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Substance Use: Signs of an Opioid Overdose (Small) [English] Permalink Public

Poster illustrating the signs of an opioid overdose and what to do. 2 sizes available. (English) Colour

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English (265247), Punjabi (265356)

Quick Guide: After a Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Instructions for people who have had a Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair with a MitraClip© at Royal Columbian Hospital. It includes information on follow-up appointments, recovery at home, and when to get medical help. (English) Colour

About My PICC - for older children and teens (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

A booklet to prepare older children and teens for what to expect when they are going to have a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placed by a nurse while in the hospital. Includes how to care for the PICC and site after it is in place and when the get help. (English) Colour

How to Give Medication Through Your Central Venous Catheter (VALVED) with Gravity System, Single Tubing, and PUMPETTE (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This book has information to help you care for your IV system and contact information if you need to speak to a nurse about your IV system. This booklet is meant to help you give yourself IV medications through a Valved Central Venous Catheter (CVC) with a gravity infusion using single tubing and Pumpette. (English) Colour

After Open Heart Surgery: A Quick Reference (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Patient discharge instructions to be given to patients after open heart surgery. (English) Colour

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Heart Failure Medications: A Patient and Caregiver Guide [English] Permalink Public

This guide has been created to: explain what medications may be recommended to treat your symptoms and improve your quality of life, support your conversations with your health care team, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and others, and help you ensure that you receive the best heart failure care available by understanding practice guidelines and advocating for them in your care. (English)

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How to Give Medication Through Your Central Venous Catheter (VALVED) with Gravity System, Single Tubing, and PUMPETTE (NON-Flex bag) (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Chilliwack General Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This book has information to help you care for your IV system and contact information if you need to speak to a nurse about your IV system. This booklet is meant to help you give yourself IV medication through a Valved Central Venous Catheter (CVC) with a gravity infusion using single tubing and Pumpette (NON-Flex Bag). (English) Colour

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

This booklet explains how your heart works, what a heart catheterization is, what to expect, and possible treatments following this procedure. This booklet is intended for those people who have been referred to us for this procedure. Closer to the date of your procedure, we send you more specific information about how to prepare. (English) Colour

Healthy habits when at risk for lymphedema [English] Permalink Public

A handout for people who have had breast surgery or radiation and need more information about how to prevent arm swelling (lymphedema). (English) Colour

Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER): A quick guide on what to expect (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

A transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is a newer, less invasive option for For people who cannot undergo surgery to repair a leaking mitral valve. This procedure uses an implanted clip, called a MitraClip®, to repair the leaky value. ​This pamphlet describes what to expect when having the procedure at Royal Columbian Hospital. This is a supplement to the booklet "Guide to Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair". (English) Colour