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Care after a Needle Breast Biopsy [English] Permalink Public

Your breast will be tender and a little swollen after the biopsy. You might get a bruise at the site of the biopsy. This is all normal and should go away within a few days. This pamphlet describes how to take care of yourself following the biopsy, what to watch for, and when to get help. (English) Colour

Welcome to the Breast Health Clinic (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

This is a clinic for adults who have a lump or a change in their breast. Our clinic has a team of health professionals who have special training in the care and treatment of the breast. The aim of our clinic is to see you as quickly as possible and find the reason for the change in your breast. (English) Colour

Care after a Surgical Breast Biopsy (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Your breast will be sore for the next few days. You will see some bruising over the next 2 to 3 days. This is all normal and should go away within a few days. This pamphlet gives you information on how to care for yourself at home, what to what for, and when to call for help. (English) Colour

Facet Joint Injection (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This procedure involves injecting a small amount of local anesthetic (similar to dental freezing) and/or steroid medication around a facet joint. Facet joints are small joints on the sides of bones that make up your spine, called vertebrae. An interventional radiologist does the procedure (a doctor who specializes in image guided procedures using x-ray and fluoroscopy) (English) Black & White

Finding a Family Practitioner [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

Family practitioners refer to family doctors or nurse practitioners. They can help you with your everyday health needs. This pamphlet shares different ways to find a family practitioner. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Finding a Family Practitioner [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Family practitioners refer to family doctors or nurse practitioners. They can help you with your everyday health needs. This pamphlet shares different ways to find a family practitioner. (Punjabi) Colour

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Pudendal Nerve Block [English] Permalink Public

This procedure involves injecting a small amount of local anesthetic (similar to dental freezing), with or without steroid medication, around the pudendal nerve (the main nerve in your pelvis). The pudendal nerve carries feelings to and from the groin, the vagina (women), the scrotum (men) and lower buttocks or backside. The block is most often done for people who have pain when sitting. (English) Colour

Ultrasound Kidney Biopsy In Medical Imaging (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

A kidney biopsy is a way of taking a small sample of tissue from your kidney using a special needle. A biopsy is done to identify the type and degree of kidney disease, which then helps guide what would be the best way to treat the disease. A radiologist does the procedure (a doctor who specializes in image guided procedures). (English) Colour

Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home (Fraser Health) [Arabic] Permalink Under Revision

Hazardous drugs are medications that can be harmful to anyone who is exposed to them. Generally, drugs are identified as a ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ hazard risk.In the first 48 hours after your chemotherapy treatment, your body might get rid of some of the drug through body wastes and/or body fluids. These wastes and fluids can be harmful to others in the first 48 hours. This describes how to deal with hazardous waste. (Arabic) Colour

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Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home (Fraser Health) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Under Revision

Hazardous drugs are medications that can be harmful to anyone who is exposed to them. Generally, drugs are identified as a ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ hazard risk.In the first 48 hours after your chemotherapy treatment, your body might get rid of some of the drug through body wastes and/or body fluids. These wastes and fluids can be harmful to others in the first 48 hours. This describes how to deal with hazardous waste. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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English (257404), Arabic (264747), Chinese - Simplified (264749), Chinese - Traditional (264748), Farsi (264750), Punjabi (264751)