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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.

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 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).

This handout explains PCV treatment for brain tumors. This treatment uses the chemotherapy drugs procarbazine, CCNU (lomustine), and vincristine. It includes how to take each of the drugs and how to handle common side effects.

This handout explains the medicine pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug that is used to treat cancer.

This handout is for patients staying in the hospital who are being tested for an allergic reaction to penicillin. It explains how two different tests are done: Skin test for penicillin allergy and oral test for amoxicillin allergy. It explains what to expect before, during, and after each test.

This handout is for patients at UW Medicine clinics being tested for an allergic reaction to penicillin. It explains how two different tests are done: Skin test for penicillin allergy and oral test for amoxicillin allergy. It explains what to expect before, during, and after each test.