Patient Education

Education is an essential part of care and recovery for patients and their families. The nurses and providers at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center strive to engage and educate during every step of the patient's care plan. It is important for patients and their loved ones to feel informed about their injury or illness and know what to expect about their hospital stay, symptoms, medications, tests and procedures, and discharge plan.

Use the following resources to learn more about the various procedures or conditions that may occur during a patient's hospital stay:

• Cardiac catheterization
• CAT scan
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Delirium
• Echocardiogram
• Endotracheal tube
• MRI
• Proning therapy
• Targeted temperature management
• Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
• Ventilation-perfusion (VQ) scan
• Who's Who in the ICU