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This booklet explains the signs, symptoms, and treatments for silent reflux disease, also called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Diagnostic tests are described, including pH/impedance monitoring, manometry, esophagoscopy, and barium swallow. Self-care tips for reducing reflux are also included.

This handout, called a CareMap, is a checklist of what to expect before and after having simple orchiectomy surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes brief instructions to follow before surgery, and details about the day of surgery and recovery.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for using the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle for doing a sinus rinse. It includes a recipe for making your own saline solution, if needed.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for using the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle for doing a sinus rinse, when adding manuka honey. It includes a recipe for making your own saline solution, if needed.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for 6 exercises to increase hand function and coordination. These exercises are provided by Occupational Therapy for patients to do at home.

This handout explains how to clean your skin and hair with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) soap before surgery. This soap contains an antiseptic that helps prevent infection.

This handout is for people who have had radiation therapy. It gives tips on how to protect your skin and care for the treatment area.

This handout provides care tips for patients who have skin changes as a side effect from radiation treatments. This document is also a chapter in the manual "Your Guide to Head and Neck Radiation Therapy."

This handout explains how to use CHG soap to clean your body before surgery at Harborview Medical Center.

This handout for patients at Harborview Medical Center explains how to clean your body with CHG wipes before surgery.

This handout explains the smal bowel follow through (SBFT) exam, including how to prepare, what to expect during the exam, and how to get results.

This handout explains the steps to follow when doing smell therapy, also called olfactory training. It involves sniffing the same 4 scents every day. Research shows that this therapy can improve a person’s ability to smell when they have lost some or all of their sense of smell.

This handout explains a sniff test, or chest fluoroscopy, that shows if the diaphragm is moving in the proper direction. It includes how the exam works, how to prepare, what to expect during the exam, and how to get the test results.

This handout explains the two main disability benefit programs offered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the United States.