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This handout for kidney/pancreas transplant patients provides an explanation of the evaluation process, including a list of basic labs, tests, and procedures for pre-transplant evaluation. This document is also a chapter in "Your Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Guide," which is available from Materials Management #171915.

This handout describes exenatide (Byetta), a man-made hormone that is injected to help the body release insulin when blood glucose is present. Includes side effects, drug interactions, and storage information.

This handout explains sternal precautions, to be followed after heart surgery. Included is guidance for recovery after surgery, how to add or keep exercise in the lifestyle, exercise goals, and paying attention to the body's signals and symptoms.

This handout supplies information to help recovery after lung surgery with clamshell approach. Included are incision precautions, instructions about restricted activities, tips on how to add or keep exercise in the lifestyle, and advice on when to slow down, delay exercising, or call the health care provider.

This handout supplies information to help recovery after lung surgery with thoracotomy incision. Included are incision precautions, instructions about restricted activities, tips on how to add or keep exercise in the lifestyle, and advice on when to slow down, delay exercising, or call the health care provider.

This handout helps guide recovery after lung surgery with a VATS incision. It includes precautions, exercise goals, and how to listen to what your body needs.

This handout helps guide recovery after lung surgery with sternal incision. It includes precautions, exercise goals, and how to listen to what your body needs.

This handout gives activity goals and precautions to follow during and after your oncology treatment.

Describes and illustrates 11 exercises to strengthen the knee after total knee replacement. It includes tips for best use of these exercises.

This handout is a guide to Exercise Tolerance Tests, Treadmill Stress Echocardiograms, and Bicycle Stress Echocardiograms. This explains what exercise stress tests are and what to expect if you are having one.

This handout is a guide to exercise tolerance tests, treadmill stress echocardiograms, and bicycle stress echocardiograms. It explains what an exercise stress test is and what to expect when you have one.

This handout explains a test that will help your doctor assess your heart health. For this test, you will receive an injection, have pictures taken of your chest, and exercise on a treadmill. Radionuclide imaging is a way for us to see inside your heart. It is also called a radioisotope scan.

This handout gives instructions for neck, jaw, and face exercises for patients who have had radiation therapy to this area. The exercises are design to help keep normal movement in the neck and jaw, prevent contractures (shortening of the soft tissue or muscle), and keep fluid from gathering in the treatment area. This document is also a chapter in the manual "Your Guide to Head and Neck Radiation Therapy."

Explains and illustrates 6 exercises for care and strengthening of the knee after surgery. Includes illustrations.

This handout explains exercises to help strengthen a sprained ankle.

This handout explains knee osteoarthritis, and gives exercises to help improve movement and lessen pain in your knee.

This handout explains 4 exercises to help with knee pain.

This handout gives exercises you can do at home to help improve movement and ease pain in your back and hips.

This handout gives exercises to help improve movement and lessen pain in your neck.

This handout explains exercises to help heal plantar fasciitis.

This handout describes exercises to help reduce pain and strain in the shoulder.

This handout gives information to help prospective parents decide if they want to have a test to see if they are a carrier of a genetic disease.

This handout explains a medicine called Exparel. This is a local anesthetic that is used to prevent or treat pain from some procedures.

This handout for breastfeeding mothers explains the benefits of using a breast pump, what to expect when pumping, how often to pump, and how to choose a breast pump. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Breastfeeding."

This handout is part of the manual "Breastfeeding Your Hospitalized Baby." It covers how to create and maintain a milk supply, using a breast pump, hand expression, kangaroo care, milk let-down, keeping breast milk safe for the baby, milk fortifiers, and answers to questions about colostrum, foremilk, and hindmilk.