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Your Heart Surgery Journey – Your Surgery and Hospital Stay (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet describes how the open heart surgery is done and what to expect right after and for the first few days after surgery. Depending on the type of surgery, you also get one of these booklets: After Heart Bypass Surgery, After Heart Bypass and Valve Surgery, After Heart Valve Surgery and/or Aneurysm Repair. (English) Colour

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Syphilis in Pregnancy [English] Permalink Public

Syphilis is a serious infection. You can have syphilis and not know it. Syphilis can harm you and your baby. Congenital syphilis occurs when a mother with syphilis passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy or at birth. If left untreated, syphilis can lead to premature birth, long-term neurological issues, bone deformities, deafness, or even stillbirth. (English)

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http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Resour...

Preventing and Treating Pain in Care Homes (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Information about pain in older adults when living in a care home. Includes information about pain, how pain is expressed especially when a person also has dementia, what happens to a person if pain is not treated, and different ways to treat pain. We include ways that family and friends can help. (English) Colour

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English (266293), Chinese - Simplified (266296), Chinese - Traditional (266295), Punjabi (266294)

FReSH Start Toolkit: Fracture Recovery for Seniors at Home Video [English] Permalink Public

A hip fracture recovery guide for patients & families. A provincial resource (English)

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https://vimeo.com/channels/freshstart

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Frequency Asked Questions [English] Permalink Public

Answers to some commonly asked questions by people with a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC). (English) Colour

Food Allergy Testing [English] Permalink Public

This resource summarizes how IgE antibody triggered food allergy is diagnosed and the tests that are available to help. IgE antibody triggered food allergy is the most common type of food allergy. (English)

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https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/sites/default/files/he...

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English, Chinese - Traditional, Farsi, French, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish

Asthma (Children) - What you should know [English] Permalink Public

Describes what is asthma, what to watch for, medicine to treat it, and when to get help. Also has Frequently Asked Question that many parent ask about. (English)

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http://www.bcchildrens.ca/Asthma-Site/Documents/As...

Feeding Your Baby When Supplementing is Needed (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Sometimes there are medical reasons for babies needing more milk than mothers can make in the first days after birth. We call it ‘medical supplementation’. This is often needed because the baby has a low sugar level in their blood (low blood sugar), they are not gaining weight as expected, or they have been born premature. Think of this added milk as ‘medicine’ for your baby. (English) Colour

When Staying In Assisted Living Is No Longer An Option - Moving from Assisted Living to a Care Home (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

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.

FOR USE BY HOME HEALTH AND ASSISTED LIVING CLINICIANS ONLY. Going From Assisted Living to Long Term Care. This booklet outlines the services available in long term care facilities and how placement decisions are based. (English) Colour

Increasing Your Milk Supply While Your Baby is in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Information for mothers on how to increase milk supply, how to know when they are making enough milk, and what to do if they do not have enough milk. (English) Colour