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This handout explains the types of bills a patient may receive for medical care provided at the Heart Institute at UW Medical Center. It includes contact information for patients who have billing questions or who need to change their insurance information.

This handout for women who are having a hysteroslpingogram exam at University Reproductive Care explains how to prepare for the exam and what to expect.

This handout describes a labor induction, who it is for, and what to expect for patients who are scheduled to have one. Medical providers perform labor inductions for pregnant people whose bodies are not going into labor on their own. This handout also includes information about scheduling this procedure with Labor and Delivery.

This handout for lung transplant patients describes many of the medicines that must be taken after transplantation. These include immunosuppressants, anti-infectives and antifungals, antivirals, and other supplements and drugs. It includes a short warning about drug-food interactions and a sample list of what drugs a lung transplant patient is likely to take, including times of day.

This booklet explains what to expect when having surgery at UWMC. It includes pre-surgery clinic visit, medicine restrictions before surgery, anesthesia, what happens the day and morning before surgery, arriving at the hospital, what happens in the pre-operating area and recovery room, and home care instructions. Helpful phone numbers and maps are also included.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for active hand exercises. These exercises are provided by Occupational Therapy for patients to do at home.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for active wrist exercises. These exercises are provided by Occupational Therapy for patients to do at home.

This handout gives guidelines to follow to help your healing and keep you safe after your craniotomy (a type of brain surgery).

This handout is for patients who have had a tranfemoral valve replacement, a transapical valve replacement, a Mitral clip procedure, or a cardiac catheterization. It gives important guidelines to follow to help your healing and keep you safe after your heart procedure.

This handout gives activity guidelines to follow after having lung surgery. It includes photos and step-by-step instructions to protect the sternum when getting in and out of bed, standing up, getting dressed, and other activities of daily living.

This handout gives self-care guidelines to follow after spinal fusion surgery at Harborview Spine Center. Follow these guidelines to protect your spine and help you recover.

This handout gives self-care guidelines to follow after having spinal decompression surgery at Harborview Spine Center. Follow these guidelines to protect your spine and help you recover.

This handout explains basic precautions to protect the sternum after heart surgery. It provides tips and images showing how to do various activities of daily living (ADLs) while maintaining sternal precautions: getting into and out of bed, standing up from a chair or toilet, getting dressed, and doing other personal hygiene routines.