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Pain and Ways to Manage It (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Pain is an unpleasant feeling or sensation. Pain can come from any part of your body. It can be sharp or dull. Pain can come and go or be constant. You may feel pain in one part of your body or you may feel pain all over, such as when you have the flu. This booklet describes various types of pain, various ways to manage your pain including medications, what to watch for, and when to get help. (English) Colour

How to Take Short-Acting Opioid Pain Medicine: Palliative Care (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This handout has information on how to take opioid pain medicine for palliative patients. Opioids are one type of medicine used to treat pain, or to help when feeling short of breath. pioids are available in short and long-acting forms. (English) Colour

How to Take Long-Acting Opioid Pain Medicine: Palliative Care (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This handout has information on how to take opioid pain medicine. Opioids are one type of medicine used to treat pain, or to help when feeling short of breath. Opioids are available in short and long-acting forms. People taking long-acting pain medicine may need short acting pain medicine if they still have pain. (English) Colour

Frequently Asked Questions about Opioid Pain Medicine: Palliative Care (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This handout covers frequently asked questions about opioid pain medicine including how to get the best pain relief and how to use breakthrough medicine. (English) Colour

Welcome to 4 South: Orthopedics/Trauma (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This gives ortho/trauma patients an overview of what a typical stay on 4 South will look like. (English) Colour

Facet Rhizotomy (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

The facet is the joint on the side of each vertebra. A rhizotomy (say rye-zot-oh-mee) is a procedure to cut or sever the nerve root at certain facets. The procedure uses high-frequency radio waves to create a heat that destroys the nerve. We call this radiofrequency ablation (say ah-blay-shun). This pamphlet describes the procedure, 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. (English) Colour

Lumbar Sympathetic Block in Medical Imaging (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

A brief description of the procedure done in Medical Imaging, 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 (English) Colour

Medial Branch Block (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

Medial branch nerves are small nerves connected to facet joints in the spine. The nerves carry pain signals from the joint to the brain. This pamphlet describes the procedure, 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. (English) Colour

Celiac Plexus Block (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This procedure helps ease abdomen (belly) pain caused from such things as cancer or chronic pancreatitis. The celiac (or solar) plexus is a bundle of nerves in the upper abdomen near the aorta (main artery in your abdomen). The nerves send pain messages from your abdomen to your brain. Blocking these nerves can help ease the pain. (English) Colour

Storage and Disposal of Opioids [English] Permalink Public

Poisonings can happen when children or pets can reach these medications, or when other people mistake one medication for another. Even a single dose of a drug can be very dangerous to someone else. Protect yourself and others by storing medications more safely, and returning any expired, unused, or unwanted drugs as soon as possible. (English)

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