Patient Education Resources

24-Hour Urine Collection for Porphyrins - South Shore Regional Hospital

Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a urine sample to test for porphyrins. Locations for drop-offs are included.

48 or 72-Hour Fecal Fat Collection - South Shore Regional Hospital

Your primary health care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) has ordered a test to check your stool (poop) for fat. This pamphlet gives special instructions you need to follow for this test. Drop-off site locations and hours for your collected samples are included.

5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) is a medication often used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Topics include: what does 5-ASA do, which 5-ASA you should take, how to use 5-ASA, possible side effects, and how long you will need to take 5-ASA.

5-HIAA Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area

This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions on how to collect a 5-HIAA urine (pee) specimen (sample). Location information for drop-offs (24-hour access) is included.

72-Hour Stool Collection for Fecal Fat: Eating Plan - South Shore Regional Hospital

Your primary health care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) has ordered a test to check your stool (poop) for fat. This pamphlet lists foods you should eat for this test and a sample menu. Drop-off site locations and hours for your collected samples are included.

8.3 Orthopedics: Going Home - Halifax Infirmary (HI)

This pamphlet explains the information you were given during your hospital stay on Unit 8.3 Orthopedics at the Halifax Infirmary. Topics include anticoagulant medication (blood thinners), managing pain after surgery, dressings and wound care, possible complications, and follow-up.

A Guide for Patients Being Investigated for Lung Cancer

This pamphlet explains what to do if you have new symptoms or if your symptoms get worse while you are being investigated for lung cancer.

A Self-Monitoring Guide for Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

This pamphlet has information about the possible side effects while being treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy.

Abdominal Aneurysm

This pamphlet explains why an aneurysm happens, who is at risk, how it is diagnosed, why it is life-threatening, and how it is treated. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Abdominal Wall Fat Pad Biopsy

In an abdominal wall fat pad biopsy, a very thin needle is used to collect a few small fat droplets from the fat pad under the skin. The droplets are then sent to a lab for examination.