After limb loss (amputation) : Valley Regional Hospital
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38220
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Valley Regional Hospital. Rehabilitation Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2367
- Available Online
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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.
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- Alternate Title
- Limb loss : VRH
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (23 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Amputation - rehabilitation
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Amputation
- Postoperative care
- Specialty
- Muscoskeletal System
- Abstract
- 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.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Rehabilitation Services, Valley Regional Hospital
- Pamphlet Number
- 2367
After limb oss (amputation) : Halifax Infirmary
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37293
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Vascular Surgery.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1193
- Available Online
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This guide explains levels of limb amputation, who is on your health care team, what will happen before surgery, and what to expect after surgery.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Vascular Surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (22 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Amputation - rehabilitation
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Amputation
- Postoperative care
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular System
- Abstract
- This guide explains levels of limb amputation, who is on your health care team, what will happen before surgery, and what to expect after surgery.
- Notes
- Previous title: Limb loss (amputation) post-operative care
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Vascular Surgery
- Pamphlet Number
- 1193
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38145
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Vascular Surgery.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1215
- Available Online
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is when fatty materials called plaque build up in the arteries that supply blood to the brain, organs, and limbs (arms and legs). Over time, the plaque can narrow your arteries. This can lower or stop blood flow. Blocked blood flow can cause leg pain, gangrene (dead body tissue), or amputation (removal) of the foot or leg. If you have PAD, you have a higher chance of having a heart attack or stroke. This pamphlet explains what PAD is, how to find out if you hav…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Vascular Surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Peripheral vascular diseases
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular System
- Abstract
- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is when fatty materials called plaque build up in the arteries that supply blood to the brain, organs, and limbs (arms and legs). Over time, the plaque can narrow your arteries. This can lower or stop blood flow. Blocked blood flow can cause leg pain, gangrene (dead body tissue), or amputation (removal) of the foot or leg. If you have PAD, you have a higher chance of having a heart attack or stroke. This pamphlet explains what PAD is, how to find out if you have PAD, what problems PAD can cause, and how PAD is treated. Information about when to call your doctor or nurse is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Vascular Surgery, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1215
