Incentive Spirometer
What Is an Incentive Spirometer? An incentive spirometer is a hand-held device that helps people to take slow, deep breaths. It’s like exercise equipment for the lungs to keep them […]
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How Does a Leg Length X-Ray Work?
Overview What’s a Leg Length X-Ray and What Does It Show? A leg length X-ray is a safe, painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to take pictures […]
Halo-Gravity Traction
What Is Halo-Gravity Traction? Halo-gravity traction is a way to pull the head and spine upward carefully, applying a slow stretch to the spine. Doctors do this by attaching a […]
Getting an X-Ray
What’s an X-Ray? An X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to make an image of bones, organs, and other parts of the […]
Femur X-Ray Exam
Overview What’s a Femur X-Ray and What Does It Show? A femur (FEE-mer) X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to make an […]
Forearm X-Ray Exam
Overview What’s a Forearm X-Ray and What Does It Show? A forearm X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to make an image […]
Elbow X-Ray Exam
Overview What’s an Elbow X-Ray and What Does It Show? An elbow X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to make an image […]
Dislocated Kneecap (Dislocated Patella)
What Is a Dislocated Kneecap? A dislocated kneecap is when the bone in the front of the knee — called the kneecap or patella — slides out of place. What […]
Costochondritis
What Is Costochondritis? Costochondritis (kos-tuh-kon-DRY-tis) is a painful swelling of the cartilage that attaches the ribs to the breastbone (sternum). It’s one of the most common causes of chest pain […]
Tonsillectomy
What Is a Tonsillectomy? A tonsillectomy is surgery to remove the tonsils. Tonsils are lumps of tissue on both sides of the back of the throat that help the immune […]
Tympanoplasty
What Is a Tympanoplasty? Tympanoplasty (TIM-pah-noh-plass-tee) is a surgery to repair the eardrum. The eardrum is a thin layer of tissue at the end of the ear canal that vibrates in […]
Sinonasal Tumors
What Is a Sinonasal Tumor? A sinonasal tumor is a growth in the nose (nasal cavity), the space behind the nose (nasopharynx), or the sinuses around the nose. These rare […]
Peritonsillar Abscess
What’s a Peritonsillar Abscess? A peritonsillar abscess is an area of pus-filled tissue at the back of the mouth, next to one of the tonsils. The abscess can be very […]
Hearing Tests
Kids who have hearing loss have trouble hearing or understanding some or all sounds. This can happen when there is a problem with: one or more parts of the ears the […]
Hearing Loss
What Is Hearing Loss? Kids who have hearing loss, or hearing impairment, have trouble hearing or understanding some or all sounds. This can happen when there is a problem with: […]
Ear Tube Surgery
What Is Ear Tube Surgery? Ear tubes are tiny tubes made of metal or plastic. During ear tube surgery, a small hole is made in the eardrums and the tubes […]
Cryptotia
What Is Cryptotia? Cryptotia is when the top part of the ear is underneath the skin. Usually the skin is over normal ear cartilage. But sometimes the cartilage doesn’t form […]
Wilms Tumor
What Is Wilms Tumor? Wilms tumor is a type of kidney cancer. It can affect both kidneys, but usually develops in just one. With treatment, Wilms tumor is curable in […]
Testicular Torsion
What Is Testicular Torsion? Testicular torsion is a medical emergency. It happens when the spermatic cord, which provides blood flow to the testicle, rotates and becomes twisted. This cuts off the […]
Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
What Is Vesicoureteral Reflux? Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is when pee moves backward from the bladder to the kidneys. Normally, pee only flows from the kidneys down to the bladder. In […]