Patient Education

• After Open-Heart Surgery: In the Hospital

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• Bathroom Safety After Surgery

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• Before Surgery: Preparing Your Home

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• Caring for a Closed Suction Drainage Tube

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• Deep Breathing

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• Deep Coughing

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• Diagnosing a Thyroid Problem

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• Discharge Instructions for Abdominal Surgery

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• Discharge Instructions for Fine-Needle Thyroid Biopsy

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• Discharge Instructions for Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

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• Discharge Instructions: Caring for Your Child’s Cranial Incision

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• Discharge Instructions: Caring for Your Hemovac Drainage Tube

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• Discharge Instructions: Caring for Your Jackson Pratt Drainage Tube

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• Discharge Instructions: Caring for Your Jejunostomy Tube (J-Tube)

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• Discharge Instructions: Caring for Your T-Tube

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• Discharge Instructions: Irrigating Your Colostomy

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• Discharge Instructions: Your Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube)

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• Nutrition After Surgery

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• Post-Surgery Checklist

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• Surgery Coloring Sheet for Kids: Going Home

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• Surgery Coloring Sheet for Kids: Waking Up

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• The Role of the Thyroid Gland

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• Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

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• Treating Thyroid Problems

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• Using an Incentive Spirometer

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• When You Have Graves' Disease

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• When You Have Hyperthyroidism

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• When Your Child Has Graves Disease

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• When Your Child Has Hyperthyroidism