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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 explains a procedure called hip arthroscopy, which may be done to treat femoroacetabular impingement. It also details the "package price" offered by UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center for this procedure.

This document provides instructions for using a nasogastric (NG) feeding tube at home with your baby. It includes the steps to follow, supplies you will need, helpful visual aids, and common questions and concerns. It is very important to follow the instructions carefully to safely feed your baby. This handout also provides a link and QR code to video instructions. 

This handout is a checklist of things to make sure the home is a safe and helpful place for patients recovering from total hip or knee joint replacement surgery.

This handout explains why it is important for people with diabetes to watch how much sodium (salt) they eat. It includes tips on foods you can eat instead of high-sodium options.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions to follow when using Golytely or Colyte to prepare for bowel surgery.

This handout explains what to do before your treadmill test. It includes risk factors that may affect your ability to take an exercise treadmill test.

This handout explains how to prepare for a heart catheterization procedure for patients at University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest Campus. Planned procedures include a left heart catheterization and angiogram, and a left and right heart catheterization and angiogram.

This handout explains how to prepare for a diagnostic test that uses radionuclide imaging at the Heart Institute at UWMC. It gives specific instructions for the day before and the day of the test, what medicines you may need to hold, and what to do if you have diabetes and usually take diabetes medicines.

This handout gives instructions on using MoviPrep, Neomycin, and Metronidazole when preparing for surgery. These medicines help clean your bowel.

This handout describes how to prepare the bowel for surgery, or clean out the colon, using 1-day Mg Citrate.

This handout is for patients who are at risk for falling after they leave the hospital. It gives tips for staying safe when standing up after lying down, moving and walking, taking medicine, going to the bathroom, and more.

This handout is included in the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. Helpful for all UWMC patients, it tells how to read prescription labels and what to do when a refill is needed, whether using the UWMC pharmacy or an outside pharmacy. An illustration of a prescription label is included, with call-outs explaining the information shown.