Patient Education Resources

Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) Oil

You may need to take medium chain triglycerides (MCT) oil if your body has trouble digesting (breaking down) the fat in your food. This pamphlet explains how to order and use MCT oil, and gives MCT recipes.

Memory after Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

After an acquired brain injury (ABI), you may have changes in your memory. This pamphlet explains how memory changes might affect you, and tips for managing your memory.

Mental Health and Addictions Day Hospital

The Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) Day Hospital cares for people with intense mental health issues or concerns. This pamphlet explains what care and programs the Day Hospital offers, and how to take part in these programs.

Mental Health and Addictions Day Hospital - Northern Zone

The pamphlet explains what the Day Hospital is, what will happen each day, what your treatment will focus on, and how to give feedback about your care.

Mental Health and Addictions Day Hospital - Western Zone

The Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) Day Hospital cares for people with intense mental health issues or concerns. This pamphlet explains what care and programs the Day Hospital offers, and how to take part in these programs.

Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Support Program

The Recovery Support Program is for people who are 19 years of age or older, have problems with substance use and/or gambling, want to stop or lower their substance use and/or gambling, and want to use substances and/or gamble more safely.

Mental Health and Addictions Services (Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program)

Includes local and toll-free phones numbers to call for mental health and addictions support, listed by location. All services are available 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Mesure ambulatoire de la tension artérielle pendant 24 heures

Ce dépliant explique comment utiliser un tensiomètre ambulatoire. Il fournit également de l'information sur l'endroit où retourner le tensiomètre lorsque vous avez terminé. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Mesure de l’acuité visuelle au moyen du RAM (Retinal Acuity Meter)

La rétine est la membrane à l’arrière de votre œil. Votre rétine doit être en santé pour que vous puissiez bien voir. La mesure de l’acuité visuelle au moyen du RAM (Retinal Acuity Meter) est un test utilisé pour mesurer la vision dans votre rétine. Dans le présent dépliant, nous vous expliquons comment vous préparer à l’examen, la façon dont l’examen est effectué et ce à quoi vous attendre après l’examen. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Metanephrine Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area

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.