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.
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 to collect a 24-hour urine sample. Drop-off site locations are included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a 24 hour split urine sample. Locations for drop offs (24 hour access) are included.
Your primary health care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) has ordered a test to check your stool (poop) for fat. You should eat 100 to 150 grams of fat each day for this test. Follow this plan for 6 days: 3 days before you collect your stool and 3 days during collection. Choose foods listed in this pamphlet. The pamphlet lists the number of grams of fat in a variety of foods and includes a sample menu. Drop-off site locations for samples are included.
This pamphlet provides blood collection tips for parents. Images of back-to-chest and chest-to-chest comfort hold techniques are included. Please note that some Nova Scotia Health Authority blood collection sites are not able to collect blood from patients under 12 years old. Visit www.nshealth.ca/blood-collection for more info. The French version of this pamphlet 2149, "Conseils aux parents pour les prises de sang : Pathologie et médecine de laboratoire", is also available.
Ce dépliant donne des conseils aux parents pour les prises de sang. Il contient des images des techniques de maintien réconfortantes « dos contre poitrine » et « poitrine contre poitrine ». Veuillez noter que certains sites de prélèvements sanguins de la Régie de la santé de la Nouvelle-Écosse ne sont pas en mesure de prélever du sang sur des patients de moins de 12 ans. Rendez-vous à www.nshealth.ca/blood-collection pour plus d’information. ; This pamphlet is a French translation of "Blood Col…
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a creatinine urine (pee) specimen. Contact information for blood collection clinic hours and addresses, and to book a blood collection appointment is included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a pinworm sample. Locations for drop-offs are included.
This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions on how to collect a metanephrine 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 mid-stream urine (pee) specimen (sample). Location information for drop-offs (24-hour access) is included.
This pamphlet gives instructions to collect a semen sample. The drop-off site location is included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a skin, hair, or nail sample to detect infection(s). Locations for drop-offs are included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a sputum sample. Locations for drop offs are included.
This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions on how to collect a stool (poop) specimen (sample) to check for calprotectin. Location information for drop-offs (24-hour access) is included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a stool (poop) sample to test for C. diff. Special rules you must follow for 5 days before you collect your stool are listed. Locations for drop-offs are included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a stool (poop) sample to test your stool's culture and sensitivity. Locations for drop-offs (24-hour access) are included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a stool (poop) sample to test your stool's culture. Locations for drop-offs are included.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a stool (poop) sample to detect H. pylori, C. difficile, or other viruses. You can drop off your samples in Halifax 24 hours a day.
Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a stool (poop) sample to find H. pylori. Locations for drop-offs are included.