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This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion, and reviews the decision-making process for spine surgery.

This brochure details what to expect from and how to prepare for stapedotomy surgery, done to reconstruct the middle ear sound conduction mechanism.

This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion, which is a resource manual for patients with ongoing neck or back pain. It includes information about how to safely exercise and stay active despite having pain.

This handout for new mothers at UW Medicine hospitals explains what to expect when they must stay in the hospital for medical reasons and their baby is ready to go home. This document is part of the workbook "Your Care After Giving Birth."

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using glucose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using fructose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using sucrose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using lactulose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using lactose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when admitted to a UW Medicine hospital after coming to the Emergency Department with stroke symptoms. It includes what happens during the hospital stay, and how to prepare for discharge.

This handout is for women who received the drug sugammadex during surgery. It warns that hormone-based birth control methods such as pills, patches, hormonal IUDs, rings, injections, and implants may not work for 1 week after receiving sugammadex.

This document is part of the "Rehab and Beyond" manual. It describes the kinds of support needed during the rehabilitation process, including patient advocates and their roles, legal advocates, long-term care advocates, and caregivers/attendants.

This handout explains the support services available to patients and families at the Alvord Brain Tumor Center. It gives contact information for in-person support groups, phone and online support, peer support mentoring programs, and counseling services.