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This handout is for people who have had reconstructive surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It explains what pain to expect after surgery, pain management, and when to call the clinic.

This handout explains how pain is controlled with prescription pain medicines (opioids) after spine surgery at Harborview Medical Center. It includes safety precautions, tips for preventing constipation, how to taper doses, and who to call for help.

This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion. It explains how pain is controlled with prescription pain medicines (opioids) after spine surgery at UW Medicine. It includes safety precautions, tips for preventing constipation, how to taper doses, and who to call for help.

This handout explains pain management and how to communicate with healthcare providers to find methods that work. It includes the "Tell Us About Your Pain" pain scales and facts about opioid pain medicines.

This handout explains what patients and families can expect from the palliative care service at UWMC. The UWMC Palliative Care Team offers extra support and comfort for patients and families living with cancer. The Palliative Care team attends to all aspects of the patient’s well-being. This includes their emotional and spiritual needs, and what they value most.

This CareMap gives timelines for the steps patients most often follow when having a pancreaticoduodenectomy, also called a whipple procedure, where part or all of the pancreas and the duodenum are removed. The CareMap starts before surgery with a pre-op testing and medicine instructions, and finishes on day 5 after surgery, when most patients are ready to leave the hospital. It includes activity guidelines and dietary restrictions, and well as teaching sessions and other important steps in recovery and follow-up.

This handout explains what to expect, how to prepare, and how to plan for recovery from abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) or panniculectomy surgery.

This handout explains a parathyroid scan, a nuclear medicine procedure used to diagnose problems with the parathyroid gland. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how it works, how it is done, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.

University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) provides 1 parking pass per day to patients who have a hospital stay of 15 days or longer. This one-page handout answers questions about these parking passes, who can use the pass, and how to get them.

This handout explains how patients can partner with their healthcare team to make their best choices about their health. Sections cover talking with healthcare providers, what friends and family can do to help, how to prevent the spread of infection, what to know about medicines, why medical records are needed, how to report concerns, and questions to ask about diagnosis, treatments, and procedures. Also included are important phone numbers for University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA).

This handout explains PCV treatment for brain tumors. This treatment uses the chemotherapy drugs procarbazine, CCNU (lomustine), and vincristine. It includes how to take each of the drugs and how to handle common side effects.

This handout is for patients at UW Medicine clinics being tested for an allergic reaction to penicillin. It explains how two different tests are done: Skin test for penicillin allergy and oral test for amoxicillin allergy. It explains what to expect before, during, and after each test.