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This handout explains a study that will help your doctor assess the health of your heart muscle. It uses a radioactive tracer called thallium that helps show your heart muscle more clearly in the imaging pictures. Most times, this study is done for patients who have coronary artery disease. The results will help your doctor decide what treatment will work best for you.

This handout explains the 3 P's of saving energy: planning, pacing, and pursed lip breathing. It includes why each step is needed, when to take it, and how.

This handbook is for patients at the Behavioral Health Learning Center at UWMC Northwest. It provides information about the center, treatment structure and schedule, staff, expectations, and patient rights. It includes details about what to expect during your stay, resources for financial support, and information about care after hospital discharge. 

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for 6 Theraband exercises that can be done while in bed to strengthen the upper body.

This handout is for patients who have had a therapeutic upper GI endoscopy and includes instructions to follow after treatment.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for 8 exercises that use Theraputty, a resistive hand exercise material that is used in occupational therapy.

This handout explains why some patients must drink only thickened liquids. It includes instructions for thickening liquids, and a list of thin foods that a patient should not eat.

This handout describes how to prepare for thoracic endovascular aortic repair and what to expect afterward. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a procedure to treat problems in the upper part of your aorta. During TEVAR, your surgeon will place a stent graft (tube) inside your aorta. This tube will support your aorta wall.

This handout gives instructions for patients who will receive I-131 radioactive iodine to help look for thyroid cancer.

This handout is for patients who will receive radioactive iodine (iodine-123) to help look for thyroid cancer. It includes how to prepare, how to take your dose of I-123, and what to expect.

This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect during a thyroid, head, or neck ultrasound exam.

This handout tells how to prepare for a thyroid uptake and scan, a nuclear medicine exam that is used to study the structure and function of the thyroid. Included are how the exam works, how it is done, what to expect during the exam, and how to get the test results.

This brochure explains how to prepare for and what to expect from thyroidectomy or partial thyroidectomy surgery, also called hemithyroidectomy.

This handout explains how tissue expanders are used in breast reconstruction.