This handout offers tips on what to pack for your stay in the hospital to make your childbirth more comfortable. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."
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This one-page flyer gives three different pain scales for the patient to use to indicate their level of pain: a number scale, a word scale, and a face scale.
This handout explains the types of pain a new mother may have after having a Cesarean birth. It includes how long the pain may last, treatment options, and when to call the doctor. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Caring for Yourself and Your New Baby."
This handout explains the types of pain a new mother may have after having a vaginal birth. It includes how long the pain may last, treatment options, and when to call the doctor. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Caring for Yourself and Your New Baby."
This handout is for people who have had reconstructive surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It explains what pain to expect after surgery, pain management, and when to call the clinic.
This handout explains how pain is controlled with prescription pain medicines (opioids) after spine surgery at Harborview Medical Center. It includes safety precautions, tips for preventing constipation, how to taper doses, and who to call for help.
This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion. It explains how pain is controlled with prescription pain medicines (opioids) after spine surgery at UW Medicine. It includes safety precautions, tips for preventing constipation, how to taper doses, and who to call for help.
This handout explains pain management and how to communicate with healthcare providers to find methods that work. It includes the "Tell Us About Your Pain" pain scales and facts about opioid pain medicines.
This handout explains common pain relief options used during labor and delivery at UWMC, when and how they are used, and what the risks are. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."
This handout explains what patients and families can expect from the palliative care service in the Alvord Brain Tumor Center (ABTC). The ABTC Palliative Care Clinic offers extra support and comfort for patients and families living with a brain tumor. The palliative care team attends to all aspects of the patient’s well-being. This includes their emotional and spiritual needs, and what they value most.
This brochure answers questions about the role of palliative care for patients and families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
This handout explains what patients and families can expect from the palliative care service at UWMC. The UWMC Palliative Care Team offers extra support and comfort for patients and families living with cancer. The Palliative Care team attends to all aspects of the patient’s well-being. This includes their emotional and spiritual needs, and what they value most.
This handout explains when palliative radiotherapy is used and what to expect when having this treatment.
This CareMap gives timelines for the steps patients most often follow when having a pancreaticoduodenectomy, also called a whipple procedure, where part or all of the pancreas and the duodenum are removed. The CareMap starts before surgery with a pre-op testing and medicine instructions, and finishes on day 5 after surgery, when most patients are ready to leave the hospital. It includes activity guidelines and dietary restrictions, and well as teaching sessions and other important steps in recovery and follow-up.
This handout explains what to expect, how to prepare, and how to plan for recovery from abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) or panniculectomy surgery.
This handout explains what a paraesophageal hernia is, its symptoms, and how it is diagnosed and treated. It includes details about what to expect before and after surgery to repair your hernia.
This handout explains a parathyroid scan, a nuclear medicine procedure used to diagnose problems with the parathyroid gland. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how it works, how it is done, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.
This handout explains what to expect when having parathyroid surgery, including how to prepare, what to expect afterward, and when to call the doctor or nurse.
This brochure explains the Parent Support Network in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. This program pairs parents of former NICU babies with those who currently have an infant in the NICU.
This handout explains how parenting looks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It describes "kangaroo care," lists items parents may want to bring to the NICU from home, and briefly describes NICU classes and support groups.
University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) provides 1 parking pass per day to patients who have a hospital stay of 15 days or longer. This one-page handout answers questions about these parking passes, who can use the pass, and how to get them.
This handout gives important instructions for patients who are scheduled for a test to assess their symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Included are directions to follow and how to handle medicines the night before and the day of the test, and what to expect during the test.
This handout explains how to prepare for and what to expect from parotid surgery. The parotid is one of the glands that secretes saliva.
This handout describes bedside rounds. It explains how patients and their families can take part in rounds and in their healthcare decisions and care plan.
This handout explains how patients can partner with their healthcare team to make their best choices about their health. Sections cover talking with healthcare providers, what friends and family can do to help, how to prevent the spread of infection, what to know about medicines, why medical records are needed, how to report concerns, and questions to ask about diagnosis, treatments, and procedures. Also included are important phone numbers for University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA).