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This handout explains what to expect if you are on free water restriction while you are in the hospital.

This handout gives steps to follow on the day of an embryo transfer and in the weeks afterward. An embryo transfer is the last step of the in vitro fertilization process.

This document is sent to families who have lost a loved one in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Washington Medical Center. The document contains questions about the family's experience and asks for feedback to improve care policies in the NICU.

This handout is a letter to heart patients who are being discharged from the hospital. It explains the 3 phases of a cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) program, and why daily exercise is especially important for heart patients.

This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect during a frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle. This process is used to transfer frozen embryos into a woman's uterus at the right time in her menstrual cycle.

This handout explains a full field electroretinogram, a test that looks at how your retina responds to a flashes of white and colored lights. It includes how to prepare, how the test works, and what to expect afterward. A map to the EEG/Evoked Potential Lab is also included.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for fundoplication or myotomy surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes instructions to follow for 2 weeks before surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery, and discharge information.

This CareMap provides a timeline for patients having gamma knife treatments. Sections include Before Treatment, Treatment Day, Home Care, 1 Month After, and Every 2 to 3 Months.

This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect during and after your gamma knife Icon mask-based treatments.

This handout is for patients having frame-based Gamma Knife treatment. It explains what usually happens on treatment day at Harborview Medical Center.

This handout gives dietary guidelines to follow after having a gastrectomy, surgery to remove some or all of the stomach. After a gastrectomy, people usually need to eat soft foods that are high in protein and low in sugar. The handout includes an explanation of "dumping syndrome" and how to prevent it, tables listing foods that are OK and foods to avoid on a soft gastrectomy diet, special drink recipes, and a sample menu.

This handout explains gastric cancer and how it is diagnosed. It describes treatment options, and gives instructions on how to prepare for and what to expect from gastrectomy surgery.

This handout explains a gastric emptying scan (GES), a nuclear medicine exam that identifies abnormalities related to emptying of the stomach. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how the scan works, how it is done, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.

This handout explains a gastric intestinal bleed scan (GI scan), an exam using radioactive materials to help doctors find the site of the GI bleed. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how the scan works, how it is performed, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.

This handout gives diet and nutrition tips for patients with gastroparesis, who also have diabetes. It includes common symptoms, tips to help digestion, and suggestions for a sample diet of 6 small meals a day.

This handout gives important instructions for patients who are having transgender top surgery at UWMC - Northwest in Seattle, Washington.

This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual provides tips for returning to a normal, active lifestyle.

This CareMap for patients and their caregivers shows the care plan that is expected after having cardiac surgery. The CareMap begins on the day of surgery (Day 0) and gives recovery steps through Day 6, when most patients are discharged from the hospital. (CABG, AVR, MVR, open heart surgery)

This handout describes gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is high blood sugar that shows up during pregnancy. The handout explains how to tell if you have it, how it is treated, and how it can affect your unborn and newborn baby.

This handout is for patients who have gestational diabetes. It explains how the condition occurs and gives guidelines for meeting your special nutritional needs.

This section of the Guide to Your Weight Loss Surgery explains exercises that are recommended after weight loss surgery. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations for 7 exercises are included.

This handout gives tips to make dressing easier after injury or surgery.

This booklet contains guidelines to help meet protein and calorie needs. It contains tips for boosting protein and calories, a list of liquid supplements, a list of protein sources, and several drink recipes.

This handout explains that being in pain can make sleeping harder, and sleeping poorly can make pain worse. It gives tips to follow during the day, in the evening, before going to bed, and while in bed, to help get better quality sleep.

This guide helps you think through what you may need before, during, and after your labor. Also see the handout "Packing for the Hospital." This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."