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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Patient handout outlining harmless sounds hearts make known as innocent/flow/stills murmurs.
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.
Pamphlet describing how to use a birthing ball safely during pregnancy. It also provides information on how to use the birthing ball after the baby is born - for both you and your baby, and how to keep the ball in good repair.
Answers to frequently asked questions about nostril splinting for cleft lip and nasal deformity including: what a nostril splint is, how it's made, how long it is worn for; care of the splint.
Overview of what a Melody Valve is and how to care for your child after their procedure.
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.
Patient handout explaining what a bicuspid aortic valve is and outlining a treatment/follow-up plan.
Patient handout explaining what SVT (fast heartbeat) is and how to manage it in babies.
Information on how to care for a child with a pacemaker used to treat an irregular heart rhythm (arrythmia). Including: how to care for the incision; activity recommendations; signs of possible problems; travel information; environmental hazards.
This pamphlet provides information for new parents about the flu, precautions they can take to protect their baby from the flu virus, and what will happen if you or your baby gets the flu while staying in the hospital.
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 pamphlet provides information on breast or bottle feeding a newborn baby with a cleft lip and/or palate.
Booklet describing breastfeeding techniques and common problems associated with breastfeeding.
Heartpedia, created by Cincinnati Children's Hospital, allows you to interact with 3D models of pediatric heart anomalies and defects. Healthcare providers may use these anatomically-correct models as visual learning tools to help educate patients and families on specific defects and repairs. Heart…
Heartpedia, created by Cincinnati Children's Hospital, allows you to interact with 3D models of pediatric heart anomalies and defects. Healthcare providers may use these anatomically-correct models as visual learning tools to help educate patients and families on specific defects and repairs. Heart…
Information on what a PICC is, how to care for a PICC, and what to watch for.
This pamphlet answers the most frequently asked questions about when your water breaks early, also known as premature rupture of membranes or PROM.
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.