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This handout explains how to prepare and what to expect during a frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle. This process is used to transfer frozen embryos into a woman's uterus at the right time in her menstrual cycle.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for fundoplication or myotomy surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes instructions to follow for 2 weeks before surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery, and discharge information.

This handout gives dietary guidelines to follow after having a gastrectomy, surgery to remove some or all of the stomach. After a gastrectomy, people usually need to eat soft foods that are high in protein and low in sugar. The handout includes an explanation of "dumping syndrome" and how to prevent it, tables listing foods that are OK and foods to avoid on a soft gastrectomy diet, special drink recipes, and a sample menu.

This handout explains gastric cancer and how it is diagnosed. It describes treatment options, and gives instructions on how to prepare for and what to expect from gastrectomy surgery.

This handout explains a gastric emptying scan (GES), a nuclear medicine exam that identifies abnormalities related to emptying of the stomach. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how the scan works, how it is done, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.

This handout explains a gastric intestinal bleed scan (GI scan), an exam using radioactive materials to help doctors find the site of the GI bleed. It includes how to prepare for the scan, how the scan works, how it is performed, what the patient may feel during the scan, and how to get the results.

This handout gives important instructions for patients who are having transgender top surgery at UWMC - Northwest in Seattle, Washington.

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

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 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.