Warfarin sodium is an anticoagulant (blood thinning) medication. It helps to prevent and treat abnormal blood clots. This pamphlet explains why you may need warfarin sodium and how to take it. This pamphlet is also available in French.
Cette brochure fournit des instructions précises aux patients qui prennent de la warfarine. Des instructions sont également fournies sur la façon de prendre le médicament, les doses manquées, les analyses sanguines RIN (ou INR), les interactions médicamenteuses et alimentaires, les effets secondaires et les mesures de sécurité. This pamphlet is also available in English.
This pamphlet outlines water rules for highly immunocompromised patients to follow while admitted to the Victoria General (VG) site or the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre (NSRC) because of a type of bacteria commonly found in water. This pamphlet is also available in French.
The information in this pamphlet will help you and your family get ready for your stay on the 4B Hospitalist Medicine Unit (HMU), a unit for patients who need some care and are waiting to be discharged from the hospital.
This pamphlet explains what to expect on the palliative care unit at Dartmouth General Hospital. Topics include what a usual day is like on the unit, who is on your health care team, and how to give feedback about your hospital stay.
This pamphlet explains what to expect for patients staying in Unit 8.2 at the Halifax Infirmary.
This pamphlet outlines what to expect as an inpatient on 9A, a General Surgery Unit.
This pamphlet was created to answer any questions you may have surrounding expectations, safety and privacy concerns, and also gives contact information for mental health resources in the community. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are admitted to Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital.
This pamphlet will help you get ready for your visit to the Hemoglobinopathies Clinic. An appointment checklist is included.