This handout for families or patients at University of Washington Medical Center explains extracorporeal life support (ECLS) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a short-term form of life support treatment. It gives indepth descriptions of how ECLS works and includes illustrations. Sections cover risks, how the therapy is started, other bedside care given, visiting guidelines, and more.
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This handout is a section of the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. It briefly explains factors to consider for women with congenital heart disease who may want to have children.
This handout lists recommendations for diet and exercise changes that can help keep your liver healthy. This handout is for patients experiencing fatty liver, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatosis (NASH), and cirrhosis.
This handout explains how to prepare the 3 basic types of infant formula: ready-to-feed, liquid concentrate, and powder. It includes feeding tips and what to do with leftover formula.
This handout is for family members of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UW Medical Center. It explains how your baby progresses with both breastfeeding and bottle feeding.
This handout is for women of childbearing age who have cancer. It explains what you can do before you have cancer treatment to protect your ability to have children.
This handout gives instructions for counting fetal movements, and tells when to call your health care provider based on your baby's motion in your belly.
This handout explains what fiber is, why it is needed, and the difference between soluble and insoluble fiber. It includes a list of foods and their fiber content, sample high-fiber recipes, and tips on how to increase dietary fiber intake. Authored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, this information is made available to UWMC clinicians by agreement between Fred Hutch and UWMC, as a service to the patients who visit both health care facilities.
This brochure explains insoluble and soluble fiber and how fiber helps you with digestion and disease prevention. Tips are offered to ensure gettnig the right amount of fiber in the diet.
This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect during your baby’s fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).
This brochure briefly describes 15 areas to consider to improve one's mental health such as relaxing, being kind to yourself, eating properly, learning to say "no," friendships, exercise, adapting to change, expressing feelings, avoiding procrastination, grieving losses, rest, using humor, and asking for help.
This handout lists agencies that offer financial aid and other help to cancer patients. Topics include employment concerns, low-income or disabled aid, legal help for people with low incomes, emergency housing, and emergency financial help.
This is a list of financial resources created to support Alvord Brain Tumor Center patients and their families.
This is a list of financial resources created to support UWMC Oncology (cancer) patients and their families.
This document is part of the "Rehab and Beyond" manual. It discusses how to pay for care and offers information about UWMC Financial Services, medicines, Medicare, Medicare Supplements, Medicaid, Basic Health Plan, Washington State Health Insurance Pool (WSHIP), Disability Income Insurance, and other options.
This handout provides information about planning income and insurance finances required for short-term and long-term decisions related to kidney/pancreas transplantation. This document is also a chapter in "Your Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Guide," which is available from Materials Management #171915.
This handout provides information about planning income and insurance finances required for short-term and long-term decisions related to liver transplantation. This document is also a chapter in "Your Liver Transplant Guide: At University of Washington Medical Center," which is available from Materials Management #UH1915.
This handout for parents of a baby in the NICU gives tips and reassurance for dealing with the emotional ups and downs of having a premature or ill infant.
This handout explains the fine needle aspiration procedure and signs to watch for once at home.
This handout gives finger-bending exercises that will improve how fingers move and function.
This handout gives finger-straightening exercises that will improve how fingers move and function.
This handout for people with diabetes offers tips about planning your shopping trip and for making good choices at the store.
This handout explains a flow-diverting stent, which is placed in an artery to keep blood from entering an aneurysm. It includes how to prepare for the procedure, what to expect, and self-care at home.
This handout provides a table for patients to record fluid intake and urine passed. It includes brief instructions for how to use the diary, and reminds the patient to bring it to their next clinic visit.
This handout is for patients who have been placed on a fluid-restricted diet. It gives basic guidelines and a list of foods that should be counted as part of fluid intake. It includes a table to help with measuring fluids and tips to help with fluid control. This information is especially helpful for patients with heart conditions or heart failure.