Endocrine Conditions Patient and Family Resources
Resources for children with endocrine conditions and their families.
- After-Hours Telephone Service (PDF) (2023/09/08)
- Community Health Nurse Referral Form for Children with an Endocrine Condition (PDF) (2021/09/13)
- COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF) (2021/09/27)
- Fluid Balance Record (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Giving a Subcutaneous Injection (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Giving an Intramuscular Injection (PDF) (2020/11/16)
- Injection Schedule 2025–2026 (PDF) (2024/12/06)
- Measuring your Baby or Infant at Home (PDF) (2020/03/30)
- Measuring your Child at Home (PDF) (2020/03/30)
- Medical Identification Options (PDF) (2018/04/19)
- Needle Fears (PDF) (2023/04/03)
- Safe Disposal of Needles and Other Sharps (PDF) (2015/11/12)
- Subcutaneous Injection Sites: Babies and Small Children (PDF) (2020/04/03)
- Turning 19... (PDF) (2021/03/31)
- 24-hour Urine Collection (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- ACTH Stimulation Test for Adrenal Suppression (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- ACTH Stimulation Test for Budesonide-Treated Patients (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- GnRH Stimulation Test (PDF) (2024/04/30)
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- hCG Stimulation Test (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Medical Investigation Facility Testing (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Water Deprivation Test (PDF) (2023/05/07)
- Adrenal Insufficiency: Preparing Your Child for Daycare or School (PDF) (2022/10/20)
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (booklet format) (PDF) (2008)
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (single-page format) (PDF) (2008)
- Community Health Nurse Referral Form for Children who are Cortisol-Dependent (PDF) (2021/09/13)
- COVID-19 and Adrenal Insufficiency (PDF) (2021/09/27)
- Depo-Medrol® Instructions for Illness (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Hydrocortisone Injection Instructions (PDF) (2022/05/13)
- Illness Management during Adrenal Suppression (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Illness Management during Adrenal Suppression: Asthma (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Immunizations for Children who are Cortisol-Dependent (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Influenza Vaccine for Children who are Cortisol-Dependent (PDF) (2015/11/16)
- Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement: English (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Chinese | 中文 - Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Dari | دری - Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Farsi | فارسی - Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Gestion du Traitement Substitutif par Hydrocortisone (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Korean | 한국어 - Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Tratamiento de Suplementacion con Hidrocortisona (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Urdu | اُردُو - Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Vietnamese | Việt - Management of Hydrocortisone Replacement (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Salt Replacement for Mineralocorticoid Deficiency (PDF) (2024/10/04)
- School Letter for the Cortisol-Dependent Student (PDF) (2022/05/13)
- Tips for Travelling with Adrenal Insufficiency (PDF) (2022/04/24)
- Early Puberty in Girls (PDF) (2018)
- Puberte precoce chez les filles (PDF) (2003)
- Estrogen and progesterone:
- The Estrogen Patch (PDF) (2021/08/20)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy for Girls (PDF) (2015/12/23)
- It's All Chemistry: Estrogen and Progesterone (PDF) (2024/06/10)
- Menstrual Cycle (PDF) (2021/08/23)
- Puberty blockers: Lupron Depot® and Trelstar®:
- BC Children's Hospital Lupron Depot® Program for Precocious Puberty (PDF) (2022/01/26)
- Giving an Intramuscular Injection (PDF) (2020/11/16)
- Lupron Depot Injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) (2024/11/05)
- Injection Schedule 2025–2026 (PDF) (2024/12/06)
- Early Puberty Resource List (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Spironolactone (PDF) (2023/02/22)
- Testosterone:
- Giving Your Intramuscular Testosterone Injections (PDF) (2024/11/05)
- Giving Your Subcutaneous Testosterone Injections (PDF) (2024/11/05)
- Intramuscular Testosterone Injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) (2024/11/05)
- It's All Chemistry: Testosterone (PDF) (2024/06/10)
- Subcutaneous Testosterone Injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) (2024/11/05)
- Testosterone Gel (PDF) (2020/04/21)
- Types of Testosterone (PDF) (2024/04/13)
- When your baby is born with genitals that look different: The first days (Canadian version) (PDF) (2017/04/04)
- Alcohol and Hypopituitarism (PDF) (2022/08/23)
- Central Diabetes Insipidus booklet (PDF) (2010)
- Central Diabetes Insipidus single-page format (PDF) (2010)
- Hypopituitarism booklet (PDF) (2007)
- Hypopituitarism single-page format (PDF) (2007)
- Growth Hormone Therapy (PDF) (2020/03/25)
- Prader–Willi Syndrome & Growth Hormone Use (PDF) (2020/12/03)
- Community Health Nurse Referral Form for Children with Diabetes Insipidus (PDF) (2021/09/13)
- Hyperthyroidism booklet (PDF) (2004)
- Hyperthyroidism single-page format (PDF) (2004)
- Hyperthyroidism Chinese 中文 booklet (PDF)
- Hypothyroidism booklet (PDF) (2001)
- Hypothyroidism single-page format (PDF) (2001)
- Congenital Hypothyroidism (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Congenital Hypothyroidism Chinese | 中文 (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Congenital Hypothyroidism Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (PDF) (2015/11/11)
- Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism (PDF) (2020/03/24)
- Neonatal Graves Disease (PDF) (2021/01/28)
- Radioiodine Treatment for Hyperthyroidism (PDF) (2020/12/11)
- Radioiodine Treatment for Thyroid Cancer (PDF) (2020/12/11)
- Calcium, Phosphorus and Vitamin D Products (PDF) (2021/08/20)
- Disorders of Calcium and Phosphorus (PDF) (2021/08/20)
- Hypoparathyroidism and DiGeorge Syndrome (PDF) (2022/08/10)
- Hypophosphatemic Rickets (PDF) (2022/08/22)
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PDF) (2021/08/20)
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Rickets (PDF) (2021/08/20)
- Online module: Calcium and Phosphorus Disorders (2016/09/02)
- Zoledronic Acid Treatment (PDF) (2018/05/29)
- Alcohol and Hyperinsulinism (PDF) (2022/03/24)
- Blood Glucose Log for Endocrine Patients (PDF) (2015/10/18)
- Blood Glucose Log for Hyperinsulinism (PDF) (2015/10/18)
- Community Health Nurse Referral Form for Children with Hypoglycemia (PDF) (2021/09/13)
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Hyperinsulinism (PDF) (2024/08/24)
- Glucagon for Severe Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia) in Endocrine Patients (PDF) (2020/06/17)
- Hypoglycemia in the Endocrine Patient (PDF) (2023/08/17)
- Management of Hypoglycemia in Hyperinsulinism (PDF) (2020/06/17)
- Mini-Dose Glucagon for Preventing Serious Hypoglycemia in Endocrine Patients (PDF) (2020/06/17)
- Non-Diabetes Hypoglycemia: Preparing Your Child for Daycare or School (PDF) (2021/10/22)
- Setting Up Your Dexcom G7 for Endocrine Patients (PDF) (2024/08/24)
- Lifestyle Intervention Programs in BC (PDF) (2024/12/06)