;space SSI;144

*ALL Diagnosis ... If your healthcare provider thinks you might have ALL, you will need certain exams and tests ... to confirm your diagnosis. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL): Diagnosis  How is acute ... acute lymphocytic leukemia;ALL;immunophenotyping and ALL;cytogenetic analysis and ALL;balld1a