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Your Liver Transplant Guide is a reference tool for you to use before, during, and after your transplant surgery. Please talk with your nurse coordinator if you have any questions or concerns.

Chapters include:
- Your Referral and Transplant Evaluation
- Your Liver Transplant Team
- Your Transplant Candidacy
- Financial Planning
- Social Work Services
- Nutrition During and After Transplant
- Your Liver Transplant Surgery
- Your Liver Transplant Medications
- Care After Your Liver Transplant
- Resources for You, Your Caregivers, and Donors

This handout is for family and loved ones of patients who are at risk for falling. It explains what hospital staff are doing and what family can do to lower their loved one’s risk for falling.

This handout explains what to expect when you meet with your surgeon to talk about lymphedema or LYMPHA surgery.

This handout explains how to wear and operate Optune, a portable medical device. It is used to help treat a type of brain tumor called a glioblastoma.

This handout is for patients who have had an oral maxillofacial procedure. It includes instructions for care at home after surgery, including hygiene, using elastics, mouth rinses, sinus precautions, using a syringe for feeding and medications, and more.

This handout explains why prenatal care is important and how often to see the doctor while pregnant. It includes what to expect during a visit, and how the clinic staff can help. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."

This handout explains what to expect during your radiation treatments at UW Medical Center. It tells what to expect during the consult and treatment planning visits, and gives a list of care team members and how they will work with you. It includes side effects and who to call with any questions or concerns.

This handout provides a checklist for the self-care tasks for patients receiving radiation therapy. It includes sections on oral care, skin care, nutrition and hydration, nausea, medicines, and constipation. This document is included in the appendix of the manual "Your Guide to Head and Neck Radiation Therapy."

This handout is for patients staying on the Blood and Marrow Transplant and Immunotherapy Unit, also known as the BMT/IMTX Unit. This handout gives an overview of what patients can expect, patient expectations, and additional resources. 

This handout is for patients who will stay in the Extension Unit, which is an extension of acute care units and an important part of hospital operations. This handout explains what the Extension Unit is, who the care providers will be, and what patients can expect during their stay.

This handout explains wound care, activity restrictions, when to call for help, and special long-term precautions for people who have received a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD).

This handout explains telemedicine visits at UW Medicine. It includes sections about using Zoom, safety and privacy, and how to prepare for the visit using either a smartphone or table, or a computer.

This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion and explains treatment choices for patients undergoing spinal procedures.