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This handout provides maps to guide patients and their families from Admitting on the 3rd floor of University of Washington Medical Center to the Cardiac Procedures department on the 2nd floor. It also includes instructions for family and friends about what to do while waiting for a procedure to be completed.

This handout tells how to find Labor & Delivery on the 6th floor of University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake campus. It includes maps of the main floor of the hospital and an area map showing the Triangle Parking Garage.

This brochure explains how to give yourself a subcutaneous injection. This is a shot that is given into the fatty tissue just under the skin. Illustrations and step-by-step instructions are included. (This information is also available in full-page format through UWMC Patient and Family Education Services.)

This handout explains why it is important for people with diabetes to watch how much sodium (salt) they eat. It includes tips on foods you can eat instead of high-sodium options.

This handout gives instructions to follow before having a transrectal ultrasound of the prostate. This scan will show any inflammation, stones, or tumors in the prostate, seminal vesicles, or ejaculatory ducts.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions to follow when using Golytely or Colyte to prepare for bowel surgery.

This handout explains what to do before your treadmill test. It includes risk factors that may affect your ability to take an exercise treadmill test.

This handout explains how to prepare for a heart catheterization procedure for patients at University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest Campus. Planned procedures include a left heart catheterization and angiogram, and a left and right heart catheterization and angiogram.

This handout explains how to prepare for a diagnostic test that uses radionuclide imaging at the Heart Institute at UWMC. It gives specific instructions for the day before and the day of the test, what medicines you may need to hold, and what to do if you have diabetes and usually take diabetes medicines.

This handout gives instructions on using MoviPrep, Neomycin, and Metronidazole when preparing for surgery. These medicines help clean your bowel.

This handout describes how to prepare the bowel for surgery, or clean out the colon, using 1-day Mg Citrate.

This handout is for patients who are at risk for falling after they leave the hospital. It gives tips for staying safe when standing up after lying down, moving and walking, taking medicine, going to the bathroom, and more.

This handout is included in the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. Helpful for all UWMC patients, it tells how to read prescription labels and what to do when a refill is needed, whether using the UWMC pharmacy or an outside pharmacy. An illustration of a prescription label is included, with call-outs explaining the information shown.

This handout explains bladder retraining, which increases the size of the bladder and allows the patient to urinate less often. Basic steps in the process are described: avoiding foods that irritate the bladder irritants, drinking more water, and trying to wait 5 minutes before going to the bathroom when first getting the urge to urinate.

There may be times when you are not able to visit a loved one who is in the hospital. Even if you cannot visit in person, there are lots of ways to stay connected with patients at UWMC - Montlake campus. This handout lists just a few options.

There may be times when you are not able to visit a loved one who is in the hospital. Even if you cannot visit in person, there are lots of ways to stay connected with patients at UWMC - Northwest campus. This handout lists just a few options.

This handout briefly explains basic ways to protect the skin and nails from infection. This is an especially important concern for patients with congenital heart disease, since the skin provides a barrier against potentially serious infections.

This handout briefly explains the importance of daily dental care to help prevent bacteria from entering the bloodstream and causing a life-threatening heart infection. It also includes a list of what a patient with a congenital heart condition needs to tell their dentist.

This handout explains how to take the drug temozolomide (brand name Temodar). This chemotherapy drug is used to treat some types of brain cancer.

This handout gives instructions on how to safely use crutches to help your recovery and healing. It includes how to fit your crutches, stand up, sit down, walk, and go up and down stairs. Drawings are included.

This handout describes how to go up and down stairs safely using a crutch or cane. This handout is designed for patients recovering from total hip or knee joint replacement surgery.

This handout describes human parainfluenza viruses (common cold and croup) and their symptoms. It also explains how these diseases can be spread and offers steps to prevent others from getting them.

This handout explains hydrodissection, a procedure to treat nerve entrapment syndromes. It tells how to prepare for the procedure and what to expect afterward.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using glucose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow for how to prepare and what to expect on the day of the test.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using lactulose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow starting 4 weeks before the test, and includes information about what foods to eat and when to stop taking certain supplements and medicines to prepare.