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This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion. It provides information on insurance coverage for spinal fusion, including why some insurance companies may be hesitant to authorize the procedure.

This handout explains intermittent claudication, a symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or atherosclerosis in the arteries that carry blood to the legs. Included is information about causes, symptoms, treatment, and how walking and eating a healthy diet can improve the condition.

This handout is a section of the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. It contains a listing of websites that may be helpful for heart patients and their loved ones. Headings include Heart Condition Resources, Special Needs Resources in Washington State, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Resources, and Career Counseling Resources.

This handout explains how to prepare for a carotid angiogram, a test that studies the inside of the carotid arteries. It includes how the exam works, how it is done, what to expect during the exam, and how to get the test results.

This handout explains what radiofrequency ablation is and what to expect when you have it done to treat solid tumors. It includes illustrations of a heat probe showing the wires going into a tumor.

This handout explains uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), which treats uterine fibroids with angiography instead of surgery. Included are how the procedure works, how to prepare, and what to expect, during and after a UFE.

This handout explains what Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radiotherapy is and what to expect when you have it done. This treatment for liver tumors uses tiny radioactive beads that are injected directly into the arteries that supply blood to the tumor. The handout includes detailed instructions to follow before and after the procedure.

This handout explains how chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation may affect a patient's sex life. 

This information sheet discusses intramuscular needling, or intramuscular stimulation (IMS), including risks and benefits, how to talk with your physical therapist, and insurance codes. 

This handout is for patients and families in the intrathecal baclofen pump program at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC). It explains the pump, the trial dose, and what to expect after implant surgery.

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is a treatment that uses the drug baclofen to help manage spasticity (muscle tightness). The drug is injected into the intrathecal space, which is the space around your spinal cord that holds the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). An intrathecal baclofen trial will help your doctor decide if an intrathecal baclofen pump is right for you. 

This handout explains intrathecal chemotherapy (IT chemo), a treatment that injects anti-cancer drugs into the area around your spinal cord. The handout describes the 2 ways that IT chemo is given: through a device called an Ommaya reservoir or by lumbar puncture. 

This is Chapter 1 of "Your Weight Loss Surgery Guidebook" 

This chapter provides an introduction to your weight loss and metabolic surgery at UWMC. It includes information about obesity and metabolic surgery, your healthcare team, and how to get started. 

This handout explains what medicines, drugs, and other substances a mother should avoid while breastfeeding. It talks about alcohol, anesthesia, contraceptives (birth control), caffeine, cocaine, cold medicines, dental anesthetics, marijuana, methadone, pain medicines, tobacco, and dyes used in some ultrasound and X-ray tests. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Breastfeeding: In the hospital and at home."

This handout answers many questions about when to call and come to the hospital, and what to expect during your stay at UW Medicine. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."

This handout answers questions you may have after getting an intrauterine device (IUD) placed.

This handout is published by Fred Hutch Cancer Center.

This handout explains a test that will help your doctor assess your heart health. For this test, you will receive an injection and have pictures taken. The drug adenosine dilates blood vessels. It can be used in a heart study in place of exercise. You may also exercise on a treadmill.

This handout explains a test that will help your doctor assess your heart health. For this test, you will receive an injection and have pictures taken. The drug regadenoson dilates blood vessels. It can be used in a heart study when someone cannot exercise. You may also exercise on a treadmill.

This handout gives information on what to expect on the day of an egg retrieval, as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF). It includes specific instructions to follow on the day before and day of the procedure, and what wil happen right after the retrieval.

This handout explains how the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Washington Medical Center works to reduce brain damage in infants who have intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH).