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This handout explains PCV treatment for brain tumors. This treatment uses the chemotherapy drugs procarbazine, CCNU (lomustine), and vincristine. It includes how to take each of the drugs and how to handle common side effects.

This handout explains the medicine pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug that is used to treat cancer.

This handout is for patients staying in the hospital who are being tested for an allergic reaction to penicillin. It explains how two different tests are done: Skin test for penicillin allergy and oral test for amoxicillin allergy. It explains what to expect before, during, and after each test.

This handout is for patients at UW Medicine clinics being tested for an allergic reaction to penicillin. It explains how two different tests are done: Skin test for penicillin allergy and oral test for amoxicillin allergy. It explains what to expect before, during, and after each test.

This handout explains the purpose of a Percutaneous Biliary Drain. It describes what you can expect before, during, and after treatment.

This handout explains treatment of dialysis grafts and fistulas and what to expect when they are being worked on. It includes how the procedures work, how they are done, how to prepare, and what to expect afterwards.

This handout explains what a percutaneous abdominal or pelvic drain is and what to expect when you have one. It includes why a drain may be placed, risks involved, and how to flush the drain and take care of the dressings.

This handout explains the purpose of percutaneous ethanol injection. It describes what you can expect before, during, and after treatment.

This handout explains what percutaneous gastrostomy is, how a "G-tube" is placed, and what to expect when you have one. It includes detailed instructions to follow before and after the procedure.

This handout explains a nephrostomy tube -- what it is, why it is needed, how long it may be needed, and possible benefits and risks. It includes instructions to follow before the procedure, what to expect during and after the procedure, and self-care at home.

This handout provides resources for anyone looking for extra support during pregnancy, birth, parenthood, loss, and infertility. Please reach out to the resources listed in this handout for support related to any of these concerns.

This handout provides general information about how nerves work, what happens when they are injured, and how peripheral nerve problems are evaluated and treated. Illustrations include a peripheral nerve and its connections to the spinal cord, the brachial plexus, the lumbo-sacral plexus, and the difference between mild, moderate, and severe nerve injury.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when admitted to UW Medicine to have a peritoneal dialysis catheter placed. It also includes basic instructions to follow before the procedure, and for 1 week after surgery.

This handout gives special instructions for patients who are having a PET/CT scan for cardiac sarcoidosis. Included are suggested foods to eat the day before, what to expect on the day of the scan, how to find the Nuclear Medicine Clinic, and how to get the results.