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Heart Palpitations (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

A heart palpitation (sounds like pal-pih-tay-shun) is when your heart feels like it is pounding, racing, or fluttering. You might feel like your heart has skipped a beat or added an extra beat. You might feel overly aware of your heartbeat. These feelings or sensation can sometimes be felt in your chest, neck, or throat. While you are having palpitations, your heart rhythm may or may not be abnormal. (English) Colour

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Your Guide to Independent Living - Make your home safer (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Checklist to make your home safer. (English) Colour

This factsheet is part of Your Guide to Independent Living - Keeping you safe from falls and injuries Package (264151).

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Welcome to the Emergency Department [English] Permalink Public

Information about what you can expect, how to take care of yourself and who you can ask if you have questions. (English) Colour

Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This fact sheet explains why it is important to prevent this infection from spreading to other patients in the hospital, or to your friends and family when you go home. (English) Colour

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Substance Use: List of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Clinics [English] Permalink Public

Opioid Agonist Treatment, often referred to as OAT, provides people who have an opioid use disorder with treatment using medications like buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) and methadone. Fraser Health’s Opioid Agonist Treatment clinics provide comprehensive care and facilitate connections to other healthcare services and community supports (e.g. Primary Care, counselling etc.). (English)

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Viral Gastrointestinal Illness (Stomach Flu) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

How to prevent the spread of infection in the hospital and at home. Viral gastrointestinal illness, also known as stomach flu, is a common illness. It can occur as a case in just one person or can quickly spread through families and cause outbreaks. Outbreaks occur in the community every year. There are several different viruses that cause illness with vomiting and diarrhea. This fact sheet provides information about how to prevent the spread of infection in hospital and at home. (English) Colour

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Your Guide to Independent Living - Home Activity Program (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Home activity program. (English) Colour

This factsheet is part of Your Guide to Independent Living - Keeping you safe from falls and injuries Package (264151).

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Why the Wait? (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet discusses the procedures involved in accessing Emergency Department services at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and what you can do as a patient or family member to assist in making this process run smoothly. (English) Colour

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Asthma (Adult) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Asthma (sounds like az-muh) is when the airways (or breathing tubes) in your lungs become swollen and irritated. This makes it difficult to breathe. (English) Colour

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OPAT RCH: Outpatient Clinic Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

You have an infection that is best treated with antibiotics given through an intravenous. This pamphlet gives you information about coming in to the hospital as an outpatient for antibiotic therapy on days, evenings, and weekends. It also describes how to care for your saline lock at home. (English) Colour