This guide will help to answer any questions you may have after leavingUnit 8.3 (Halifax Infirmary). Topics include blood thinners, pain control, dressings and wound care, possible complications, follow-up, and safe activity.
This guide will help you understand what will happen before and after your surgery, how you may feel, how to care for your amputation, and how to adapt your lifestyle to this change.
This pamphlet will answer some of your questions about your care at home after orthopedic day surgery.
This pamphlet gives info about what to expect after your orthopedic surgery. Topics include pain control, constipation, activity, dressing, stitches/staples, and things to watch for.
This pamphlet explains what to expect before and after spine surgery. Topics include information about your spine, the surgery, and your discharge day, and what to expect at home. A pre-surgery checklist, activity guidelines, and information on when to see a health care provider are included.
A bone scan may help your health care provider determine your future fracture risk and measure your response to treatment. This pamphlet outlines how the scan is done, how to get ready, and what to do during the test, and conditions that may interfere with the scan.
This pamphlet explains what a bone marrow test is, how to get ready for it, why and how it is done, and what will happen after the test. A list of symptoms to watch for is included.
This pamphlet explains getting ready for the test (what to wear and bring), and the steps of the test. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet outlines the steps involved for doing these exercises as part of the Burn Care Exercise Program. Instructions and diagrams are included. These include 'ankle dorsiflexion', 'ankle inversion', 'ankle eversion', 'ankle plantar flexion' and 'standing ankle dorsiflexion'.
This pamphlet outlines the steps involved for doing these exercises as part of the Burn Care Exercise Program. Instructions and diagrams are included. These include 'ankle dorsiflexion', 'ankle plantarflexion', 'ankle inversion', 'ankle eversion' and 'ankle circles'.