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Nephrostomy Tube (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure nephrostomy tube 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. This is a thin plastic tube that goes through the skin of your lower back directly into a kidney. This tube drains urine from the kidney when urine cannot flow normally. X-ray, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy are used to guide the procedure. (French) Colour

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Paracentesis (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure paracentesis 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. Paracentesis is the removal of fluid from around the organs in your abdomen. This area is called the abdominal cavity. A build-up of fluid in the abdominal cavity is called ascites. There are a number of different reasons for this fluid build-up. You might already know why this has happened or this procedure might be done to help find out why. (French) Colour

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Colonoscopy [French] Permalink Public

This factsheet answers your questions about colonoscopy. (French)

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Radiologic Percutaneous Gastrostomy/Gastrojejunostomy (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure radiologic percutaneous gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy 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. Radiologic Percutaneous Gastrostomy is a procedure where a special tube called a gastrostomy tube (G tube) is put into the stomach by going through the skin of the abdomen using X-ray to guide the procedure. (French) Colour

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Folate and Your Health [French] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File information about folate and your health including what folate is, importance of folate, recommended amount of folate per day, and food souces of folate chart. Number 68g. (French)

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) [French] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File information about pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) including symptoms, complications, and home treatment. French - Number 08c. (French)

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Substance Use: Overdose Survival Guide [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides information on tips to save a life in the event of overdose. (French) Colour

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Caring for Your Urinary Catheter at Home (Fraser Health) [French] Permalink Public

You have a urinary catheter. It drains urine from your bladder into a bag through a tube. A small, water-filled balloon at the end of the tube holds it inside your bladder. The tube is connected to a bag for the urine to drain into. Having a urinary catheter can put you at risk of getting an infection. It is important to read and understand this information so you can lessen the chances of getting an infection. (French) Colour

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Abdominal Drainage (Lower Mainland) [French] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure abdominal drainage 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. Abdominal drainage is the removal of fluid that has collected in the abdomen (called ascites). Abdominal drainage is also done to remove fluid from an abscess in the abdomen. (French) Colour

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Food Allergy Testing [French] Permalink Public

This resource summarizes how IgE antibody triggered food allergy is diagnosed and the tests that are available to help. IgE antibody triggered food allergy is the most common type of food allergy. (French)

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https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/sites/default/files/he...

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