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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.

This handout for breastfeeding mothers explains the benefits of using a breast pump, what to expect when pumping, how often to pump, and how to choose a breast pump. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Breastfeeding."

This handout explains why and how to express milk before having your baby. Talk with your provider before you start to hand-express your breast milk, to make sure it is a good option for you.

This handout explains how staff help keep patients safe during their hospital stay. It includes tips for walking safely.

This handout for families or patients at University of Washington Medical Center explains extracorporeal life support (ECLS) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a short-term form of life support treatment. It gives indepth descriptions of how ECLS works and includes illustrations. Sections cover risks, how the therapy is started, other bedside care given, visiting guidelines, and more.