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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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Abdominal Binder    
Acetaminophen dosage chart    
ACTH for Infantile Spasms     Hmong
Adenoidectomy: Care at Home     Somali, Spanish
Adrenal Insufficiency: Hormone Replacement Therapy    
Advil dosage chart    
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 Receptor Blockers    
Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE): Irrigation    
Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE): Surgery    
Apnea of prematurity    
Appendectomy (CPN link)    
Appendicitis (Possible)    
Arm and Hand Strengthening    
Aromatherapy    
Asparaginase (Elspar, Erwinase)     Spanish
Aspirin    
Asthma     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Asthma Action Plan     Spanish
Asthma Booklet    
Asthma Inhalers     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Asthma Medicines     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Asthma Nebulizer     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Asthma trigger control     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Atomoxetine (Strattera)    
Autonomic Dysreflexia    


Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play     Somali, Spanish
Barium Exam: Care at Home    
Battery Safety Sheet    
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
BMI - Body Mass Index    
Body Cooling    
Bone Health: Preventing Osteoporosis    
Bone Marrow Test     Spanish
Bone Scan    
Bortezomib (Velcade)    
Botulinum Toxin for Spasticity    
Bowel Preparation in the Hospital Before Surgery    
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER or ABR)     Spanish
Breast Milk: Fortified (Using Enfacare Formula)    
Breast Milk: Fortified (using NeoSure Formula)    
Breast Milk: Fortified (using Standard Formula)     Spanish
Breast pumping shouldn't hurt    
Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital     Spanish
Breastfeeding an infant with cleft lip    
Breastfeeding an Infant with Down Syndrome    
Breastfeeding an Infant with Neurological Problems    
Breastfeeding Your Hospitalized baby    
Breastfeeding: solving early 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    
Calming Activities: Home Program    
Car Seat Evaluation Results    
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 - Adolescent    
Cardiac Surgery: Care at Home - Infant/Child    
Cardiac Surgery: Care in the hospital    
Cardiac Telemetry    
Cardiomyopathy    
Carmustine (BiCNU, BCNU)     Spanish
Cast Care and Mobility Changes    
Catheterizing a Boy (Intermittent)     Spanish
Catheterizing a Girl (Intermittent)     Spanish
Caudal Block    
Celecoxib (Celebrex)    
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention    
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 at Home (IV push)     Spanish
Chest Physiotherapy (Age 2 and Older)    
Chest Physiotherapy (Birth to 2 Years)    
Chest Physiotherapy (Using Trendelenberg)    
Chiari I Malformation    
Chickenpox     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Chlamydia in Newborns    
Choking (Age 1 and Older)    
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 - Infant Feeding    
Cleft Palate - Speech Development    
Cleft Palate - Speech Glossary    
Cleft Palate - Transitioning to Cup Drinking    
Cleft Palate Repair: Feeding Your Child    
Clonidine (Catapres)    
Clostridium Difficile (CDC)     Spanish
Cold Air Challenge    
Colonoscopy: Care at Home     Spanish
Colostomy: Care at Home    
Computed Tomography Scan (CT scan)    
Concussion    
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 (all ages)    
Cradle Cap     Hmong, Spanish
Craniosyntosis    
Croup     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Crutches     Spanish
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)     Spanish
Cyclosporine    
Cystic Fibrosis Exercises    
Cystic Fibrosis L.I.F.E. - Ages 1-3    
Cystic Fibrosis L.I.F.E. - Ages 13 and older    
Cystic Fibrosis L.I.F.E. - Ages 4-6    
Cystic Fibrosis L.I.F.E. - Ages 7 -12    
Cystic Fibrosis L.I.F.E. - Infant    
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)    
Developmental Milestones 12-18 Months    
Developmental Milestones 18-24 Months    
Developmental Milestones 2-3 Years    
Developmental Milestones 3-5 years    
Developmental Milestones 6-12 Months    
Developmental Milestones Birth - 6 Months    
Dexrazoxane (Zinecard)     Spanish
Dialysis    
Diaper Rash     Hmong, Spanish
Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise    
Diarrhea     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Diarrhea Reference Chart    
DIASTAT® AcuDial™ (Valeant Pharmaceuticals – English, Spanish)    
Diazepam (Valium) Rectal    
Digoxin (Lanoxin)    
Directed blood donations    
Diuretics (Thiazide-type)    
Dornase Alfa (Pulmozyme)    
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 - inpatient)    
Electroencephalogram (Video)    
Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)    
Emergency Mental Health Care    
Endocrine Testing    
Endoscopy: Care at Home     Spanish
Enema    
Enoxaparin (Lovenox)    
Epidural Analgesia    
ePrescribe patient handout    
Etoposide (VePesid)     Spanish
Exercise    
Eye Drops     Hmong, Somali, Spanish, Spanish
Eye Ointment     Hmong, Spanish


Factor Concentrate at Home     Spanish
Fall Prevention at Children's    
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 (Elecare)    
Formula Adjustment (Enfacare)    
Formula Adjustment (Enfaport)    
Formula Adjustment (Neocate)    
Formula Adjustment (NeoSure)    
Formula Adjustment (Nutramigen® or Nutramigen® with Enflora™ LGG)    
Formula Adjustment (Portagen)    
Formula Adjustment (Pregestimil)    
Formula Adjustment (Special)    
Formula Adjustment (Standard)    
Frostbite     Spanish
Furosemide (Lasix)    


Gastric Empty Scan    
Gastroesophageal Reflux     Hmong
Gastroesophageal Reflux Scan    
Gastroschisis    
Gastrostomy Care: G-J tube    
Gastrostomy Care: G-tube    
Gemcitabine (Gemzar)    
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    
Handwriting Warm-Ups    
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
Home Monitoring Program - Cardiac    
Hormone Therapy for Young Women    
Hydrocephalus     Russian, Spanish
Hydroxyurea (Hydrea)    
Hypospadias     Spanish


Ibuprofen dosage chart    
Idarubicin (Idamycin)     Spanish
Ifosfamide (Ifex)     Spanish
Ileostomy: Care at Home    
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    
Infant Pulmonary Functions    
Infliximab (Remicade)    
Inhalers     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Injections (intramuscular)    
Injections (subcutaneous)     Hmong, Spanish
Insuflon (indwelling subcutaneous catheter) at home    
Integrative Cancer Care    
Integrative Medicine    
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
Kinesio Tape    


Laser Treatment of the Skin: Care at Home    
Latex Allergy    
Leucovorin (Citrovorim factor, Folinic acid)    
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists    
Lice     Hmong, Spanish
Lithium    
Liver Biopsy    
Lomustine (CCNU, CeeNu)     Spanish
Lovenox    


Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)    
Massage    
Medical Record Access    
Medicine Safety     Spanish
Melphalan (Alkeran)    
Memory Monitor Unit    
Meningitis     Hmong, Spanish
Mental Imagery    
Mercaptopurine (Purinethol)     Spanish
Mesna (Mesnex)     Spanish
Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccus auerus - MRSA colonization    
Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccus auerus - MRSA infection (MDH)    
Methotrexate (for Chemotherapy)     Spanish
Methotrexate (for Immune Disorders)    
Metoclopramide (Reglan)    
Mitoxantrone (Novoantrone)     Spanish
Mitrofanoff (Continent Urinary Diversion)    
Mobility Changes: Helping Children Cope    
Motrin dosage chart    
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
Nephrostomy Tube: Care at Home    
Nerve Block - 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 (15 months)    
NICU Follow-Up (18 months)    
NICU Follow-Up (2 months)    
NICU Follow-Up (24 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)    
Nitrous Oxide for Sedation     Spanish
Nosebleed Treatment with a Bleeding Disorder     Spanish


Olanzapine (Zyprexa)    
Oncology Caregiver Education Tool    
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
Pain in Infants     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Passey-Muir Valve    
Patent Ductus Arteriosus     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
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter: Insertion Information    
Pertussis    
Phenobarbital    
Phenytoin (Dilantin)    
Pinworms     Hmong, Spanish
Plagiocephaly    
Playing with Sounds    
Pneumogram    
Pneumonia     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Pouch Change: One Piece    
Pouch Change: Two Piece (Using Newborn Pouch and Wafer)    
Precautions - Airborne and contact    
Precautions - Contact    
Precautions - Contact and Droplet    
Precautions - Droplet    
Precautions - Routine Airborne    
Precautions - Special Airborne    
Pregnancy testing before a procedure    
Preparing your baby for feeding    
Pressure Sores: Prevention    
Procarbazine (Matulane)     Spanish
Propofol (Dipravin) for sedation     Spanish
Proton-pump Inhibitors    
Pulmonary Function Test    
Pulmonary Stents    
Pyeloplasty    
Pyloric Stenosis    


Radionuclide Cystogram (RNC)    
Renal Scan or DMSA Scan    
Renogram    
Renogram with Lasix    
Renogram with Vasotec    
Resonance Disorders    
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 handling of hazardous drugs    
Safe Patient Handling    
Safe Room Care    
Scabies     Spanish
Secondhand Smoke: Protecting Your Family    
Sedation for a Procedure     Spanish
Sedation: Extended Observation    
Seizures     Hmong, Spanish
Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors    
Sepsis    
Sickle Cell Pain Control    
Sign language for hearing children    
Skin biopsy (punch type)    
Skin Care for a Child with Limited Mobility    
Sleep - Home Program    
Sleep: Home program    
Smoking - Quitting Tobacco Products    
Sore Throat     Hmong, Somali
Sotalol (Betapace)    
Special Airborne Precautions    
Speech and Language Development: 12 to 18 Months    
Speech and Language Development: 18 to 24 Months    
Speech and Language Development: 24 to 30 Months    
Speech and Language Development: 30 to 36 Months    
Speech and Language Development: Birth to 12 Months    
Spica Cast    
Spirituality and Healing    
Spironolactone (Aldactone)    
Sprains and Strains    
Stimulants for Attention Disorders     Spanish
Stool Sample Collection at Home     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Strabismus Repair     Spanish
Stress Management    
Sturge-Weber Syndrome     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis: Prophylaxis     Spanish
Submaximal Exercise Test    
Suctioning     Spanish
Supraventricular Tachycardia    
Surfactant    
Surgical Site Infections (CDC)     Spanish


Teach back    
Teach back checklist    
Tear Duct Probe    
Temozolomide (Temodar)     Spanish
Thalidomide (Thalomid)     Spanish
The Listening Program - Home Program    
The Listening Program - Introduction    
Therapeutic Listening    
Thin Liquids Feeding Plan    
Thioguanine     Spanish
Thiotepa (TESPA, TSPA)     Spanish
Thrush     Hmong, Spanish
Thumb Splint: Care at Home    
Tobramycin (TOBI)    
Toe Walking (Idiopathic)    
Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (with a Bleeding Disorder)     Spanish
Tonsillectomy with or without Adenoidectomy     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Topotecan (Hycamtin)     Spanish
TOT Collar    
Total Parenteral Nutrition at Home using the CADD Pump    
Tracheoesophageal Fistula    
Tracheostomy: A Guide for Parents Care at Home    
Tracheostomy: Pre-operative Information    
Traditional Chinese Medicine    
Tranexamic Acid    
Trastuzumab (Herceptin)     Spanish
Traumatic brain injury: Effects on speech    
Trazodone (Desyrel)    
Tuberculosis     Somali
Tuberculosis Skin Test     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Tylenol Dosage Chart    


Ultrasound    
Upper Gastrointestinal Series    
Upper Respiratory Infections (Colds)     Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Ureteral Reimplant    
Urinary Catheter (Indwelling): Care at Home     Spanish
Urinary Catheter Irrigation     Spanish
Urinary Tract Infection     Hmong, Spanish
Urine Collection (Timed)    
Urodynamic Studies    
Urostomy: Care at Home    


Vesicoureteral Reflux     Hmong, Spanish
Vest Therapy    
Vest Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis bronchiectasis    
Video Fluoroscopic Swallow     Spanish
Vinblastine (Velban)     Spanish
Vincristine (Oncovin)     Spanish, Spanish
Vinorelbine (Navelbine)    
Vitamin D    
Voiding Cystourethrogram for Boys    
Voiding Cystourethrogram for Girls    
Vomiting     Hmong, Somali, Spanish


Warfarin (Coumadin)    
Weight Gain Tips     Spanish
Well-Child Check Up (1 to 2 weeks) (English-Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (12 months) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (12-16 years) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (15 months) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (18 months) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (2 months) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (2 years) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (3 years) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (4 months) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (5-11 years) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (6 months) (English - Spanish)    
Well-Child Check Up (9 months) (English - Spanish)    
Win Rho    
Word Finding    
Wound Care     Hmong, Somali, Spanish


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