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Corneal Abrasion [English] Permalink Public

Corneal abrasion (sounds like kor-nee-al ah-bray-shun) is a common eye injury. The cornea is the clear covering of the front part of the eye. A scratch, a poke, or other minor injury to the cornea is called an abrasion. (English) Colour

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Mononucleosis (Adult) [English] Permalink Public

Mononucleosis (Mono) is an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The virus spreads through your saliva (your spit). This is why you might hear it called the ‘kissing disease’. (English) Colour

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Sprains, Strains, and Tendonitis [English] Permalink Public

Sprains and strains happen when muscles or ligaments are stretched or torn. Tendonitis is an inflammation of a tendon. Together, they are called ‘soft tissue’ injuries. (English) Colour

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Opioid Medicines: Safe Prescribing in the Emergency Department (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Emergency doctors are very cautious when prescribing certain types of medicines. (English) Colour

Chronic Pain (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than it normally takes for damaged tissues to heal. Generally, pain is chronic when it continues for more than 3 months after an injury, surgery, or illness. It can also result from another health condition like arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, or HIV. (English) Colour

Ankle Sprains [English] Permalink Public

The instructions in this pamphlet will help you recover after an ankle sprain. (English)

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https://vch.eduhealth.ca/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2...

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Back Pain - Lower [English] Permalink Public

The instructions in this pamphlet will help you recover after an episode of low-back pain. (English)

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http://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FB/FB.720.B126.pdf

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Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter [English] Permalink Public

This booklet includes What is ‘atrial fibrillation’? What is ‘atrial flutter’?, Is Afib/flutter harmful?, What can trigger Afib/flutter?, What causes Afib/flutter?, What can Afib/flutter feel like?, How is Afib/flutter treated?, What about preventing a stroke?, What can I do to help my heart?, What if I get an Afib/flutter episode?, When should I get help?, My Afib/flutter management plan, Living well with Afib/flutter, Questions you might want to ask. (English)

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http://www.cardiacbc.ca/Documents/Atrial%20Fibrill...

Substance Use: buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) and Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This is a document that has been adapted from the one that is currently with the buprenorphine/naloxone induction package. Minor changes have been made but this one should be with the take home suboxone information, as there have been some edits to the opening box that would only apply to take home suboxone and not a hospital induction. (English) Colour

Enoxaparin (Lovenox®) – You have been started on (Burnaby) [English] Permalink Public

We have detected a blood clot within a vein in your body. This sheet describes the plan for treatment at Burnaby Hospital Community Outpatient Services (COS). This includes returning to the hospital each day for an injection of the medicine and appointment information with an internal medicine specialist. It also describes possible problems to watch for while on this medicine and when to return to Emergency. (English) Colour