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This handout is a chapter in the Lung Transplant Recipient Handbook. It explains follow-up care and clinic visits after having lung transplant surgery.

This handout provides a list carbohydrates, proteins, fats and "free" foods to be used when counting carbohydrates ("carbs"). A table gives the carbohydrate grams found in various "carb choices." This information is used most often by patients living with diabetes.

This handout explains how to read "Nutrition Facts" food labels and how people with diabetes can use that information to make healthy food choices.

This handout explains what foods and beverages can irritate the bladder. It also gives suggestions for replacing these with other foods.

This handout explains how to prepare for your foot and ankle surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. It includes self-care after surgery and what to expect at your follow-up visits at the Sigvard T. Hansen Foot and Ankle Institute.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for exercises that can help strengthen the muscles in the core of your foot. Exercises include Toe Yoga and Foot Doming, Single Leg Balance, Heel Raises, and Toe Walking. Photos of the exercises are shown.

This handout explains the most common flap donor sites that are used at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) for reconstruction after surgical removal of skin, fat, muscle, or skeletal support.

This handout explains what free flap surgery is, how it is different from a skin graft, and why it is used to treat serious wounds that cannot heal on their own. It also explains the types of tissue that may be used, what happens before and after surgery, the possible risks, and how recovery works.

This handout explains what to expect if you are on free water restriction while you are in the hospital, for patients at Harborview Medical Center.

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 is for women who plan to become pregnant using frozen eggs. It lists the tasks that must be done before undergoing a treatment cycle.