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This handout explains the 14 steps to follow to clean and disinfect urinary drainage bags for reuse.

This handout, adapted from materials from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), explains how to make and wear cloth face coverings for protection from COVID-19 and other viruses. It includes important information on how to wear a face covering and when to wash it.

This brochure explains what to expect from and how to prepare for surgery to insert cochlear implants.

This handout explains what to expect, how to prepare and how to plan for recovery after colectomy surgery, which is done to remove part of a damaged or diseased large intestine. It discusses both laparoscopic and open surgery.

This handout is a timeline to guide patients who are taking GoLytely to prepare for a colonoscopy. It tells what to do 7 days before, 5 days before, 1 day before, and on the day of the procedure.

This handout is a timeline to guide patients who are taking GoLytely to prepare for a colonoscopy. It tells what to do 7 days before, 5 days before, 1 day before, and on the day of the procedure.

This CareMap for patients and their caregivers shows the care plan that is expected before and after having colorectal surgery. The CareMap begins 6 days before surgery and gives recovery steps through discharge from the hospital and self-care at home.

This handout lists ways breastfeeding mothers can ease the discomfort of breast engorgement after giving birth. Tips include applying warmth, massage, feeding the baby, compresses, pain relievers, and breast pumps. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Breastfeeding."

This handout lists the symptoms of early pregnancy, such as feeling tired, breast discomfort, urinating often, headaches, vision changes, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting. It gives self-care tips to help manage the discomfort and activities to avoid.

This CareMap for patients and their caregivers shows the care plan that is expected before and after having complex hernia surgery. The CareMap begins before surgery and gives recovery steps through discharge from the hospital and self-care at home.

This handout explains complex percutaneous intervention (PCI) treatment of a heart artery. It includes how complex coronary disease is diagnosed and evaluated, and treatment options at University of Washington Medical Center.

This document is the complete "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. Individual sections are also available by title: About the Heart Institute, Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care, Anticoagulation, Checking Your Blood Pressure, Diagnostic Tests, Family Planning, How to Read a Prescription Label and Order Refills, If You Plan to Travel, Internet Resources, Lower Your Risk for Endocarditis, and Your Care Team.

This handout explains why patients who are being treated for a brain tumor tend to become constipated. It lists ways to avoid constipation, and describes the medicines that will be prescribed.

This handout is for patients at UWMC - Northwest who receive a continuous adductor canal nerve block for knee surgery. It explains how the nerve block works, what to expect after surgery, how to take care of the pump, and what to do if there are any problems.

This handout is for patients participating in the Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Program. This handout is a welcome packet with overview of this program, how it works, and what to expect.

This handout is for patients at UWMC - Northwest who receive a continuous interscalene nerve block for shoulder surgery. It explains how the nerve block works, what to expect after surgery, how to take care of the pump, and what to do if there are any problems.