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This pamphlets contains information about Acetylsalicyclic acid (ASA), its usage, storage and side effects.
Learn what to expect after your child has their adenoids removed. Also explains when to get help.
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 Atenolol (Tenomin, Apo-Atenolol, Teva-Atenolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
Patient handout explaining what a bicuspid aortic valve is and outlining a treatment/follow-up plan.
This pamphlets contains information about Bisoprolol (Apo-Bisoprolol, Novo-Bisoprolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
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.
This pamphlets contains information about Bosentan (Tracleer), its usage, storage and side effects.
Describes the reasons for giving botox injections, also describes how it works, the benefits, and what to do after the injections.
Overview of what bronchiolitis is and how to treat it.
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.
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).
This one page pamphlet describes the recommended steps to care for your child's chest wound.
This handout goes through the steps of managing and taking care of a Blake Drain.
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.
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 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…
Learn what to expect after your child has cochlear implant surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
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.
Learn what to expect after your child has ear tube surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
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.
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 how to prepare for this surgery, and what to expect afterward. This handout also explains when to get help.
This pamphlets contains information about Furosemide (Lasix, Apo-Furosemide, Teva-Furosemide), its usage, storage and side effects.
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 pamphlets contains information about Hydrochlorothiazide(Hydro-duril, Apo-Hydrochlorothiazide), its usage, storage and side effects.
Provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
Written in Punjabi, this pamphlet provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
Written in Traditional Chinese, this pamphlet 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.
In Punjabi, 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.
In Traditional Chinese, 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.
Patient handout outlining harmless sounds hearts make known as innocent/flow/stills murmurs.
The pamphlet for inpatient families provides information on what a gastrointestinal endoscopy/colonoscopy is, and how your child's care team will prepare them for the procedure.
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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Learn what to expect after your child has a laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy procedure. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
This handout explains the limb lengthening process, including the operation and aftercare with a magnet.
Overview of what a Melody Valve is and how to care for your child after their procedure.
This pamphlets contains information about Metoprolol (Lopresor, Apo-Metoprolol, Novo-Metoprolol), its usage, storage and side effects.
This is a short pamphlet about bladder augmentation and Mitrofanoff procedure and care.
Learn what to expect after your child has ear tube surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
This pamphlets contains information about Nadolol(Apo-Nadol, Corgard), its usage, storage and side effects.