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This handout explains what early pregnancy loss is, possible causes, and your choices for treatment. Please ask your healthcare provider any questions you may have.

This handout describes a low-salt (low-sodium) diet for otolaryngology patients. It covers topics such as reading food labels, allowed foods, foods to avoid, and flavoring alternatives.

This handout gives tips on how to minimize the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) through watching how and what you eat.

This handout is for patients experiencing gastroparesis, also known as delayed gastric emptying. It includes tips for managing gastroparesis, a chart of foods to choose and avoid, sample meal plans, and smoothie recipes.

This handout gives tips on getting the right amount of sodium during pregnancy. It includes tables of foods to eat and foods to avoid, as well as general healthy diet guidelines.

This handout is for patients recovering from illness or injury who need to add more protein and calories to their diet to promote healing. It explains the importance of eating well in recovery and includes tips for improving your appetite and adding calories and protein, a chart of calories and protein in different foods, and high-calorie, high-protein smoothie recipes.

This document is part of the "Rehab and Beyond" manual. It explains why good nutrition is essential when the body is trying to heal after an illness or injury. It contains sections on a balanced diet, what to do if your appetite is low, how to plan ahead for nutritional success, foods for specific health issues, and food safety concerns.

This handout explains an endobroncial ultrasound (EBUS), why it is used, and how to prepare for the procedure.

This handout explains eConsults for UW Medicine patients. An eConsult is an easy way for a primary care provider (PCP) to get input from a specialist. Many times, an eConsult can take the place of the patient needing to visit the specialist in person.

This handout describes effort thrombosis, which is a blood clot (thrombus) in the deep vein of the arm. Included are symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options, including rib resection surgery.

This handout explains the electrooculogram (EOG), a test that measures the electrical charge across the eye and how it changes in darkness and in light. It includes how to prepare, how the test works, and what to expect afterward. A map to the EEG/Evoked Potential Lab is also included.

This handout explains an electroencephalogram (EEG), a procedure that measures brain waves. It includes instructions to follow the day before and the day of an EEG, what to expect during the test, and how to get test results. A map to the EEG/Evoked Potential Lab is also included.

This handout explains the electromyography and nerve conduction studies that done at the UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium. These studies are diagnostic tools to give you and your provider more information about the cause of your symptoms.

This brochure explains electromyography (EMG), which measures nerve and muscle function. Included are descriptions of the two parts of the test, nerve conduction study and electrical activity measurement, as well as instructions to follow on the day of the study and directions to UWMC and the EMG/SEP Lab.

These are frequently asked questions and answers about the eSAC MyChart Questionnaire. 

This handout explains arrhythmias, an irregular or timing problem in the heart’s electrical system. It describes electrophysiology studies that are used to diagnose the issue and various treatment options.

This handout explains embryo cryopreservation and why this option might be chosen. It includes benefits and risks, how embryos are selected, and survival rates.

Cancer treatment affects your physical and emotional health. Many people experience mixed feelings and unexpected emotions as they complete their treatment and enter survivorship. You may feel relieved and worried at the same time. This handout explores common emotions cancer survivors experience and provides support resources.  
 

This handout is for parents of a baby who has been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It explains the unexpected feelings that may arise when the baby is finally able to come home, and talks about anxiety, bonding and attachment, chronic sorrow, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

This handout gives ideas for coping with the emotions that arise after giving birth. It also explains the difference between the "baby blues" and more serious mood disorders.

This handout gives instructions to follow to prepare for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

This handout explains how to prepare for and what to expect from endoscopic sinus surgery. Your doctor may suggest this surgery if medicines are not controlling symptoms caused by sinusitis. Instructions for doing nasal irrigation are included.

This handout is for patients preparing for an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) at University of Washington Medical Center. It explains the procedure and includes what to do 7 days before, 5 days before, and on procedure day.

This handout explains endovascular procedures that may be done to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Included are possible risks, care after the procedure, symptoms to watch for, and foot care.

This handout gives instructions to follow when preparing for an enteroscopy.