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Serial Casting [English] Permalink Public

Serial casting is a procedure that involves applying a series of fiberglass casts to a limb to improve the range of movement of a joint (eg. knee, elbow, ankle). This information sheet discusses how it is done and any possible complications. (English) Colour

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262658
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Sedation (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Sedation is medicine to make your child sleepy or more comfortable during a hospital test or treatment. This information will help you prepare your child for his test or treatment. It describes what sedation is, what happens when your child gets sedation, and how to care for your child after the test or treatment. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/TestsAnd...

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a way of taking pictures of the inside of the body without X-rays. MRI uses a strong magnet to make the pictures. This is called an MRI scan. An MRI scan is fairly noisy but does not hurt. A number of short MRI scans make up a complete MRI study. A complete MRI study may take as little as 30 minutes and up to 2 hours to complete. Audio available. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/TestsAnd...

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Lumbar Puncture: Caring for your child at home after the procedure [English] Permalink Public

Your child has had a lumbar puncture. The brochure explains how to look after your child at home after the procedure, and when to call for help. Audio available. (English)

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Kawasaki Disease (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Kawasaki disease causes inflammation or swelling of the blood vessels. It affects the coronary arteries, which carry blood and oxygen to the the heart muscles. Kawasaki disease usually causes these symptoms: 5 or more days of fever red or bloodshot eyes red lips, mouth, or tongue puffy or red hands and feet rash swollen glands in the neck Kawasaki disease is a rare illness. It usually affects children under the age of 5. But older children can also be affected. We do not know what causes Kawasaki disease. There is no specific test to diagnose it. We also do not know why some children get the disease and others do not. Audio available. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/Conditio...

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Before AND After Procedural Sedation (Child) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

We gave you medicines so we could do a test or procedure without you feeling pain. This is called ‘sedation’. The medicines will make you feel sleepy, dizzy, faint, clumsy, or unsteady. It can also cause you to not think clearly. (English) Colour

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English (264321), Arabic (264326), Chinese - Simplified (264323), Chinese - Traditional (264322), Farsi (264328), Korean (264327), Punjabi (264324), Vietnamese (264325)

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264321
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Paracentesis (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure paracentesis including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. Paracentesis is the removal of fluid from around the organs in your abdomen. This area is called the abdominal cavity. A build-up of fluid in the abdominal cavity is called ascites. There are a number of different reasons for this fluid build-up. You might already know why this has happened or this procedure might be done to help find out why. (English) Colour

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English (264545), French (264804)

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264545
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