Patient/Family Education Materials A-Z
This section contains broad-ranging information Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota has developed about pediatric medicine. Here you will find plain talk about medical conditions or procedures, first aid, and the like. Many topics have illustrations and detailed instructions about how to provide care at home, and when to call for medical advice. Some topics offer links to Hmong, Somali, and Spanish versions.
The information in this section duplicates information given to the parents of Children's patients during their child’s care in one of the hospitals or clinics.
This section has medical information, not medical advice. If you or your child has a health problem, contact your clinic. Use these materials only under the guidance of your child’s health care provider.
All information in this section is in Abode Acrobat PDF format, and can be searched with our site’s search tools.
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Academic Therapy ACTH for Infantile Spasms (Hmong) Adenoidectomy: Care at Home (Somali) , (Spanish) Adrenal Insufficiency: Hormone Replacement Therapy Aerobic Exercise After a Urinary Catheter (Hmong) , (Spanish) Airborne and Contact Precautions Aldesleukin (Interleukin-2, Proleukin®) Alemtuzumab (Campath) Allergy Medicines Alpha Interferon Amifostine (Ethyol) Aminocaproic Acid (Amicar) Amiodarone (Cordarone) Anaphylaxis Anesthesia: Questions and Answers (Somali) , (Spanish) Anesthetic Cream (EMLA; LMX4) (Spanish) Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE): Irrigation Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE): Surgery Apnea of prematurity Appendicitis (Possible) Aromatherapy Asparaginase (Elspar, Erwinase) (Spanish) Aspiration Asthma (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Asthma Action Plan (Spanish) Asthma Medicines (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Asthma Poster (Somali) , (Spanish) Asthma trigger control (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Atomoxetine (Strattera) Auditory Evoked Potential (for Neurological Assessment Purposes) Autonomic Dysreflexia
Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play (Somali) , (Spanish) Barium Enema Barium Exam: Care at Home Behavior Regulators Behavior Regulators (Atypical) Beta Blockers Biofeedback Bladder Augmentation Blenderizing Guidelines Bleomycin (Blenoxane) (Spanish) Blood Glucose Testing Blood Pressure Measurement Blood Transfusion Identification (Hmong) , (Spanish) Blood Transfusion Information (Hmong) , (Spanish) Blood Transfusion: Care at Home (Hmong) , (Spanish) Bone Health: Preventing Osteoporosis Bone Marrow Test (Spanish) Bone Scan Botulinum Toxin for Spasticity Bowel Preparation in the Hospital Before Surgery Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER or ABR) (Spanish) Breast Milk: Fortified (Using Enfacare Lipil Formula) (Spanish) Breast Milk: Fortified (using NeoSure Advance Formula) (Spanish) Breast Milk: Fortified (using Standard Formula) (Spanish) Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital (Hmong) , (Spanish) Breastfeeding (Hmong) , (Spanish) Breastfeeding an infant with cleft lip Breastfeeding an Infant with Down Syndrome Breastfeeding an Infant with Neurological Problems Breastfeeding: Weaning (Spanish) Breastfeeding: Weaning After Infant Loss Breastfeeding: Weaning from pumping Bronchiolitis (Hmong) , (Spanish) Bronchodilators (Long-acting Inhaled) (Spanish) Bronchodilators (Quick-acting Inhaled) Bronchoscopy: Care at Home Bupropion (Wellbutrin) Buspirone (Buspar)
Caffeine (Cafcit) Calcium Channel Blockers Carboplatin (Paraplatin, CBDCA) (Spanish) Cardiac Catheterization: Care at Home (Hmong) , (Spanish) Cardiac Conditions: Care at Home (Hmong) , (Spanish) Cardiac Stress Test Cardiac Surgery: Care at Home (Spanish) Cardiac Surgery: Care in the PICU Cardiac Telemetry Cardiomyopathy (Spanish) Carmustine (BiCNU, BCNU) (Spanish) Cast Care (Hmong) , (Spanish) Catheterizing a Boy (Intermittent) (Spanish) Catheterizing a Girl (Intermittent) (Spanish) Caudal Block Celecoxib (Celebrex) Central Venous Catheter: Care at Home (Spanish) Cephalosporin Antibiotics (IV or IM) CH. 14.18 Monoclonal Antibody (MAB Ch. 14.18, Anti-GD2) (Spanish) Chemotherapy (Outpatient): Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy (Outpatient): Cyclophosphamide and Etoposide Chemotherapy (Outpatient): Ifosfamide and Etoposide Chemotherapy (Outpatient): Methotrexate (1 to 5 grams/m2) Chemotherapy at Home (IV push) (Spanish) Chickenpox (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Chlamydia in Newborns Choking (Age 8 and Older) (Spanish) Choking Child (1 to 8 Years) (Hmong) , (Spanish) Choking Infant (Up to 1 Year) (Hmong) , (Spanish) Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) Circumcision: Care at Home (Somali) , (Spanish) Cisplatin (Platinol, CDPP) (Spanish) Clavicle Fracture Cleft Lip Cleft Palate Cleft Palate Repair: Feeding Your Child Clonidine (Catapres) Cold Air Challenge Colonoscopy: Care at Home (Spanish) Computed Tomography Scan (CT scan) Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Care at Home Congestive Heart Failure (Somali) , (Spanish) Conjunctivitis (Hmong) , (Spanish) Constipation (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Contact and Droplet Precautions Contact Precautions Corticosteroids (Inhaled) (Spanish) Corticosteroids and Nutrition Corticosteroids for Asthma (Oral) (Spanish) Corticosteroids for Chemotherapy (Spanish) Corticosteroids for Immune Disorders Coughing Exercise CPR (Age 8 and Older) (Spanish) CPR for Children (1 to 8 Years) (Hmong) , (Spanish) CPR for Infants (Up to 1 Year) (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Cradle Cap (Hmong) , (Spanish) Craniosyntosis Croup (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Crutches (Spanish) Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) (Spanish) Cyclosporine Cystic Fibrosis Exercises Cystic Fibrosis Medicines Cystoscopy: Care at Home Cytarabine (Ara-C, Cytosar-U) (Spanish)
Dacarbazine (DTIC, DIC, imidazole carboxamide) (Spanish) Dactinomycin (Actinomycin-D, AMD, Cosmegen) (Spanish) Daunorubicin (Daunomycin, Cerubidine) (Spanish) Deferoxamine (Desferal) Deflux Implant Procedure Dental Care with a Bleeding Disorder Dental Surgery: Care at Home (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Desmopressin (DDAVP) for Bedwetting Desmopressin (DDAVP) for Bleeding Disorders Desmopressin (DDAVP) for Diabetes Insipidus Desmopressin (Stimate) Dexrazoxane (Zinecard) (Spanish) Dialysis Diaper Rash (Hmong) , (Spanish) Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise Diarrhea (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Diarrhea Reference Chart Diazepam (Valium) Rectal (Hmong) , (Spanish) Digoxin (Lanoxin) Disopyramide (Norpace) Diuretics (Thiazide-type) Doxorubicin (Adriamycin, adria, ADR, DOXO) (Spanish) Drinking liquids: Helpful Hints for You and Your Child Droplet Precautions
Ear Drops (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Ear Surgery: Care at Home (Spanish) Ear Tube Surgery: Care at Home (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Eating and drinking before anesthesia or sedation (Somali) , (Spanish) Echocardiogram Eczema (Hmong) , (Spanish) Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram Electroencephalogram (ambulatory) Electroencephalogram (Ambulatory): Instructions Electroencephalogram (Video) Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Study (NCS) Emergency Mental Health Care Endocrine Testing Endoscopy: Care at Home (Spanish) Epidural Analgesia Etoposide (VePesid) (Spanish) Exercise Eye Drops (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Eye Ointment (Hmong) , (Spanish)
Factor Concentrate at Home (Spanish) Fall Prevention at Home Febrile Seizures (Spanish) Fecal Pouch Emptying Feeding Children Ages 1 to 3 Fever (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Fludarabine (Fludara) (Spanish) Fludrocortisone (Florinef) Fluorouricil (Adrucil) Formula Adjustment (Enfacare) (Spanish) Formula Adjustment (Neocate) (Spanish) Formula Adjustment (Neosure) (Spanish) Formula Adjustment (Nutramigen or Pregestimil) (Spanish) Formula Adjustment (Portagen) Formula Adjustment (Standard) (Spanish) Frostbite (Spanish) Furosemide (Lasix)
Gastric Empty Scan Gastroesophageal Reflux (Hmong) , (Spanish) Gastroesophageal Reflux Scan Gastrografin Enema Gastroschisis Gemcitabine (Gemzar) Gemtuzumab (Mylotarg) (Spanish) Genetic Conditions (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Gluten-Free / Casein-Free Diet for Autism Spectrum Disorder Granulocyte Stimulation Factor (Neupogen, Filgrastim) (Spanish) Guanfacine (Tenex)
H-2 Blockers Head Injury (Hmong) , (Spanish) Head Injury with Bleeding Disorder (Spanish) Healing Touch Hearing and Speech Development (Hmong) , (Spanish) Helping Children Cope with Medical Procedures Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Herbal Medicine Hernia and/or Hydrocele (Hmong) , (Spanish) Hormone Therapy for Young Women Hydrocephalus (Russian) , (Spanish) Hydroxyurea (Hydrea) Hypoglycemia in Babies Hypospadias (Spanish)
Idarubicin (Idamycin) (Spanish) Ifosfamide (Ifex) (Spanish) Imatinib (Gleevec) (Spanish) Immune Globulin Immunizations for Children with Bleeding Disorders Immunizations: Care at home (Hmong) , (Spanish) Imperforate Anus Impetigo (Hmong) , (Spanish) Implanted Port (Hmong) , (Spanish) Implanted Port: Care at Home (Hmong) , (Spanish) Infant Behavior Cues Infliximab (Remicade) Information for Parents about Integrative Medicine Inhalers (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Injections (intramuscular) Injections (subcutaneous) (Hmong) , (Spanish) Insuflon (indwelling subcutaneous catheter) at home Integrative Cancer Care Intravenous Therapy Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) in Premature Infants Irinotecan (Camptosar) (Spanish) IV Medicines at Home: Eclipse Homepump IV Medicines at Home: Excelsior Syringe Pump IV Medicines at Home: IV Push Method (Hmong) , (Spanish) IV Medicines: Preparing at Home (Hmong) , (Spanish)
Jaundice in Newborns (Spanish)
Kawasaki Disease Keeping Your Child Safe at Children's (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish)
Laser Treatment of the Skin: Care at Home Latex Allergy Leucovorin (Citrovorim factor, Folinic acid) Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists Lice (Hmong) , (Spanish) Lithium Lomustine (CCNU, CeeNu) (Spanish)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Massage Medicine Safety (Spanish) Melphalan (Alkeran) Memory Monitor Unit Meningitis (Hmong) , (Spanish) Mental Imagery Mercaptopurine (Purinethol) (Spanish) Mesna (Mesnex) (Spanish) Methacholine Challenge Methotrexate (for Chemotherapy) (Spanish) Methotrexate (for Immune Disorders) Metoclopramide (Reglan) Mitoxantrone (Novoantrone) (Spanish) Mitrofanoff (Continent Urinary Diversion) Mobility Changes: Helping Children Cope Mouth Bleeding with a Bleeding Disorder (Spanish) Moving Patients Safely Multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO)
Nasal Surgery Nasogastric Tube Feeding (Spanish) Nebulizer Treatments (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Necrotizing Enterocolitis (Spanish) Nefazodone (Serzone) Nephrostomy Tube: Care at Home Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation NICU Follow-Up (1 month) NICU Follow-Up (10 months) NICU Follow-Up (11 months) NICU Follow-Up (12 months) NICU Follow-Up (2 months) NICU Follow-Up (3 months) NICU Follow-Up (4 months) NICU Follow-Up (5 months) NICU Follow-Up (6 months) NICU Follow-Up (7 months) NICU Follow-Up (8 months) NICU Follow-Up (9 months) NICU Follow-Up (Kindergarten) NICU Follow-Up (Suggested Reading) Nissen Fundoplication Nitric Oxide (Inhaled) Nitrogen Mustard (Mustargen, Mechlorethamine) (Spanish) Nitrous Oxide for Sedation (Spanish) Nosebleed Treatment with a Bleeding Disorder (Spanish) Nutrition
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Ondansetron (Zofran) (Spanish) Orchiopexy (Spanish) Otitis Media (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Oxygen Safety at Home (Spanish)
Pacemaker: Care at Home (Spanish) Pain in Children and Adolescents (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Pain in Infants (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Passey-Muir Valve Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Hmong) , (Spanish) Patient Safety: Keeping Your Child Safe at Children's Patient-controlled Analgesia Peak Flow Meter (Hmong) , (Spanish) Pegaspargase (Oncaspar) (Spanish) Peripheral IV: Care at Home Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter: Care at Home (Spanish) Pertussis Phenobarbital Phenytoin (Dilantin) Pinworms (Hmong) , (Spanish) Plagiocephaly Playing with Sounds Pneumogram Pneumonia (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Post-anesthesia Care Unit (Spanish) Pouch Change: One Piece Pouch Change: Two Piece (Using Newborn Pouch and Wafer) Pregnancy testing before a procedure Pressure Sores: Prevention Procainamide (Pronestyl) Procarbazine (Matulane) (Spanish) Propofol (Dipravin) for sedation (Spanish) Proton-pump Inhibitors Pulmonary Function Test Pulmonary Stents Pyeloplasty Pyloric Stenosis
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Radionuclide Cystogram (RNC) Renal Scan or DMSA Scan Renogram Renogram with Lasix Renogram with Vasotec Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Infant) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Hmong) , (Spanish) Retinoic Acid (for cancer therapy) (Spanish) Retinopathy of Prematurity (Spanish) Ringworm of the Scalp (Hmong) , (Spanish) Ringworm of the Skin (Hmong) , (Somali) , (Spanish) Risperidone (Risperdal) Rituximab (Rituxan) (Spanish) Rotavirus (Hmong) , (Spanish) Routine Airborne Precautions
Safe Room Care Scabies (Spanish) Secondhand Smoke: Protecting Your Family <