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Honouring Indigenous Women and Families' Pregnancy Journeys (Poster) [English] Permalink Public

This poster outlines safe approaches to the provision of culturally sensitive care for our Indigenous perinatal populations and their families. (English)

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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

Abdominal Drainage (Lower Mainland) [English] 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. (English) Colour

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Tunnelled Hemodialysis Line (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure tunnelled hemodialysis line 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. (English) Colour

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English (264610), Arabic (264672), Chinese - Simplified (264673), Chinese - Traditional (264674), Farsi (264675), French (264802), Punjabi (264676), Vietnamese (264677)

Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home - Home Health (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Some medications are good for you but can harm your skin if you touch them. You also need to be careful with your body fluids and waste while you are taking these drugs. Learn how to keep yourself and others safe when handling and taking these medications, and cleaning up bodily fluids and waste. (English) Colour

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

How to Give Medication Through Your Central Venous Catheter (NON-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 medication through a Non-Valved Central Venous Catheter (CVC) with a gravity infusion using single tubing and Pumpette. (English) Colour

Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

It is a procedure which involves injecting corticosteroids (steroids) and local anesthetic (similar to dental freezing) into the epidural space, around the spinal cord. This is a common treatment for many types of low back and leg pain. Some people need a series of injections spread of a period of time. An interventional radiologist does the procedure (a doctor who specializes in image guided procedures using x-ray, fluoroscopy, or CT scan). (English) Colour

Lumbar Sympathetic Block in Medical Imaging (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

A brief description of the procedure done in Medical Imaging, who will be performing procedure, how to prepare, 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 (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

Lumbar Puncture in Medical Imaging (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

A lumbar puncture is a procedure for taking a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from around the spinal cord in the lower back. You might also hear it called a ‘spinal tap’. This procedure is usually done to identify diseases of the central nervous system, including the brain and spine. This procedure is also used to treat cancer with chemotherapy. A radiologist does the procedure (a doctor who specializes in image guided procedures). (English) Colour