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Medline Plus: Ivp (Intra Venous Pyelogram)
An intravenous pyelogram, or IVP, is an x-ray of the kidney and bladder. This tutorial explains the procedure and the benefits and risks.
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Medline Plus: Stress Echocardiography
A stress echocardiogram can help a doctor see how the heart responds to exercise. This tutorial explains how the test works and its risks and benefits.
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Medline Plus: Shoulder Arthroscopy
To diagnose and treat a shoulder injury, a doctor may recommend shoulder arthroscopy. This will allow the doctor to see inside the shoulder and clearly identify the problem. The benefits and risks of arthroscopy are discussed in this...
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Medline Plus: Health Topics
This site has an "A" to "Z" glossary of medical terms. Just click on the letter of the topic of interest and a list of related medical terms are provided. This site is available in Spanish too.
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Medline Plus: Evaluating Health Information on the Web
Medline Plus offers guidelines for what you should look for when evaluating the quality of health information on web sites.
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Medline Plus: Hernia
An hernia is repaired with surgery. This tutorial explains what a hernia is, then covers the surgery and potential risks.
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Medline Plus: Klinefelter's Syndrome
Dynamic site explores Klinefelter's Syndrome. Be sure to check out link to left for recent research articles.
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Medline Plus: Knee Injuries and Disorders
A directory of sites related to information about the knee and its injuries.
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Medline Plus: Laser Eye Surgery
Information is provided about laser surgery, which is used to correct vision problems and eliminate the need for glasses or contacts.
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Medline Plus: Measles
This site provides the latest news and information regarding measles. Content includes general information, specialized fact sheets, specific conditions caused by the disease, pictures, and more.
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Medline Plus: Health Videos [Spanish Version]
A well done tutorial in muscle structure and function, all in Spanish.
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Medline Plus: Warts
This interactive tutorial explains what warts are and how they are treated.
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Medline Plus: Cri Du Chat Syndrome
This site has information on causes, symptoms, treatment, support groups, expectations and prognosis related to Cri-du-Chat, a genetic syndrome. Information is objectively presented and fairly thorough. Information is provided by A.D.A.M.
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Medline Plus: Head Injury
Learn all the important facts about a head injury. Topics include: what is it, causes, different kinds, symptoms, diagnosis, first aid, prevention, and more. Click on included graphic images to view additional related topics such as...
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Medline Plus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI and Advice for the Patient.
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Medline Plus: Morquio Syndrome
A brief, bullet-pointed explanation of the characteristics of Morquio Syndrome. The information includes symptoms, tests and treatments for the syndrome, as well as prognosis and possible complications.
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Medline Plus: H1 N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Brings together information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other government agencies and health related organizations on H1N1 flu. Has videos...
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Medline Plus: Strokes
This patient education module will help you understand the causes of strokes and how you can prevent them.
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Medline Plus: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Medline Plus, a government service from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health presents a brief overview of narcissistic personality disorder.
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Medline Plus: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides an overview of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
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Medline Plus: Blood Transfusion
This site explains situations which call for blood transfusions and describes possible safety risks of this procedure. It describes how this procedure occurs and provides a discussion of possible blood substitutes.
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Medline Plus: Dextromethorphan
At this site read about dextromethorphan, an ingredient in many over-the-counter cough suppressants, or antitussives. This website provides brief responses to several queries about dextromethorphan including, "Why is this medication...
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Medline Plus: Guaifenesin
This website provides responses to several questions about the expectorant medication, guaifenesin, which is found in cough medicines like Robitussin.
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Medline Plus: Electromagnetic Fields
This site provides links to a variety of government-sponsored overviews and articles on electromagnetic fields and their associated health risks.