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This 2-page handout provides information for people who had their pacemaker placed at the Heart Institute at UWMC. It includes important phone numbers, and blank spaces to fill in dates and times of follow-up appointments.

This 1-page handout provides information for people who had their internal loop recorder (ILR) placed at the Heart Institute at UWMC. It includes important phone numbers, and blank spaces to fill in the date and time of the follow-up visit.

This 1-page handout provides information for people who had their implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) placed at the Heart Institute at UWMC. It includes important phone numbers, and blank spaces to fill in dates and times of follow-up appointments.

This 1-page handout provides information for people who had their subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) placed at the Heart Institute at UWMC. It includes important phone numbers, and blank spaces to fill in dates and times of follow-up visits.

This handout provides a list carbohydrates, proteins, fats and "free" foods to be used when counting carbohydrates ("carbs"). A table gives the carbohydrate grams found in various "carb choices." This information is used most often by patients living with diabetes.

This handout explains how to read "Nutrition Facts" food labels and how people with diabetes can use that information to make healthy food choices.

This handout explains what foods and beverages can irritate the bladder. It also gives suggestions for replacing these with other foods.

This handout explains how to prepare for your foot and ankle surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. It includes self-care after surgery and what to expect at your follow-up visits at the Sigvard T. Hansen Foot and Ankle Institute.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for exercises that can help strengthen the muscles in the core of your foot. Exercises include Toe Yoga and Foot Doming, Single Leg Balance, Heel Raises, and Toe Walking. Photos of the exercises are shown.

This handout explains the special Visitors Policy at UW Medicine hospitals as of May 2020. This policy is put in place to protect patients, visitors, and staff during the COVID-19 outbreak. It includes requiring visitors to wear masks, and limiting the number of visitors each patient may have per day.

This Visitors Policy will help us keep our patients, visitors, and staff as safe as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please talk with your nurse if you have any questions or concerns.

This handout explains the most common flap donor sites that are used at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) for reconstruction after surgical removal of skin, fat, muscle, or skeletal support.

This handout explains what to expect if you are on free water restriction while you are in the hospital, for patients at Harborview Medical Center.

This handout is for women who plan to become pregnant using frozen eggs. It lists the tasks that must be done before undergoing a treatment cycle.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for fundoplication or myotomy surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes instructions to follow for 2 weeks before surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery, and discharge information.

This handout explains gastric cancer and how it is diagnosed. It describes treatment options, and gives instructions on how to prepare for and what to expect from gastrectomy surgery.

This handout explains a gastric emptying scan (GES), a nuclear medicine exam that identifies abnormalities related to emptying of the stomach. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how the scan works, how it is done, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.