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This handout describes how to prepare for either an epidural or a facet injection, which are spinal procedures used to treat back pain and sciatica, or for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons.

This handout gives nutritional guidelines for patients who have had surgery of the esophagus. It includes ways to meet protein and calorie needs, suggested supplements, lists of foods that are OK and not OK to eat and drink, general instructions for how and when to eat, and when to call the dietitian or diet technician.

This handout explains how to prepare for a manometry study of the esophagus.

This handout explains the symptoms and causes of esophageal swallowing problems. These are caused by problems in the esophagus, the tube that food moves through to get to the stomach. The handout includes tips for swallowing more easily and safely.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for esophagectomy surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It covers how to get ready for the surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery and during the hospital stay, and self-care after discharge.

This brochure offers diet guidelines to follow after having an esophagectomy, which is an operation to remove the esophagus. It includes instructions for a clear liquid diet, a full liquid diet, and how to get enough protein and calories. Tables of food groups show allowed foods and foods to avoid.

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."

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