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This handout explains high blood pressure during pregnancy. It covers preeclampsia risk factors, prevention, and treatment. It also describes ways to tell if your infant is healthy during pregnancy, during labor and delivery, and after the baby is born.

This handout explains hypoglycemia, its causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment. Included is the "Rule of 15," and a list of quick sources of 15 grams of carbohydrate. This information is specific for patients with diabetes, and includes directions to follow when blood glucose levels are at various levels.

This handout explains hyponatremia, and how to manage your sodium levels. Hyponatremia most often occurs after pituitary gland surgery.

This handout explains what to expect when having an I-123 MIBG cardiac scan at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes special instructions to follow on the day of the scan, which will provide information about the function of nerves in your heart (myocardial sympathetic innervation).

This handout explains how to prepare for an I-123 MIBG nuclear medicine scan, which is used to check for neuroendocrine tumors (tumors that form in response to a signal from the nervous system), including pheochromocytomas in the adrenal glands. Included are how the scan works, what the patient may feel, and how to get the results.

This handout is for patients who receive radioactive iodine (Iodine-131) therapy to help treat thyroid cancer. It includes precautions to follow after receiving the I-131 treatment to avoid exposing others to radiation.

This handout is for patients at Alvord Brain Tumor Center (ABTC). It describes the drug ibrutinib, its side effects, and precautions to follow when taking it.

This poster for the intensive care units at University of Washington Medical Center lists what patients can expect from their care providers during their hospital stay. Included on the list: "We will introduce ourselves to you and explain our roles"; "We will listen and respond to your needs and questions"; "We will let you know what to expect before you receive any treatments"; and more.

This handout explains the ID bands on a new baby's legs while they are in the hospital. It also shows how to swaddle the baby using a rectangle wrap. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout warns patients who are receiving allergy injections not to use beta-blocker medicines. It contains a list of medicines and eye drops that must be avoided. Beta-blockers are used to treat a variety of health conditions, including high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, migraine headaches, and an eye condition called glaucoma.

This brochure is for women with high-risk pregnancies. It explains helpful services and service providers at 2 UW Medicine clinics in the Seattle area: Maternal and Infant Care Clinic at UW Medical Center and Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic at Valley Medical Center. It includes information about what a high-risk pregnancy is and what to expect at a clinic visit.

This handout explains what to expect when you have gestational diabetes. Sections include diet changes, testing your blood glucose, sending in test results, and testing for diabetes after giving birth.

This handout is for patients who have had a moderate or severe allergic reaction when they received contrast in the past, who are scheduled for an imaging study that uses contrast materials. The scans discussed are a computed tomography (CT) scan that uses iodinated contrast (X-ray dye) and a magnetic resonance (MR) scan that uses a gadolinium contrast agent. Premedication is explained as a way to prevent another allergic reaction for most patients.

This handout is a section of the Congenital Heart Conditions notebook. It details what to think about if you plan to travel. Sections include Plan Ahead, Medicines and Travel, Environmental Factors and Your Heart, and Medical Care on Your Trip.

This handout from the Pituitary Program at UW Medical Center gives self-care instructions for patients who are taking hydrocortisone for adrenal problems.

This handout answers common questions parents have when the mother is in the hospital with preterm labor, or their baby is born early. It includes reasons to continue the pregnancy to full term when possible, where preterm babies are cared for, what kinds of problems are common, how long a preterm baby might be in the hospital, and where the parents can stay during that time.

This handout gives instructions to follow when preparing for an ileoscopy, an exam of the lining of the small intestine.

This handout is for patients having an ileostomy or colostomy takedown at University of Washington Medical Center. It explains how to prepare starting 1 week before the surgery, and what to expect after the surgery.

This handout for ileostomy patients at UW Medical Center uses the colors of a stoplight to explain what symptoms require "Follow-up at next scheduled visit" (green), "Call if these symptoms do not improve within 12 hours" (yellow), and "Call RIGHT AWAY" (red).

This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual describes the immune system. It explains the four phases of immune response, and why immunosuppression is needed by heart transplant patients.

This handout is a chapter in the Lung Transplant Recipient Handbook. It explains how the immune system works, and why it must be suppressed after lung transplant surgery.

This handout tells you what to expect after having breast implant surgery. Breast implants can be used for reconstruction. This may be post-mastectomy, for congenital chest deformity, or for gender affirming care.  

This handout explains what to expect, how to prepare, and how to plan for your recovery after implant removal and/or flat closure. 

This handout gives important phone numbers at UWMC for heart transplant patients and their caregivers. It includes a brief list of other helpful resources.

This handout describes how to prepare for and what to expect when you have in vitro fertilization (IVF). It explains the treatment process, including risks, benefits, and alternatives. This information must be read and understood before signing consent forms to have the treatment.