Search Results

Ankle Brachial Index Test (ABI) (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Ankle Brachial Index is a test which compares the blood pressure in your ankles to the blood pressure in your arms. This test is done in the Vascular Lab, located in our General Day Care. It is a safe and painless test that helps your medical provider determine if your legs are getting the proper amount of blood supply. (English) Colour

Other Languages (See All Related)

English (266180), Punjabi (266345)

Colonoscopy [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet answers your questions about colonoscopy. (English)

URL:

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/screening/Documents/Colo...

This factsheet is part of Colon Screening Program Package (268083).

Other Languages (See All Related)

English, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Farsi, French, German, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

Colon Screening [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet answers your questions about colon screening. (English)

URL:

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/screening/Documents/Colo...

This factsheet is part of Colon Screening Program Package (268083).

Other Languages (See All Related)

English, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Farsi, French, German, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

Preparation for Colonoscopy (Peace Arch Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Instructions on what to do one week before, one day before, and on the day of your procedure. The doctor will give you information about taking a bowel preparation. This will be taken by you to clean the bowel so that your doctor can accurately view your colon. (English) Black & White

Preparing for Cardiac Catheterization (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions. A long thin tube called a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in your groin, neck, or arm and threaded through your blood vessels to your heart. Using this catheter, doctors can then do diagnostic tests. (English) Colour

Other Languages (See All Related)

English (255562), Chinese - Simplified (262865), Punjabi (262864)

Exercise Tolerance Test [English] Permalink Public

Your doctor has recommended you have an exercise tolerance test. This test monitors the flow of blood within your heart as you exercise. This sheet explains how the test is done. (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

Urine Sample - First Catch - How to collect for Men (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

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

Other Languages (See All Related)

English (264691), Arabic (265264), Chinese - Simplified (265266), Chinese - Traditional (265265), Farsi (265269), French (265267), Korean (265268), Punjabi (265270), Vietnamese (265271)

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

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

Other Languages (See All Related)

English (264692), Arabic (265256), Chinese - Simplified (265258), Chinese - Traditional (265257), Farsi (265261), French (265259), Korean (265260), Punjabi (265262), Vietnamese (265263)

Radial Artery Sheath (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure radial artery sheath 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. Your doctor or specialist wants you to have an interventional procedure. The procedure requires access to the inside of your body through an artery. We use an artery in your wrist called the radial artery. A small thin hollow tube called sheath is inserted through your skin into the radial artery. The sheath is then used for the interventional procedure. (English) Colour

Other Languages (See All Related)

English (264637)