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This handout gives instructions to follow when taking a SmartPill test. It includes how to use the data recorder, what to record, and when to return for a follow-up visit.

This "roadmap" tells what a new mother can expect during her stay in the hospital after giving birth. It lists what needs to be done for both mother and baby, and when they can safely go home. This document is included in the birth book "Caring for Yourself and Your New Baby."

This handout is for women who have recently had abdominal surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It explains what to expect during the recovery time, and includes sections on activity precautions, managing pain, eating and drinking, incision care, bowel and bladder problems, and when to call the doctor.

This handout explains what patients can expect when they are discharged from the hospital after having surgery to amputate their leg below, above, or through the knee.

This handout gives important self-care instructions to follow after your angiogram, including safety precautions and wound care.

This handout explains the purpose of angiogram and venogram. It describes what you can expect before, during, and after treatment.

This handout gives self-care instructions to follow after having an angiogram with transradial (wrist) approach at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

This handout gives important self-care instructions to follow after your arthrogram or injection.

This handout gives care instructions to follow for the first few days after a procedure called an ASD/PFO closure. ASD/PFO is short for atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale.

This handout explains basic skills your baby will be learning in the first few months after you leave the NICU.

This handout gives instructions for patients to follow after having an injection of baclofen, a muscle relaxant and antispastic drug. It includes side effects, site care, and when to call the doctor.

This handout explains what to do if a hematoma forms after you have a blood draw. A hematoma is a swollen area that is filled with blood. It may form at the puncture site after a blood draw.

This handout gives important instructions to follow after having a bone biopsy.

This handout gives important self-care instructions to follow after your bone marrow biopsy. It includes safety precautions and when to call your doctor.

This handout explains what symptoms may occur after a Botox vocal cord injection, which is done to treat adductor spasmodic dysphonia.

This handout gives instructions to follow after having a Bravo pH capsule study at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout explains self-care and precautions after having a cardiac electrophysiology ablation, including site care and when to call the doctor.

This handout gives self-care instructions for patients to follow after having an electrophysiology study. Sections include "If You Had Sedation," "Pain Medicine," "Site Care," and "When to Call."

This handout explains the changes that take place in your body after a Cesarean birth. It includes sections on pain control, caring for the incision, nutrition, and activity levels. This document is part of the workbook "Your Care After Giving Birth."

This handout gives self-care instructions for you to follow at home after your chiari decompression procedure at Harborview Medical Center.

This handout explains self-care after having a coccygectomy, which is surgery to remove the tailbone (coccyx).

This handout is a chapter in the manual "Managing Your Heart Condition." It gives detailed instructions for patients who have had an intervention to treat a serious type of heart attack called a STEMI (ST-elevated myocardial infarction). It includes sections on diet, pain control, site care, medicines, risk factors for heart disease, exercise, stress, and more.

This handout for Plastic Surgery patients at Harborview Medical Cneter gives self-care instructions after craniofacial surgery.

This handout explains follow-up care after surgery to ease De Quervain's disease, a form of tendonitis. Included are sections on wound care, pain management, driving, activity restrictions, follow-up and physical therapy appointments, and expected results.

This handout explains follow-up care after a diagnostic nerve block, a test to find out if a certain nerve is the cause of a patient's pain. Includes instructions for medicines, site care, activities, filling out a pain diary, and when to call the Center for Pain Relief.