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This handout explains how to use wet-to-dry dressing, which keeps an incision clean and pulls out dead skin as the dressing dries. It includes detailed steps for changing the dressing, and lists symptoms that require a call to the doctor.

This brochure explains what a primary care provider (PCP) is, and how having one can help your overall health and well-being.

This handout answers questions about what an epidural is, when and how it is used during labor and birth, and what risks are involved. It includes a photo of a patient using PCEA (patient-controlled epidural anesthesia) and one of an epidural catheter taped in place. A short glossary of medical terms the patient is likely to hear is also included.

This handout explains what Palliative Care is and how the Palliative Care team can help patients. 

This handout gives important self-care instructions to follow after having a lumbar puncture at Harborview Radiology. It includes what to do about side effects and when to call your provider.

This handout explains the process of dying. It includes common physical, mental, and emotional changes that occur in the last weeks, days, and hours of life.

This handout explains what causes male infertility, how it is diagnosed, and possible treatments. Included is information about semen studies, endocrine evaluations, ultrasound, and genetic testing. Medical therapy, surgery, and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are discussed as treatment options.

This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect after penile plication, which is surgery to straighten a curved penis. Included are common symptoms after surgery, medicine information, activity restrictions, and when to call the clinic.

This handout is about getting around the hospital and clinics at University of Washington Medical Center in a wheelchair.

This handout answers common questions that family members and others have when a loved one dies in the hospital. It provides information on autopsies, when an autopsy is requested, organ donation, talking to the doctor about cause of death, obtaining a death certificate, and what happens to the body when it leaves the patient room. Also included are phone numbers and website addresses for resources that may be needed. This handout is included in the hospital's Bereavement Packet.

This handout for parents of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) explains the criteria that must be met before a baby is ready to leave the NICU. These criteria include the baby's health, the completion of certain tests and treatments, and parent readiness to care for the infant at home.

This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion, and reviews signs and symptoms that may indicate a patient needs an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan.

This handout is section 10 of the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. It tells patients who are taking warfarin (Coumadin), a blood-thinning medicine, when to call the Anticoagulation Clinic.

This handout alerts patients about when to call their Anticoagulation Clinic. Included in the list are missed doses, changes in medicines or vitamin K intake, bleeding or bruising, fever or illness, and planned surgery or pregnancy.

This handout is a quick guide to use when you are concerned and wondering if you should call your baby's primary care provider (PCP).

This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual explains symptoms to watch for and when to call the cardiac transplant team or 9-1-1.

This handout gives signs and symptoms during pregnancy that require a call to your perinatal health care provider. These include fever, pain, high pulse, and other symptoms.

Being pregnant affects you physically, mentally, and emotionally. It may require you to learn new skills. This handout explains why a healthy diet is important when you are expecting multiples (twins, triplets, or more).

This post-procedure discharge form can be filled out with information about procedure, site or wound care, pain management, and symptoms to report. Also provides blank spaces to fill in and contact information for UWMC and date and time of follow-up visit.

This brochure for women with high-risk pregnancies explains helpful services and service providers at the UW Medicine Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinics in Arlington and Yakima, Washington. It provides information about what a high-risk pregnancy is and what to expect at a clinic visit. It also includes maps, directions, and contact information for both clinics.

This handout is for patients who are being treated at University of Washington Medical Center for the COVID-19 coronavirus. It explains how nurses provide safe care, visitor policies, and more.

This handout explains many of the feelings you may have when you have lost a loved one. It offers support by helping you know that what you are going through is part of a natural grieving process. It lists feelings, physical symptoms, behaviors, social changes, spiritual concerns, and thought patterns that are affected when dealing with bereavement.

This booklet contains many tasty recipes to help add important protein and calcium to the diet. Protein helps build and repair body tissues, and helps the body fight infection. Calcium keeps bones and teeth strong, controls blood pressure, and keeps muscles working well.

This handout explains what to expect if a new mother is discharged from the hospital but her baby is still a patient. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout provides information about anesthesia or sedation used for pediatric radiation oncology patients. The pre-anesthesia visit, side effects, fasting, transport, the role of the parents, post-treatment activity and nutritional needs are covered, as well as when to call the doctor or 9-1-1.