Surgeries, Procedures and Tests

Interactive Tutorials: MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health web site, and the Patient Education Institute provide helpful tutorials on diseases and conditions as well as specific tests and procedures here.
RadiologyInfo™: RadiologyInfo™ is a public information web site established by the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America. It is meant to “inform and educate the public about radiologic procedures and the role of radiologists in healthcare and to improve communications between physicians and their patients.”
Videos of Surgical Procedures: MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health web site provides links to pre-recorded webcasts of surgical procedures on this page. You will need RealPlayer to view the videos which are approximately 1 hour long.

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