QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department is working with reduced space, which may lead to delays for those with less urgent concerns. Learn more here.
Nova Scotia Health has made changes to parking and the main entrance of the QEII Halifax Infirmary. Learn more.
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. This group is for people who have a hard time controlling and expressing their emotions effectively. Topics include: how to join the group, when and where the group is held, expectations, and topics covered during 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.
This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions about how to collect a 24-hour split urine sample. Locations for drop offs (24-hour access) are included.
5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) is a medication often used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Topics include: what does 5-ASA do, which 5-ASA you should take, how to take 5-ASA, what other medications you can take, and how 5-ASA will help.