After a heart transplant, your child will need a variety of medications, including immunosuppressants, drugs to prevent infection, and drugs to lower blood pressure.
Your child needs to take the medicine called sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. This information sheet explains what sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
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.
Learn what happens during chemotherapy phases for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Learn about your child's daily routine at home, after the blood and marrow transplant.
Your child needs to take the medicine called methotrexate. This information sheet explains what methotrexate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
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A list of helpful glossary terms for Teens Taking Charge Managing Your Hemophilia program.
2 minutes; Ages 7–11
A walk through the pathology lab, where doctors examine blood and other bodily fluids, organs and tissues.
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Find out how an organ transplant can affect your child's development, school performance and self-esteem.
Read about various types of breathing problems in newborn babies and the care that is provided to help them.
Learn about heart catheterization tests and electrophysiology studies, which give information about the structure of a child's heart and how well it is working.
Learn how insulin pumps work, if they're right for your child and what the potential concerns are.
Learn about the guidelines for daily physical activity, sleep and screen time for babies, children and teens.
Learn about the common items in your bathroom that may be hazardous to children and what you should do if they are accidentally consumed.
