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This handout for kidney/pancreas transplant patients explains how the wait list works and things you can do while waiting to be called in for a transplant. This document is also a chapter in "Your Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Guide," which is available from Materials Management #171915.

This handout for pregnant women gives signs and symptoms to watch for that require a call to your perinatal health care provider.

This handout lists warning signs after a woman gives birth that require a call to the clinic, health care provider, lactation services, or 9-1-1 emergency services. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Caring for Yourself and Your New Baby." It contains the same content as a handout entitled "Mother's Warning Signs After Giving Birth."

This handout for pregnancy women lists signs to watch for that may mean your blood sugar is too low. Low blood sugar (glucose) is called hypoglycemia.

This document is provided by the Washington State Department of Health for recording the birth of a baby. This document is included in the workbook "Your Care After Giving Birth."

This handout explains what to do during different types of exams if you have an insulin pump or a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device. 

This handout is for patients who will be monitoring their blood pressure for 24 hours. It explains how the monitor works and gives instructions to follow during this time. It includes separate specific instructions for patients at UW Medical Center and at Harborview Medical Center.

This handout explains the need for compression stockings, specifically for patients who are at risk for developing deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). Included are instructions on where to buy the stockings, how to put them on, how long to wear them, and helpful hints about their use and care.

This one-page handout provides basic information for patients at Alvord Brain Tumor Center. It includes clinic hours; phone numbers to call for an appointment, for care questions, and for urgent care needs; and general information about medicines, refills, and paperwork.

This handout explains Harborview’s Medical Respite Program. The program provides short-term healthcare, social services, and shelter for people who are homeless and are too sick to return to the shelter or the streets, but do not need hospital care. Medical Respite is a “harm reduction program.”

This handout gives guidelines for how to best use the Headache Center resources during and between clinic visits. Included are information to have handy when calling, how to get medicine refills and handle medicine changes, what to do for pain flares, how to fill out disability forms, and when to call the doctor.

This coloring and activity booklet for young visitors to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides an interactive way for them to learn about what happens in the unit and what to expect during their visit. It covers hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), medical equipment, staff they may meet, and activities they can do when they visit. This booklet can be given to families with children during their ICU visit, or before they come to the hospital to help them prepare.

This handout explains care offered at the Kidney Clinic at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. It includes how to set up a clinic visit and what to expect.

This document is a welcome letter to women taking part in the Wait One Year program at UWMC. This program is for women who have had a preterm birth.

This handout for kidney/pancreas transplant patients provides a brief welcome to University of Washington Medical Center, and an overview for using the Guide to Your Kidney/Pancreas Transplant. This document is also a chapter in "Your Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Guide," which is available from Materials Management #171915.

This handout explains how to use wet-to-dry dressing, which keeps an incision clean and pulls out dead skin as the dressing dries. It includes detailed steps for changing the dressing, and lists symptoms that require a call to the doctor.

This handout answers common questions that family members and others have when a loved one dies in the hospital. It provides information on autopsies, when an autopsy is requested, organ donation, talking to the doctor about cause of death, obtaining a death certificate, and what happens to the body when it leaves the patient room. Also included are phone numbers and website addresses for resources that may be needed. This handout is included in the hospital's Bereavement Packet.

This handout for parents of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) explains the criteria that must be met before a baby is ready to leave the NICU. These criteria include the baby's health, the completion of certain tests and treatments, and parent readiness to care for the infant at home.

This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion, and reviews signs and symptoms that may indicate a patient needs an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan.

This handout is section 10 of the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. It tells patients who are taking warfarin (Coumadin), a blood-thinning medicine, when to call the Anticoagulation Clinic.

This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual explains symptoms to watch for and when to call the cardiac transplant team or 9-1-1.

This post-procedure discharge form can be filled out with information about procedure, site or wound care, pain management, and symptoms to report. Also provides blank spaces to fill in and contact information for UWMC and date and time of follow-up visit.

This brochure for women with high-risk pregnancies explains helpful services and service providers at the UW Medicine Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinics in Arlington and Yakima, Washington. It provides information about what a high-risk pregnancy is and what to expect at a clinic visit. It also includes maps, directions, and contact information for both clinics.

This handout is for patients who are being treated at University of Washington Medical Center for the COVID-19 coronavirus. It explains how nurses provide safe care, visitor policies, and more.

This handout provides information about anesthesia or sedation used for pediatric radiation oncology patients. The pre-anesthesia visit, side effects, fasting, transport, the role of the parents, post-treatment activity and nutritional needs are covered, as well as when to call the doctor or 9-1-1.