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This handout is Module 4 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as referrals for spine surgery, different types of spine surgery, surgery outcomes, insurance authorization, and more.

This handout is Module 5 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as the link between stress and pain, cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management, coping strategies, and more.

The Spine Care Companion is a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. It includes 6 educational modules meant to be read every 2 weeks, starting with a patients' first visit to a spine care specialist. As most people will not need surgery for spine pain, this resource focuses on non-surgical treatments for spine pain.

This is a comprehensive guide for patients preparing for and recovering from spine surgery. This Care Companion has helpful information and answers to common questions that spine surgery patients may have. Topics covered include preparing for surgery, discharge planning, care after surgery, and rehabilitation exercises for both cervical and lumbar/thoracic spine procedures.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for spine surgery at Harborview Medical Center. It covers how to get ready for the surgery, what to expect during the hospital stay, and what to do at home after discharge.

This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion. It reviews the different types of spine surgeries and which ones may be most appropriate for a patient's condition.

This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion, and reviews the decision-making process for spine surgery.

This booklet explains splenectomy surgery, including how to prepare, what to expect, care instructions for recovery, and when to call the doctor or nurse. Laparoscopic and open surgery techniques are discussed.

This handout for parents of premature babies explains the basic behavior stages they can expect to see. It includes short descriptions if a baby is born before 32 weeks, between 32 and 35 weeks, and after 35 weeks gestation.

This brochure details what to expect from and how to prepare for stapedotomy surgery, done to reconstruct the middle ear sound conduction mechanism.

This handout explains what to expect when starting treatment for opioid use disorder using the medicine buprenorphine/naloxone.

This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion, which is a resource manual for patients with ongoing neck or back pain. It includes information about how to safely exercise and stay active despite having pain.

This handout for new mothers at UW Medicine hospitals explains what to expect when they must stay in the hospital for medical reasons and their baby is ready to go home. This document is part of the workbook "Your Care After Giving Birth."

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when admitted to University of Washington Medical Center for heart surgery. It includes how to prepare for the surgery, what happens during the hospital stay, and basic instructions to follow at home after discharge.

This handout explains stenting for carotid artery dissection, an injury or tear in the wall of the large blood vessel in the neck. It includes how to prepare for the procedure, what to expect, and self-care at home.

This handout gives encouragement for people living with memory loss or dementia. This document is a chapter in the handbook "Living with Memory Loss," written by staff at the Memory and Brain Wellness Center in Seattle, WA.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using sucrose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using lactulose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using lactose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using glucose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using fructose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This flyer lists physical and emotional stresses, and a scale to mark how often the patient has them. This tool is used by Diabetes Care Center to help patients identify their stressors and their possible effect on blood glucose.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when admitted to a UW Medicine hospital after coming to the Emergency Department with stroke symptoms. It includes what happens during the hospital stay, and how to prepare for discharge.

This handout is for patients who have had a stroke, a stroke-related condition, or are at risk for stroke. It can help answer some of the most common questions about stroke diagnosis, personal stroke risk factors, a treatment plan to prevent future strokes, and recommendations for follow-up visits for care and rehabilitation.

This handout is for women who received the drug sugammadex during surgery. It warns that hormone-based birth control methods such as pills, patches, hormonal IUDs, rings, injections, and implants may not work for 1 week after receiving sugammadex.