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Having an Ultrasound-guided Breast Biopsy (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

An ultrasound-guided breast biopsy means taking one or more samples of tissue to be examined by the laboratory. This sheet tells you what to expect. (English) Colour

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Healthy Living After Gestational Diabetes (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Now that you have delivered your baby, we encourage you to continue making healthy eating and lifestyle choices. Doing so reduces your chances of having higher blood sugars or getting diabetes in the future. (English) Colour

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Getting Ready for Hemodialysis (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Information sheet about getting ready for hemodialysis and steps for creating a fistula. Your kidney doctor wants you to get a small surgery to join a vein with an artery in your arm (called a fistula). We use the fistula to clean your blood if you do need dialysis. (English) Colour

Benefits of Video Visits [English] Permalink Public

We want to offer you convenient and reliable health care services. We are using virtual tools to stay connected with the people we care for, such as Zoom, What’s App, and FaceTime. This sheet explains the benefits of video visits. (English) Colour

Your Child's Nasogastric Tube: When the tube needs changing or put back in place [English] Permalink Public

How to arrange for changes to your child’s nasogastric tube and to have a new one put in should the tube come out. A companion to the booklet “Nasogastric Tube Feeding - A Guide for Parents” (#256093) (English) Black & White

Men and Osteoporosis [English] Permalink Public

This two-page fact sheet from Osteoporosis Canada focuses on men and osteoporosis. Includes information on risk factors for fracture, secondary causes of bone loss and treatment. Also presents a story of a man living with osteoporosis. (English)

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Breech Babies and Hip Joints (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Babies in a breech position are more likely to have loose fitting hip joints. This describes what happens once your baby is born should they be in a breech position. (English) Colour

Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in Long-term Care – Information for Residents [English] Permalink Public

Explains what Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) are, how we treat CPO infections, and how to stop the spread of these germs in care homes. (English) Colour

Your child is having an EEG [English] Permalink Public

EEG stands for electroencephalogram (say ee-lek-tro-en-sef-ah-lo-gram). This sheet tells you where to go for the test, how to prepare your child, and how we do the test. (English) Colour

Create Opportunities for Your Child to Communicate (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Children are more likely to communicate when there is a reason to communicate. You can create opportunities by using communication temptations. The key is that you should wait for your child to tell you or show you what they want. Then, when you respond, your child will learn that communication works! (English) Colour

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