Patient Education

Symptoms: Fever – headache – extreme fatigue – cough – sore throat – runny nose – muscle pain. Complications: Bacterial pneumonia – dehydration – worsening of chronic medical conditions. How it spreads: From person to person through droplets produced by coughing and sneezing. Prevention: Seasonal flu vaccine.  Hand hygiene.  Avoid close contact with sick individuals.  … Continued

Black bag: regular household-like waste.  Red bag: infectious medical waste.  Safety box: sharp infectious medical waste.

Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer before and after visiting the patient. Avoid touching the surgery area or the surgical dressings. Before going home, make sure you understand all the instructions on how to take care of the surgery area. Always wash your hands before and after handling the surgery … Continued

To protect patients, visitors, and staff from getting infections, please follow the instructions posted on the room door, according to the type of infection and its mode of transmission. Airborne Isolation Precautions:  •Applied for diseases that spread through very small droplets in the air (like pulmonary tuberculosis, measles, and chickenpox).  Upon visiting: Please check with … Continued

Antibiotic resistance and what you can do about it? Antibiotic Resistance: Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause. This resistance harms our ability to treat infectious diseases and undermines much of the progress made in medicine. We need to handle antibiotics carefully to … Continued

Knowledge is power, and hope is its weapon. When we found out that Layla had leukemia, we were in shock, completely at a loss, and couldn’t sleep. Then we decided to learn everything we could about cancer, and now it’s been 5 years, and Layla is completely cured… Layla is a true hero. It’s really … Continued

Many parents are afraid to talk about cancer in front of their kids, thinking that it will scare them. As a result, they keep discussions about cancer a secret, whispering about it even in front of the doctor. But is that really the right approach? The power of observation in children: Even young kids who … Continued

The child will ask you some questions, like: How will I feel during treatment? Will I feel better? Keep your answers simple and honest, and you can ask for help from: the social worker, psychologist, or nursing staff. Why did I get cancer? Some children believe they got cancer because of something they did wrong, … Continued

What does the child understand? … Child behaviors and reactions … How to handle the situation?  What does the child understand?  * At this age, the child cannot understand what cancer is.  * The child will be able to sense changes in behaviors, emotions, and daily routines (sleeping and feeding times).  Child behaviors and reactions:  … Continued

At this stage, a child understands simple illnesses like a cold, but they don’t grasp diseases like cancer. What does the child understand? At this stage, the child understands simple illnesses like a cold, but they don’t grasp diseases like cancer. The child may engage in some fantastical thinking, believing they have done something wrong … Continued