Wound Care After Cesarean Section

Wound Care After Cesarean Section

Wound Care after Cesarian  How should I look after my wound? For the first 48 hours in hospital your wound will be covered by a waterproof, absorbent dressing. This will be changed by the staff if there is any leakage from the wound.   After 48 hours the doctor will...
What is Asthma? What do you have to know?

What is Asthma? What do you have to know?

What is Asthma? What should you know about it? This is a condition that can make it hard to breathe. Asthma symptoms can be mild or severe. They can come and go. An asthma “attack” is when symptoms start suddenly. This happens when the airways in the lungs...
What is COPD? What do you need to know?

What is COPD? What do you need to know?

What is COPD? What do you need to know? This is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. In people with COPD, the airways (the branching tubes that carry air within the lungs) become narrow and can be clogged with mucus. The air sacs can also become damaged. This...
What is Cough? What do you need to know?

What is Cough? What do you need to know?

What is Cough? What do you need to know? This is an important reflex that helps clear out the body’s airways. The airways include the windpipe, or “trachea,” and the bronchi, which are the tubes that carry air within the lungs. Coughing helps keep...