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This handout explains the 4 types of attention: sustained, selective, shifting, and divided. It also gives strategies to help one focus when attention is impaired.

This handout is a parent's story about their preterm infant's time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Washington Medical Center. Please be aware that these alumni stories may bring up deep emotions for you as you read them. Remember that each baby is unique, and each story only reflects that one family’s journey.

This handout explains autologous blood injection (ABI), one way to treat chronic tendon injury. This treatment is done at the UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium.

This handout explains autonomic testing at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes how to prepare for the test, how the test works, and how to get your results.

This handout explains what an autopsy is and why it is important. It covers what is examined, how long it takes, and the options for obtaining and learning more about the results. Last, it explains why forms need to be filled out, and who pays, if there are any charges. (Grief, Death, Autopsy)

This handout describes avian influenza and its symptoms. It also explains how this disease can be spread and offers steps to prevent others from getting it.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for axillary node dissection surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It covers how to get ready for the surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery and during the hospital stay, and self-care for 3 weeks after discharge.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when admitted to University of Washington Medical Center for axillary node dissection surgery. This surgery will be done using LYMPHA, which stands for lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach. It may or may not include breast surgery. The CareMap tells how to prepare for the surgery, what happens during the hospital stay, and basic instructions to follow at home after discharge.

This appendix to the Heart Transplant Manual explains the medicine azathioprine, prescribed for heart transplant patients.

This handout explains the fall risk for pregnant women who are in the hospital to give birth. This handout is one of the appendices in the book, "Caring for Yourself and Your New Baby."

This handout explains the "baby blues" and talks about longer term postpartum mood disorders. It offers tips for things you can do to feel better, and for how partners, families and friends can help. Many local resources are included. This document is part of the workbook "Your Care After Giving Birth."

This document contains the covers, Table of Contents, and "How to Use This Workbook" chapter of the workbook "Baby Care." It includes "Baby's Discharge Checklist," "Who to Call" for concerns about your baby's health, and "When to Call" your baby's clinic or 911.

This document is the entire "Baby Care" booklet that is given to new mothers at University of Washington Medical Center. It contains three sections: "My Baby's Care in the Hospital," "Planning for Home," and "My Baby's Care at Home." Each chapter of the booklet is also on Health Online as an individual record.

This handout provides spaces for new parents and caregivers to record their baby's feedings, urine, and stool for the first 4 days after birth. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout explains what new parents can expect in the first few days of their baby's life. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout covers what you can do and not do after back surgery. It also gives step-by-step instructions and illustrations for a basic exercise program and how to increase activities safely.

This handout describes bacterial meningitis (meningioccocal meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae) and its symptoms. It also explains how this disease can be spread and offers steps to prevent others from getting it.

This handout for parents of a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) gives tips for how to balance the needs of the new baby with the responsibilities at home.

This handout is for patients who have had bariatric surgery at UW Medical Center. It gives instructions and forms for tracking the hydrating and protein liquids you drink until you return to the Weight Loss Management Center for your follow-up visit.

This handout is a quick guide for patients who have had weight loss surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It explains how and when to drink liquids, which liquids to drink, and which ones to avoid.

This handout offers guidelines to help patients choose the right foods right after bariatric sugery and for the next 2 weeks, to meet their nutritional needs and to avoid problems such as nausea, vomiting, and dumping syndrome.

This handout summarizes the main instructions for following a liquid diet after having bariatric surgery at UW Medical Center.

This handout is for patients who have had bariatric surgery. It explains the different types of protein supplements and lists some product options

This handout gives general guidelines for adding specific vitamins and minerals to the diet to prevent nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery.

This handout gives instructions for patients who are having a barium enema (lower GI) exam at University of Washington Medical Center. It gives specific timelines for drinking liquid, drinking magnesium citrate, and taking Dulcolax tablets on the day before and day of the exam.