A nebulizer and compressor are used to provide nebulized medications. Learn more about nebulizers and compressors.
Learn about the importance of cleaning and disinfecting a reusable nebulizer and follow the step-by-step instructions to learn how to do it.
May is Cystic Fibrosis Month. Learn what causes cystic fibrosis, what the signs and symptoms are, and what treatments are available.
Your child needs to take the medicine called acetylcysteine. This information sheet explains what acetylcysteine does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to have the medicine called ipratropium. This information sheet explains what ipratropium does, how it is given, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called budesonide. This information sheet explains what budesonide for inhalation does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Pentamidine is a drug used to prevent a specific type of pneumonia called PCP pneumonia. This is a very serious type of pneumonia caused by an organism called pneumocystis jiroveci. This organism is only found in people whose immune system is not working normally.
Puffers should always be used with a spacer. Learn how to take medication with a puffer using a spacer with a mouthpiece.
Your child needs to take the medicine called salbutamol. This information sheet explains what salbutamol does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Infection control is important in limiting the spread of germs between people with cystic fibrosis.
A skin and muscle biopsy removes a small piece of skin and muscle tissue. Learn about the procedure and why and how it is done.
Learn how to insert and remove a tampon, and how to recognize toxic shock syndrome.
Inhalers should always be used with a spacer, or aerosol-holding chamber. Learn how to use and administer a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer.
Learn how bleomycin is used in sclerotherapy to treat vascular malformations. Find information about the advantages of using bleomycin as well as any risks involved and precautions to be considered.
This manual provides instruction on caring for your child's tracheostomy tube when your child leaves the hospital.
Learn about alcohol and the associated health risks. Knowing the short- and long-term effects can help you make decisions about using alcohol.
Depending on your cancer treatment, you may need to see a speech-language pathologist. Find out what a speech-language pathologist does and why you may need one on your health-care team.
Therapeutic clown Soleil and Child Life Specialist Rachel share tips to help us cope when we are in pain. Deep breathing, using a Hoberman sphere (breathing ball), is featured in this video.
A Diskus inhaler delivers asthma medicine in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Diskus inhaler.
Share this resource with your teen to help them learn about the risks of substance use and what it means to have a substance use disorder.
A Turbuhaler delivers asthma medicine in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Turbuhaler.
After a scoliosis operation, doctors and nurses will monitor your pain and recovery using a variety of different techniques. Read about the tests they use.
Learn what a thyroid biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.
Joint and tendon steroid injections are a form of treatment for children with arthritis and inflammation. Learn more about the procedure here.
