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This handout explains how patients can partner with their healthcare team to make their best choices about their health. Sections cover talking with healthcare providers, what friends and family can do to help, how to prevent the spread of infection, what to know about medicines, why medical records are needed, how to report concerns, and questions to ask about diagnosis, treatments, and procedures. Also included are important phone numbers for University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA).

This handout gives dietary guidelines for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It includes sections on eating a balanced diet, planning meals and snacks, healthy eating tips, and moving for health.

This handout explains PCV treatment for brain tumors. This treatment uses the chemotherapy drugs procarbazine, CCNU (lomustine), and vincristine. It includes how to take each of the drugs and how to handle common side effects.

This handout is for patients at UW Medicine clinics being tested for an allergic reaction to penicillin. It explains how two different tests are done: Skin test for penicillin allergy and oral test for amoxicillin allergy. It explains what to expect before, during, and after each test.

This handout is for patients staying in the hospital who are being tested for an allergic reaction to penicillin. It explains how two different tests are done: Skin test for penicillin allergy and oral test for amoxicillin allergy. It explains what to expect before, during, and after each test.

This handout provides resources for anyone looking for extra support during pregnancy, birth, parenthood, loss, and infertility. Please reach out to the resources listed in this handout for support related to any of these concerns.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when admitted to UW Medicine to have a peritoneal dialysis catheter placed. It also includes basic instructions to follow before the procedure, and for 1 week after surgery.

This handout gives special instructions for patients who are having a PET/CT scan for cardiac sarcoidosis. Included are suggested foods to eat the day before, what to expect on the day of the scan, how to find the Nuclear Medicine Clinic, and how to get the results.

This handout explains a PET/CT cardiac viability scan for patients with normal blood sugar. It includes how to prepare, what to expect, and how you will get the scan results.

A Cu-64 dotatate scan is done to diagnose neuroendocrine tumors. These growths involve both the nervous system and the endocrine glands.This handout explains how to prepare for the scan, how it works, what you may feel during the scan, and how to get your results.

This handout explains how to prepare for a PET/CT F18 fluoride bone scan, which is done to diagnose certain bone conditions. Included are how the scan is done, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the result.

This handout explains a positron emission tomography (PET)/CT FDG brain scan, which allows doctors to see your brain while it is working. This scan is often used to check for tumors and to find the reason for memory problems. Included are how to prepare for the scan, what to expect, and how to get your results.

This handout gives special instructions for patients with diabetes who are having an FDG PET scan done. Included are how to do a "practice run" before the actual procedure, and then instructions on how to manage fasting and taking insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents for the night before and day of the scan.