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Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Patient Education
Diagnostics & Testing
Diagnostics & Testing
Get answers to questions on what happens before, during and after your next test or assessment.
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
AAFP Conditions A-Z (2019)
Conditions A-Z is a handy patient-information tool created by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. All of the information in Conditions A-Z has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the AAFP.
Common conditions, medical diseases, treatments and health tips (many available in Spanish) are presented alphabetically and can be searched in STAT!Ref online. Print the information for your patients to enhance understanding and health promotion.
Patient Education Handouts | Clinical Key
Patient Education
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UpToDate for Patients UpToDate offers two levels of content for patients: The Basics are short overviews. They are written in accordance with plain language principles and answer the four or five most important questions a person might have about a medical problem.
Beyond the Basics are longer, more detailed reviews. They are best for readers who want detailed information and are comfortable with some medical terminology.
Multimedia
CC-TV
Closed-circuit television available for hospital patients at the Cleveland Clinic. CC-TV offers educational videos on a variety of health and wellness topics. Complete list found on Ch. 40 (Video on Demand Information Channel). To request a video, patients call x.51616 and follow the instructions on the TV.
