Get a Video Explanation on any

Ailment Listed below.

The tutorials listed below are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute.

Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial.

• Diseases and Conditions

◦ Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

◦ Acne

◦ AIDS

◦ Allergies to Dust Mites

◦ Alopecia

◦ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

◦ Angina

◦ Anthrax

◦ Arrhythmias

◦ Arthritis

◦ Asthma

◦ Atrial Fibrillation

◦ Avian Influenza

◦ Back Pain - How to Prevent

◦ Bell's Palsy

◦ Brain Cancer

◦ Breast Cancer

◦ Burns

◦ Cataracts

◦ Cerebral Palsy

◦ Cold Sores (Herpes)

◦ Colon Cancer

◦ Congestive Heart Failure

◦ COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

◦ Crohn's Disease

◦ Cystic Fibrosis

◦ Depression

◦ Diabetes - Eye Complications

◦ Diabetes - Foot Care

◦ Diabetes - Introduction

◦ Diabetes - Meal Planning

◦ Diverticulosis

◦ Endometriosis

◦ Epstein Barr (Mononucleosis)

◦ Erectile Dysfunction

◦ Fibromyalgia

◦ Flashes and Floaters

◦ Fractures and Sprains

◦ Ganglion Cysts

◦ Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

◦ Glaucoma

◦ Gout

◦ Hearing Loss

◦ Heart Attack

◦ Hepatitis B

◦ Hepatitis C

◦ Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

◦ Hypoglycemia

◦ Incisional Hernia

◦ Influenza

◦ Inguinal Hernia

◦ Irritable Bowel Syndrome

◦ Kidney Failure

◦ Kidney Stones

◦ Leishmaniasis

◦ Leukemia

◦ Low Testosterone

◦ Lung Cancer

◦ Lupus

◦ Lyme Disease

◦ Macular Degeneration

◦ Malaria

◦ Melanoma

◦ Meningitis

◦ Menopause

◦ Migraine Headache

◦ Mitral Valve Prolapse

◦ Multiple Myeloma

◦ Multiple Sclerosis

◦ Myasthenia Gravis

◦ Osteoarthritis

◦ Osteoporosis

◦ Otitis Media

◦ Ovarian Cancer

◦ Ovarian Cysts

◦ Pancreatitis

◦ Parkinson's Disease

◦ Pneumonia

◦ Prostate Cancer - What is it?

◦ Psoriasis

◦ Retinal Tear and Detachment

◦ Rheumatoid Arthritis

◦ Rotator Cuff Injuries

◦ Sarcoidosis

◦ Scabies

◦ Seizures and Epilepsy

◦ Sexually Transmitted Diseases

◦ Shingles

◦ Skin Cancer

◦ Sleep Disorders

◦ Smallpox

◦ Spinal Cord Injury

◦ Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ)

◦ Tennis Elbow

◦ Tinnitus

◦ Trigeminal Neuralgia

◦ Tuberculosis

◦ Ulcerative Colitis

◦ Umbilical Hernia

◦ Uterine Fibroids

◦ Varicose Veins

◦ Vasculitis

◦ Warts

◦ Tests and Diagnostic Procedures

◦ Amniocentesis

◦ Barium Enema

◦ Bone Densitometry

◦ Breast Lumps - Biopsy

◦ Bronchoscopy

◦ Colonoscopy

◦ Colposcopy

◦ Coronary Angiogram and Angioplasty

◦ CT Scan (CAT Scan)

◦ Cystoscopy - Female

◦ Cystoscopy - Male

◦ Echocardiogram

◦ Echocardiography Stress Test

◦ IVP (Intra Venous Pyelogram)

◦ Knee Arthroscopy

◦ Laparoscopy

◦ Mammogram

◦ MRI

◦ Myelogram

◦ Newborn Screening

◦ Pap Smear

◦ Shoulder Arthroscopy

◦ Sigmoidoscopy

◦ Ultrasound

◦ Upper GI Endoscopy

Surgery and Treatment Procedures

◦ Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass

◦ Cardiac Rehabilitation

◦ Carotid Endarterectomy

◦ Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

◦ Chemotherapy

◦ Cholecystectomy - Open Laparoscopic (Gallbladder Removal Surgery)

◦ Clinical Trials

◦ Colon Cancer Surgery

◦ Colostomy

◦ Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

◦ C-Section

◦ Dilation and Curettage (D & C)

◦ General Anesthesia

◦ Heart Valve Replacement

◦ Hemorrhoid Surgery

◦ Hip Replacement

◦ Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy

◦ Hysterectomy

◦ Knee Replacement

◦ LASIK

◦ Massage Therapy

◦ Neurosurgery - What is it?

◦ Open Heart Surgery - What to Expect?

◦ Pacemakers

◦ Preparing for Surgery

◦ Prostate Cancer - Radiation Therapy

◦ Shoulder Replacement

◦ Sinus Surgery

◦ Stroke Rehabilitation

◦ Thyroid Surgery

◦ Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

◦ TURP (Prostate Surgery)

◦ Vaginal Birth

◦ Vasectomy

◦ Prevention and Wellness

◦ Back Exercises

◦ Coumadin - Introduction