Bradycardia means that your child's heart beats slower than normal. For some children, bradycardia is healthy and normal. In others, it's a sign of a problem with the heart's electrical system.

A peripheral nerve block is an injection (shot) of medicine to numb a part of your body before an operation, or to control pain right after an operation. It’s a type of regional anesthesia. To do this type of nerve block, your doctor injects a...

A trach tube helps you breathe through a hole in your neck. Learn its parts, keep spare supplies handy, and know how to reinsert it if it falls out or gets blocked. Call 911 if you can't breathe, can't reinsert it, or haven't been trained.

An intercostal nerve block is an injection (shot) of medicine close to the intercostal nerves to numb the nerves and treat pain in your chest and upper belly. The intercostal nerves start at your spine and run underneath your ribs. Usually an...

Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is a test the doctor uses to look at your airway while you are in a sleep-like state. It is often used for people who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or other breathing problems during sleep. During DISE,