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Patient Education Resources

1,428 Patient Education Resources

Plantar Fasciitis Exercises

| .pdf | PRINT CODE WB85-1668

Plantar fasciitis is inflammation (swelling, redness) of the plantar fascia, a long band of fibers that goes from your toes to your heel. This pamphlet includes what increases your risk, prevention, heel spurs, and physiotherapy exercises (with images) to increase flexibility and decrease heel pain.

Plantar Warts

| .pdf | PRINT CODE WE85-2355

This pamphlet explains what a plantar wart is and what causes it, including what makes some people at a higher risk for a plantar wart and treatment.

Pneumonia

| .pdf | PRINT CODE WA85-0368

Pneumonia is an infection in 1 or both lungs that causes the air sacs in the lungs to get inflamed. This pamphlet explains the symptoms of pneumonia, who is at risk, and how pneumonia is diagnosed and treated. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Pneumonie

| .pdf | PRINT CODE FF85-2061

Cette brochure traite des symptômes de la pneumonie, des personnes à risque et de la façon de diagnostiquer et de traiter l’infection. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Politique de réduction du tabagisme de Santé Nouvelle-Écosse

| .pdf | PRINT CODE FF85-1548

Santé Nouvelle-Écosse favorise des milieux sans tabac et sans vapotage pour les patients, les visiteurs et le personnel et veut aider les gens à moins fumer, à cesser de fumer et à demeurer non-fumeurs. Ce dépliant vous donne des renseignements sur les cérémonies de purification par la fumée, l’abandon du tabac et le renvoi à Sans Tabac Nouvelle-Écosse. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Polycythemia Vera

| .pdf | PRINT CODE NSCCP-1689

This pamphlet outlines polycythemia vera (PV), a blood cancer, also called primary polycythemia, polycythemia rubra vera (PRV), or Vaquez-Osler disease. This pamphlet describes the cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of polycythemia vera.

Polyoma Virus and BK Virus

| .pdf | PRINT CODE WQ85-1510

People who have had a kidney transplant and are taking immunosuppressive medications are at risk of infection from the BK virus. This pamphlet explains the symptoms of BK virus, how BK virus is diagnosed, and how it is treated.

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