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This booklet provides forms for recording daily food and fluid intake for 7 days. Patients are instructed to record each entry as soon as possible after each meal or snack. Spaces are included for writing in the amount of food or fluid and how it was prepared.

This handout is for patients having chemotherapy or radiation therapy. It explains foodborne illness and why food safety is so important for people having cancer treatments. It includes important "steps to food safety" and gives specific guidelines for avoiding contamination at home and at the grocery store. Content of this handout is adapted from "Food Safety Guidelines" by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

This handout explains what foods and beverages can irritate the bladder. It also gives suggestions for replacing these with other foods.

This handout explains how to prepare for your foot and ankle surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. It includes self-care after surgery and what to expect at your follow-up visits at the Sigvard T. Hansen Foot and Ankle Institute.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for exercises that can help strengthen the muscles in the core of your foot. Exercises include Toe Yoga and Foot Doming, Single Leg Balance, Heel Raises, and Toe Walking. Photos of the exercises are shown.

This handout explains the special Visitors Policy at UW Medicine hospitals as of May 2020. This policy is put in place to protect patients, visitors, and staff during the COVID-19 outbreak. It includes requiring visitors to wear masks, and limiting the number of visitors each patient may have per day.

This Visitors Policy will help us keep our patients, visitors, and staff as safe as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please talk with your nurse if you have any questions or concerns.

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 the most common flap donor sites that are used at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) for reconstruction after surgical removal of skin, fat, muscle, or skeletal support.

This handout explains what to expect if you are on free water restriction while you are in the hospital.

This handout gives steps to follow on the day of an embryo transfer and in the weeks afterward. An embryo transfer is the last step of the in vitro fertilization process.

This document is sent to families who have lost a loved one in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Washington Medical Center. The document contains questions about the family's experience and asks for feedback to improve care policies in the NICU.

This handout is a letter to heart patients who are being discharged from the hospital. It explains the 3 phases of a cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) program, and why daily exercise is especially important for heart patients.

This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect during a frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle. This process is used to transfer frozen embryos into a woman's uterus at the right time in her menstrual cycle.

This handout explains a full field electroretinogram, a test that looks at how your retina responds to a flashes of white and colored lights. 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, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for fundoplication or myotomy surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes instructions to follow for 2 weeks before surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery, and discharge information.

This CareMap provides a timeline for patients having gamma knife treatments. Sections include Before Treatment, Treatment Day, Home Care, 1 Month After, and Every 2 to 3 Months.

This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect during and after your gamma knife Icon mask-based treatments.

This handout is for patients having frame-based Gamma Knife treatment. It explains what usually happens on treatment day at Harborview Medical Center.

This handout gives dietary guidelines to follow after having a gastrectomy, surgery to remove some or all of the stomach. After a gastrectomy, people usually need to eat soft foods that are high in protein and low in sugar. The handout includes an explanation of "dumping syndrome" and how to prevent it, tables listing foods that are OK and foods to avoid on a soft gastrectomy diet, special drink recipes, and a sample menu.

This handout explains gastric cancer and how it is diagnosed. It describes treatment options, and gives instructions on how to prepare for and what to expect from gastrectomy surgery.

This handout explains a gastric emptying scan (GES), a nuclear medicine exam that identifies abnormalities related to emptying of the stomach. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how the scan works, how it is done, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.

This handout explains a gastric intestinal bleed scan (GI scan), an exam using radioactive materials to help doctors find the site of the GI bleed. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how the scan works, how it is performed, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.

This handout gives diet and nutrition tips for patients with gastroparesis, who also have diabetes. It includes common symptoms, tips to help digestion, and suggestions for a sample diet of 6 small meals a day.

This handout gives important instructions for patients who are having transgender top surgery at UWMC - Northwest in Seattle, Washington.