After your liver transplant
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37463
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Multi-Organ Transplant Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0411
- Available Online
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This guide will help you and your family learn about your care after a liver transplant. This guide will answer many of your questions about the transplant process. Members of the Multi-Organ Transplant Program Team (Transplant Team) are also available to talk with you about your concerns. Everyone is different, so you may not have or develop all of the conditions that you read about in this guide. Topics include: in the hospital, monitoring, possible complications, planning for discharge, foll…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Multi-Organ Transplant Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (60 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Liver Transplantation - rehabilitation
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Liver--Transplantation
- Abstract
- This guide will help you and your family learn about your care after a liver transplant. This guide will answer many of your questions about the transplant process. Members of the Multi-Organ Transplant Program Team (Transplant Team) are also available to talk with you about your concerns. Everyone is different, so you may not have or develop all of the conditions that you read about in this guide. Topics include: in the hospital, monitoring, possible complications, planning for discharge, follow-up care, taking care of yourself, and the self-medication program. This guide also includes a sample medication record. Medication information sheets are provided at the end of the guide if you have specific questions about your medications. Information about common tests (lab tests) is given. Important phone numbers are listed. The French version of this pamphlet 1124, "Après une greffe du foie", is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Multi-Organ Transplant Program, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 0411
Après une greffe du foie
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37534
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Multi-Organ Transplant Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1124
- Available Online
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Ce guide vous aidera, vous et votre famille, à en savoir plus sur ce que vous devez faire après une greffe du foie. Il répond aux nombreuses questions que vous avez sur le processus de transplantation. Si vous avez des préoccupations, vous pouvez vous adresser à l’équipe du programme de transplantation multi-organes (équipe de transplantation). Chaque personne étant différente, il est possible que certaines des situations présentées ici ne vous concernent pas. Les sujets traités sont les suivan…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Multi-Organ Transplant Program
- Alternate Title
- After your liver transplant
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (60 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Liver Transplantation - rehabilitation
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Liver--Transplantation
- Specialty
- Digestive System
- Abstract
- Ce guide vous aidera, vous et votre famille, à en savoir plus sur ce que vous devez faire après une greffe du foie. Il répond aux nombreuses questions que vous avez sur le processus de transplantation. Si vous avez des préoccupations, vous pouvez vous adresser à l’équipe du programme de transplantation multi-organes (équipe de transplantation). Chaque personne étant différente, il est possible que certaines des situations présentées ici ne vous concernent pas. Les sujets traités sont les suivants : séjour à l’hôpital, surveillance, complications possibles, préparation de la sortie de l’hôpital, soins de suivi, prise en charge personnelle et programme d’automédication. Le guide donne également un exemple de fiche de médicaments. Si vous avez des questions sur vos médicaments, veuillez consulter les fiches d’information à la fin du guide. Vous y trouverez également des informations sur les analyses et examens courants (analyses de laboratoire) ainsi que des numéros de téléphone importants.
- This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 0411, "After Your Liver Transplant". This guide will help you and your family learn about your care after a liver transplant. This guide will answer many of your questions about the transplant process. Members of the Multi-Organ Transplant Program Team (Transplant Team) are also available to talk with you about your concerns. Everyone is different, so you may not have or develop all of the conditions that you read about in this guide. Topics include: in the hospital, monitoring, possible complications, planning for discharge, follow-up care, taking care of yourself, and the self-medication program. This guide also includes a sample medication record. Medication information sheets are provided at the end of the guide if you have specific questions about your medications. Information about common tests (lab tests) is given. Important phone numbers are listed.
- Notes
- Previous title: Après une greffe de foie
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Multi-Organ Transplant Program, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1124
DASH : Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37545
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1158
- Available Online
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Hypertension (high blood pressure) causes your heart to work harder. This can harm your arteries and vital organs. High blood pressure can cause heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke. If you have high blood pressure, eating healthy, balanced meals and lowering your sodium (salt) intake can help. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension are: high in low fat dairy products, abundant (high) in fruits and vegetables, restricted in sodium (salt), and heart healthy (low in total fat, saturated fat…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services
- Alternate Title
- The DASH Diet: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (14 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hypertension - diet therapy
- Blood Pressure
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hypertension
- Blood pressure
- Salt-free diet
- Abstract
- Hypertension (high blood pressure) causes your heart to work harder. This can harm your arteries and vital organs. High blood pressure can cause heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke. If you have high blood pressure, eating healthy, balanced meals and lowering your sodium (salt) intake can help. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension are: high in low fat dairy products, abundant (high) in fruits and vegetables, restricted in sodium (salt), and heart healthy (low in total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and trans fat). Best choices and foods to avoid are listed. How to read a food label is provided. Recommended daily serving sizes and additional resources are included.
- Notes
- Previous title: The DASH Diet: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nutrition and Food Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 1158
Esophageal surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35638
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Thoracic Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1633
- Available Online
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This guide will help you get ready to be admitted to the Victoria General Hospital, QEII Health Sciences Centre for esophageal surgery. This guide gives information on how to get ready for surgery, your hospital stay, and care at home after surgery. This guide includes a Clinical Pathway. A Clinical Pathway is a general guideline about your care. It will tell you what will happen each day before and after your surgery. Make sure to read this guide and bring it to the hospital with you on the da…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Thoracic Clinic
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (43 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Esophagus - surgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Esophagus--Surgery
- Specialty
- Respiratory System
- Abstract
- This guide will help you get ready to be admitted to the Victoria General Hospital, QEII Health Sciences Centre for esophageal surgery. This guide gives information on how to get ready for surgery, your hospital stay, and care at home after surgery. This guide includes a Clinical Pathway. A Clinical Pathway is a general guideline about your care. It will tell you what will happen each day before and after your surgery. Make sure to read this guide and bring it to the hospital with you on the day of your surgery. This guide gives information about esophageal cancer, treatments, your health care team, getting ready for surgery, what will happen the day before and the day of surgery, what will happen after surgery, recovery, exercises, and getting ready to go home. A list of resources and a glossary is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Thoracic Clinic staff, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1633
Guide alimentaire pour un coeur en santé
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36509
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1953
- Available Online
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Une saine alimentation peut aider à réduire votre risque de maladie du cœur en améliorant vos taux de cholestérol et en vous aidant à abaisser votre tension artérielle, à gérer votre poids corporel et à contrôler le taux de glucose (sucre) dans votre sang. Nous vous offrons des suggestions pour une saine alimentation, comme des conseils visant à réduire votre consommation de sel, à augmenter votre consommation de fibres, à manger plus de légumes et de fruits et moins de sucre et de gras. Nous …
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services
- Alternate Title
- Heart healthy eating guide
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (22 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heart Diseases - diet therapy
- Heart Diseases - prevention & control
- Diet, Fat-Restricted
- Diet, Sodium-Restricted
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Heart--Diseases--Diet therapy
- Heart--Diseases--Prevention
- Salt-free diet
- Low-fat diet
- Low-fat foods
- Abstract
- Une saine alimentation peut aider à réduire votre risque de maladie du cœur en améliorant vos taux de cholestérol et en vous aidant à abaisser votre tension artérielle, à gérer votre poids corporel et à contrôler le taux de glucose (sucre) dans votre sang. Nous vous offrons des suggestions pour une saine alimentation, comme des conseils visant à réduire votre consommation de sel, à augmenter votre consommation de fibres, à manger plus de légumes et de fruits et moins de sucre et de gras. Nous vous fournissons aussi des lignes directrices sur la consommation d’alcool, de même que des instructions sur la façon de lire une étiquette alimentaire. Le lecteur trouvera également une liste de ressources.
- This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 1887, “Heart Healthy Eating Guide”. Healthy eating can help lower your risk of heart disease by improving your cholesterol levels, lowering your blood pressure, managing your body weight, and controlling your blood glucose (sugar). Suggestions for healthy eating are offered such as tips for lowering your salt intake, increasing fibre, tips to help you eat more vegetables and fruit, and how to eat less sugar and fat. Instructions for how to read a food label are also provided as well. A list of resources is given.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nutrition & Food Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 1953
Heart healthy eating guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36441
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1887
- Available Online
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Heart healthy eating means having a balance of nutritious whole foods in your meals. Healthy eating can help lower your risk of heart disease by improving your cholesterol levels, lowering your blood pressure, managing your body weight, and controlling your blood glucose (sugar). This pamphlet explains what you can do to eat heart healthy, including tips to help limit sodium (salt), sugar, and fat, and eat more fibre, fruits, and vegetables. Information on how to read a food label is given. A l…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (14 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heart Diseases - diet therapy
- Heart Diseases - prevention & control
- Diet, Fat-Restricted
- Diet, Sodium-Restricted
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Heart--Diseases--Diet therapy
- Heart--Diseases--Prevention
- Salt-free diet
- Low-fat diet
- Low-fat foods
- Abstract
- Heart healthy eating means having a balance of nutritious whole foods in your meals. Healthy eating can help lower your risk of heart disease by improving your cholesterol levels, lowering your blood pressure, managing your body weight, and controlling your blood glucose (sugar). This pamphlet explains what you can do to eat heart healthy, including tips to help limit sodium (salt), sugar, and fat, and eat more fibre, fruits, and vegetables. Information on how to read a food label is given. A list of resources is included. The French version of this pamphlet 1953, "Guide alimentaire pour un coeur en santé", is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nutrition and Food Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 1887
High sodium foods to limit or avoid
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37550
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0550
- Available Online
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Eating too much sodium (salt) can lead to high blood pressure, kidney disease, and liver and heart problems. If you have heart, kidney, or liver disease, following a low sodium meal plan can help you manage your condition and feel better. This pamphlet explains how to control sodium intake. Foods to limit or avoid are listed. Information about portion size, how to read a nutrition label, and how to plan meals is included. A list of resources is provided. How to locate nutrition counselling in y…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nutrition and Food Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (12 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heart Diseases - diet therapy
- Sodium restricted diet
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Heart--Diseases--Diet therapy
- Salt-free diet
- Specialty
- Food and Nutrition
- Abstract
- Eating too much sodium (salt) can lead to high blood pressure, kidney disease, and liver and heart problems. If you have heart, kidney, or liver disease, following a low sodium meal plan can help you manage your condition and feel better. This pamphlet explains how to control sodium intake. Foods to limit or avoid are listed. Information about portion size, how to read a nutrition label, and how to plan meals is included. A list of resources is provided. How to locate nutrition counselling in your area is included.
- Notes
- Previous title: High Sodium Foods to Avoid
- Responsibility
- Nutrition and Food Services
- Pamphlet Number
- 0550
