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Intensive Care Unit - Visitor Information (Burnaby Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Information for family members and friends of patients in the Intensive Care Unit at Burnaby Hospital. Includes information on visiting guidelines, communication, family spokesperson, deciding about care, taking care of yourself, and what you can bring into the unit. (English) Colour

Progressive Weaning Unit (Burnaby Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

After a difficult injury or illness, you might find yourself dependent on ventilator technology in order to breathe. The Progressive Weaning Unit (PWU) is a program designed to get a patient who is in the recovery and rehabilitation stage to breathe on his own, done in a planned step-wise fashion. (English) Colour

Healthy Heart Program (Burnaby Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Healthy Heart is a prevention program for people with two or more risk factors; a rehabilitation program for people with a heart condition, and a maintenance program for people who want to maintain a healthy lifestyle after their rehab has ended. (English) Colour

Perclose - Patient Home Care Instructions [English] Permalink Public

Following your catheterization procedure, your doctor closed the opening in the artery in your groin with a Perclose device. The device was introduced through a small incision, and the following will instruct you on how to care for the incision site as well as provide other helpful information. (English) Black & White

Instructions & Diary After a Pain Management Treatment (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet contains a diary in tabular form allowing you to track your pain level following an injection for pain relief. (English) Colour

Functional Limitation Checklist (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Under Revision

Someone from a specific health profession or program usually gives this resource to the person who needs it and reviews it with them. Before using this information, please review it with someone from that profession or program.

This functional limitation checklist covers activities of daily living, productivity, leisure, and physical limitations. (English) Black & White

General Instructions - Post-op Discharge Instructions (Mission Memorial Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides more general information for discharged post-operative patients. This covers such areas as permitted activities, dressing care, and when to follow up with your family doctor or surgeon. (English) Colour

Pelvic Muscle Exercises for Men (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Your pelvic muscles may get weaker as you get older. Weaker muscles make it harder to control your bladder and bowels. This pamphlet provides some suggestions on how to strengthen this muscle group. (English) Colour

Pelvic Muscle Exercises for Women (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Your pelvic muscles may get weaker after you have a baby or as you get older. Weaker muscles make it harder to control your bladder and bowels. This pamphlet provides some suggestions on how to strengthen this muscle group. (English) Colour

Knee Joint Replacement Management - Outpatient Stage (Langley Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

A factsheet on what you need to know regarding recovery from knee replacement surgery (TKR). This contains recommended exercises for the late stages of rehabilitation. (English) Black & White