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New and Updated Topics

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 82 titles in Q1 and Q2 2024.

Aid Tools for Older Adults English Amputation of the Leg English Anal Cancer English Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair - ACL Repair English Aplastic Anemia English Bile Duct Diseases and Problems English Birth Control - Contraception (Arabic) Arabic Blood and Blood Disorders English Bronchitis English Building and Keeping Healthy Habits English Cancer Clinical Trials English Cannabis English Cardiac Catheterization - Coronary Angiography English Carotid Endarterectomy English Cerebral Palsy English Cerebral Palsy - Pediatrics English Cervix Disorders (Arabic) Arabic Changes as We Get Older English Cholecystectomy - Open and Laparoscopic English Common Accidents Among Older Adults English COVID-19 - Coronavirus English COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Arabic) Arabic COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Spanish) Spanish De Quervain's Tendonitis (Arabic) Arabic Diabetes - Introduction English Ectopic Pregnancy English Electroconvulsive Therapy - ECT (Arabic) Arabic Encephalitis English Fun Ways to Make Your Retirement Better English Gallstones English Game Addiction in Older Adults English Gastrointestinal Bleeding English H1N1 Influenza English Health Problems in Pregnancy English Hearing Loss English HIV/AIDS and Infections English HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy English Hysteroscopy English Influenza - Flu English Influenza - Pediatrics English Inguinal Hernia Repair - Pediatrics (Arabic) Arabic Iron Overload - Hemochromatosis (Arabic) Arabic IVP - Intravenous Pyelogram English Keeping a Positive Mindset English Keeping Your Retirement Money Safe from Crimes English Leukemia English Living with Congestive Heart Failure (Arabic) Arabic Long-Term Care Insurance English Making Your Body's Immune System Stronger English Midlife Crises and Transitions English Moles English Mumps English Newborn Screening English Open Shoulder Surgery English Organizing Your Medications English Palliative Care and Hospice Care English Pancreatitis English Pediatric Post-Operative Instructions English Port Catheter Insertions (Arabic) Arabic Preventing Strokes English Preventing Trips and Falls English Pulmonary Fibrosis English Reading Lab Results English Reporting and Preventing Elder Abuse English Sexuality and Aging English Shoulder Replacement English Sjogren's Syndrome English Stellate Block (Arabic) Arabic Suicide in Older Adults English The A1C Test English The FODMAP Diet for Digestive Health English Thoracotomy English Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy (Arabic) Arabic Transient Ischemic Attack - TIA English Understanding Medicare English Upper GI Endoscopy English Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy English Viagra - Sildenafil English Warfarin - Introduction for New Users English Warfarin - Introduction for New Users - Pediatrics English Warfarin - Review for Current Users English What to Expect When You Retire English

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Revolutionizing Patient Education with “X-Plain Health AI”

Imagine a world where every patient's educational journey is uniquely tailored to their health needs, language, and learning style. This is not a distant dream but a present reality, thanks to the groundbreaking advancements in AI with “X-Plain Health AI,” a custom GPT app redefining the landscape of patient education. How is this innovative technology transforming how we understand and interact with healthcare information? Let's explore the future, which is already here.

What are Custom GPTs? Custom GPTs are a specialized iteration of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer models designed specifically for targeted applications. Unlike general-purpose models like ChatGPT, custom GPTs are fine-tuned with specific datasets, tailored instructions, and integrated functionalities to cater to particular needs. This specialization enables them to produce outputs that are highly adaptive and aligned with specific objectives, making them invaluable in fields like patient education.

Traditional vs. AI-based Patient Education

In traditional settings, patient education relies on printed materials, videos, and digital resources, which often fall short in addressing the diverse needs of patients. These methods, while informative, lack the personalization necessary for effective healthcare communication. Custom GPTs revolutionize this domain by offering tailored, dynamic, and interactive educational content. This AI-driven approach aligns with individual health conditions, literacy levels, and cultural backgrounds, enhancing patient understanding, engagement, and adherence to medical guidance.

Consider the case of Laila, a 52-year-old woman recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She's overwhelmed with the flood of generic information available online. That's where 'X-Plain Health AI' comes in. Unlike traditional GPT models like ChatGPT, our custom GPT is fine-tuned with vast medical data. When Laila uses X-Plain Health AI, she receives personalized information. The system adjusts the complexity of the language to match her understanding and even considers her cultural background. This means Laila gets tailored advice on managing her diabetes, dietary recommendations suited to her lifestyle, and explanations of medical terms in a way she can easily comprehend. It's like having a virtual health educator, always ready to provide information that’s specifically relevant to her, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

X-Plain Health AI

Custom GPTs for patient education can generate detailed, specific information about a patient's condition and treatment options, adjust the complexity of the language to suit the patient's literacy level, facilitate interactive learning sessions for heightened engagement, and offer materials in multiple languages, considering cultural nuances.

Released on February 5, 2024, X-Plain Health AI is a pioneering custom GPT model developed by the Patient Education Institute. Accessible through the ChatGPT Store, it promises unprecedented personalization in patient education. What does “X-Plain Health AI” offer beyond what ChatGPT can do? Some key features include:

Prompting users to set their preferences for language, content depth, difficulty level, and other parameters.

Ask users to select a health topic, then offer targeted questions to refine information to specific interests like causes, symptoms, alternative treatments, risks, coping strategies, support options, and more.

Adjusting the complexity of the text according to the user’s preferences and previous interactions.

Engage with users to explain complex terms, present statistics, or compare treatment options tailored to their specific requests.

Asking questions to verify understanding.

Using our extensive database of peer-reviewed, up-to-date content, which includes over 25 million words, a video library with over 2,500 videos, and 2,500 interactive quizzes for comprehension testing, ensuring that users receive up-to-date information in their preferred educational format.

Upon the user’s request, display one of our +10,000 illustrations and +100,000 slides to show diagrams and anatomical and procedural illustrations (in progress).

Here is a scenario illustrating how X-Plain Health AI interacts with a user: John, a 40-year-old man, logs into X-Plain Health AI.

—      X-Plain Health AI: "Hello! How may I assist you today? Do you have any specific health topics or questions in mind? Also, would you like me to address you by a name?”

—      John: “You can call me John. I want to learn about managing high blood pressure.”

—      X-Plain Health AI: “Welcome, John! To provide you with personalized information about managing high blood pressure, I have a few questions for you. First, what is your preferred language for communication?"

—      John: "English, please."

—      X-Plain Health AI: "Great, English it is. How would you rate your understanding of high blood pressure management on a scale from 1 to 5?"

—      John: "Probably around a 2."

—      X-Plain Health AI: "Understood, we'll keep things straightforward. Are you seeking information on causes, symptoms, complications, diet, exercise, medication, or all of these topics?"

—      John: "Mostly diet and exercise."

—      X-Plain Health AI: "Okay. I can provide dietary guidelines and exercise tips that effectively manage high blood pressure. Before we proceed, do you have any dietary restrictions or physical limitations I should be aware of?"

—      John: "I'm a vegetarian and have a knee injury, so nothing too strenuous."

—      X-Plain Health AI: "Thanks for sharing that, John. I'll tailor the information accordingly. [Provides tailored advice on a vegetarian diet and low-impact exercises suitable for someone with a knee injury]. Would you like me to ask a few questions to ensure you've understood the information clearly?"

—      John: "Yes, that would be helpful."

—      X-Plain Health AI: "Alright, let's start with a simple one: Can you name two vegetables that are particularly beneficial for managing high blood pressure?"

—      John: [Responds with his answers]

—      X-Plain Health AI: "That's correct! [Provides feedback on his answers]. Let’s try another question to see how you’re doing with the exercise recommendations."

Challenges and Considerations

The deployment of custom GPTs in patient education presents challenges, particularly in privacy and information accuracy. Ensuring compliance with healthcare privacy laws, such as HIPAA, and maintaining the accuracy of the information provided by these AI models are of utmost importance. It's crucial to continually remind users that AI-generated content should be seen as supplementary to professional medical advice, not a replacement.

In OpenAI's custom GPT environment, users have control over their data. If they permit ChatGPT to learn from their interactions, the chats with custom GPTs remain private and are not shared with the creators. A key challenge is ensuring GPT models adhere to healthcare privacy laws like HIPAA. ChatGPT and custom GPT models consistently remind users not to share any personally identifiable information during conversations. Users also have the option to adjust their settings to prevent ChatGPT from retaining their chat history. However, these settings may not be straightforward and could be inadvertently altered during updates or when opting into new services. In addition, the field is rapidly developing, and so are OpenAI’s privacy and data training policies.

Two years following the launch of X-Plain in 1995, we established a clear distinction between Clinical X-Plain and Public X-Plain. Clinical X-Plain serves a crucial role in clinical environments, offering informed consent, discharge instructions, and specific guidance on medications and home care directly to patients. In contrast, Public X-Plain is a patient education resource available on healthcare institutions' websites, assisting patients in learning about and preparing for clinical visits. In this context, X-Plain Health AI is envisioned as a public-facing tool accessible online to aid patients in understanding and preparing for healthcare encounters. It is distinct from the discharge documents that healthcare providers typically hand to patients following outpatient, inpatient, or emergency room visits.

Monetization

The introduction of the GPT Store by OpenAI marks a significant shift in the landscape of AI application development. Like an app store for AI technologies, this platform allows creators to publish and potentially monetize their GPT models. Although still in its infancy, the revenue-sharing model indicates a promising avenue for creators to benefit financially from their innovative AI solutions in healthcare.

What do we know so far? OpenAI covers the cost of tokens for GPTs in the OpenAI GPT Store. This means neither the user nor the creator of a custom GPT bears the token cost. However, access to the GPT Store and its features is limited to ChatGPT Plus Subscribers and OpenAI Enterprise customers.

The monetization model for OpenAI's GPT Store is still unspecified and vague.  OpenAI states that it will involve revenue sharing with creators, where creators are paid based on the usage and utility of their custom GPTs. Initially, the revenue model may start with a straightforward revenue share, the specifics of which are yet to be detailed. Later, there might be options for subscription-based access to individual GPTs, depending on demand.

These monetization policies are dynamic and tentative; for the most current monetization models, check OpenAI's official website.

Our patient education solutions are exclusively licensed to healthcare institutions and stakeholders, not directly to patients. However, with OpenAI's proposed model for monetization, we are poised to indirectly offer X-Plain Health AI to patients and individual users for the first time, a departure from our traditional approach of licensing only to healthcare service providers. Given the importance of ensuring accuracy and privacy, we will maintain X-Plain Health AI as a public patient education tool rather than a clinical one until these critical factors are fully guaranteed.

The Future

Looking ahead, the potential of AI in patient education is immense. Future developments in custom GPTs are expected to include a deeper understanding of language nuances, more sophisticated bias mitigation techniques, and enhanced integration with other applications.

Regarding its integration with other applications, future custom GPT models for patient education will offer capabilities such as:

Seamlessly combining several aspects of patient care, including treatment planning, patient education, and follow-up care.

Dynamically adapting educational content in real-time based on the user's preferences, interaction style, and updates in their health records.

Utilize predictive analytics to identify potential health risks and deliver tailored educational content to patients accordingly.

Enhancing patient engagement and understanding using augmented reality in educational materials.

Final Notes

As custom AI models like X-Plain Health AI evolve, it’s crucial to steer their integration and governance in patient engagement proactively. To ensure these advancements serve the best interests of all involved, consider the following:

Healthcare thought leaders should commit to ongoing research and develop oversight processes. Regular evaluations of custom GPTs for accuracy, privacy protection, and clinical effectiveness are essential. This continuous monitoring facilitates responsible innovation that truly benefits patients.

Policymakers must act promptly to establish data governance laws specifically for healthcare AI. These regulations should balance patient rights protection with the encouragement of empowering innovations.

Patients should be encouraged to learn about and use AI-powered educational tools. They need to recognize that, while valuable, these tools are not replacements for professional medical advice.

By fostering frameworks that promote accountability in tandem with technological advancement, we can revolutionize how individuals learn about and manage their health.

As we stand on the brink of a new healthcare age, X-Plain Health AI represents a pivotal shift from one-size-fits-all to a world where patient education is as adapted as a tailored suit.

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X-Plain New and Updated Titles

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 34 titles in Q3 2023. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview). 

Agoraphobia Agoraphobia (Arabic) Aspiration Pneumonia Colon Resection Surgery - General Colon Resection Surgery - General Colon Resection Surgery - General (Arabic) Epstein-Barr Virus/Mono Epstein-Barr Virus/Mono (Arabic) Epstein-Barr Virus/Mono (Spanish) Friedreich's Ataxia Friedreich's Ataxia (Arabic) Jock Itch Jock Itch (Arabic) Kidney Infection - Pyelonephritis Kidney Infection - Pyelonephritis Kidney Infection - Pyelonephritis (Arabic) Levitra Levitra (Spanish) Managing Stress Managing Stress (Spanish) Peripheral Nerve Disorders Peripheral Nerve Disorders (Arabic) Pilonidal Cyst Pilonidal Cyst (Arabic) Preventing Surgical Site Infections - SSI Preventing Surgical Site Infections - SSI (Arabic) Progressive Relaxation Progressive Relaxation (Arabic) Tailbone Disorders Tailbone Disorders (Arabic) Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever (Arabic) Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - OneTouch Verio IQ Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - OneTouch Verio IQ (Spanish)

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Patient Education Institute Voted Best In Coralville

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PEI, Inc. Honored with the 2023 Best of Coralville Award

CORALVILLE, August 31, 2023 -- PEI, Inc. proudly announces its recent recognition as the recipient of the 2023 Best of Coralville Award in the Software company category. The award, presented by the Coralville Award Program, recognizes businesses that have demonstrated outstanding success and made positive contributions to the local community.

"Our commitment to delivering quality software solutions for patient education has always been our top priority. This award reaffirms that our efforts are making a meaningful impact on the community of Coralville." said Moe Ajam, President. "We remain committed to upholding the high standards that this award recognizes and aim to continue serving our community and clients with excellence."

PEI, Inc. thanks the Coralville Award Program for acknowledging local businesses that actively contribute to making Coralville an outstanding place to live, work, and thrive. This recognition motivates PEI, Inc. to continue its work and further its contributions to the broader community.

About PEI, Inc.

Patient Education Institute (PEI, Inc.) is a leading software company specializing in educational solutions for healthcare providers and patients. Established in 1995, PEI aims to empower individuals through accurate, accessible, and actionable health information.

For more information about PEI, Inc., please visit www.patient-education.com or contact us at 319-351-5220 or info@patient-education.com.[contact person's name and email/phone].

SOURCE: PEI, Inc.

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X-Plain New and Updated Topics

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 91 titles in Q1 and Q2 2023. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview). 

 Alcohol Use Disorder Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Arabic) Angina Arixtra Arrhythmias Asperger's Syndrome (Arabic) Asthma - Pediatric (Arabic) Atherosclerosis Atrial Flutter (Spanish) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD (Arabic) Back Pain - Introduction to Pain Management Blepharoplasty - Eyelid Surgery Blood Pressure Medicines (Arabic) Bone Densitometry Breast Cancer - Hormonal and Targeted Therapies Breast Cancer - Hormonal and Targeted Therapies (Arabic) Bunionectomy Bursitis (Arabic) C. difficile Infections Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cardiac Rehabilitation (Arabic) Cataract Surgery Cerebral Angiogram Chagas Disease (Arabic) Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer - General (Arabic) Chickenpox Cholera (Arabic) Colon Cancer (Spanish) Colon Cancer Surgery (Arabic) Colorectal Cancer (Arabic) Cystocele Dilation and Curettage (Spanish) Dust Mite Allergy Dystonia Erectile Dysfunction - Penile Implants Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fibromyalgia Forehead Lift Galactosemia Gout (Spanish) Healthy Sleeping Hearing Problems in Children (Arabic) HIDA Scan HPV - Warts Hydrothermal Endometrial Ablation Incentive Spirometer Incentive Spirometer - Pediatrics Intrathecal Morphine Pump Placement Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Arabic) Knee Replacement - Preventing Post Op Complications (Arabic) Living Healthy (Spanish) Living with Congestive Heart Failure Lung Cancer (Spanish) Lupus Lyme Disease (Arabic) Massage Therapy Meditation Melanoma Menstruation (Arabic) Miscarriage (Arabic) Monkeypox Multiple Sclerosis (Spanish) Nail Diseases and Problems (Arabic) Neuroblastoma (Arabic) Neurofibromatosis Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Nutrition During Cancer Treatment Pancreas Transplantation (Arabic) Personality Disorders (Arabic) Pregnancy - First Trimester - What to Expect Pregnancy - Second Trimester - What to Expect Pregnancy - Third Trimester - What to Expect Prenatal Testing (Spanish) Preventing Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections (Arabic) PSA - Screening for Prostate Cancer Rhinoplasty Rubella Schizophrenia Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - SARS Sickle Cell Anemia (Arabic) Sigmoidoscopy Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome - SGBS Skin Cancer - Non-Melanoma (Spanish) Smoking Cessation Tendinitis (Arabic) Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS Understanding the Different Types of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS (Spanish) Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly Adults Uterine Diseases (Arabic) VP Shunts Warfarin - Review for Current Users - Pediatrics

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Revolutionizing Healthcare: Overcoming Barriers in Interactive Patient Education

By Moe A. Ajam, Ph.D.

Patient education is undergoing a metamorphosis, driven by technological advancements and a steadfast belief in patient-centered care. Integrating interactivity and multimedia into patient education is viewed as a game-changer. It promises to enhance learning experiences and improve health outcomes. However, like any significant transformation, it presents its challenges. Today, we delve into these challenges and explore how their resolutions shape patient education’s future.

The Technology Gap

The technology gap presents one of the most significant obstacles. The core of interactivity and multimedia in patient education lies in technology. Yet, the accessibility of devices, software, and reliable internet access varies widely among patients, creating a digital divide. To facilitate the universal adoption of interactive materials, healthcare providers and organizations must bridge this divide. At the Patient Education Institute, we've developed X-Plain for Tablets. This app enables healthcare providers to offer interactive tutorials to patients who don’t own a smartphone (19% of US patients as of 2023).  

Addressing Language and Literacy Barriers

Language and literacy barriers also pose significant issues. Interactive patient education tools are often designed in a single language, with a specific literacy benchmark in mind. This approach could exclude patients with limited language proficiency or lower literacy levels. True accessibility requires these tools to be inclusive, necessitating the development of materials in multiple languages and formats. Our interactive tutorials, available in several languages, come with varied formats like video and illustrated guides, helping to dismantle these barriers.

The Need for Personalized Content

The demand for personalized content is another crucial consideration. The power of interactivity and multimedia resides in its potential for personalization, but many existing tools need to catch up. Generic materials may not address patients' cultural sensitivities or diverse learning styles. Consequently, creating a wide spectrum of interactive resources that cater to individual needs is critical. Our patient education software, X-Plain, meets this need by localizing illustrations for various markets, including North America, Latin America, and the Middle East. Furthermore, we accommodate different learning styles by offering content in interactive tutorials, videos, and textual guides.

Overcoming Resistance Among Healthcare Providers

Despite the clear advantages of interactive and multimedia tools, many healthcare providers are reluctant to adopt these methods. Reasons may range from time constraints to lack of training. To address this, we've refined X-Plain to require less staff time by automating patient education based on medical coding through integration with EMR, patient portals, and other healthcare IT systems.

Overcoming staff resistance involves fostering a culture of change within healthcare institutions. Still, raising awareness among hospital staff, particularly new members, is crucial for these valuable resources. One successful approach is sending a newsletter with articles about best practices in implementing patient education and engagement and a synopsis of content updates.

Evidence, Efficacy, and Research Challenges

While the potential benefits of interactive and multimedia patient education interventions, such as improved patient engagement and knowledge retention, are recognized (see https://www.patient-education.com/research.html), further research is needed to solidify their impact on patient outcomes. A lack of robust evidence may dissuade healthcare providers and institutions from investing in these technologies. Over the past three decades, our research teams have conducted numerous evaluations with leading healthcare institutions, highlighting the benefits of patient education in risk mitigation, reduced readmissions, and other vital healthcare goals. However, these findings are often kept internal, exacerbating the challenge. (We hypothesize that such reluctance stems more from an amplified fear of liability — due to studies potentially violating regulations and privacy laws — rather than from a desire to protect proprietary information.)

Cost Evolution

The cost of patient education solutions incorporating interactivity and multimedia was initially quite high. Upon launching X-Plain Neurosurgery in 1995, the price was a one-time fee of $3080 (for a 17” resistive-touch monitor), supplemented by an annual subscription of $3,768 for the neurosurgery library of ten topics. Today, with most organizations and patients having access to touch devices, the subscription cost can be as low as $14 per topic per year for a large library or $80 per topic per year for a single topic.

This significant price reduction can be attributed to technological advancements, increased efficiency in our development and update operations, and our ability to reduce the per-unit cost after recouping the initial R&D expenditure.

The cost of developing interactive elements can still be prohibitive for newcomers to the patient education industry. However, with the emergence of AI, these costs are expected to decrease significantly (for more details, see this article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond-content-how-ai-redefining-patient-education-moe-a-ajam ).

Summary

Despite these hurdles, we're improving patient education through interactivity and multimedia. With ongoing efforts to improve technology access, an increased focus on cultural and linguistic inclusivity, and ongoing research into the effectiveness of these tools, we're witnessing a positive shift.

In summary, the future of patient education depends on overcoming the challenges associated with using interactive tools. As we continue to design accessible, tailored, and evidence-based interactive resources, we can deepen patients' understanding of their health and improve health outcomes. The journey may be challenging, but it offers the potential for an engaged, empowered patient population – a goal we're committed to achieving.

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X-Plain Patient Education Videos Now On YouTube!

At X-Plain®, we constantly strive to broaden our reach, ensuring patient education is easy to access, engaging, and comprehensive. To make this a reality, we have expanded our offerings to YouTube.

Whether you're a patient seeking clarification on a complex medical condition, or a healthcare professional looking for easy-to-understand patient education resources, our YouTube channel is your one-stop destination. We've optimized our platform for customization, like speeding up the narration by adding subtitles in any language, jumping to sections, and many others.

Unlike our licensed X-Plain videos, our YouTube videos will contain advertising - a feature inherent to public YouTube videos. They will not include client-specific branding or our patient education services.

Experience our dynamic library of educational content by visiting our official YouTube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/@peixplain).

Please, share your experiences and thoughts by emailing us at info@patient-education.com. We appreciate your involvement.

Moe A. Ajam, Ph.D.

President

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New and Updated Topics

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 122 titles in Q2 and Q3 2022. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

Acne (Spanish) Advance Medical Directives Advance Medical Directives (Spanish) Anal and Rectal Diseases and Problems (Arabic) Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - General Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - General (Spanish) Aspergillosis Asthma Asthma (Arabic) Asthma (Spanish) Atrial Flutter Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders (Arabic) Bile Duct Diseases and Problems (Arabic) Birth Control - Emergency Contraception (Arabic) Body Dysmorphic Disorder Bolus Tube Feeding Bolus Tube Feeding (Spanish) Brain Cancer (Spanish) Breast Changes and Diseases (Arabic) Breast Reduction Cervical Cancer Cervical Cancer (Arabic) Childhood Immunizations Childhood Immunizations (Arabic) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Arabic) Colon Cancer Common Cold (Arabic) Coumadin - Introduction for New Users (Spanish) Dilation and Curettage Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare (Spanish) Edema (Arabic) Emphysema (Arabic) Erectile Dysfunction - Your Choices (Spanish) Fainting - Syncope Financial Wellness Gallbladder Cancer (Arabic) GERD (Spanish) Gestational Hypertension (Spanish) Gout Heel Injuries and Disorders Hepatitis C (Spanish) Herpes Simplex Virus Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy (Arabic) Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy (Spanish) Hospitalized COVID Patient - What to Expect How to Prevent Cancer - Early Screening (Spanish) How to Prevent Cancer - Healthy Life Habits (Spanish) Hypothermia Incision Care Incision Care (Arabic) Incision Care (Spanish) Infant and Newborn Nutrition (Arabic) Infant CPR (Spanish) Intestinal Cancer Introduction to Tube Feeding Introduction to Tube Feeding (Spanish) Isotretinoin Kidney Cancer (Arabic) Kidney Stones (Spanish) Knee Replacement - Physical Therapy (Arabic) Leukemia - Pediatrics Lewy Body Disease Life Planning Life Planning (Spanish) Liposuction (Spanish) Liver Diseases (Arabic) Lovenox - Pediatrics Lovenox - Pediatrics (Spanish) Lumbar and Thoracic Fusion - Posterior Lumbar and Thoracic Fusion - Posterior (Spanish) Lumbar and/or Thoracic Fusion - Cages Lumbar and/or Thoracic Fusion - Cages (Spanish) Lung Cancer Lung Transplantation Measles Men's Health Mesothelioma Miscarriage Obesity in Children (Arabic) Ovarian Cancer (Spanish) Pancreatic Cancer (Spanish) Parkinson's Disease (Spanish) Penis Disorders Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG (Spanish) Peroneal Nerve Release Positional Plagiocephaly Postpartum Care (Arabic) Premature Ejaculation Prenatal Testing Preventing HIV and AIDS (Spanish) Preventing Infections - Hand Washing Preventing Infections - Hand Washing (Spanish) Preventing Lead Poisoning (Spanish) Puberty (Arabic) Rabies (Arabic) Sarcoidosis (Spanish) SCAD (Spanish) Skin Cancer - Non-Melanoma Stroke: What You Should Know (Spanish) Throat Cancer Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy - Pediatrics Tracheostomy Care at Home Tracheostomy Care at Home (Spanish) Tracheostomy Care in the Hospital Tracheostomy Care in the Hospital (Spanish) Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy (Spanish) Tube Feeding using a Joey Pump Tube Feeding using a Joey Pump (Spanish) Twin Gestation (Arabic) Understanding the Different Types of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS Urinary Tract Infections (Arabic) Vaginal Bleeding (Arabic) Vasectomy Vasectomy (Spanish) Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - VAP Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - VAP (Arabic) Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - VAP (Spanish) Vitamin A (Arabic)

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Patient Education & Multimedia

Research continues to provide evidence of the effectiveness of multimedia in e-learning and patient education. The Association of Psychological Sciences lists multimedia as one of the most well-established principles of e-learning. This article reviews the effects of graphics and how the X-Plain® patient education tutorials employ them. (We list some references for readers interested in evaluating patient engagement initiatives; for a more exhaustive bibliography of patient education research, check our research page.)

There is consistent evidence that people learn better from words and pictures than from words alone (Mayer, 1989b; Mayer & Anderson, 1991, 1992; Mayer, Bove, Bryman, Mars, & Tapangco, 1996; Mayer & Gallini, 1990; Moreno & Mayer, 1999, 2022). In eleven studies, learners who received a multimedia lesson comprising words and pictures performed better on subsequent tests than learners who received the same information in words alone (a median effect size of 1.50.) Multimedia presentations encourage learners to engage in active learning by making connections between pictorial and verbal representations. Active learning leads to better comprehension, memorization, and compliance with patient home instructions. In contrast, presenting words alone leads to shallow understanding without an effective connection of the text to pre-existing knowledge (Hakel 2007; Pashler, Bain, Bottage, Graesser, Koedinger, McDaniel, & Metcalfe, 2007).

X-Plain interactive tutorials are multimedia presentations that summarize a health education topic in about fifty slides, each presenting the text with its related graphics and full narration. Graphics can be anatomical illustrations, procedural diagrams, content charts, relational diagrams (such as genetic diagrams), and demonstrative graphics showing actions expected from the patient (eg, calling doctors, walking, taking medicine). Click on “Interactive Tutorial” in this link for a demo.

Research studies show that simpler graphics lead to better learning than photographs or complex 3D visuals (Butcher, 2016; Mayer, 1993; Mayer, Sims, & Tajika, 1995). X-Plain uses line illustrations in its tutorials. Using 3D images, photographs, or animations adds details that distract learners, particularly beginners, because of cognitive load (Betrancourt, 2005; Hegarty, Kriz, & Cate, 2003; Mayer, Hegarty, Mayer, & Campbell, 2005; Tversky, Morrison, & Betrancourt, 2002). X-Plain uses animations only when it helps illustrate a necessary concept, such as physical therapy exercise, operating a medical tool, spinal fluid flow, blood circulation, and Mendelian genetic diagrams.

Considering the logical and empirical evidence of the effectiveness of graphics in education and training, one wonders why the use of multimedia in patient education is not more predominant. The answer is cost. Including illustrations, diagrams, animations, and videos significantly increases the price of developing and updating patient education materials. The X-Plain multimedia library, which grew over 27 years to include over 9,000 illustrations and animations in over 2,500 tutorials in several languages, is about twice the price of alternative text-only materials. Besides interactive multimedia tutorials, the X-Plain Encyclopedia includes videos and illustrated handouts to meet patients’ preferences. Our clients use X-Plain in a variety of approaches. Our most common solutions include tablets in clinics and at the bedside, content for EMRs and patient portals, content on PCs, and videos for smart-TVs. Our solutions offer easy implementation with minimal staff-time requirements; prescription of patient education, which allows patients to complete assigned materials outside clinical settings; and documentation of completion and understanding.

If you are new to X-Plain and want to investigate the effectiveness of new patient education models, contact us to explore interactive patient education.

Moe A. Ajam, Ph.D. Director Patient Education Institute

(In our next newsletter, we will discuss research on the use of interactive questions, narration, and self-paced learning, and how X-Plain tutorials implement them to further patient satisfaction, comprehension, and compliance.)

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New and Updated Topics

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 58 titles in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview)

Age Spots Allogenic (Donor) Bone Marrow Transplant (Arabic) Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass (Spanish) Aphasia Asthma (Arabic) Avian Influenza or Bird Flu (Spanish) Breast Cancer - Hormonal and Targeted Therapies (Spanish) Breast Cancer (Spanish) Breast Lift - Mastopexy Breast Milk Storage Breast Self Exam - BSE Chronic Kidney Disease (Spanish) Colon Polyps Colonoscopy Colonoscopy - African-American Outreach Coumadin - Introduction for New Users Coumadin - Review for Current Users Crohn's Disease (Spanish) CT Scan Guided Biopsy of a Lung or Other Chest Area Lesion (Arabic) Cystocele Surgery Dandruff Ectopic Pregnancy (Arabic) Erectile Dysfunction - Your Choices Fecal Occult Blood Test - FOBT (Spanish) Fifth Disease Goiter H1N1 Influenza (Spanish) Hidradenitis Suppurativa How to Prevent Cancer - Healthy Life Habits Joint Arthrodesis (Arabic) Low Testosterone in Men (Arabic) Macular Degeneration (Spanish) Male Breast Cancer Menopause Moles Multiple Myeloma (Spanish) Nasogastric Tube Placement and Care - Adults Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - OCD (Arabic) Osteoarthritis (Spanish) Osteogenic Sarcoma Pelviscopy Phobias (Arabic) Plavix Pregnancy and Medicines (Arabic) Preventing HIV and AIDS Psoriasis (Spanish) Radiofrequency Ablation Sepsis Shoulder Arthroscopy (Arabic) Shoulder Replacement (Arabic) Speech and Language Disorders (Arabic) Subcutaneous Injection (Arabic) Tapeworm Infection Trigeminal Neuralgia (Spanish) Using an Inhaler and Nebulizer Vaginal Diseases (Arabic) Vitamin K (Arabic) Women's Health

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Motivating Staff to Provide Education

At a recent patient experience meeting, Kristen, VP of Customer Service, brainstormed with hospitals about ways to motivate hospital staff to use X-Plain. Here is a list of 7 tips.

1.     Ask nurses to send success stories to be featured in your newsletters or other staff communication.

2.     Create an award to recognize nurses that excel at using X-Plain.

3.     Have buttons made to tell patients to ask about X-Plain.

4.     Host a virtual X-Plain fair: a representative of X-Plain hosts an online meeting where nurses can pop in to share experiences, ask questions, and get a full demonstration on how your hospital is using X-Plain.

5.     Include X-Plain in your new hire training.

6.     Recognize the department with the highest usage; throw a pizza party or recognize in your newsletter.

7.     Work with your volunteer coordinator to train volunteers to start specific videos for patients.

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New Modules & Updates

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 95 titles since May. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview). 

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery (Spanish) Allogenic (Donor) Bone Marrow Transplant Allogenic (Donor) Bone Marrow Transplant (Spanish) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Spanish) Anthrax (Spanish) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD Bone Grafts Bowel Incontinence Cardiac Diet (Arabic) Carotid Artery Disease Cataract Surgery (Spanish) Catheter Access for Hemodialysis Catheter Access for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Access for Peritoneal Dialysis (Spanish) Childhood Immunizations (Arabic) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cold and Cough Medicines Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Coronavirus COVID-19 - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Arabic) COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Spanish) CT Scan Guided Biopsy of a Lung or Other Chest Area Lesion Cystic Fibrosis (Spanish) Dehydration Delirium (Arabic) Dermabrasion Dietary Fats Dietary Fats (Arabic) Diverticulosis and Surgical Treatment for Diverticulitis (Spanish) Eating Disorders (Arabic) Eating Healthy (Spanish) Ebola Essential Hypertension Essential Hypertension (Arabic) Exercise Fibromyalgia (Spanish) Glaucoma Heart Valve Replacement Hypothyroidism Influenza - Flu (Spanish) Irritable Bowel Syndrome JP Drain JP Drain (Spanish) Low Testosterone in Men Lupus (Spanish) Malaria (Spanish) Mammography (Spanish) Managing Cholesterol Managing Cholesterol (Arabic) Managing Cholesterol (Spanish) MCAD MCAD (Spanish) Meniere's Disease Migraine Headaches (Spanish) Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Babies Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Babies (Spanish) Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Children and Teens Monitoring for Congestive Heart Failure in Children and Teens (Spanish) Nutrition for Seniors Nutrition for Seniors (Arabic) Obesity in Children Open-Heart Surgery - What to Expect (Arabic) Oral Rehydration Therapy (Spanish) Osteoporosis Palliative Care (Spanish) Parathyroid Disorders Peritoneal Dialysis (Arabic) Preconception Care (Arabic) Pregnancy and Medicines (Spanish) Premenstrual Syndrome - PMS (Arabic) Preventing Falls at the Hospital Preventing Falls at the Hospital (Spanish) Preventing Hospital Falls in High-Risk Patients Preventing Hospital Falls in High-Risk Patients (Spanish) PSA - Screening for Prostate Cancer (Spanish) Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (Arabic) Rheumatoid Arthritis (Spanish) Rotator Cuff Injuries (Spanish) Schizophrenia (Arabic) Shingles (Spanish) Sleep Disorders (Spanish) Smoking - Your Choice Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis - Pediatrics Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis - Pediatrics (Spanish) Stuttering Taking Injectable Insulin Taking Injectable Insulin (Spanish) Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Spanish) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - TAVR Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - OneTouch Verio Flex Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - OneTouch Verio Flex (Spanish) Vitamin A Vulvar Disorders (Arabic)

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Is Your Patient Education Effective?

We share an article from Dr. Bartelson (Mayo Clinic) where he addresses health literacy and provides patient education tips. Dr. Bartelson raises issues that are rarely addressed: the skills needed by providers for effective communication, advice on identifying patients with low literacy skills, and tactics for effective patient education.

https://www.aan.com/globals/axon/assets/6106.pdf

We quoted seven tips from the article and commented on how X-Plain® Patient Education implements them.

1.  “Provide patients with health information in a form that they can understand.” Every X-Plain topic comes in four formats: videos, interactive tutorials, illustrated handouts, and text. This allows each patient to choose the learning format they prefer.   2.  “They [patients] may have difficulty understanding due to hearing loss, a learning disability or language impairment.” X-Plain is open-captioned – that is, a narrator reads the text aloud for people with visual impairments or hearing loss. X-Plain meets the requirements of WCAG AA accessibility guidelines.   3.  “Medical tests and treatments are growing ever more complex. We ask them [patients] to undertake more and more complicated self-care programs.” X-Plain includes libraries for complex home instructions, such as the X-Plain infusion library.   4.  “Slow down.” X-Plain is self-paced: it adjusts the speed of a tutorial according to each patient’s reading ability.   5.  “Visual images complement written and spoken messages and may be remembered better.” Every slide in an X-Plain tutorial contains illustrations or animations to depict the concept visually.   6.  “Confirm that the patient understands by asking them to repeat back your description or instructions.” X-Plain tutorials ask questions, give corrective feedback, and document comprehension.   7.  “There is increased legal pressure to adequately inform patients so that they can make truly informed choices.” X-Plain asks patients questions to ensure they understand key concepts. Should a court of law require evidence of informed consent, the Patient Education Institute can provide a copy of what a patient saw and the questions they answered.

 X-Plain never replaces the pivotal role providers play in patient education. It does, however, help staff save time. To reap the benefits of X-Plain, always present X-Plain videos and tutorials as a free service that does not replace in-person patient education. This fosters a patient-centered environment and increases patient satisfaction.

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New Modules & Updates

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 103 titles since November. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

Addison's Disease Amniocentesis Amniocentesis (Spanish) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anthrax Bed Bugs (Arabic) Bedwetting (Arabic) Bipolar Disorder (Arabic) Bladder Diseases and Problems Blood Pressure Medicines (Spanish) Blood Transfusion (Spanish) Breast Cancer Surgery (Arabic) Breast Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (Arabic) Breast Lumps Biopsy (Arabic) CADD-Solis VIP Pump Overview CADD-Solis VIP Pump Overview (Spanish) Cardiac Diet (Spanish) Choking Cholera Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - CRPS Continuous Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump Continuous Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump (Spanish) COVID-19 - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Spanish) Cycled Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump Cycled Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Solis Pump (Spanish) Dengue Fever Diarrhea Down Syndrome Eating Healthy Eating Healthy Eating Healthy (Arabic) Female Infertility (Arabic) Fragile X Syndrome Gestational Hypertension Gravity Infusion Therapy with the Duplex Gravity Bag Gravity Infusion Therapy with the Duplex Gravity Bag (Spanish) Healthy Eating During Ramadan Healthy Eating During Ramadan (Arabic) Hiatal Hernia How to Prevent Cancer - Early Screening Hyperglycemia (Spanish) Immunization Infant and Newborn Nutrition Infant CPR Influenza - Pediatrics Influenza - Pediatrics (Spanish) Infusion Device Pump System Infusion Device Pump System (Spanish) Intermittent Infusion with the CADD Solis Pump Intermittent Infusion with the CADD Solis Pump (Spanish) Joint Arthrodesis Kidney Stones Learning Disorders (Arabic) Living Healthy Living with Cancer (Spanish) Lovenox Lovenox (Spanish) Lumbar Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision (Spanish) Mammography Managing Post-op Pain at Home (Spanish) Measles (Arabic) Neonatal Jaundice Neonatal Jaundice (Spanish) Nephrostomy Tube Care Nephrostomy Tube Care (Spanish) Night Terrors Nutrition and Exercise During Pregnancy Oral Rehydration Therapy Panic Disorder (Arabic) Pelvic Support Problems in Women Peptic Ulcer (Arabic) Peripheral Artery Disease - PAD Phenylketonuria or PKU Pneumococcal Infections Porphyria Premature Ovarian Failure - POF Preventing Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections (Spanish) Preventing Readmission (Spanish) Pulmonary Embolism (Arabic) Respiratory Syncytial Virus - RSV - Pediatrics Respiratory Syncytial Virus - RSV - Pediatrics (Spanish) Reye's Syndrome Rotavirus Infections Sciatica (Arabic) Shoulder Injuries and Disorders Sickle Cell Anemia Social Anxiety Disorder - SAD (Arabic) Statins (Spanish) Stroke: What You Should Know Sweaty Palms or Hyperhidrosis Syphilis Tears Tendinitis Toddler Nutrition Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Arabic) Transvaginal Tape Bladder Sling Surgery Treating Clubfoot with the Ponseti Method (Arabic) Treatment for Bipolar Disorder (Arabic) Urinary Tract Infections Using Your Incentive Spirometer - ERAS (Spanish) Uterine Cancer (Arabic) Warts (Spanish)

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New Modules & Updates

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 832 titles since March. We provide each topic in 5 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML, and overview).

ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) - Banked Bone

ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) - Banked Bone - Plating

ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) - Hip Bone

ACF (Anterior Cervical Fusion) - Hip Bone - Plating

Acoustic Neuroma

Acoustic Neuroma (Arabic)

Activity After Surgery - ERAS

Activity After Surgery - ERAS (Spanish)

Acupuncture

Adhesions

Adhesions (Arabic)

Alopecia (Spanish)

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Arabic)

Alzheimer's Dementia

Amputation of the Leg

Anal and Rectal Diseases and Problems

Anal Cancer

Anemia

Anemia (Arabic)

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa (Arabic)

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - General

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - General (Arabic)

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - General (Spanish)

Anterior Cervical Diskectomy - Without Fusion

Antibiotics

Antibiotics (Arabic)

Anticoagulant Therapy

Antioxidants

Antioxidants (Arabic)

Antiplatelet Therapy

Antiplatelet Therapy - Intravenous

Appendectomy - Open and Laparoscopic

Appendectomy - Open and Laparoscopic

Appendectomy - Open and Laparoscopic (Arabic)

Appendicitis

Appendicitis (Arabic)

Arterial Line

Arteriovenous Malformations - AVM

Asperger's Syndrome

Asthma - Pediatric

Astragalus

Astragalus

Astragalus (Arabic)

AV Graft Insertion

Avian Influenza or Bird Flu

B Vitamins

B Vitamins

B Vitamins (Arabic)

Baby Baths

Baby Baths (Arabic)

Balloon Kyphoplasty

Balloon Kyphoplasty (Arabic)

Bedwetting

Bedwetting (Spanish)

Behcet's Syndrome

Behcet's Syndrome (Arabic)

Bell's Palsy (Spanish)

Bereavement

Bereavement (Arabic)

Biotinidase Deficiency

Biotinidase Deficiency

Biotinidase Deficiency (Arabic)

Biotinidase Deficiency (Spanish)

Bipolar Disorder (Arabic)

Birthmarks

Birthmarks (Arabic)

Blood Transfusion

Bolus Tube Feeding

Bolus Tube Feeding (Spanish)

Bone Cancer

Bone Cancer (Arabic)

Bone Diseases

Bone Diseases (Arabic)

Botox

Botox (Arabic)

Botulism

Botulism (Arabic)

Bowel Movement

Bowel Movement (Arabic)

Breast Cancer Surgery

Breast Cancer Surgery (Arabic)

Breast Cancer Surgery (Spanish)

Breast Changes and Diseases

Breast Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Breast Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (Arabic)

Breast Lumps Biopsy

Breast Lumps Biopsy (Arabic)

Breast Lumps Biopsy (Spanish)

Breast Reconstruction

Breast Reconstruction (Arabic)

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding (Arabic)

Breastfeeding (Spanish)

Bronchiolitis - Pediatrics

Bronchiolitis - Pediatrics (Arabic)

Bronchiolitis - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Bronchitis

Bronchitis (Arabic)

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy (Arabic)

Bronchoscopy (Spanish)

Broviac Central Line Care - Pediatrics

Broviac Central Line Care - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Bruises

Bruises (Arabic)

Bulimia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa (Arabic)

Burns

Burns (Arabic)

Burns (Spanish)

Bursitis

Calcium

Calcium (Arabic)

Car Seat Safety

Car Seat Safety (Spanish)

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infections

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infections (Spanish)

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates (Arabic)

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Arabic)

Cardiac Diet

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rehabilitation (Spanish)

Cardiomyopathy

Carotid Endarterectomy (Arabic)

Carpal Tunnel - Prevention

Carpal Tunnel - Prevention (Arabic)

Carpal Tunnel Release - Endoscopic

Carpal Tunnel Release - Endoscopic (Arabic)

CAT Scan Guided Biopsy of a Spinal Lesion

Cat-Scratch Disease

Cat-Scratch Disease (Arabic)

Cerebral Angiogram

Cerebral Angiogram (Arabic)

Cervical Artificial Disc

Cervical Cancer

Cervical Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision

Cervix Disorders

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (Arabic)

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (Spanish)

Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer - General

Chest Pain

Chest Pain (Arabic)

Chickenpox (Arabic)

Childhood Immunizations

Chlamydia Infections

Chlamydia Infections

Chlamydia Infections (Arabic)

Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis (Arabic)

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials (Spanish)

Cocaine

Cocaine

Cocaine (Arabic)

Color Vision Defects - Color Blindness

Color Vision Defects - Color Blindness (Arabic)

Colorectal Cancer

Colostomy

Colostomy (Spanish)

Colposcopy

Colposcopy (Arabic)

Colposcopy (Spanish)

Common Infant and Newborn Problems

Common Infant and Newborn Problems (Arabic)

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - CAM

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - CAM (Arabic)

Cone Biopsy

Cone Biopsy

Cone Biopsy (Arabic)

Conjunctivitis - Pink Eye

Conjunctivitis - Pink Eye (Arabic)

Constipation

Constipation (Arabic)

Continuous Bladder Irrigation

Continuous Bladder Irrigation (Spanish)

Continuous Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Prizm Pump

Continuous Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Prizm Pump (Spanish)

Cortical Adrenal Gland Disorders

Cortical Adrenal Gland Disorders (Arabic)

COVID-19 - Coronavirus

COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Arabic)

COVID-19 - Coronavirus (Spanish)

Craniotomy for Seizure Surgery

Craniotomy for Subdural Hematoma

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - CJD

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - CJD (Arabic)

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis (Arabic)

Cubital Tunnel Surgery

Cubital Tunnel Surgery (Arabic)

Cubital Tunnel Surgery (Spanish)

Cushing's Syndrome

Cushing's Syndrome (Arabic)

CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Brain AVMs

Cycled Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Prizm Pump

Cycled Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy with the CADD Prizm Pump (Spanish)

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystoscopy - Women

Cystoscopy - Women (Spanish)

Cytomegalovirus Infections

Cytomegalovirus Infections (Arabic)

Dehydration in Elderly Adults

Delirium

Dementia

Dementia (Arabic)

Depression (Spanish)

Diabetes and Meal Planning (Spanish)

Diagnostic Medial Branch Block

Diagnostic Medial Branch Block (Arabic)

Dietary Fiber

Dietary Fiber (Arabic)

Dietary Proteins

Dietary Proteins (Arabic)

Dietary Supplements (Arabic)

Diphtheria

Diphtheria (Arabic)

Dizziness and Vertigo

Dizziness and Vertigo (Arabic)

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Drug Abuse and Addiction (Arabic)

E. coli Infections

E. coli Infections (Arabic)

Eating a High Fiber Diet

Eating a High Fiber Diet (Arabic)

Eating Disorders

Ebola (Spanish)

Edema

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Arabic)

Electroconvulsive Therapy - ECT

Embolization of Aneurysms

Embolization of Aneurysms (Arabic)

Emphysema

Encephalitis

Encephalitis (Arabic)

Endocarditis

Endocarditis (Arabic)

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery - ERAS - Overview

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery - ERAS - Overview (Spanish)

EnteraLite Infinity Feeding Pump Overview

EnteraLite Infinity Feeding Pump Overview (Spanish)

Epidural Anesthesia

Epidural Anesthesia (Arabic)

Epidural Anesthesia (Spanish)

Esophageal Diseases and Disorders

Esophageal Diseases and Disorders (Arabic)

Exercise for Children

Exercise for Children (Arabic)

Exercising for a Healthy Life

Exercising for a Healthy Life (Spanish)

Expressing Your Pain

Expressing Your Pain (Spanish)

Eye Infections

Eye Infections (Arabic)

Facelifts

Facelifts (Arabic)

Facet Fusion

Facet Fusion (Arabic)

Facet Injections

Facet Injections (Arabic)

Finger Injuries and Disorders

Flashers and Floaters

Flashers and Floaters (Arabic)

Flashers and Floaters (Spanish)

Foley Care for Pediatrics

Foley Care for Pediatrics (Spanish)

Foley Catheter - Female (Spanish)

Foley Catheter - Male (Spanish)

Food Allergy

Food Allergy (Arabic)

Foodborne Illness

Foodborne Illness

Foodborne Illness (Arabic)

Fractures and Sprains & Their Treatment Options - Pediatrics

Fractures and Sprains & Their Treatment Options - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Gallbladder Cancer

Gallbladder Diseases and Problems

Gallbladder Diseases and Problems (Arabic)

Gangrene

Gangrene (Arabic)

Gas - GI

Gas - GI (Arabic)

Gastric Banding Surgery

Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Arabic)

General Safety at Work

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - GAD

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - GAD (Arabic)

GERD

Giardia Infections

Giardia Infections (Arabic)

Glaucoma (Spanish)

Gluten-Free Diet for Celiac Disease

Gluten-Free Diet for Celiac Disease (Arabic)

Gravity Infusion Therapy with the Mini-Bag Plus

Gravity Infusion Therapy with the Mini-Bag Plus (Spanish)

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Arabic)

Hay Fever

Hay Fever (Arabic)

Head and Neck Cancer

Head Lice

Head Lice (Arabic)

Health Problems in Pregnancy

Health Problems in Pregnancy

Health Problems in Pregnancy (Arabic)

Health Problems in Pregnancy (Spanish)

Hearing Aids

Hearing Loss

Hearing Loss (Spanish)

Hearing Problems in Children

Heart Attack

Heart Attack (Spanish)

Hemorrhoid Surgery

Hemorrhoid Surgery (Arabic)

Hemorrhoid Surgery (Spanish)

Hepatitis

Hepatitis

Hepatitis (Arabic)

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B (Spanish)

Heroin

Heroin (Arabic)

Hickman Catheter Care at Home

Hickman Catheter Care at Home (Spanish)

Hip Arthroscopy

Hip Arthroscopy (Arabic)

Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy

Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy (Spansih)

Hip Spica Cast

Hip Spica Cast (Spanish)

HIV/AIDS and Infections

HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy

Hives and Angioedema

Hives and Angioedema (Arabic)

Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Spanish)

How to Prevent Heart Disease

How to Prevent Heart Disease (Arabic)

How to Prevent Heart Disease (Spanish)

Hyperglycemia

Hysterectomy - LAVH

Hysterectomy - LAVH (Spanish)

Impetigo

Impetigo (Arabic)

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (Spanish)

In and Out Catheterization - Pediatrics

In and Out Catheterization - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Incentive Spirometer - Pediatrics

Incentive Spirometer - Pediatrics

Incentive Spirometer - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Incentive Spirometer - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Incision Care

Incision Care

Incision Care (Arabic)

Incision Care (Spanish)

Inducing Ovulation With Clomiphene Citrate

Inducing Ovulation With Clomiphene Citrate (Arabic)

Inducing Ovulation with Clomiphene Citrate (Spanish)

Infant and Newborn Development

Infant and Newborn Development (Arabic)

Infections and Pregnancy

Infectious Arthritis

Infectious Arthritis (Arabic)

Infertility - An Overview

Influenza - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Infusion Device Pump System

Infusion Device Pump System (Spanish)

Inguinal Hernia Repair - Pediatrics

Intermittent Infusion with the CADD Prizm Pump

Intermittent Infusion with the CADD Prizm Pump (Spanish)

Internal Jugular Central Catheter - Jugular Line

Interstitial Cystitis

Interstitial Cystitis (Arabic)

Interval Feeding Using an EnteraLite Infinity Feeding Pump

Interval Feeding Using an EnteraLite Infinity Feeding Pump (Spanish)

Intramuscular Injection

Intramuscular Injection (Spanish)

Intrathecal Injections

Iron Overload - Hemochromatosis

IVC Filter

Jaundice (Arabic)

Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki Disease (Arabic)

Kawasaki Disease (Spanish)

Kidney Cancer

Kidney Transplant

Kidney Transplant (Arabic)

Kidney Transplant (Spanish)

Klinefelter's Syndrome

Klinefelter's Syndrome (Arabic)

Knee Injuries and Disorders

Knee Injuries and Disorders (Arabic)

Knee Replacement

Knee Replacement - Preventing Post Op Complications

Knee Replacement - Preventing Post Op Complications (Spanish)

Knee Replacement (Arabic)

Knee Replacement (Spanish)

Lab Draws

Lab Draws (Arabic)

Latex Allergies

Latex Allergies (Arabic)

Latex Allergies (Spanish)

Learning Disorders

Learning Disorders (Arabic)

LEEP

LEEP (Arabic)

Legionnaires' Disease

Legionnaires' Disease (Arabic)

Leishmaniasis Infection

Leishmaniasis Infection (Arabic)

Leishmaniasis Infection (Spanish)

Liposuction

Listeria Infections

Listeria Infections (Arabic)

Lithotripsy - ESWL

Lithotripsy - ESWL (Arabic)

Lithotripsy - ESWL (Spanish)

Liver Cancer

Liver Transplantation

Liver Transplantation (Arabic)

Living Healthy (Spanish)

Living with HIV/AIDS

Lovenox

Lovenox - Pediatrics

Lovenox - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Lovenox (Spanish)

Low Blood Pressure

Low Blood Pressure

Low Blood Pressure (Arabic)

Lumbar and/or Thoracic Fusion - Cages

Lumbar Decompression

Lumbar Decompression and Fusio Facet Fusion

Lumbar Diskectomy - Minimally Invasive

Lumbar Diskectomy - Post Op

Lumbar Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision - Minimally Invasive

Lumbo-sacral Nerve Block

Lumbo-sacral Nerve Block (Arabic)

Lymphedema

Lymphedema (Arabic)

Male Infertility

Male Infertility (Arabic)

Malnutrition

Malnutrition (Arabic)

Managing Post-op Pain at Home

Marfan Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome (Arabic)

Mastectomy

Measles

Mechanical Ventilation in the Home

Mechanical Ventilation in the Home (Spanish)

Mechanical Ventilation in the Hospital

Mechanical Ventilation in the Hospital (Spanish)

Medication Safety

Medication Safety (Arabic)

Medication Safety (Spanish)

Melanoma (Spanish)

Menopause (Spanish)

Menopause: Effects of Low Estrogen Levels

Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine (Arabic)

Midlines

Midlines (Spanish)

Monkeypox

Monkeypox (Arabic)

Motion Sickness

Motion Sickness (Arabic)

Multiple Sclerosis

Mumps

Mumps (Arabic)

Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis (Arabic)

Myasthenia Gravis (Spanish)

Myelogram

Myelogram (Arabic)

Myelogram (Spanish)

Nasogastric Tube Placement and Feeding - Pediatric

Nasogastric Tube Placement and Feeding - Pediatric (Spanish)

Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning (Arabic)

Neck Exercises

Neck Injuries and Disorders

Neural Tube Defects - NTDs

Neural Tube Defects - NTDs (Arabic)

Newborn Screening

Newborn Screening (Arabic)

Newborn Screening (Spanish)

Nissen Fundoplication

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Spanish)

NovaSure Endometrial Ablation

Nuclear Scan

Nuclear Scan (Arabic)

Nuclear Scan (Spanish)

Nutrition After Surgery - ERAS

Nutrition After Surgery - ERAS (Spanish)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - OCD

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Occipital Nerve Block

Occipital Nerve Block (Arabic)

Open Knee Surgery

Open Knee Surgery (Arabic)

Open Shoulder Surgery

Organ Donation

Organ Donation

Organ Donation (Arabic)

Orgasmic Dysfunction in Women

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Arabic)

Osteoporosis (Spanish)

Otitis Media

Otitis Media

Otitis Media - Pediatrics

Otitis Media - Pediatrics

Otitis Media - Pediatrics (Arabic)

Otitis Media (Arabic)

Otitis Media (Spanish)

Palliative Care

Palliative Care (Arabic)

Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis (Arabic)

Pancreatitis (Spanish)

Pap Smear

Pap Smear (Spanish)

Paracentesis - Abdominal Tap

Paracentesis - Abdominal Tap (Arabic)

Parasitic Diseases

Parasitic Diseases (Arabic)

Parkinson's Disease

PCA Pump - Pediatrics

PCA Pump - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Pediatric Chest Tube

Pediatric Chest Tube (Spanish)

Pediatric Meningitis

Pediatric Meningitis

Pediatric Meningitis (Arabic)

Pediatric Meningitis (Spanish)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - PID

Pemphigus and Pemphigoid

Pemphigus and Pemphigoid (Arabic)

Peptic Ulcer

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG (Spanish)

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter - PICC

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter - PICC (Spanish)

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) for Outpatient

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) for Outpatient (Spanish)

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Line - Pediatrics

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Line - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Personality Disorders

Pheochromocytoma

Phobias

Photographic Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy

Photographic Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy (Arabic)

Photographic Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy (Spanish)

Pinworms

Pinworms (Arabic)

Plantar Fasciitis (Arabic)

Pneumocystis Infections

Pneumocystis Infections (Arabic)

Pneumonia

Pneumonia (Spanish)

Port Catheter Insertions

Port Catheter Insertions (Spanish)

Posterior Cervical Fusion

Posterior Decompression of Chiari Malformation

Posterior Fossa Craniotomy for Brain Tumors

Posterior Fossa Craniotomy for Brain Tumors (Arabic)

Post-Op Instructions for Cervical Fusion

Postpartum Care

Postpartum Care (Spanish)

Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression (Arabic)

Postpartum Depression (Spanish)

Pradaxa - Introduction for New Users

Pradaxa - Introduction for New Users (Arabic)

Pregnancy

Pregnancy (Arabic)

Premature Infant Care

Premature Infant Care (Arabic)

Premenstrual Syndrome - PMS

Prenatal Care

Preparing Your Child for Surgery - Part I

Preparing Your Child for Surgery - Part I (Spanish)

Preparing Your Child for Surgery - Part II

Preparing Your Child for Surgery - Part II (Spanish)

Preparing Your Skin for Surgery - ERAS

Preparing Your Skin for Surgery - ERAS (Spanish)

Preventing Drowning

Preventing Drowning (Arabic)

Preventing Infections - Hand Washing

Preventing Infections - Hand Washing (Arabic)

Preventing Infections - Hand Washing (Spanish)

Preventing Injuries at Work Through Ergonomics - Cost/Benefit Analysis

Preventing Injuries at Work Through Ergonomics - Cost-Benefit Analysis (Spanish)

Preventing Lead Poisoning

Preventing MRSA Infections - Healthcare

Preventing MRSA Infections - Healthcare (Arabic)

Preventing MRSA Infections - Healthcare (Spanish)

Preventing Neural Tube Defects

Preventing Neural Tube Defects (Arabic)

Preventing Pressure Ulcers

Preventing Pressure Ulcers (Arabic)

Preventing Pressure Ulcers (Spanish)

Preventing Strokes

Preventing Strokes (Spanish)

Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury

Preventing Trips and Falls

Preventing Trips and Falls

Preventing Trips and Falls (Arabic)

Preventing Trips and Falls (Spanish)

Prevention and Treatment of Diarrhea

Prevention and Treatment of Diarrhea (Arabic)

Prostate Cancer - External Beam Radiation

Prostate Cancer - External Beam Radiation (Arabic)

Psychotic Disorders

Psychotic Disorders (Arabic)

Puberty

Pulmonary Function Testing

Pulmonary Function Testing (Arabic)

Rabies

Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy (Spanish)

Raynaud's Disease

Raynaud's Disease (Arabic)

Recovering After Surgery - ERAS at Home

Recovering After Surgery - ERAS at Home (Spanish)

Release of Tethered Cord

Retinal Tear and Detachment

Retinal Tear and Detachment

Retinal Tear and Detachment (Arabic)

Retinal Tear and Detachment (Spanish)

Robotic Surgery - da Vinci System

Salivary Gland Cancer

Salivary Gland Cancer (Arabic)

Salivary Gland Disorders

Salivary Gland Disorders (Arabic)

Salmonella Infections

Salmonella Infections (Arabic)

Sarcoidosis

Scabies

Scabies (Arabic)

Scabies (Spanish)

Sciatica

Sciatica (Arabic)

Scleroderma

Scleroderma (Arabic)

Seasonal Affective Disorder - SAD

Seasonal Allergies

Seizures and Epilepsy - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Seizures and Epilepsy (Spanish)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - SARS

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - SARS (Arabic)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

SI Fusion - Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

Single Feeding Using an EnteraLite Infinity Feeding Pump

Single Feeding Using an EnteraLite Infinity Feeding Pump (Spanish)

Sinus Surgery

Sinus Surgery (Arabic)

Sinus Surgery (Spanish)

Sjogren's Syndrome

Sjogren's Syndrome (Arabic)

Skin Scars

Skin Scars (Arabic)

Snoring

Social Anxiety Disorder - SAD

Social Anxiety Disorder - SAD (Arabic)

Sore Throat

Sore Throat (Arabic)

Speech and Language Disorders

Spinal Synovial Cysts

Statins

Stent Thrombosis

Stereotactic Biopsy - with Stereotactic Frame

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Lesions - With Frame

Stillbirth

Stillbirth (Arabic)

Stomach Cancer

Streptococcal Infections

Streptococcal Infections (Arabic)

Stroke Rehabilitation

Stroke Rehabilitation (Arabic)

Stroke Rehabilitation (Spanish)

Strokes

Strokes (Spanish)

Subcutaneous Injection

Subcutaneous Injection (Spanish)

Subcutaneous Injection for Pediatrics

Subcutaneous Injection for Pediatrics (Spanish)

Suicide

Suicide (Arabic)

Supracervical Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Surgery for Intrathecal Tumors

Sweat

Sweat (Arabic)

Sympathectomy

Sympathectomy (Arabic)

Sympathectomy (Spanish)

Syringomyelia - Syrinx

Syringomyelia - Syrinx (Arabic)

Tacrolimus

Tacrolimus

Tacrolimus (Spanish)

Tacrolimus (Spanish)

Taking Acetaminophen Safely

Taking Acetaminophen Safely

Taking Acetaminophen Safely (Arabic)

Taking Acetaminophen Safely (Spanish)

Taking Care of Yourself During Your First Trimester of Pregnancy

Taking Care of Yourself During Your First Trimester of Pregnancy (Arabic)

Taking Care of Yourself During Your Second Trimester of Pregnancy

Taking Care of Yourself During Your Second Trimester of Pregnancy (Arabic)

Taking Care of Yourself During Your Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Taking Care of Yourself During Your Third Trimester of Pregnancy (Arabic)

Tarsal Tunnel Release

Tarsal Tunnel Release (Arabic)

Tarsal Tunnel Release (Spanish)

Tetanus

Tetanus (Arabic)

The Living Will

The Patient's Role In Preventing Infection at the Hospital

The Patient's Role In Preventing Infection at the Hospital (Arabic)

The Patient's Role In Preventing Infection at the Hospital (Spanish)

Thyroid Cancer

Tinnitus

Tinnitus (Arabic)

Tinnitus (Spanish)

Toddler Development

Toe Amputation

Toe Amputation (Arabic)

Tracheostomy Care - Pediatrics

Tracheostomy Care - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Transesophageal Echocardiogram (Spanish)

Transient Ischemic Attack - TIA

Transient Ischemic Attack - TIA (Spanish)

Transoral Odontoid Resection

Transvaginal Tape - Discharge Instructions

Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

Treatment for Bipolar Disorder (Arabic)

Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis (Arabic)

Trigeminal Neuralgia - Balloon Compression

Trigeminal Neuralgia - Balloon Compression (Arabic)

Trigeminal Neuralgia - Nerve Lesioning

Trigeminal Neuralgia - Radiofrequency Rhizotomy

Trigger Finger Surgery

Trigger Finger Surgery (Arabic)

Trigger Point Injections

Trigger Point Injections (Arabic)

Tuberculosis - Pediatrics

Tuberculosis - Pediatrics (Arabic)

Tuberculosis - Pediatrics (Spanish)

TURP

TURP (Arabic)

TURP (Spanish)

Twin Gestation

Twin Gestation (Spanish)

Tympanoplasty

Tympanoplasty - Home Care Instructions

Tympanoplasty - Home Care Instructions

Tympanoplasty - Home Care Instructions (Arabic)

Type 1 Diabetes (Spanish)

Ultrasound

Ultrasound (Arabic)

Ultrasound (Spanish)

Using Your Blood Thinning Meter - CoaguChek XS

Using Your Contour Blood Glucose Meter - 9545C

Using Your Contour Blood Glucose Meter - 9545C - Overview

Using Your Incentive Spirometer - ERAS

Uterine Cancer

Uterine Diseases

Vaginal Birth

Vaginal Birth (Spanish)

Vaginal Bleeding

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Depression

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Epilepsy

Varicose Veins and Surgery (Spanish)

Vasectomy

Vasectomy (Spanish)

Vegetarian Diet

Vegetarian Diet (Arabic)

Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)

Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) (Spanish)

Vertebral Compression Fractures

Vertebral Compression Fractures (Arabic)

Viral Gastroenteritis

Viral Gastroenteritis

Viral Gastroenteritis (Arabic)

Visit to the Doctor

Vitamin C

Vitamin C (Arabic)

Vitamin E

Vitamin E (Arabic)

Vitamin K

Vitiligo

Vitiligo (Arabic)

Voice Disorders

Voice Disorders (Arabic)

VP Shunts - Pediatrics

VP Shunts - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Vulvar Cancer

Vulvar Cancer (Arabic)

Warfarin - Introduction for New Users

Warfarin - Introduction for New Users - Pediatrics

Warfarin - Introduction for New Users - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Warfarin - Introduction for New Users (Spanish)

Warfarin - Review for Current Users

Warfarin - Review for Current Users (Spanish)

Warts

Wet-to-Dry Dressing Changes for Pediatrics

Wet-to-Dry Dressing Changes for Pediatrics (Arabic)

Wet-to-Dry Dressing Changes for Pediatrics (Spanish)

What is Neurosurgery?

What is Neurosurgery? (Spanish)

What To Do When Your Baby Cries (Arabic)

Whooping Cough

Whooping Cough (Arabic)

X-Rays

X-Rays (Arabic)

Zika Virus

Zika Virus (Spanish)

[patient-education]

X-Plain COVID-19 Education

The Patient Education Institute has released a new title, COVID-19 - Coronavirus. Our goal is to educate as many people as possible on this international public health threat at no cost.

Learn about COVID-19

Aprender sobre el COVID-19 (Spanish)

En savoir plus sur COVID-19 (French)

إعرف عن كوفيد-19 (Arabic)

[patient-education]

Updates and New Modules

The Patient Education Institute has published, reviewed or updated 702 titles within the last 4 months. We provide each topic in 6 instructional formats (tutorial, video, illustrated handout, XML database, overview and interactive quiz). See the full list of topics below.

Achilles Tendon Rupture

Achilles Tendon Rupture (Arabic)

Acne

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - ALL

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - ALL (Arabic)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Arabic)

Adrenal Gland Cancer

Adrenal Gland Cancer (Arabic)

Adult Self Care for Colds and Flu

Adult Self Care for Colds and Flu (Arabic)

Advance Medical Directives

Advance Medical Directives (Spanish)

Angina

Angina (Spanish)

Angio-Seal

Angio-Seal (Spanish)

Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass

Aplastic Anemia

Arrhythmias

Arrhythmias (Spanish)

Arthritis - General

Arthritis - General (Spanish)

Asthma

Asthma (Spanish)

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis (Arabic)

Athlete's Foot

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation (Spanish)

Autism - Early Signs

Autism - Early Signs (Arabic)

Autism - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Autism - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Axillary Temperature - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Axillary Temperature - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Back Exercises

Back Exercises (Spanish)

Back Pain - Discharge Instructions

Back Pain - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Back Pain - Introduction to Pain Management

Back Pain - Introduction to Pain Management (Spanish)

Balanitis - Discharge Instructions

Balanitis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Barium Swallow

Barium Swallow (Arabic)

Bartholin's Cyst - Discharge Instructions

Bartholin's Cyst - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Basal Joint Arthritis

Benzodiazepine Withdrawal - Discharge Instructions

Benzodiazepine Withdrawal - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Bile Duct Diseases and Problems

Biobrane Dressings - Discharge Instructions

Biobrane Dressings - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Bipolar Disorder

Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer (Arabic)

Bladder Sling Surgery - Discharge Instructions

Bladder Sling Surgery - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Blood and Blood Disorders

Blood and Blood Disorders (Arabic)

Blood and Bone Marrow Basics

Blood and Bone Marrow Basics

Blood and Bone Marrow Basics (Arabic)

Blood and Bone Marrow Basics (Spanish)

Blood Transfusion - Discharge Instructions

Blood Transfusion - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Blood Transfusion - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Body Lice

Bone Densitometry

Bone Densitometry

Bone Densitometry - Discharge Instructions

Bone Densitometry - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Bone Densitometry (Arabic)

Bone Densitometry (Spanish)

Bone Marrow Transplant - Discharge Instructions

Bone Marrow Transplant - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Breast Biopsy - Discharge Instructions

Breast Biopsy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer - Hormonal and Targeted Therapies

Breast Cancer - Hormonal and Targeted Therapies (Arabic)

Breast Milk Storage

Breast Milk Storage (Spanish)

Bunionectomy

C. difficile Infections

C. difficile Infections (Spanish)

Caffeine and Your Body

Caffeine and Your Body (Arabic)

Cancer Clinical Trials

Carcinoid Tumors

Carcinoid Tumors (Arabic)

Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Flutter

Cardiac Catheterization - Coronary Angiography

Cardiac Catheterization - Coronary Angiography (Spanish)

Cardiac Diet

Caring for Yourself After Giving Birth

Carotid Endarterectomy

Carotid Endarterectomy (Spanish)

Carpal Tunnel Release - Open

Carpal Tunnel Release - Open (Spanish)

Catheter Line Care at Home

Catheter Line Care at Home (Spanish)

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy - Pediatrics

Cerebral Palsy (Arabic)

Cerebral Palsy (Spanish)

Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer - Adriamycin and Cytoxan

Chickenpox

Cholecystectomy - Laparoscopic - Discharge Instructions

Cholecystectomy - Laparoscopic - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Cholecystectomy - Laparoscopic - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Cholecystectomy - Open and Laparoscopic

Cholecystectomy - Open and Laparoscopic (Arabic)

Cholecystectomy - Open and Laparoscopic (Spanish)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - CML

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - CML (Arabic)

Circumcision - Pediatrics

Circumcision - Pediatrics (Arabic)

Circumcision - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Clinical Breast Exam

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials (Arabic)

Cluster Headaches

Cluster Headaches (Arabic)

Colon Cancer Surgery

Colon Cancer Surgery (Spanish)

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy (Arabic)

Colonoscopy (Spanish)

Concussions

Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty

Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty (Spanish)

Coronary Angioplasty

Coronary Angioplasty (Spanish)

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Spanish)

C-Section

C-Section (Arabic)

C-Section (Spanish)

CT Scan

CT Scan (Spanish)

CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Brain Lesions

Cystocele

Cystocele (Arabic)

Diabetes - Foot Care

Diabetes - Foot Care (Spanish)

Diabetes - Introduction

Diabetes - Introduction (Spanish)

Diagnostic Laparoscopy - General

Diagnostic Laparoscopy - General (Arabic)

Diagnostic Laparoscopy - General (Spanish)

Dietary Sodium

Dietary Sodium (Arabic)

Dietary Supplements

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Preparedness (Arabic)

Disaster Preparedness (Spanish)

Diverticulosis and Surgical Treatment for Diverticulitis

Dressing with Wound Packing

Dressing with Wound Packing (Spanish)

Dust Mite Allergy

Dust Mite Allergy (Arabic)

Dust Mite Allergy (Spanish)

Eating Healthy

Eating Healthy (Spanish)

Eczema

Elbow Injuries and Disorders

Elbow Injuries and Disorders (Arabic)

Epidural Injections

Epidural Injections (Arabic)

Erectile Dysfunction - Penile Implants

Erectile Dysfunction - Penile Implants (Arabic)

Esophageal Cancer

Esophageal Cancer (Arabic)

Eye Cancer

Eye Cancer (Arabic)

Facelifts (Arabic)

Female Infertility

Femoro-Popliteal Bypass

Flu Vaccine

Flu Vaccine (Arabic)

Folic Acid

Folic Acid

Folic Acid (Arabic)

Foraminotomy

Fractures

Fractures (Arabic)

Fractures (Spanish)

Ganglion Cysts

Ganglion Cysts (Arabic)

Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Gaucher's Disease

General Anesthesia

General Anesthesia (Spanish)

Genital Herpes - Discharge Instructions

Genital Herpes - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Genital Herpes - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

GERD - Pediatrics (Arabic)

Gonorrhea

Grand Mal Seizure

Grand Mal Seizure (Arabic)

Graves' Disease

Graves' Disease (Arabic)

Gum Disease - Periodontal Disease

Gum Disease - Periodontal Disease (Arabic)

Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia (Arabic)

Hand Injuries and Disorders

Hand-foot-and-mouth Disease

Hand-foot-and-mouth Disease (Arabic)

Heart Failure

Heart Failure - Home Care

Heart Failure - Home Care (Spanish)

Heart Failure (Arabic)

Heart Failure (Spanish)

Heart Valve Replacement (Spanish)

Heat Illnesses (Arabic)

Hiccups

Hiccups - Discharge Instructions

Hiccups - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hiccups - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hip Arthroscopy - Discharge Instructions

Hip Arthroscopy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hip Arthroscopy - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hip Replacement

Hip Replacement (Arabic)

Hip Replacement (Spanish)

HIV Infection and AIDS - Discharge Instructions

HIV Infection and AIDS - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

HIV Infection and AIDS - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hives - Discharge Instructions

Hives - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hives - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Discharge Instructions

Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Home Infusion Therapy Overview

Home Infusion Therapy Overview (Spanish)

Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen

Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen (Arabic)

How to Prevent Back Pain

How to Prevent Back Pain (Spanish)

HPV - Discharge Instructions

HPV - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

HPV - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

HPV - Warts

Huntington's Disease

Hydrocephalus - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hydrocephalus - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hydrocephalus - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hydrothermal Endometrial Ablation

Hypercalcemia - Discharge Instructions

Hypercalcemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypercalcemia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypercalcemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypercalcemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypercalcemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hyperglycemia - Discharge Instructions

Hyperglycemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hyperglycemia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hyperkalemia - Discharge Instructions

Hyperkalemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hyperkalemia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hyperkalemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hyperkalemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hyperkalemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypermagnesemia - Discharge Instructions

Hypermagnesemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypermagnesemia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypermagnesemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypermagnesemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypermagnesemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypernatremia - Discharge Instructions

Hypernatremia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypernatremia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypernatremia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypernatremia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypernatremia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hyperphosphatemia - Discharge Instructions

Hyperphosphatemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hyperphosphatemia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hyperphosphatemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hyperphosphatemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hyperphosphatemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hyperthyroidism - Discharge Instructions

Hyperthyroidism - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hyperthyroidism - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hyperthyroidism - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hyperthyroidism - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hyperthyroidism - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypocalcemia - Discharge Instructions

Hypocalcemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypocalcemia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypocalcemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypocalcemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypocalcemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypokalemia - Discharge Instructions

Hypokalemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypokalemia - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hypokalemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypokalemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypomagnesemia - Discharge Instructions

Hypomagnesemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypomagnesemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypomagnesemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypophosphatemia - Discharge Instructions

Hypophosphatemia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypophosphatemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypophosphatemia - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypothermia - Discharge Instructions

Hypothermia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypothyroidism - Discharge Instructions

Hypothyroidism - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hypothyroidism - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Hypothyroidism - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy - Discharge Instructions

Hysterectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Hysterectomy - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Hysterectomy (Arabic)

Hysterectomy (Spanish)

Immunocompromised Patients - Discharge Instructions

Immunocompromised Patients - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment

Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment (Arabic)

Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment (Spanish)

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator - ICD - Discharge Instructions

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator - ICD - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Incentive Spirometer - Discharge Instructions

Incentive Spirometer - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Incontinence Surgery - Discharge Instructions

Incontinence Surgery - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Indigestion

Indigestion - Discharge Instructions

Indigestion - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Infectious Arthritis - Discharge Instructions

Infectious Arthritis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Infusion Device Therapy

Infusion Device Therapy (Spanish)

Inguinal Hernia Repair

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Arabic)

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Spanish)

Inhalers and Nebulizers - Discharge Instructions

Inhalers and Nebulizers - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Injection Pens - Discharge Instructions

Injection Pens - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Insomnia - Discharge Instructions

Insomnia - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

ITP - Discharge Instructions

ITP - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

ITP - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

ITP - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

IV Push Infusion Therapy

IV Push Infusion Therapy (Spanish)

IVC Filter Placement - Discharge Instructions

IVC Filter Placement - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Jackson Pratt Drainage Tube - JP Drain - Discharge Instructions

Jackson Pratt Drainage Tube - JP Drain - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Jaundice

Joint Injuries and Disorders

Joint Injuries and Disorders (Arabic)

Ketone Testing - Discharge Instructions

Ketone Testing - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Kidney Biopsy - Discharge Instructions

Kidney Biopsy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Kidney Cancer - Discharge Instructions

Kidney Cancer - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Kidney Donation - Discharge Instructions

Kidney Donation - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Kidney Transplant Biopsy - Discharge Instructions

Kidney Transplant Biopsy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Laminectomy - Discharge Instructions

Laminectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Laminectomy - Discharge Instructions (Spanish)

Laryngectomy - Discharge Instructions

Laryngectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Laser Prostatectomy - Discharge Instructions

Laser Prostatectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Leg Edema

Leg Edema (Spanish)

Leukemia

Leukemia (Spanish)

Limiting Fluids - Discharge Instructions

Limiting Fluids - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Liver Cancer - Discharge Instructions

Liver Cancer - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Liver Diseases

Living Healthy

Living with Cancer

Living with Cancer (Arabic)

Living with Congestive Heart Failure

Living with Congestive Heart Failure (Spanish)

Living with MDS

Living with MDS (Arabic)

Living with MDS (Spanish)

Long Acting Nitroglycerin - Discharge Instructions

Long Acting Nitroglycerin - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Low Blood Pressure - Discharge Instructions

Low Blood Pressure - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Lumbar and Thoracic Fusion - Posterior

Lumbar Diskectomy - Open

Lumbar Diskectomy - Open (Spanish)

Lumbar Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision

Lumbar Laminectomy and Possible Disk Excision (Arabic)

Lung Biopsy - Discharge Instructions

Lung Biopsy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Lung Cancer - Discharge Instructions

Lung Cancer - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Lung Lobectomy - Discharge Instructions

Lung Lobectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Macular Degeneration

Malignant Hypertension - Discharge Instructions

Malignant Hypertension - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy (Arabic)

Massage Therapy (Spanish)

Medication Safety - Discharge Instructions

Medication Safety - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Menstruation

Moderate Sedation

Multiple Sclerosis - Discharge Instructions

Multiple Sclerosis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Muscle Biopsy - Discharge Instructions

Muscle Biopsy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Muscles

Muscles (Arabic)

Muscles (Spanish)

Nail Diseases and Problems

Nasal Cancer

Nasal Cancer (Arabic)

Nasogastric Tube - NG Tube - Discharge Instructions

Nasogastric Tube - NG Tube - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Nasogastric Tube - NG Tube - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Nasogastric Tube - NG Tube - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Nephrectomy - Discharge Instructions

Nephrectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Nephrectomy - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Nephrectomy - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Nerve Biopsy - Discharge Instructions

Nerve Biopsy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Newborn Jaundice - Discharge Instructions

Newborn Jaundice - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Nitrates - Discharge Instructions

Nitrates - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Discharge Instructions

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Arabic)

Nutrition During Cancer Treatment

Nutrition During Cancer Treatment (Arabic)

Nutrition During Cancer Treatment (Spanish)

Nutrition for Seniors

Nutrition for Seniors (Arabic)

Open-Heart Surgery - What to Expect (Spanish)

Oral Cancer

Oral Cancer (Arabic)

Oral Chemotherapy

Oral Chemotherapy (Spanish)

Oral Thrush

Oral Thrush - Discharge Instructions

Oral Thrush - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Oral Thrush (Arabic)

Osteoarthritis

Osteomyelitis - Discharge Instructions

Osteomyelitis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Ovarian Cancer - Discharge Instructions

Ovarian Cancer - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Oxygen Therapy - Discharge Instructions

Oxygen Therapy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Pacemaker

Pacemaker - Discharge Instructions

Pacemaker - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Pacemaker (Spanish)

Pancreas Transplantation

Pancreatic Cancer - Discharge Instructions

Pancreatic Cancer - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Pancreatitis - Discharge Instructions

Pancreatitis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Pancreatitis - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Pancreatitis - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Panic Disorder

Parkinson's Disease - Discharge Instructions

Parkinson's Disease - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Partial Knee Replacement

Partial Knee Replacement (Arabic)

Patient Safety

Patient Safety (Spanish)

Peak Flow Meter - Discharge Instructions

Peak Flow Meter - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Pelvic Laparoscopy - Discharge Instructions

Pelvic Laparoscopy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy

Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy - Pediatrics

Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy - Pediatrics (Arabic)

Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy (Arabic)

Percutaneous Nephrostomy - Discharge Instructions

Percutaneous Nephrostomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Perforated Eardrum

Perforated Eardrum (Arabic)

Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery - Discharge Instructions

Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Peripheral Artery Disease - Discharge Instructions

Peripheral Artery Disease - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter - PICC - Discharge Instructions

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter - PICC - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Plantar Fasciitis

Plavix

Pneumonectomy - Discharge Instructions

Pneumonectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD (Arabic)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD (Spanish)

Preconception Care

Pregnancy and Medicines

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - PMDD

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - PMDD (Arabic)

Preparing for Surgery

Preparing for Surgery

Preparing for Surgery - Part Two

Preparing for Surgery - Part Two (Spanish)

Preparing for Surgery (Arabic)

Preparing for Surgery (Spanish)

Preterm Labor (Arabic)

Preventing an Infection After Surgery

Preventing an Infection After Surgery (Arabic)

Preventing an Infection After Surgery (Spanish)

Preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis

Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (Spanish)

Preventing Diabetes

Preventing Diabetes

Preventing Diabetes (Arabic)

Preventing Neural Tube Defects (Arabic)

Preventing Readmission

Progeria - Discharge Instructions

Progeria - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Prostate Biopsy - Discharge Instructions

Prostate Biopsy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer - External Beam Radiation (Arabic)

Prostate Cancer (Spanish)

Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary Embolism - Discharge Instructions

Pulmonary Embolism - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Pyelonephritis - Discharge Instructions

Pyelonephritis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Pyelonephritis - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Pyelonephritis - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Radical Prostatectomy - Discharge Instructions

Radical Prostatectomy - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Reactive Arthritis - Discharge Instructions

Reactive Arthritis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Rectal Temperature - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Rectal Temperature - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Rectocele Surgery

Renal Angiography - Discharge Instructions

Renal Angiography - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Rett Syndrome

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Discharge Instructions

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Rosacea - Discharge Instructions

Rosacea - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Schizophrenia

Scoliosis Surgery - Discharge Instructions

Scoliosis Surgery - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Scoliosis Surgery - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Scoliosis Surgery - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Secondhand Smoke

Secondhand Smoke (Arabic)

Self Catheterization for Men - Discharge Instructions

Self Catheterization for Men - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Self Catheterization for Women - Discharge Instructions

Self Catheterization for Women - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention - Discharge Instructions

Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Shingles

Shoulder Arthroscopy

Shoulder Arthroscopy (Spanish)

Shoulder Replacement - Preventing Post-Op Complications

Shoulder Replacement - Preventing Post-Op Complications (Spanish)

Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Crisis - Discharge Instructions

Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Crisis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Crisis - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Crisis - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Sigmoidoscopy

Sigmoidoscopy (Spanish)

Skin Graft - Discharge Instructions

Skin Graft - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Sleep Apnea in Elderly Adults

Smallpox

Smallpox

Smallpox (Arabic)

Smallpox (Spanish)

Smoking Cessation

Smoking Cessation (Spanish)

Spinal Epidural Electrode Placement

Splenectomy - Laparoscopic - Discharge Instructions

Splenectomy - Laparoscopic - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Splenectomy - Laparoscopic - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Splenectomy - Laparoscopic - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Stellate Block

Stroke - Discharge Instructions

Stroke - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Subcutaneous Injection - Discharge Instructions

Subcutaneous Injection - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS (Spanish)

Surgery for Dupuytren's Contracture

Surgery for Ganglion Cysts

Surgery for Ganglion Cysts (Arabic)

Surgery for Ganglion Cysts (Spanish)

Swimmer's Itch

Swimmer's Itch (Arabic)

Taste and Smell Disorders

Taste and Smell Disorders (Arabic)

Tdap Vaccine

Tdap Vaccine (Arabic)

Testicular Cancer

Testicular Cancer - Discharge Instructions

Testicular Cancer - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Testicular Cancer (Arabic)

Thoracentesis - Discharge Instructions

Thoracentesis - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Thoracoscopy for Lung Cancer

Thoracotomy

Thoracotomy (Spanish)

Thymus Cancer

Thymus Cancer (Arabic)

Tips for Lactose Intolerance

Tips for Lactose Intolerance (Arabic)

Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Total Parenteral Nutrition - TPN - Discharge Instructions

Total Parenteral Nutrition - TPN - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Tracheostomy Care in the Hospital

Tracheostomy Care in the Hospital (Spanish)

Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy

Tracheotomy or Tracheostomy (Spanish)

Transient Ischemic Attack - TIA - Discharge Instructions

Transient Ischemic Attack - TIA - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Transvaginal Cerclage

Transvaginal Cerclage (Arabic)

Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS

Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes - MDS (Spanish)

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia - Balloon Compression (Arabic)

Tubal Sterilization

Tubal Sterilization (Spanish)

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (Arabic)

Tuberculosis (Spanish)

Tympanoplasty - Discharge Instructions

Tympanoplasty - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Tympanoplasty - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Tympanoplasty - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes (Spanish)

Umbilical Hernia Repair - Discharge Instructions

Umbilical Hernia Repair - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Umbilical Hernia Repair - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions

Umbilical Hernia Repair - Pediatric - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Umbilical Hernia Repair - Pediatrics (Arabic)

Upper GI Endoscopy

Upper GI Endoscopy (Arabic)

Upper GI Endoscopy (Spanish)

Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy

Upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy (Arabic)

Ureteroscopy with Laser Lithotripsy

Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - Accu-Chek

Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - Accu-Chek (Spanish)

Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - One Touch Ultra

Using Your Blood Glucose Meter - One Touch Ultra (Spanish)

Vaginal Birth Postpartum Care

Vaginal Birth Postpartum Care (Spanish)

Vaginal Diseases

Vasodilators - Discharge Instructions

Vasodilators - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

Vegetarian Diet

Ventricular Assist Device - VAD - Discharge Instructions

Ventricular Assist Device - VAD - Discharge Instructions (Arabic)

VP Shunts (Arabic)

Vulvar Disorders

Warfarin - Review for Current Users - Pediatrics

Warfarin - Review for Current Users - Pediatrics (Spanish)

Weight Management

Weight Management

Weight Management (Arabic)

Weight Management (Spanish)

What to Do When Your Baby Cries

Wilson Disease

Xarelto - Rivaroxaban

Yeast Infections

Yeast Infections (Arabic)