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Summer Heat Safety for Seniors and People with Medical Conditions (Large Text Version) [English] Permalink Public

Explains how extreme heat can affect your health and why, what you can do to stay safe, and the signs of heat illness to watch for. Also includes ways that family and care partners can support those who are most vulnerable. This 4 page version is for those with vision challenges. Also available in a 2 page version with smaller text size (#267483). (English) Colour

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Summer Heat Safety for Seniors and People with Medical Conditions [English] Permalink Public

Explains how extreme heat can affect your health and why, what you can do to stay safe, and the signs of heat illness to watch for. Also includes ways that family and care partners can support those who are most vulnerable. Also available in a larger text size for those with vision challenges. (#267482). (English) Colour

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English (267483), Arabic (267521), Chinese - Simplified (267522), Chinese - Traditional (267523), Farsi (267524), French (267525), Hindi (267526), Korean (267527), Punjabi (267528), Spanish (267529), Tagalog (267535), Tigrinya (267536), Urdu (267530), Vietnamese (267531)

Wound Care During Hemodialysis: A service for clients of Home Health (Mission, Abbotsford) [English] Permalink Public

Offering a service to hemodialysis clients of Home Health in Abbotsford and Mission where a hemodialysis nurse does wound care that would normally be done by the community health nurse. (English) Colour

Preventing a Urinary Tract Infection after Gynecology Surgery [English] Permalink Public

Brochure provides detailed information on how to prevent a Urinary Tract Infection (U.T.I.) after surgery, specifically gynecology surgery (English) Colour

Vascular Access for Hemodialysis - Your Fistula [English] Permalink Public

Vascular access is a way to get to a kidney patient's blood so that it can be cleaned. This factsheet outlines the three different types of vascular access and other related information. (English)

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http://www.bcrenal.ca/resource-gallery/Documents/V...

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English, Chinese - Simplified, Punjabi

Kidney Transplant From a Living Donor [English] Permalink Public

If you have kidney disease that will lead to kidney failure, a kidney transplant might be the best treatment for you. Finding a living donor at an early stage of your kidney disease may allow you to avoid dialysis completely. This resource explains the steps before a kidney transplant process. (English)

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http://www.bcrenal.ca/resource-gallery/Documents/K...

Suprapubic Catheter Surgery - Your Surgery and Recovery at Home [English] Permalink Public

Instructions for care at home after surgery to place a suprapubic catheter. (English) Colour

Home Peritoneal Dialysis [English] Permalink Public

Home peritoneal dialysis could be right for you. This resource describes the benefits of home peritoneal dialysis and answers common questions. (English) Colour

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Vaccinations for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients [English] Permalink Public

This handout has information on vaccinations after your transplants. (English)

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http://www.transplant.bc.ca/Documents/Medications/...

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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Describes how to prepare for this procedure and what happens during and after the procedure. (English) Colour