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This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using lactulose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout is for patients having a hydrogen/methane breath test using sucrose. It gives step-by-step instructions to follow when giving yourself the test at home. It also explains what to do after the test is done.

This handout explains what medicines to stop taking before having a myelogram. A full list is included that the patient should review with their provider.

This handout explains the stretches and exercises to do after your lumpectomy. These stretches and exercises help:

• Bring your arm movement (range of motion) back to normal
• Improve your posture
• Loosen up any tight areas across your chest and armpit

This handout explains the stretches and exercises to do after your mastectomy. These stretches and exercises help:

• Bring your arm movement (range of motion) back to normal
• Improve your posture
• Loosen up tight areas across your chest and armpit

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when admitted to a UW Medicine hospital after coming to the Emergency Department with stroke symptoms. It includes what happens during the hospital stay, and how to prepare for discharge.

This handout is for women who received the drug sugammadex during surgery. It warns that hormone-based birth control methods such as pills, patches, hormonal IUDs, rings, injections, and implants may not work for 1 week after receiving sugammadex.

This document is part of the "Rehab and Beyond" manual. It describes the kinds of support needed during the rehabilitation process, including patient advocates and their roles, legal advocates, long-term care advocates, and caregivers/attendants.

This handout explains the support services available to patients and families at the Alvord Brain Tumor Center. It gives contact information for in-person support groups, phone and online support, peer support mentoring programs, and counseling services.

This handout explains the support services available to cancer patients and their families. It gives contact information for in-person support groups, phone and online support, peer support mentoring programs, and counseling services.

This handout describes a type of abnormal heart rhythm called supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). It explains how SVT is diagnosed and treated, and includes details of what occurs during catheter ablation to treat SVT.

This handout is for patients who are having their surgery at the outpatient surgery center at UWMC - Northwest campus. It gives basic instructions to follow before and on the day of surgery.

This handout explains compression garments, which are worn after surgery to help keep swelling down.