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Welcome to the Inpatient Psychiatry Program (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Our goal is to create an environment that is patient and family-centered where your health care needs are addressed with dignity and respect. Your care team works with you to identify your mental health and/or substance use issues and help you manage them, stabilize any initial crisis, and make a treatment plan that meets your specific needs. We will also identify coping strategies and skills you can use when you go home and make a plan for when you are discharged from the hospital. (English) Colour

Acetaminophen [English] Permalink Public

Your child needs to take medicine called acetaminophen (Tylenol or Tempra). This information sheet explains what acetaminophen does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine. (English)

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https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=6...

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Head and Neck Surgery (Eagle Ridge Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Instructions for your care following head and neck surgery at Eagle Ridge Hospital. (English) Colour

Hernia (Child) [English] Permalink Public

A hernia is a bulge created by an organ or tissue. The bulge pushes through a weakness in the area of the body that normally contains it. The most common place that a hernia occurs is in the belly. The two most common types of hernias in children are: An umbilical hernia occurs when a part of the intestine sticks through the abdominal wall through the navel. An inguinal hernia occurs when part of the intestine pushes through the abdominal wall in or around the groin. Inguinal hernias occur in up to 5 out of 100 babies. Audio available. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/Conditio...

Arm and Hand Exercises [English] Permalink Public

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 combined booklet describes exercises and activities to help strengthen and improve movement of your arms and hands. (English) Colour

This booklet is a package that contains the following individual information sheets: Arm and Hand: Stretching Exercises (264576), Arm and Hand: Strengthening and Fine Motor Exercises (264577), Arm and Hand: Sensation Exercises (264578), Arm and Hand: Everyday Activities (264579).

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English (264271), Punjabi (267923)

Introductory Resistance Program [English] Permalink Public

Keeping your muscles active and healthy through regular resistance training will greatly improve your management of diabetes. Resistance exercise uses more muscles than just walking. It uses upper body muscles that are rarely used in modern society today. (English)

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https://www.diabetes.ca/DiabetesCanadaWebsite/medi...

Hemodialysis Eating Guidelines (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

When you are on hemodialysis, you might need to follow some or all of these guidelines for sodium, fluids, protein, phosphorus, and potassium. Your dietitian works with you to plan a diet that is specific to your needs. (English) Colour

Sick Day Management for Type 2 Diabetes [English] Permalink Public

A bad cold, the flu or a serious injury can make your blood glucose too high. People not usually taking insulin may need to take insulin when they are sick. On the other hand when you take diabetes medication (pills and/or insulin) and cannot eat your usual foods, your blood glucose may go too low. Follow these guidelines to help you stay out of hospital. (English) Colour

Burns in Children (Multi-Record landing Page) [English] Permalink Public

Landing page for: burns: household safety and prevention, scald prevention, burn prevention: campfires & fireworks, burns: winter safety, sun: protecting your child's skin, burns: first aid, sunburn, burns: caring for your child at home between outpatient visits, burn injuries: information for parents with a child staying at hospital, burns: caring for your child at home after discharge from hospital, burns: scar managament techniques, burn injuries: helping families cope. (English)

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https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/burns

Spinal Anesthesia (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public

A spinal anesthetic involves having freezing medicine injected into your spinal fluid to numb parts of your body to block pain. This factsheet provides additional information on how this is done and what to do when you return home. (English) Black & White