Learning About Your Health Resources
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. |
A
- Abdominal Surgery
- Preparing for Surgery
- What to Expect in the Hospital
- Caring for Yourself at Home - Abdominal Ultrasound
- Amniocentesis
Also in: Chinese | Russian | 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
- Caring for Yourself at Home
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B
- Bariatric Surgery
- Blood Test
- Blood Transfusion
- Breast Biopsy - MRI
- Breast Biopsy - Needle
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Breast Biopsy - Needle Localization
- Breast Biopsy - Stereotactic
- Breast Biopsy - Ultrasound-Guided Core
Also in: Spanish - Breast Cyst Aspiration - Ultrasound-Guided
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C
- Cancer Treatment
- Cancer - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions
- Carbohydrate Food Choices
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - 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 | Russian | Spanish - Cholesterol
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Cirrhosis of the Liver
Also in: Russian - Colonoscopy
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Congestive Heart Failure
- What to Expect in the Hospital
- Caring for Yourself at Home
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) & Heart Valve Surgery
- Preparing for Surgery
- What to Expect in the Hospital
- Caring for Yourself at Home - Coumadin (Warfarin)
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - CT Scan
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish
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D
- Depression - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions
- Adults Living with Diabetes
- Diabetes Management - Dietary Guidelines
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Diabetes Management - Understanding a Food Label
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Diabetes Management - Sample Menu
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Dialysis Catheter
- Dietary Fiber
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E
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Encephalopathy
Also in: Russian - Eye - Automated Visual Field Test
- Eye - Axial Eye Length Biometry
- Eye - Diagnostic B-Scan Echographic Exam
- Eye - Fluorescein Angiogram
Also in: Russian
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H
- Heart Attack
- Heart Attack – Your Guide to Recovery
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Heart - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions
- Hepatitis C – Frequently Asked Questions
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Hip Replacement Surgery
- Prepare for Your Surgery
- What to Expect in the Hospital
- Caring for Yourself at Home
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I
- ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
- Integrated Screening for Down Syndrome
Also in: Chinese | Spanish - Integrative Medicine
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K
- Kick Counts
- Kidney Transplantation
Also in: Spanish - Knee Replacement Surgery
- Prepare for Your Surgery
- What to Expect in the Hospital
- 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)
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish
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P
- Pain Management
Also in: Chinese - Parenting & Infant Care - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions
- Patient Safety
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Patient Safety – NICU
- Patient Safety – Pediatric Unit & PICU
- Patient Safety – You and Your Baby
Also in: 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
Also in: Spanish - Pregnancy - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions
- Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog - Prostate Cancer - High-Dose Rate (HDR) Implant Therapy
- Prostate Cancer - Prostate Seed Implant (Brachytherapy)
- Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish
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R
- Radiation Oncology – The Interdisciplinary Team
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Radiation Therapy
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Also in: Chinese | Spanish - Restraint Use
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S
- Smoking Cessation
Also in: Spanish - Sodium-Controlled Diet
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish - Spinal Fusion
- Stress Echocardiogram with Dobutamine®
- Stress Echocardiogram with Exercise
- Stroke
- Your Care in the Hospital
- Your Care at Home
Also in: Chinese | Russian | Spanish
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T
- Thoracentesis
- Tilt Table Test
- Tracheostomy
- What to Expect in the Hospital
- Caring for Yourself at Home - Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
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