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This handout gives important information about what to do after having an allergic or hypersensitivity reaction to contrast, which is also called X-ray dye, CT dye, or MR contrast.

This handout is for patients at University Reproductive Care in Seattle. It explains the steps involved in a fertility treatment called "controlled ovarian hyperstimulation/intrauterine insemination."

This handout explains cooling therapy (therapeutic hypothermia), which is done to lower a baby's body temperature. This therapy helps protect a baby's brain after periods when less oxygen was able to reach the brain.

This handout for kidney/pancreas transplant patients details tips on coping before, during, and after transplant that others have found helpful. This document is also a chapter in "Your Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Guide," which is available from Materials Management #171915.

This handout explains how to handle anxiety and depression. These emotions are common responses to the stress of having treatment for cancer.

This handout explains how to handle anxiety and depression. These emotions are common responses to the stress of having treatment for cancer.

This handout gives more than 100 tips for ways to cope with a crisis. It suggests using distractions such as counting to 10, leaving the situation, or self-soothing methods such as positive thinking or encouraging self. It also suggests relaxation and changing body responses, imagery, mindfulness of focusing attention on what you are doing, and evaluating the pros and cons of the crisis situation.

This handout gives tips for coping with grief after losing a preterm infant. Included are sections on supporting yourself, using physical activity to help reduce stress, handling your feelings, and support groups in the Seattle area.This handout is included in the packet "Coping with Grief," part of the Wait One Year Program.

This handout gives tips for coping with stress after giving birth to a preterm infant. Sections include Support Yourself, Physical Activity Helps Reduce Stress, About "Baby Blues," and a list of websites to learn more. This handout is included in the packet "Preventing Another Preterm Birth," part of the Wait One Year Program.

This handout for parents of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) gives tips on ways to cope with daily stress.

This handout is a section of the "Congenital Heart Conditions" notebook. It briefly explains information about the COVID-19 virus and vaccine. 

COVID-19 is a serious disease. The best way to stay safe is to avoid being exposed to the virus that causes the disease. This handout gives tips on how to protect yourself and others.

This handout explains how to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at UW Medicine facilities.

This handout from the Pituitary Program at UW Medical Center explains a type of brain tumor called a craniopharyngioma. It includes symptoms and how the tumor is treated.

This handout explains how to prepare for and the steps to follow for a 24-hour urine collection done for a creatinine clearance and protein test.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) at University of Washington Medical Center. It covers how to get ready for the surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery and during the hospital stay, and self-care during recovery at home.

This handout explains why babies cry and what parents can do to help. It also explains the difference between normal fussiness and colic.

This handout explains cryoanalgesia, a procedure that "freezes" the nerve that is causing pain. Includes an explanation of the procedure, how to prepare, what results to expect, instructions for medicines, site care, activities, side effects, filling out a pain diary, and when to call the Center for Pain Relief.

This handout explains a CSF leak scan, which is used to diagnose abnormalities involving the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) located within the central nervous system. It includes how to prepare for the scan, what to do on the day of the scan, how the scan is done, and how to get the results.

This handout describes an abdominal CT (computed tomography) scan. It includes how the scan works, how to prepare, how it is done, what to expect during the scan, and how to get results.

This handout explains how an abdominal CT scan with intravenous pyelogram (IVP) works, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get your results.

This handout explains CT angiography, which is done to check blood flow all over the body. It includes how the scan works, how it is done, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get results.

This handout explains the calcium-scoring CT scan, which checks the calcium content of the major blood vessels of the heart. It includes how the scan works, how it is done, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get the results.

This handout describes the chest CT scan. It includes how the scan works, how it is done, how to prepare for it, what to expect, and how to get results.