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$\"MedLine$ Multimedia resources for medical and patient education are becoming more widely available. MedlinePlus<\/a>, from the National Library of Medicine, is a trusted source of freely accessible consumer health and drug information. It\u2019s also a leader in providing high-quality illustrations and videos for patient education.\u00a0 If you prefer to get health information from videos, tutorials, calculators, quizzes and games, the new Videos & Cool Tools<\/a> is for you.<\/p>\n

Videos & Cool Tools<\/em> features three video collections: \u201cInteractive Tutorials,\u201d \u201cAnatomy Videos,\u201d and \u201cSurgery Videos.\u201d All videos and narrated tutorials are organized by topic and are also embedded in associated articles throughout MedlinePlus.<\/p>\n

Interactive Tutorials<\/a>
\nThese easy-to-use, hands-on tutorials are arranged by diseases, tests and diagnostic procedures, surgery and treatment procedures, and prevention and wellness topics. Among the many tutorials you can choose from are \u201cHeart Attack,\u201d \u201cArthroscopic Surgery for Shoulders,\u201d and \u201cBack Exercises.\u201d\u00a0 Each interactive tutorial includes animated graphics, audio, and easy-to-read language.<\/p>\n

Health Calculators and Quizzes<\/a>
\nIf you want to know how healthy you are, or where you might need to make improvements, try one of the health calculators or quizzes. Examples include the \u201cAlcohol Calorie Calculator,\u201d \u201cCalculate Your Body Mass Index,\u201d and \u201cRisk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-Year Risk of Having a Heart Attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anatomy Videos<\/a>
\nThe anatomy videos demonstrate how diseases and conditions can affect various parts of the body. You can watch videos on a wide array of topics from \u201cBlinking\u201d to \u201cOvulation\u201d to \u201cSnoring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Surgery Videos<\/a>
\nThe surgery videos are a licensed collection of over 120 videos of surgical procedures filmed at hospitals across the United States. It\u2019s organized primarily by body system, and cross-indexed to more specific areas of interest, such as \u201cCancer\u201d and \u201cChild and Teen Health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Videos & Cool Tools<\/em> also offers easy-to-use tutorials on understanding medical words and evaluating health information.\u00a0 For anyone seeking reliable health information, Videos & Cool Tools can help.<\/p>\n

~ Andrea Ketchum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"