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This handout is for patients at UWMC - Northwest who receive a continuous interscalene nerve block for shoulder surgery. It explains how the nerve block works, what to expect after surgery, how to take care of the pump, and what to do if there are any problems.

This handout explains how your ambIT electronic infusion pmp helps manage pain after surgery using a continuous nerve block. It includes tips for using your pump safely at home, warning signs to watch for, and instructions for removing and returning your pump.

Contrast extravasation can occur when a patient is given contrast (X-ray dye) for an MRI or CT scan. This handout explains what a contrast extravasation is and how it is treated.

This handout explains how to handle anxiety and depression. These emotions are common responses to the stress of having treatment for cancer.

This handout is a section of the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. It briefly explains information about the COVID-19 virus and vaccine. 

This handout explains how to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at UW Medicine facilities.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what to expect when you're scheduled for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) at University of Washington Medical Center. It covers how to get ready for the surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery and during the hospital stay, and self-care during recovery at home.

This handout explains a CSF leak scan, which is used to diagnose abnormalities involving the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) located within the central nervous system. It includes how to prepare for the scan, what to do on the day of the scan, how the scan is done, and how to get the results.

This handout explains how an abdominal CT scan with intravenous pyelogram (IVP) works, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get your results.

This handout explains CT angiography, which is done to check blood flow all over the body. It includes how the scan works, how it is done, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get results.

This handout explains the calcium-scoring CT scan, which checks the calcium content of the major blood vessels of the heart. It includes how the scan works, how it is done, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get the results.

This handout describes the chest CT scan. It includes how the scan works, how it is done, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get results.

 This handout explains how a CT scan works, how to prepare for it, how it is done, what to expect during the scan, and how to get your results.

This handout describes CT head scans. It includes how the scan works, how it is done, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get the results.

This handout explains how a computed tomography (CT) scan for lung cancer works. It includes how to prepare for the scan, what to expect, and how to get your results.