LQTS is a rare disease that can change your heart's electrical activity leading to abnormal heart rhythms. The pamphlet explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and activity guidelines.
The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Group is a skills training group. It is for people who have a hard time controlling and expressing their emotions effectively. This pamphlet explains how to join the group, when and where the group is held, what you will need to do in the group, and topics covered in the sessions.
This pamphlet explains how to use an ambulatory blood pressure monitor for 24 hours (1 day). It also gives information on where to return the monitor when you are done. This pamphlet is also available in French and Arabic.
جهاز محمول لقياس ضغط الدم لمدة 24 ساعة
This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are taken to the Halifax Infirmary to have a cardiac catheterization (dye test).
This pamphlet explains why and how the test is done, and how the test will feel. Information about medications, eating, drinking, and activity during the 24-hour pH monitoring test is given.
This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions on how to collect a 24-hour urine (pee) specimen (sample). Location information for drop-offs (24-hour access) is included.
This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions on how to collect a 24-hour urine sample. Drop-off site locations and times are included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a urine sample for the following: catecholamines, 5HIAA, VMA, and metanephrines. Drop-off locations are included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a urine sample to test for porphyrins. Locations for drop-offs are included.