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• Adult Down Syndrome Center
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• Advance directives
• Advocate Health at Home
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  • Home health services
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    • Home care team
    • Lifeline
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    • Transition to hospice
  • Home infusion services
    • Hydration therapy
    • Infused antibiotics
    • Infused chemotherapy
    • Infused nutrition
    • Pain management
  • Hospice
    • Grief support
      • Funeral planning
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    • Hospice team
    • Voices of hospice video series
    • Volunteer
    • Where to receive hospice care
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  • Managing your conditions
    • Diabetes
    • Heart disease
    • Orthopedics
    • Pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Neonatal pediatric care at home
  • Respiratory therapy home medical equipment
    • CPAP BiPAP (sleep) therapy
    • Home medical equipment
    • Oxygen therapy & nebulizers
    • Patients rights & responsibilities
    • Service area
• Advocate Heart Institute
  • Conditions
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Congenital heart disease
    • Heart attack
    • Heart disease symptoms
    • Heart failure
    • Heart rhythm
      • Atrial fibrillation
      • Bradycardia
      • Heart palpitations
      • Irregular heartbeat
      • Tachycardia
    • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    • Inherited heart diseases
      • Arrhythmias
      • Cardiac amyloidosis
      • Familial hypercholesterolemia
    • Ischemic heart disease
    • Low ejection fraction
    • Pulmonary hypertension
    • Structural heart disease
    • Syncope (fainting)
    • Vascular disease
      • Aortic dissection
      • Atherosclerosis
      • Blood clots
      • Chronic venous insufficiency
      • Deep vein thrombosis
      • Pelvic congestion syndrome
      • Peripheral artery disease
      • Thoracic outlet syndrome
      • Varicose and spider veins
      • Venous ulcers
    • Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
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  • Meet our team
  • Programs and treatments
    • Anticoagulation therapy
    • Cardiac rehabilitation
    • Cardio-oncology program
    • Cardiovascular surgery
    • Congestive heart failure clinic
      • Ventricular assist device
    • Coronary artery disease program
      • Blocked artery symptoms
      • Causes
      • Disease types
      • Prevention
      • Symptoms
    • Heart rhythm care program
      • Cardiac ablation
      • Cardiac resynchronization therapy
      • Cardioversion
      • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
      • Left atrial appendage closure
      • Pacemakers
    • Interventional cardiology
      • Cardiac catheterization
    • Preventive care
      • Advocate lipid clinic
      • Heart scan
      • South Asian cardiovascular center
        • Nutrition heart health
    • Pulmonary heart disease program
      • Interventional pulmonology
      • Pulmonary rehabilitation
    • Testing and diagnosis
      • Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
    • Valvular heart disease program
      • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
      • Transcatheter mitral valve repair
      • Contact TAVR or TMVR program
    • Vascular disease program
      • Limb salvage clinic
      • Vascular access for kidney dialysis
  • Second opinion program
• Advocate Memory Center
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  • Conditions we treat
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    • Evaluation process
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  • Patient family resources
    • Advocate community based programs
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• Behavioral health care
  • ADHD
  • Adult Day Hospital
    • Description of group therapies
    • Intensive outpatient program goal setting
      • Examples of daily goals
    • Intensive outpatient program guidelines
    • Intensive outpatient program schedule
    • Meet our staff
    • Our location info
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Childhood Trauma Treatment Program
    • Counseling Therapy Services
      • Family counseling & therapy
      • Individual therapy
    • Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Program
    • Hotline numbers & web resources
    • Workshops & clinical presentations
      • Stewards of children
  • Depression
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Resources
• Bone marrow transplant program
  • Become a donor
  • Conditions & transplant options
  • Financial assistance
  • Glossary
  • Meet our team
  • Our location info
  • Patient resources
  • Patient stories
  • Preparing for a transplant
  • Contact bone marrow transplant program
• Brain Spine Institute
  • Advocate Children's Brain & Spine Care
  • Brain care center
    • Advocate Memory Center
    • Conditions & treatments
      • Aneurysm
      • Concussion head injury
        • Concussion recovery
        • Concussion treatment
      • Migraine headache disorders
      • Multiple sclerosis (MS)
      • Parkinsons tremor disorders
        • Parkinson’s & genetics
      • Peripheral neuropathy
      • Seizure & epilepsy disorders
      • Signs of brain cancer
      • Stroke treatment
        • Signs of stroke
    • Electromyography test
    • Neuroendovascular program
    • Stroke Program
  • Brain spine tumors
    • Astrocytoma
    • Ependymoma
    • Glioblastoma
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  • Neurocritical care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Spine Care Center
    • Degenerative disc disease
    • Herniated disc
    • Lower back pain
      • Back pain emergency
      • Causes
      • Relief
      • Symptoms
      • Treatment
    • Neck pain
      • Causes
      • Prevention
      • Relief
      • Symptoms
      • Treatment
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    • Sciatica signs & symptoms
    • Spinal stenosis symptoms & treatment
    • Treatment surgery
• Cancer Institute
  • Advanced diagnostics
    • Ultrasound
    • Sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • Cancers we treat
    • Bile duct cancer
      • Treatment
    • Bladder cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Bone cancer
      • Bone cancer types
        • Osteosarcoma
      • Get a second opinion
    • Breast cancer
      • Breast cancer types
      • Clinical trials
      • Contact breast cancer treatment program
      • Find a location
      • Genetic testing and counseling
      • Get a second opinion
      • Male breast cancer
      • Multidisciplinary clinic
      • Prevention
      • Surgery & treatments
      • Three-step screening method
    • Cervical cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Screening
      • Treatment
    • Colorectal cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Esophageal cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Head neck cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Multidisciplinary head & neck clinic
      • Pharyngeal cancer
      • Salivary gland cancer
      • Treatment
    • Kidney cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Nephrectomy
      • Treatment
    • Leukemia
      • Bone marrow transplant
      • Diagnosis
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Liver pancreatic cancer
      • Clinical trials
      • Conditions we treat
      • Find liver & pancreatic cancer care
      • Get a second opinion
      • Meet our team
      • Services treatments
    • Lung cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Multidisciplinary Lung Clinic
      • Treatment
    • Lymphoma
      • Bone marrow transplant
      • Diagnosis
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Ovarian cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Screening & diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Types of ovarian cancer
    • Prostate cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Prevention
      • Prostatectomy
      • Screening & diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Skin cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Screening
      • Treatment
    • Stomach cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Testicular penile cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Thyroid cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
    • Uterine endometrial cancer
      • Get a second opinion
      • Treatment
  • Donation
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  • Get a second opinion
  • Multidisciplinary team
  • Specialty programs clinics
    • Cancer genetic risk assessment
  • Support wellness
    • Cancer Survivorship Calendar
    • Cancer Survivorship Center
  • Treatments therapies
    • Clinical Trials
    • Medical therapy
      • Chemotherapy
      • Hormone therapy
      • Immunotherapy
      • Targeted therapy
    • Radiation therapy
      • Brachytherapy
      • Image guided radiotherapy (IGRT)
      • Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
      • Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
      • NanoKnife
      • Radiofrequency ablation
      • RapidArc
    • Surgery
      • Robotic surgery
  • Clinical trials
  • Prevention & screenings
  • Cancer risk assessments
• Dental center
  • Access to care programs
  • Community dentistry
  • Educational programs
  • OMHNA
  • Our location info
  • Patient forms
  • Treatments & services
• Diabetes endocrinology
  • What is diabetes
  • Where to seek care
• Digestive health center
  • Conditions we treat
    • Abdominal and stomach pain causes & treatment
    • Chronic acid reflux (Gastroesophageal reflux disease)
    • Bile duct stricture
    • Celiac disease
    • Constipation symptoms, causes & treatment
    • Cyclic vomiting syndrome
    • Diverticular diseases
    • Esophageal motility disorders
      • Esophageal stricture
      • Esophageal varices
      • Tracheoesophageal fistula
    • Gallstones
    • Hemorrhoid symptoms & treatment
    • Hiatal hernia symptoms & treatment
    • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
    • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms & treatment
    • Liver disease
    • Pancreatic pseudocyst
    • Peptic (stomach) ulcers
    • Ulcerative colitis symptoms & treatment
  • Services treatments
    • Diagnostic interventional endoscopy
    • Double-contrast barium enema
    • Flexible sigmoidoscopy
    • Incontinence treatment
    • Minimally invasive robotic surgery
      • LINX acid reflux surgery
    • Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
  • When to see a gastroenterologist
• Ear nose throat
  • Invasive fungal sinusitis
  • Minimally invasive procedures
• eICU
  • Benefits of eICU
  • eICU FAQ
• Emergency services
  • Advocate Injury Institute
  • Know where to go
  • What happens in the emergency department
  • What to bring to the emergency department
  • Advocate Trauma Recovery Center
• Fitness & wellness
  • Clinician fitness referral program
  • Try a fitness center for free
  • Weight loss & bariatric surgery
• Genetics services
• HIV-AIDS
• Urinary incontinence treatment & services
• Intimate partner violence
• Lung respiratory care
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
  • Allergies
  • Arterial blood gas analysis
  • Bronchodilator therapy
  • Bronchial thermoplasty
  • Chest physiotherapy
  • Chest wall tumors
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
    • Chronic bronchitis
    • Emphysema
  • Indirect calorimetry
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Pulse oximetry
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
• Nutrition services
• Obstetrics
  • Additional resources
  • Advocate birthing centers
  • Advocate Children's Hospital
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Classes & education
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Planning for your big day
    • After your delivery
      • Breastfeeding support
        • Breastfeeding tips
        • Classes & education
      • Classes & education
    • On your big day
    • Classes & education
    • Before your baby's arrival
  • Specialty care support
    • Care for pregnant women using narcotics
    • Center for Fetal Care
    • Classes & education
    • Fertility evaluation & treatment
    • Fibroids & pregnancy
    • High-risk pregnancy
    • Nurse midwifery
    • Postpartum services
    • Prenatal genetic counseling
• Occupational health
• Organ transplant surgery program
  • Heart transplant
    • Transplant process
    • Contact our heart transplant program
  • Kidney transplant
    • Living donor information
    • Transplant process
• Orthopedic center
  • Bone health
    • Osteoporosis symptoms & treatment
    • Osteoid osteoma symptoms & treatment
  • Orthopedic rehabilitation
  • Specialties
    • Foot, ankle & lower leg
      • Podiatric surgery
      • Plantar fasciitis
      • Bunions
    • Hand & wrist
    • Hip
      • Hip replacement surgery
    • Joint replacement surgery
    • Knee
      • Knee replacement surgery
      • Knee pain symptoms & treatment
    • Osteoporosis
    • Shoulder
      • Rotator cuff injury
      • Shoulder pain
    • Spine
    • Sports medicine
    • Trauma
• Outpatient services
• Pain management center
• Plastic surgery
• Primary care
  • Choosing a primary care doctor
  • Preventive care
    • Flu shots
      • Flu symptoms & prevention
    • Travel vaccinations
      • Travel clinic locations
    • Physical exams
      • Annual exam
      • Checklist
      • Female physical
      • Male physical
      • Sports physical
      • Who needs an annual exam
    • Vaccinations
      • Chickenpox varicella
      • Children's vaccinations
      • COVID
      • Fear of needles
      • Flu shots
      • HPV
      • Meningococcal
      • Pneumococcal
      • Shingles
      • Tetanus diphtheria
      • Travel vaccinations
      • Vaccinations during pregnancy
  • Primary care services
    • Family medicine
    • Internal medicine
    • OB-GYN primary care
  • Immediate care
    • Ways to get immediate care
• Radiology imaging
  • Computed tomography (CT or CAT scan)
  • Diagnostic radiology
  • High Tech Medical Park
  • Interventional radiology
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Mammography
  • Nuclear medicine
    • Bone scan
    • MUGA scan
    • Tumor imaging
    • Zevalin therapy
  • PET scans
  • Stereotactic breast biopsy
  • Time-of-flight PET-CT
  • Ultrasound
  • X-ray
• Rehabilitation services
  • Occupational therapy
  • Pediatric therapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Audiology
    • Acoustic reflex testing
    • Auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing
    • Electronystagmography (ENG) testing
    • Otoacoustic emission (OAE) testing
    • Videonystagmography (VNG) testing
• Rheumatology
• Senior services
  • Adult day services
• Surgical services
  • Minimally invasive robotic surgery
  • Pediatric surgery prep instructions
  • Preparing for surgery
    • Pre operative checklist
  • Register for surgery
  • Thoracic surgery
    • Mediastinal tumor resection
• Sleep medicine
  • CPAP/Home Health
  • Home sleep testing
  • Inspire therapy
  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Preparing for a sleep study
  • 'Rules' to improve sleep
  • Sleep centers
  • Sleep center contact form
• Urogynecology
  • Services treatments
    • Uterine fibroids treatment
• Urology
  • Enlarged prostate (BPH)
  • Epididymitis
  • Hematuria
  • Hydroceles
  • Kidney stones
  • Services treatments
    • Cystoscopy
    • Vasectomy and reversal
  • Ureteral stones
  • Urinary retention
  • Urinary tract infection (UTI)
  • Varicoceles
• Vision services
  • Intacs surgery
  • Lasik surgery
  • LenSx surgery
  • PRK surgery
• Weight loss bariatric surgery
  • Gastric balloon procedure
  • Gastric sleeve
  • Meal replacement plan
• Womens health center
  • Breast health services
  • Pelvic health
    • Bladder prolapse (cystocele)
    • Pelvic health assessment
    • Pelvic organ prolapse
    • Pelvic pain
• Wound care
  • Assessment treatment
    • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Screenings
  • Colonoscopy
    • Guidelines
    • Preparation
  • Lung scan
    • When to get
    • What to expect
  • Mammogram
    • What to expect
    • When to get
• ACL laboratories