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This booklet explains the signs, symptoms, and treatments for silent reflux disease, also called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Diagnostic tests are described, including pH/impedance monitoring, manometry, esophagoscopy, and barium swallow. Self-care tips for reducing reflux are also included.

This handout, called a CareMap, is a checklist of what to expect before and after having simple orchiectomy surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It includes brief instructions to follow before surgery, and details about the day of surgery and recovery.

This handout explains sinus irrigation. It includes step-by-step instructions and a recipe for making a homemade salt (saline) solution.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for using the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle for doing a sinus rinse. It includes a recipe for making your own saline solution, if needed.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for using the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle for doing a sinus rinse, when adding manuka honey. It includes a recipe for making your own saline solution, if needed.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for 6 exercises to increase hand function and coordination. These exercises are provided by Occupational Therapy for patients to do at home.

This handout explains how to clean your skin and hair with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) soap before surgery. This soap contains an antiseptic that helps prevent infection.

This handout is for people who have had radiation therapy. It gives tips on how to protect your skin and care for the treatment area.

This handout provides care tips for patients who have skin changes as a side effect from radiation treatments. This document is also a chapter in the manual "Your Guide to Head and Neck Radiation Therapy."

This handout, called a CareMap, lists activities, care, and visits before and after surgery for soft tissue reconstruction at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout explains how to use CHG soap to clean your body before surgery at Harborview Medical Center.

This handout for patients at Harborview Medical Center explains how to clean your body with CHG wipes before surgery.

This handout explains a skin test for penicillin allergy at UWMC - Northwest in Seattle.

This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion. It explains the signs and symptoms of a slipped disc, which is when a spinal disc is moved out of place.

This handout explains a hydrogen breath test, which is done to help diagnose symptoms such as abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, and diarrhea. The test shows if bacteria in the small bowel are causing the symptoms. The test may also be used to check for problems absorbing lactose (milk sugar) or fructose (fruit sugar).

This handout explains the smal bowel follow through (SBFT) exam, including how to prepare, what to expect during the exam, and how to get results.

This handout gives instructions to follow when preparing for a test that involves taking a SmartPill.

This handout explains the steps to follow when doing smell therapy, also called olfactory training. It involves sniffing the same 4 scents every day. Research shows that this therapy can improve a person’s ability to smell when they have lost some or all of their sense of smell.

This handout explains how to reach the Washington State Tobacco Quitline and provides some basic information about their smoking cessation program, including finding out if your health insurance will cover the program fees. This handout is included in the packets "Preventing Another Preterm Birth" and "Coping with Grief," part of the Wait One Year Program.

This handout explains a sniff test, or chest fluoroscopy, that shows if the diaphragm is moving in the proper direction. It includes how the exam works, how to prepare, what to expect during the exam, and how to get the test results.

This handout explains the two main disability benefit programs offered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the United States.

This handout explains the two main disability benefit programs offered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the United States.

This handout explains how a social worker can help patients and their loved ones while they are receiving care at the Alvord Brain Tumor Center (ABTC).

This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual describes social work services for heart transplant patients. Topics such as the role of the social worker, coping after transplant, returning to a normal lifestyle, and writing to donor families are covered.