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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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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