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Radiologic Percutaneous Gastrostomy/Gastrojejunostomy (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure radiologic percutaneous gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy 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. Radiologic Percutaneous Gastrostomy is a procedure where a special tube called a gastrostomy tube (G tube) is put into the stomach by going through the skin of the abdomen using X-ray to guide the procedure. (French) Colour

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Selective Nerve Root Block in Medical Imaging (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure selective nerve root block (SNRB), sometimes called a nerve block, including information on who will be performing procedure, how to prepare, 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. (French) Colour

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Tunnelled Hemodialysis Line (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure tunnelled hemodialysis line 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. (French) Colour

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Heart Failure Zones [French] Permalink Public

Heart Failure Zones is part of a larger package of heart failure resources from the BC Heart Failure Network. (French) Colour

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How to collect a ‘24 hour’ urine sample (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This test is used to check how your kidneys are working. You collect all your urine (pee) over a 24-hour period. (French) Colour

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How to collect a ‘First Catch’ urine sample for Women (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

A ‘first catch’ urine (pee) sample is a way of collecting the first part of your urine stream. (French) Colour

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How to collect a ‘First Catch’ urine sample for Men (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

A ‘first catch’ urine sample is a way of collecting the first part of your urine stream. (French) Colour

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Information for patients having an Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Scan (MPRI/MIBI) [French] Permalink Public

The test is used to check for coronary artery disease. The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply blood to your heart muscle. (French)

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Information for patients having Dipyridamole (Persantine) Myocardial Perfusion Scan (MPI/MIBI) [French] Permalink Public

The test is used to check for coronary artery disease. The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply blood to your heart muscle. (French)

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Information for patients having an MRI Scan [French] Permalink Public

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is the name given to a technique which builds up pictures of an internal cross section of the part of the body under investigation. This booklet describes how the MRI is done and how to prepare yourself (French)

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