Managing Your Medical Care
Your parents won't be running your life forever. This center tells you what you need to know about taking charge of your own medical care.
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Celiac Disease
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Epilepsy
- Hemodialysis
- HIV and AIDS
- How Can I Prevent Hearing Loss?
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Kidney Disease
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Sickle Cell Crisis (Pain Crisis)
- Taking Charge of Your Medical Care
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transitioning Your Medical Care: Sickle Cell Disease
- Turner Syndrome
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Visual Impairment
- Adolescent Medicine Specialists
- Choosing Your Own Doctor
- I Think I Have a Mental Health Problem. Who Can I Talk To?
- Sports Physicals
- Strokes
- Taking Care of Your Teeth
- Taking Care of Your Vision
- Taking Charge of Your Medical Care
- Transitioning Your Medical Care: Diabetes
- Vaccine Basics
- What's It Like to Have Surgery?
- What's It Like to Stay in the Hospital?
- Birth Control Patch
- Birth Control Pill
- Birth Control Ring
- Birth Control Shot
- Blood Test: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Chemotherapy
- Dealing With Addiction
- Emergency Contraception
- Getting Rid of Old Medicines
- How Do Asthma Medicines Work?
- Medical Tests: What to Expect (Video)
- Medicines for Diabetes
- My Asthma Inhaler Doesn't Help. What Can I Do?
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Refilling a Prescription
- Splints
- Steroids and Cancer Treatment
- Understanding Medicines and What They Do
- Wound Healing and Care
- Can I Get My Medical Records if a Doctor Moves Away?
- How Can I Take Charge of My Own Medical Care?
- How Do I Switch Doctors?
- I Have Sickle Cell Disease. What Should I Know About Going Away to College?
- My Asthma Inhaler Doesn't Help. What Can I Do?