Thursday, December 18: Nova Scotia is currently experiencing intermittent telephone service disruptions at St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital in Sherbrooke. Crews are working to restore service. We apologize for any inconvenience.
This pamphlet explains what a home parenteral nutrition (HPN) emergency plan is, and what emergency supplies you should have ready.
This pamphlet will help you as you make your way through rehabilitation (rehab). It explains what to expect when you are admitted, during your stay, and when you are discharged from the hospital. It also includes information about your health care team and a checklist to help you get ready for your discharge.
This pamphlet will help you talk about the upcoming birth of your baby and help health care providers understand what treatments you would like and the things that matter most to you.
This pamphlet includes tips on how to get more physically active. It also includes space to keep track of your health (like blood pressure, heart rate) and activity (like aerobic exercise, balance test).
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic (ongoing) neuromuscular disorder that causes weakness in your voluntary muscles (muscles you can control). This pamphlet explains what causes MG, what the symptoms are, and how it is diagnosed and treated. A list of resources is included.
Mycophenolate mofetil or mycophenolic acid is a medication that works by lowering your body’s harmful response to immune system diseases like glomerulonephritis. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication, possible side effects, and how to store this medication.
This pamphlet explains what a myringotomy tube is, what to expect after surgery, pain, activity and eating, how long the tubes should stay in, and possible side effects.
Naltrexone is a medication used to help manage alcohol dependence by lowering the good feeling you get from drinking alcohol. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication and other things you should know.
The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) and Children’s Hospital Early Warning Score (CHEWS) are scores used by your health care team. They help them to quickly find out how sick you or your child are and if there are changes to you or your child's condition. This pamphlet explains how your health care team uses these scores.
A possible side effect of cancer and cancer treatment is nausea (feeling sick to your stomach) and/or vomiting (throwing up). This pamphlet describes what to do if you have nausea or vomiting and how to manage these side effects.