Welcome to Mercy Medical Center's patient education resources. It is our desire to provide you with additional information that is supported by our healthcare professionals. Reliable information will help you and your provider promote good health and enhance the quality of our care to you.

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• Needles/Sharps/Syringe Disposal Instructions
• Asthma
• Childbirth/Babies
• Birth Center
• Heart Facts
• Nutrition
• Smoking

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Asthma
• Cleaning Equipment
• Clearing Your Lungs
• Conserve Your Energy
• Control Stress
• Diaphragmatic Breathing
• Home Care Instructions
• Incentive Spirometry
• Learn to Relax
• Lung Infection
• Medications
• Meter Dose Inhaler
• Peak Flow Meter
• Possible Asthma Triggers
• Postural Drainage
• Predicted Peak Exp. Flow
• Pursed Lip Breathing
• Respiratory Distress
• Table-Asthma
• Tracking Form



Childbirth & Babies
• Babies and You Program
• Baby Care
• Childbirth Preparation
• Kegels
• Nipple Shield
• Water Therapy
• When Babies Cry
• When will my Baby Sleep?
• Why am I Feeling This Way?
• Why Attend Childbirth Class?
• Your Newborn and Strep

Birthing Center
• Baby Bill of Rights
• Baby's Discharge Instructions
• Childbirth Comfort Measures
• Consent Form
• Dealing with Pain
• Mothers Discharge
• Payment Options
• Post-birth Questionnaire
• Starting out Right

Heart Facts
• A Heart Healthy Weight
• Am I Having a Heart Attack?
• Angina
• Angioplasty
• Arteriograms
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Diabetes and Your Heart
• Echocardiograms
• Exercise and Your Heart
• Heart Healthy Eating
• High Blood Pressure
• Stress and Your Heart
• What is an Angiogram?
• Your Heart

Nutrition
• Coumadin Information
• Diabetes Pills
• Diabetic Diets
• Gluten-free Diet Guidelines
• High-fiber Diets
• Mercy Medical Center Diabetes Education Program
• Lo-Fiber; Lo-Residue Diet
• Making Health Choices


Smoking
• Quitting Smoking- FAQ
• Smoking and Your Heart
• Steps to Stop Smoking
• You CAN Quit Smoking