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Caring for Your Incision using Vacuum Assisted Closure™Therapy With a Prevena Dressing [English] Permalink Public

Caring for Your Incision using Vacuum Assisted Closure™Therapy With a Prevena Dressing provides information on the use of the device, what to do, what not to do, how to trouble shoot, and when to seek medical attention when at home after the surgery. (English) Colour

Troubleshooting Your Feeding Tube [English] Permalink Public

A person with a feeding tube could have some problems. This sheet looks at possible problems. It tells you how to prevent them and what to do if they happen. (English) Colour

This factsheet is part of Tube Feeding at Home (267970).

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Caring for Your Wound Using RENASYS™ GO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This therapy is a way of treating your wound. It works by creating a vacuum effect (negative pressure) on the surface of your wound. Before you leave the hospital, a nurse teaches you how to look after your wound and the machine. (English) Colour

Food Allergy Testing [English] 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. (English)

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

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Unclogging Your Feeding Tube [English] Permalink Public

This is a quick guide to unclogging your feeding tube. It includes why feeding tubes clog, how to prevent it, and what to do when it does clog. Two methods of unclogging are including: unclogging with water and a syringe or using an unclogging kit. (English) Colour

This factsheet is part of Tube Feeding at Home (267970).

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Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) Flipchart (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

The Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) flipchart has been written for renal failure patients who have chosen Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) as their choice of renal replacement therapy. Also known as automated peritoneal dialysis (APD), this method uses a machine (automated cycler) that performs multiple exchanges at night while you sleep. The flipchart is designed as a step by step procedure for patients to use at home. (English) Colour

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy PICO 7 and PICO 14 [English] Permalink Public

For patients with PICO Negative pressure wound therapy for wound healing. (English)

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https://vch.eduhealth.ca/en/permalink/phem4146

Urodynamics and/or Cystoscopy (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Urodynamics is a study that assesses how the bladder and urethra are performing their job of storing and releasing urine. This will help determine the cause of such conditions as incontinence, frequent urination, or recurrent urinary tract infections. (English) Colour

Kidney Transplant Ultrasound and Core Biopsy (Surrey Memorial Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

You have an appointment for a kidney biopsy. This test helps us check how well your transplant kidney is working. (English) Colour

Information for patients having a CT scan [English] Permalink Public

This booklet has information for people having a CT scan. (English)

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https://vch.eduhealth.ca/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2...

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