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Methamphetamine [English] Permalink Public
A fact sheet on the effects and reasons for use of this synthetic drug. (English)
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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/m...Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) - InPatient (Surrey Memorial Hospital, Mission Memorial Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Peace Arch Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Chilliwack General Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital, Burnaby Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, Delta Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital) [English] Permalink Public
MRSA is a type of common bacteria which has become resistant to most of the antibiotics normally used to treat it. This fact sheet for patients and families discusses ways to prevent the spread of MRSA at home and in the hospital. (English) Colour
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252667Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public
This fact sheet explains why it is important to prevent this infection from spreading to other patients in the hospital, or to your friends and family when you go home. (English) Colour
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English (253976), Chinese - Simplified (264186), Chinese - Traditional (264187), Punjabi (264185)
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253976Progressive 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
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262045Patient Family Instructions - If You Want to Die Naturally at Home [English] Permalink Public
Page 2 of this form provides information for those facing end of life decisions, specifically what arrangements are required and which people to contact if your decision is to die naturally in your own home. (English)
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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/302...Catalogue Number:
262042Perclose - 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
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262044Biopsy (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public
Information for those patients who have just had a biopsy (removal of tissue sample) performed. (English) Black & White
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104630Circumcision (Adult) (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public
Information for those adult patients who have just had a circumcision performed. (English) Black & White
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104632Transesophageal Echocardiogram - Generic Discharge Instructions (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public
A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) involves passing a specialized probe into a patient's esophagus (also known as the gullet) in order to provide visualization of the posterior cardiac structures. This fact sheet contains information on what one can expect following this procedure. (English) Colour
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104710Functional 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
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