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The following is a list of educational handouts created by California Pacific's staff and physicians. If you do not find the topic of your choice on this page, you can go to the Healthwise® Knowledgebase or enter a topic in the Search field above.

You can also listen to podcasts at Smarter Medical Care to help you navigate around problems related to serious diseases such as cancer. These podcasts can increase your knowledge and reduce your anxieties and frustrations.

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A

• Abdominal Surgery - Preparing for Surgery
  Abdominal Surgery - What to Expect in the Hospital
  Abdominal Surgery - Caring for Yourself at Home


• Abdominal Ultrasound


• Amniocentesis (English)
  Amniocentesis (Chinese)
  Amniocentesis (Russian)
  Amniocentesis (Spanish)


• Angiogram (Arteriogram)


• Angiogram (Arteriogram) - Caring for Yourself at Home


• Angiogram (Arteriogram) with Angioplasty


• Asian Food Guide for Meal Planning


• Asthma - What to Expect in the Hospital
  Asthma - Caring for Yourself at Home

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B

• Bariatric Surgery


• Preventing Blood Clots at Home (English)
  Preventing Blood Clots at Home (Chinese)
  Preventing Blood Clots at Home (Russian)
  Preventing Blood Clots at Home (Spanish)
  Preventing Blood Clots at Home (Tagalog)


• Blood Test


• Blood Transfusion


• Breast Biopsy - MRI


• Breast Biopsy - Needle (English)
  Breast Biopsy - Needle (Chinese)
  Breast Biopsy - Needle (Russian)
  Breast Biopsy - Needle (Spanish)


• Breast Biopsy - Needle Localization


• Breast Biopsy - Stereotactic


• Breast Biopsy - Ultrasound-Guided Core (English)
  Breast Biopsy - Ultrasound-Guided Core (Spanish)


• Breast Cyst Aspiration - Ultrasound-Guided


• Breast Cyst Aspiration - Ultrasound-Guided (After Your Procedure)

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C

• Cancer Treatment


• Cancer - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angiogram, & Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)


• Cardiac Exercise Stress Test


• Cardiac Stress Test – Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) with Dipyridamole (Persantine®)


• Cardiac Stress Test – Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) with Exercise


• Cesarean Birth (C-section)


• Chemotherapy (Chinese)
  Chemotherapy (Russian)
  Chemotherapy (Spanish)


• Children's Health - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Cholesterol (English)
  Cholesterol (Chinese)
  Cholesterol (Russian)
  Cholesterol (Spanish)


• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)


• Cirrhosis of the Liver (English)
  Cirrhosis of the Liver (Russian)


• Colonoscopy (English)
  Colonoscopy (Chinese)
  Colonoscopy (Russian)
  Colonoscopy (Spanish)


• Congestive Heart Failure - What to Expect in the Hospital
  Congestive Heart Failure - Caring for Yourself at Home
  Congestive Heart Failure (Chinese)
  Congestive Heart Failure (Russian)
  Congestive Heart Failure (Spanish)


• Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (English)
  Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Chinese)
  Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Russian)
  Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Spanish)
  Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Tagalog)


• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) & Heart Valve Surgery - Preparing for Surgery
  Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) & Heart Valve Surgery - What to Expect in the Hospital
  Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) & Heart Valve Surgery - Caring for Yourself at Home


• Coumadin (English)
  Coumadin (Chinese)
  Coumadin (Russian)
  Coumadin (Spanish)


• CT Scan (English)
  CT Scan (Chinese)
  CT Scan (Russian)
  CT Scan (Spanish)

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D

• Depression - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Adults Living with Diabetes


• Children Living with Diabetes


• Diabetes Management - Carbohydrate Food Choices (English)
  Diabetes Management - Carbohydrate Food Choices (Chinese)
  Diabetes Management - Carbohydrate Food Choices (Russian)
  Diabetes Management - Carbohydrate Food Choices (Spanish)


• Diabetes Management - Dietary Guidelines (English)
  Diabetes Management - Dietary Guidelines (Chinese)
  Diabetes Management - Dietary Guidelines (Russian)
  Diabetes Management - Dietary Guidelines (Spanish)


• Diabetes Management - Understanding a Food Label (English)
  Diabetes Management - Understanding a Food Label (Chinese)
  Diabetes Management - Understanding a Food Label (Russian)
  Diabetes Management - Understanding a Food Label (Spanish)


• Diabetes Management - Sample Menu (English)
  Diabetes Management - Sample Menu (Chinese)
  Diabetes Management - Sample Menu (Russian)
  Diabetes Management - Sample Menu (Spanish)


• Dialysis Catheter


• Dietary Fiber

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E

• Echocardiogram


• Electrocardiogram (EKG)


• Encephalopathy (English)
  Encephalopathy (Russian)


• Eye - Automated Visual Field Test


• Eye - Axial Eye Length Biometry


• Eye - Diagnostic B-Scan Echographic Exam


• Eye - Fluorescein Angiogram (English)
  Eye - Fluorescein Angiogram (Russian)

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F

• Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy

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G

• Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed


• Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Screening

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H

• Heart Attack


• Heart Attack – Your Guide to Recovery (English)

Heart Attack – Your Guide to Recovery (Chinese)
Heart Attack – Your Guide to Recovery (Russian)
Heart Attack – Your Guide to Recovery (Spanish)

• Heart - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Hepatitis C – Frequently Asked Questions (English)
  Hepatitis C – Frequently Asked Questions (Chinese)
  Hepatitis C – Frequently Asked Questions (Russian)
  Hepatitis C – Frequently Asked Questions (Spanish)


• Hip Replacement Surgery - Prepare for Your Surgery
  Hip Replacement Surgery - What to Expect in the Hospital
  Hip Replacement Surgery - Caring for Yourself at Home

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I

• ICU (Intensive Care Unit)


• Integrated Screening for Down Syndrome (English)
  Integrated Screening for Down Syndrome (Chinese)
  Integrated Screening for Down Syndrome (Russian)


• Integrative Medicine

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K

• Kick Counts


• Kidney Transplantation (English)
  Kidney Transplantation (Spanish)


• Knee Replacement Surgery - Prepare for Your Surgery
  Knee Replacement Surgery - What to Expect in the Hospital
  Knee Replacement Surgery - Caring for Yourself at Home

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L

• Labor Induction


• Laminectomy


• Liver Biopsy


• Liver Transplantation - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Lumbar Puncture

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M

• Metabolic Syndrome


• Microdiscectomy


• Microsurgery


• MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (English)
  MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Chinese)
  MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Russian)
  MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Spanish)

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O

• Obstetric Ultrasound (English)
  Obstetric Ultrasound (Chinese)
  Obstetric Ultrasound (Russian)
  Obstetric Ultrasound (Spanish)


• Ostomy Following Bowel Surgery

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P

• Pain Management (English)
  Pain Management (Chinese)


• Parenting & Infant Care - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Patient Safety (English)
  Patient Safety (Chinese)
  Patient Safety (Russian)
  Patient Safety (Spanish)


• Patient Safety – NICU


• Patient Safety – Pediatric Unit & PICU


• Patient Safety – You and Your Baby (English)
  Patient Safety – You and Your Baby (Spanish)


• Pediatric Anesthesia - Information for Parents


• Pediatric Asthma - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Pediatric PICC Line Insertion


• Pelvic Ultrasound


• Percutaneous Abscess Drainage Procedure


• Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram (PTHC) with Biliary Drainage (PTBD)


• PICC Line Insertion


• Pneumonia (English)
  Pneumonia (Spanish)


• Pregnancy & Reproduction - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions


• Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (English)
  Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Chinese)
  Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Russian)
  Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Spanish)
  Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Tagalog)


• Prostate Cancer - High-Dose Rate (HDR) Implant Therapy


• Prostate Cancer - Prostate Seed Implant (Brachytherapy)


• Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (English)
  Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Chinese)
  Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Russian)
  Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Spanish)

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R

• Radiation Oncology – The Interdisciplinary Team (English)
  Radiation Oncology – The Interdisciplinary Team (Chinese)
  Radiation Oncology – The Interdisciplinary Team (Russian)
  Radiation Oncology – The Interdisciplinary Team (Spanish)


• Radiation Therapy (English)
  Radiation Therapy (Chinese)
  Radiation Therapy (Russian)
  Radiation Therapy (Spanish)


• Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (English)
  Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (Chinese)
  Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (Spanish)


• Restraint Use

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S

• Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock


• Smoking Cessation (English)
  Smoking Cessation (Spanish)


• Sodium-Controlled Diet (English)
  Sodium-Controlled Diet (Chinese)
  Sodium-Controlled Diet (Russian)
  Sodium-Controlled Diet (Spanish)


• Spinal Fusion


• Stress Echocardiogram with Dobutamine®


• Stress Echocardiogram with Exercise


• Stroke - Your Care in the Hospital
  Stroke - Your Care at Home
  Stroke (Chinese)
  Stroke (Russian)
  Stroke (Spanish)

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T

• Thoracentesis


• Tilt Table Test


• Tracheostomy - What to Expect in the Hospital
  Tracheostomy - Caring for Yourself at Home


• Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)

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U

• Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (English)
  Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Chinese)
  Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Russian)
  Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Spanish)


• Upper Gastrointestinal Series

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