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This handout is for patients who have received radiation therapy to the head and neck. It explains lymphedema and how to lower your risk. This document is also a chapter in the manual "Your Guide to Head and Neck Radiation Therapy."

This handout for heart transplant recipients explains how to prepare and what to expect from a heart biopsy at University of Washington Medical Center. A heart biopsy is a test to diagnose rejection of a transplanted heart.

This detailed manual describes the structure and function of the heart, heart disease risk factors and tips for lowering them, and many other aspects of heart disease.

This handout describes different types of fats and offers tips to help people with diabetes make food choices that promote a healthy heart. It provides information and sources about different types of fats including monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, omega-3, saturated, and hydrogenated fats. 

This handout explains follow-up instructions for patients who have had heart surgery at UW Medical Center in Seattle, WA. It tells about how to schedule a follow-up visit and signs and symptoms that require a call to the cardiac surgeon.

This document is part of the "Rehab and Beyond" manual. It covers Seattle-area community resources, independent and supported living options, modifying your home for safety, state and federal requirements for becoming an employer, online guides for hiring and managing assistants, background checks, financial support through COPES, recreation and entertainment, clothing, and adaptive products. It also contains samples of a Discharge Checklist, a “Help Wanted” Ad for a Caregiver, a Caregiver Application, a Weekly Caregiver Checklist, and a Daily Routine List.

This handout explains the importance of helping a preterm baby calm, and ways to do this. Suggestions include carefully timing interactions, watching for the baby's stress cues, using "positive touch," and lessening stressors in the environment.

This handout explains what to expect, how to prepare, and how to plan for recovery from surgery to remove hemorrhoids, also called a hemorrhoidectomy.

This handout explains the hepatitis B virus, and why newborn babies are given a vaccine against the virus. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout answers common questions about hepatitis C, and what it means to receive a heart from a donor who has tested positive for the virus.

This handout answers common questions about hepatitis C, and what it means to receive a lung from a donor who has tested positive for the virus.

This handout explains a hepatobiliary scan, a procedure used to evaluate problems in the liver and gallbladder. 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.

This handout is for patients who take warfarin (Coumadin). It explains quality, safety, and effectiveness issues related to the use of herbal products. It includes warning signs for stroke and signs and symptoms of bleeding problems.

This handout gives signs and symptoms of high blood pressure (hypertension) to watch for during pregnancy.