If your core biopsy is benign, it will be recommended that you return in 6 months time to have a repeat mammogram of the breast that the biopsy was taken from. This appointment will be booked by IWK Central Booking Office and will be faxed to your family doctor's office. Your family doctor's office will then notify you of the date and time of your repeat mammogram appointment.
This pamphlet offers a description of when BAHA can be used, the first stage of the surgery, post-operative information, follow-up and when to call the ENT clinic.
Information for consent to treatment regarding possible complications to bevacizumab injection / Avastin. Neonatal / newborn babies eye examinations. NICU / Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Biofeedback is an approved, non-invasive therapy that teaches a child how to identify, isolate, contract, and relax the pelvic floor and urinary sphincter muscles.
Information on nutrition after mouth or jaw surgery, when food must be blended or pureed.
You have been given this pamphlet because you or your family member may need a blood transfusion. The health care team will describe the benefits and risks of a transfusion and what is involved.
Your doctor has arranged for you to have a bone marrow test. This test helps your doctor diagnose and treat your medical problem. This pamphlet explains what a bone marrow test is, how to get ready for the test, where and how the test is done, and what will happen after the test. A list of symptoms that require immediate medical attention is provided.
Botox administration.
What it is, about the surgery.
Parent / patient information re: plaster casts & affected limb; drying and maintenance of cast; activity level; signs of trouble.
Cognitive Screening Instruments: A Practical Approach provides a practical and structured overview of some of the most commonly used and easily available cognitive screening instruments applicable in the outpatient clinic and bedside setting. Dementia and cognitive disorders are now recognised as an increasing public health problem, both in terms of patient numbers and cost, as populations age throughout the world. Despite this, many patients with dementia never receive a formal diagnosis, with…
This revised and updated second edition provides a practical and structured overview of some of the most commonly used and easily available cognitive screening instruments applicable in the outpatient clinic and bedside setting. It now includes additional chapters on AD8 and also methodological aspects of systematic cognitive screening instrument assessment from the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group. Expert authors from around the world equip the reader with clear instructions o…
Instructions for parents on how to find the sleep lab; preparing their child to stay overnight for a sleep study.
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) occurs when the heart is not able to pump as well as it should. Treatment usually involves medications to get rid of the extra fluid in the lungs or body. These medications are called diuretics.
What is a stereotactic core biopsy of the breast? A Radiologist (a medical doctor who specializes in reading medical images including ultrasound and x-rays) takes samples of an area in your breast using a needle that is guided by a computer-controlled needle guide attached to the mammography equipment.
Information on how to cope with insufficient cortisol.
Sampling and staining of specimens for cutaneous cytology is broadly known to be one of the simplest, fastest, most reliable and inexpensive methods for the diagnosis of skin diseases, based as it is on the investigation of peculiar features in individual cells. This book illustrates the best practices in cutaneous or diagnostic cytology, and how cellular material is obtained by means of scraping, slit-skin smear, touch smear or fine needle aspiration, depending on the type of skin lesion. Star…