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This handout explains what to do before this surgery, and how to care for your child afterward. It also explains when to get help.
Learn what to expect when your child has Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has preauricular sinus removal surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has a tonsillectomy (surgery to remove their tonsils). Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
A guide to help parents care for their child after heart surgery. Topics include: care of your child's incision; diet; pain management; post-surgical behaviour; activity; immunizations; returning to school and day care; preventing infection; and Post Pericardiotomy Syndrome(PPS).
Provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
This pamphlet provides information to parents about Synagis, a medication that helps a child's body fight off a serious respiratory syncytial virus, also called RSV.
This pamphlet offers advice to parents and caregivers on how to care for your child with croup. It explains croup, the symptoms, what you can do at home, how it's diagnosed and also how it's treated.
Explains the heart catheterization procedure, including why your child may need it, what to expect during the procedure, how to prepare, and what to do after the procedure.
This pamphlets contains information about Amiodarone (Cordarone), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Amlodipine (Norvasc, Apo-Amlodipine), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Acetylsalicyclic acid (ASA), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Atenolol (Tenomin, Apo-Atenolol, Teva-Atenolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Bisoprolol (Apo-Bisoprolol, Novo-Bisoprolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Bosentan (Tracleer), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Bumetanide (Bumex, Apo-Bumetanide, Novo-Bumetanide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Captopril (Capoten), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Carvedilol (Coreg, Apo-Carvedilol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Clopidogrel (Plavix, Apo-Clopidogrel), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Digoxin (Lanoxin, Toloxin), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Dipyridamole (Persantin, Apo-Dipyridamole), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Enalapril (Apo-Enalapril, Teva-Enalapril, Vasotec), its usage, storage and side effects.
This handout contains information about Flecainide (Tambocor), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Furosemide (Lasix, Apo-Furosemide, Teva-Furosemide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Hydrochlorothiazide(Hydro-duril, Apo-Hydrochlorothiazide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Metoprolol (Lopresor, Apo-Metoprolol, Novo-Metoprolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Nadolol(Apo-Nadol, Corgard), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Procainamide(Procan, Apo-Procainamide), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Propafenone (Rhythmol, Apo-Propafenone), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Propranolol(Lopresor, Apo-Propranolol, Novo-Propranolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Sildenafil (Revatio, Apo-Sildenafil), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Sotalol (Sotacor, Apo-Sotalol, Novo-Sotalol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This pamphlets contains information about Spironolactone (Aldactone, Apo-Spironolactone, Teva-Spironolactone), its usage, storage and side effects.
This one page pamphlet describes the recommended steps to care for your child's chest wound.
Overview of what a Melody Valve is and how to care for your child after their procedure.
Information on how to prepare for your child's heart surgery including dental care, what happens at the pre-admission clinic, what to do if your child becomes ill before surgery, how to prepare your child, what to pack, visiting.
Describes what Infective Endocarditis is, what causes it, how to prevent it, and what to do if you child gets it.
This pamphlet provides information about C. difficile, also known as Clostridium difficile or C.diff. It's a germ (bacteria) that can cause diarrhea.; It answers the questions about what it is, who can get it, how it's treated, how it spreads, how the hospital prevents the spread, what you can do t…
This is a short pamphlet about bladder augmentation and Mitrofanoff procedure and care.
Learn what to expect after your child has salivary gland duct ligation surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
This pamphlet answers some of the most commonly asked questions about mastitis. (Mastitis is an infection of the breast tissue and/or milk ducts.)
Overview of what bronchiolitis is and how to treat it.
This handout gives an overview of what to do when a child has a blue spell, also known as a tet spell or hypercyanotic spell.
For parents and guardians of children with heart failure (hearts that do not function normally). Explains causes, diagnosis and treatments for heart failure. Lists members of the heart failure team, explains adjustments to make at home, and what to expect during clinic visits.
This 1 page handout describes to parents how and why to give nasal spray to your child.
This handout goes through the steps of managing and taking care of a Blake Drain.
A practical and informative guide for parents who discover their unborn child has a heart problem. Sections include: answers to commonly asked questions; choices and decisions; talking about feelings; building your support team; pregnancy-related questions.
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