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Your Heart Surgery Journey – Preparing for Surgery (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

You are going to have heart surgery. We break this time frame into phases: before surgery, recovery in the hospital then when you get home. When you take an active part now, you can help your recovery after surgery. (Punjabi) Colour

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Your Heart Surgery Journey – Recovering at Home (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Information in this book is intended as a reference for you and your family and as a guide for the next 6 to 8 weeks and beyond. The first 6 to 8 weeks after heart surgery are usually the most difficult. You might recover quite quickly if you were in good health before your surgery. However, your recovery could be slower if you were very sick before surgery or if you had a complication after surgery. (Punjabi) Colour

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My Advance Care Plan: A Companion Workbook to My Voice. [Punjabi] Permalink Public

An interactive workbook that accompanies the Advance Care Planning Guide: My Voice. It is a supportive, fill in the blank style booklet to guide adults through the reflective process of advance care planning. It acts as a record for initial ACP thoughts and encourages further education/conversation and regular revisions. (Punjabi) Colour

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Keep Your Move in the Tube [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Keep Your Move in the Tube is a way to move that helps you protect your breastbone (sternum) while it heals. It helps you move safely as you build up strength and recover from chest surgery. (Punjabi) Colour

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Planning for Your Future Health Care: Advance Care Planning (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Advance care planning means thinking about what matters most to you. It involves thinking about what a good day looks like, your values and wishes for present or future health care and then sharing your wishes or instructions with close family, friends and health care providers. (Punjabi) Colour

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Welcome to the Cardiac Telemetry Unit [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Cardiac telemetry monitoring is a way our doctors and nurses can check on the health of your heart. The monitoring helps your healthcare team diagnose and manage conditions that affect your heart. (Punjabi) Black & White

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After a Cardioversion (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

You have just had the procedure called a cardioversion which means we used electrical current to restore your heart’s normal rhythm. Follow these instructions for recovery at home and when to get help if needed. (Punjabi) Colour

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A Guide to Your Pacemaker: Information for Patients and Families (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Royal Columbian Hospital, Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

This booklet tells you about your pacemaker. This booklet will tell you about what to expect before, during and after your hospital stay. Your nurse will help you to understand the information and how to take care of yourself when you are having a pacemaker. (Punjabi) Colour

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Your Heart Stress Test While in Hospital [Punjabi] Permalink Public

For people having a heart stress test during a hospital stay. A heart stress test is a way of finding out if one or more of your coronary arteries are blocked. This factsheet explains the 2 parts of the test and the 4 types of heart stress tests. (Punjabi) Colour

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English (268369), Chinese - Simplified (268370), Chinese - Traditional (268371), Punjabi (268372)