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This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual provides tips for returning to a normal, active lifestyle.

This CareMap for patients and their caregivers shows the care plan that is expected after having cardiac surgery. The CareMap begins on the day of surgery (Day 0) and gives recovery steps through Day 6, when most patients are discharged from the hospital. (CABG, AVR, MVR, open heart surgery)

This handout describes gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is high blood sugar that shows up during pregnancy. The handout explains how to tell if you have it, how it is treated, and how it can affect your unborn and newborn baby.

This handout is for patients who have gestational diabetes. It explains how the condition occurs and gives guidelines for meeting your special nutritional needs.

This section of the Guide to Your Weight Loss Surgery explains exercises that are recommended after weight loss surgery. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations for 7 exercises are included.

This handout gives tips to make dressing easier after injury or surgery.

This booklet contains guidelines to help meet protein and calorie needs. It contains tips for boosting protein and calories, a list of liquid supplements, a list of protein sources, and several drink recipes.

This handout explains that being in pain can make sleeping harder, and sleeping poorly can make pain worse. It gives tips to follow during the day, in the evening, before going to bed, and while in bed, to help get better quality sleep.

This guide helps you think through what you may need before, during, and after your labor. Also see the handout "Packing for the Hospital." This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."

This handout explains what parents need to do before leaving the hospital after giving birth. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This section of the Guide to Your Weight Loss Surgery explains the referral process, medical and insurance criteria, expected costs, and what will happen at your first and second clinic visits at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC).

This handout explains what is normal and expected during a baby's first 2 months. 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 some ways that staff in UWMC’s Intensive Care Unit will give you information about your loved one’s care and condition. It also includes ways you can give us information.

This handout for UW Medicine patients explains how they can get copies of their medical records from Health Information Management (HIM). It includes directions from University of Washington Medical Center to Harborview Medical Center, and a map of how to find the Pat Steel Building, where HIM is located.

This handout compares the impact of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels, in comparision to an equivalent amount of glucose.

This section of the Guide to Your Weight Loss Surgery explains what to expect when you leave the hospital. It includes sections on eating, pain, constipation, fatigue, activity, showering, and special reminders about medicines, vitamins, and diabetes care.

Discusses how to make a smooth transition in bringing multiple babies home. Suggests seeking help from friends, family and organizations and considering breastfeeding. Gives tips on setting up home involving finances, food, safety, nesting, laundry, and equipment.

This handout explains how to care for an ASPIRA drain after it is placed. This handout gives basic information. For more detailed instructions, read the "Instructions for Use" materials that come with the drainage kits, and watch the video at myaspira.com. 

This handout explains cast care and skin care for a fiberglass cast. Included are instructions for showering and when to call the doctor.

This handout explains how to care for a PleurX drain after it is placed. This handout gives only basic information. For more detailed instructions, read the "Instructions for Use" materials that come with the drainage kits, and watch the video.

This handout explains the Golf Performance Program at the UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium. The program is for those who want to improve their golf game.

This handout explains what grid sensors are and how they are used to help doctors know where seizures begin in the brain. This information will help your medical team decide on further treatment. The handout also describes grid sensor surgery.

Provides contact information for support organizations and resources to help deal with a loss during or after pregnancy.

This handout describes the usual development of a fetus at 14 to 16 weeks. It includes common changes in the mother's body. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."