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Health Conditions & Diseases Diagnosis & Treatment

Surgery Consumer Versions of Clinical Guidelines

Health Conditions & Diseases

Blood Clots
Preventing & Treating

Blood Pressure, High
Talk With Your Health Care Provider About High Blood Pressure
Two Kinds of Pills (Consumer Guide)

Bloodstream Infections
Bloodstream Infections (Podcast Download; Transcript)

Cancer
Early Breast Cancer: Surgery Choices
Treating Prostate Cancer (Consumer Guide)
Complications from Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Hospitalizations of Kids With Cancer (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Take Charge of Your Health, Featuring Fran Drescher (Videos, Windows Media®)

Cholesterol, High
Talk With Your Health Care Provider About High Cholesterol

Depression
Antidepressant Medicines (Consumer Guide)

Diabetes, Type 2
Pills for Adults (Consumer Guide) (en español)
Premixed Insulin for Adults (Consumer Guide)
What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 1 (Video, Flash®)
What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 2 (Video, Flash®)
What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 3 (Video, Flash®)

Flu
Flu: Seasonal (Web Site)

GERD
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Consumer Guide) (en español)

Osteoarthritis
Choosing Pain Medicine (Consumer Guide) (en español)
Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Consumer Guide)

Osteoporosis
Treatments To Prevent Broken Bones (Consumer Guide)

Pneumonia
Pneumonia: More May Be Treated at Home

Renal Artery Stenosis
Renal Artery Stenosis: Treatments (Consumer Guide)

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medicines for Adults (Consumer Guide)

Uterine Conditions
Uterine Conditions: Treatment Options

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Diagnosis & Treatment

Read:
Balancing Treatment Advice: Benefits, Risks, and Personal Choice
Build Your Questions List (Interactive)
Comparing Medical Treatments (11 Consumer Guides)
Guides Help Patients Find Their Best Treatment Options
Helpful Steps To Take After You Get a Diagnosis
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support
What to Ask Before Surgery
Listen:
How To Deal With a Difficult Diagnosis (Podcast Download; Transcript)
How To Manage Chronic Diseases (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer (Podcast Download; Transcript)
What You Should Know Before Surgery (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Watch:
Questions Are the Answer (Web Site With Videos)
Take Charge of Your Health, Featuring Fran Drescher (Videos, Windows Media®)

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Surgery

Read:
Having Surgery? What You Need to Know
Quick Tips—When Planning for Surgery
Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
What To Ask Before Surgery
What You Need To Know About... Episiotomy
Listen:
Bariatric Surgery (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Common Heart Surgery May Be Made Safer (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Heart Bypass Surgery (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Safer Surgery—Reducing Your Risk of Infections (Podcast Download; Transcript)
Weight Loss Surgery—How it Can Affect Pregnancy (Podcast Download; Transcript)

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Consumer Versions of Clinical Practice Guidelines

Between 1992 and 1996, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sponsored development of 19 clinical practice guidelines. They are now outdated but Consumer Versions are still available for reference purposes in the Clinical Practice Guideline Archive.

Topics include Acute Pain Management, Pressure Ulcers, Urinary Incontinence, and Cardiac Rehabilitation.

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Información en español