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Cardiovascular Disease

Patient Education

Welcome to QMed's educational resource center. Here you will find useful background information on various chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes—as well as medication and lifestyle support to help educate you on ways to improve your health, including:

Signs and symptoms
Other names associated with disease states
Prevention
Treatment
Understanding tests and procedures
Facts
Living with your condition

We also provide links to national associations and organizations that provide more detailed information and guidance for your educational needs.

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Cardiovascular Disease/Heart Health

What Is Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)?

Other Names for Coronary Artery Disease

Signs and Symptoms

Treatments

How to Prevent CAD

For more information, visit the following Web sites:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-Department of Health & Human Services and NIH - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health (NIH)-U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - http://www.nih.gov/

Heart Failure

What is Heart Failure?

Other Names of Heart Failure

Signs and Symptoms

Treatments

How to Prevent Heart Failure

Living With Heart Failure

For more information, visit the following Web sites:

American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org

American Stroke Association - http://www.strokeassociation.org

Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Heart Disease

A Healthy Meal Plan

How Exercise Can Help

Diabetes Drug Therapy

Tools to Help Manage Your Diabetes

Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke

Taking Care of Your Heart

Treating High Blood Pressure

Treating High Cholesterol

All About Peripheral Artery Disease

Taking Aspirin to Protect Your Heart

Diabetes Survival Guide

Depression

Joslin's Beginners Guide to Diabetes

For more information, visit the following Web sites:

American Diabetes Association - http://www.diabetes.org

Joslin Diabetes Center-An Affiliate of Harvard Medical School - http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/main.shtml

COPD & Asthma

What is COPD?

Other Names for COPD

Causes of COPD

Signs and Symptoms of COPD

Treatment of COPD

Living With COPD

Links to Additional COPD sources

Asthma

Facts About Asthma

About Asthma Medications

Peak Flow Meters

You and Your Doctor's Role in Your Asthma Management

Links to Additional Asthma Sources

For more information, visit the following Web sites:

American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org

Your Lifestyle

Exercise

Smoking and Your Heart

Stress and Your Heart

Weight Management

Aim For a Healthy Weight

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Saturated Fat and Trans Fat

Eat Your Fiber

Cooking Up Lower Blood Pressure

Keep An Eye On Portion Size

Medications

More Information on:

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

Your Heart Medicine

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