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Enoxaparin

Your child needs to take the medicine called enoxaparin. This information sheet explains what enoxaparin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Enoxaparin: Injecting at home

A guide on how to give your child enoxaparin injections.

Intramuscular injections: Injecting at home

Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.

Subcutaneous injections: Injecting at home

Step-by-step instructions for parents on giving injections into the fatty layer below the skin (subcutaneous) at home, as well as tips to make injections less painful for your child. 

Tinzaparin: Injecting at home

A guide on giving your child tinzaparin injections at home. Also learn when to call your thrombosis team.

Lung tattooing with IVATR

Learn what lung tattooing is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.

Myelogram using image guidance

Learn what a myelogram is and how it is done using image guidance.

Arthrogram using image guidance

Learn about MRI arthrograms, what they do and why your child would need one.

Botox: Injecting into the bladder

A guide for parents about Botox bladder injections. Learn what they are, what happens during the procedure, and follow-up tests.

Tinzaparin

Your child needs to take the medicine called tinzaparin. This information sheet explains what tinzaparin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when he takes this medicine.

Living with diabetes

An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.

Hemophilia and self-infusion

Teens living with hemophilia can learn tips on how to give self-infusions.

Tips and questions about insulin

Learn tips about insulin injection and get answers to questions you may have about giving insulin to your child.

Taking juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) medications

Find out about the different ways that arthritis medications can be taken. Some are taken orally as a liquid or tablet. Others are injected either under the skin (subcutaneously), into a vein (intravenously), or directly into a swollen joint.

The insulin regimen

Patients with type 1 diabetes and some with type 2 must receive insulin manually. Learn what an insulin regimen is and the different routines.

Effective management of diabetes care at home

Proper diabetes care at home includes sharing responsibility and creating and maintaining a routine. Find out how to do this in a way that works for your family.

Cerebral angiography

A cerebral angiogram uses X-ray imaging and contrast dye to create a map of the blood vessels in the brain. Learn more about how it is performed.

Managing your maintenance medications

Angiography

Learn what angiography is and how it is done using image guidance.

Skin and muscle biopsy using image guidance

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.

Preauricular sinus or cyst removal

Learn what a preauricular sinus is, how it is removed and how to properly care for your child at home after the removal.

Botox injections into the salivary glands

Learn how Botox injections into the salivary glands can help treat your child's excessive drooling.

Sclerotherapy with bleomycin using image guidance

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.