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Port

A port provides a comfortable, convenient way to receive medications such as chemotherapy, IV nutrition and fluids, and from which to have blood samples taken. Learn about this procedure.

Port insertion: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to properly care for your child at home after a port insertion.

Port removal: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after a port removal.

G/GJ tubes: Low-profile combination G/GJ tube

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A low-profile combination gastrostomy/gastro jejunostomy (G/GJ) tube provides fluids, nutrition and medications directly into the small intestine, while also accessing the stomach at the same time. Learn about how to care for a child who has a low-profile combination tube.

Other devices for insulin injections

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Several other devices can be used to make insulin injections easier. Learn what these devices are and whether they are right for your child.

Blood tests and cancer diagnosis

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Blood tests can help your health-care team diagnose cancer and see how your treatment is working. Discover how blood tests are done, the types of blood tests and why they are done.

G/GJ tubes: MIC Gastric-Enteric feeding tube

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A MIC Gastric-Enteric is a combination G/GJ feeding tube that provides fluids, nutrition, and medications directly into the small intestine. Learn about how to care for a child who has this type of combination tube.

How to perform nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal suctioning

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Your child may need suctioning to remove excess secretions. Find out how to perform nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal suctioning.

How to perform oral suctioning

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Suctioning is done to remove excess secretions that a child cannot clear on their own. Learn how to perform oral suctioning to clear secretions.

G/GJ tubes: How to use a feeding extension set for a low-profile balloon G tube

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A low-profile feeding tube requires a feeding extension set to administer feeds and medications through the tube. Learn how to connect and remove the extension from your child’s feeding tube.

How to perform nasal suctioning

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Your child may need suctioning to remove excess secretions. This article explains how to perform nasal suctioning (suctioning in the nose).

G tubes: Balloon G tubes

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A balloon G tube is a type of feeding tube that has a balloon on the end to help prevent the tube from being accidentally pulled out. Learn how to care for your child’s balloon G tube and change it at home.

Jackson Pratt drain (JP drain): Care at home

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Your child may have been outfitted with a Jackson Pratt (JP) drain during their surgery. With this information, you can properly care for a JP drain at home.

Chemotherapy for brain tumours

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Chemotherapy may be used to treat some types of brain tumours. Learn general information about how chemotherapy is given, how it works and coping with side effects.

Tracheostomy: How to suction your child's tracheostomy tube

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Learn step-by-step instructions for tip, tube and deep suctioning of your child's tracheostomy tube.

Sickle cell treatments

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Your health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions or stem cell transplants to treat your sickle cell disease. Learn about both treatments, including their benefits and risks.

Resmed Stellar 150 ventilator

Learn how to use a Resmed Stellar 150 ventilator.

G/GJ tubes: Permanent feeding tube removal

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Learn how to remove the feeding tube at home, if appropriate, and care for your child's tract after the permanent feeding tube removal.

G/GJ tubes: Checking the balloon on a feeding tube

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Learn how to check the volume of water in the balloon of a feeding tube as well as adjust the fit of the balloon tube.

Nasogastric (NG) Tube: How to insert your child's NG tube

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A guide on how to insert your child's nasogastric tube.

Kidneys: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) test

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A GFR test measures how well your kidneys are working. Find out why this test is done and what to expect during the test.

G/GJ tubes: Mic-Key low-profile GJ tube

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A low-profile gastrojejunostomy (GJ) tube is a type of feeding tube. Learn how to care for your child's GJ tube and how to give feeds and medication.

Red blood cell transfusions for sickle cell disease

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Your child's health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions to treat your child's sickle cell disease. Learn about the treatment, including its benefits and risks.

Venting a feeding tube to manage fullness and bloating

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If your child is feeling too full or bloated during a feed, or there is leakage from the stoma, you may need to vent the G tube. Discover how to vent a G tube, as well as other ways to manage fullness and bloating problems at home.

Receiving cancer medications

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Cancer treatment requires different types of medication, each of which may be given in a different way. Lean about the most common ways to receive chemotherapy and other medications and what to expect.