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Treating Pain After Surgery

Nationwide Children’s Hospital wants to make your child as comfortable as possible. Having pain is normal after surgery, but there are ways to ease the pain.

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Supporting Your Child During a Divorce

Divorce can have many effects on children. This Helping Hand™ explains some of those ways and how to help your child during this time.

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Appendectomy: Simple Appendicitis

Learn more about a simple appendectomy, which is the surgical removal of the appendix.

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Bottle Feeding Formula Preparation

All infants under 1 year of age should receive breast milk or infant formula, not cow's milk. There are several ways to make formula. The method explained here is the "clean" method. Wash the bottles, nipples, caps and rings after you buy them and after each use.

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Sharps Containers at Home

A "sharp" is any medical device that could cut or stick a patient, caregiver, or anyone else. There are reasons that your child may have to use sharps while at home. It is very important to know how to throw away (dispose of) syringes, needles and any other sharp device in a safe way.

Leukemia

This Helping Hand™ covers leukemia, the most common form of childhood cancer. Leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow, which is the tissue found inside many of the bones of the body. There are two main types of childhood leukemia: acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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MRSA Decolonization

The removal of MRSA is called “decolonization.” Decolonization may help reduce the risk of spreading the germs to others and help to avoid future infections.

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Saliva Cortisol Test Collection Guidelines

A saliva cortisol test is done to measure the level of cortisol, a hormone in saliva. Cortisol is made by the adrenal gland, located on top of each kidney. Cortisol has many functions. It helps the body use sugar (glucose) and fat for energy (metabolism). It also helps the body manage stress. Many conditions can affect cortisol levels, such as physical or emotional stress, strenuous activity, infection or injury.

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Circumcision Gomco

Properly care for you son after his circumcision with this Helping Hand.