Hot Medical Diagnosis & Procedures How-Tos
How To: Operate a wheelchair
This video will help you learn the basics of safe and considerate wheelchair operation.
How To: Understand menopause
Every woman goes through menopause, yet many don't discuss this natural time of life. Learn more in this video.
How To: Understand symptoms of menopause
Hot flashes and vaginal dryness are just the start of the symptoms you may experience as you enter menopause! What else can you expect?
How To: Identify menopause
Some women enter menopause quietly, while others want to know when it's happening. Here's how doctors may identify the change.
How To: Understand menopause and hysterectomies
When you go through menopause, you stop menstruating. And when you undergo a hysterectomy, the effect is the same. Yet menopause and hysterectomy are distinctly different.
How To: Grasp and understand restless leg syndrome (RLS)
Restless legs syndrome was first described in seventeenth century medical writings and it's been plaguing people ever since! So what is restless legs syndrome anyway?
How To: See the causes of restless leg syndrome (RLS)
Over twelve million restless legs sufferers want to know what causes the symptoms of restless leg syndrome, the sleep-depriving condition.
How To: Grasp and understand cancer
Each year, one and half million Americans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer. If you or a loved one are among them, understanding the basics of the disease can help.
How To: Find out the risk factors for cancer
Cancer doesn't discriminate, and anyone can get this disease. However, some factors can increase your likelihood of developing cancer.
How To: Test for HIV
Over 300,000 Americans who are infected with HIV don't even know it! Learn how to avoid being among them.
How To: Treat and avoid pink eye
Pink eye, or conjunctivitis as your doctor may call it, is a contagious disease that affects many college students. Blame close quarters and bad hygiene for this itchy ailment that affects the eyes. Here's how to treat and even avoid this condition.
How To: Identify a heart attack
You know you're in pain, but are you just feeling the aftershocks of that spaghetti dinner, or is it a heart attack?
How To: Identify the skin disease squamous cell carcinoma
Every year, 250,000 Americans are diagnosed with a form of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma. What exactly is SCC?
How To: Identify triggers of migraine headaches
If you know the triggers that bring on a migraine you can more easily sidestep experiencing one.
How To: Identify different types of heart disease
Heart disease affects more than 20 million Americans. Let's explore the various forms that heart disease can take.
How To: Deal with Lactose Intolerance
Lactose intolerance used to mean a diminished diet. Fortunately, now there are plenty of alternatives, as well as ways to help you tolerate lactose, or milk sugar. Learn how to deal with lactose intolerance with this how to video.
How To: Recognize the early signs of autism
Early intervention is important for children with autism, a developmental disorder that inhibits socialization. So be on the lookout for warning signs.
How To: Photograph the iris of an eye
Photographing an eye is now easy with digital cameras. Dr. Roberto Kaplan leads you through the simple steps of using a digital still camera or video. Then cropping and scaling the size in a photo program. Learn how to photograph the iris for medical purposes (records for examinations, or identification records for children).
How To: Deal with getting your period for the first time
Getting your period is an exciting milestone, but it can also be kind of scary. Don’t freak out—here’s what you need to know. Learn how to deal with getting your period for the first time. You will need basic knowledge of the female body, some thin maxi pads, pantiliners, or tampons, and an extra pair of underwear.
How To: Change hook bands for prosthetic maintenance
A below elbow arm amputee demonstrates how to change the hook tension bands on a Hosmer 555 hook. This is a prosthetic maintenance video for disabled, handicapped or individuals that have lost limbs to amputation. It's an adaptive equipment video that ensures proper care of one's prosthetic hook.
How To: Use myoelectric hook and hand prosthetic for amputees
A below elbow arm amputee demonstrates how to don and operate his myoelectric prosthetic hook and hand. This is a first hand account of what goes into using prosthetic hands and hooks for individuals with arm amputations. This video is an overview of adaptive equipment for handicapped or disabled persons to assist them. The myoelectric hook and hand are very helpful in assisting persons with arm amputations or otherwise missing limbs.
How To: Use a body powered prosthetic hook for arm amputees
A below elbow arm amputee demonstrates how to don and operate his body powered prosthetic hook. This video is made to help individuals use adaptive equipment and prosthetics for getting around with one arm. This is an equipment overview for amputees or individuals that have single limbs and need a hook prosthesis to enable them. It's equipment for handicapped or disabled individuals as taught by a man with a below elbow amputation.
How To: Explore prosthetic options for the gym as an amputee
A below elbow arm amputee demonstrates the device he uses in the gym. He shows you how to use a prosthetic for working out at the gym when you've suffer a limb amputation. This video is very helpful in describing utilities available for enabling individuals with amputations to workout or get around and function in a gymnasium setting. This is a video that addresses adaptive equipment for handicapped or disabled people.
How To: Find out your blood type
Everybody has a blood type. There are four types of blood in the ABO system: A, B, AB, and O. In this medical how-to video, learn how easy and important it is to find out what your blood type is. The procedure is very watch and find out.
How To: Tie a two handed surgical square knot
Are you in medical school an planning to be a surgeon? Then here is a how-to video with various different surgical knot tips. The UT Huston Student Surgical Association (SSA) has put together this surgical knot tying online tutorial. Watch as Dr. John R. Potts, MD. demonstrates the two handed square knot. Practice the two handed square knot surgical suture before going into your surgical rotation.
How To: Tie a surgical square knot
This how-to video goes over basic surgery techniques for third year medical students. The knot tying demonstrated in this video are vital to any surgical rotation. Follow along and learn how to tie square knots. This square knot presentation is demonstrated by the UMD School of Medicine.
How To: Tie a one handed surgical knot with the right hand
This how-to video goes over basic surgery techniques for third year medical students. The knot tying demonstrated in this video are vital to any surgical rotation. Follow along and learn how to do a one handed surgical knot knot with your right hand. This one handed tie is used to close lacerations in the the surgical room. The one handed knot is presented by the UMD School of Medicine.
How To: Do hemodynamic monitoring in nursing
Going to be a nurse? Then one of the many things you'll learn to do is hemodynamic monitoring. Follow along with this nursing how-to video to learn the proper way to carry out hemodynamic monitoring on your patients. Watch and learn the basics of detailed wedge procedures with Swan-Ganz catheter monitoring.
How To: Place central venous lines with the landmark technique
This medical how-to video demonstrates how to insert a central venous catheter line. The method used to insert the venous line is the landmark base technique. Always prepare the skin by wiping it with antiseptic. The patients head should be tilted slightly to the left. Follow along and learn how it's done.
How To: Use an Othro PAT reinfuser in nursing
As a nurse one of the instruments you should know how to use is the autotransfusion cell Saver by Ortho PAT. Follow along in this nursing how-to video to learn the proper procedure for the Ortho PAT. It can be used for the knees and hips to give the patient blood after surgery. It is a closed autologous system to salvage, wash, filter blood and allow for re-infusion.
How To: Treat necrotic tissue and debriment in nursing
This nursing how-to video demonstrates proper procedure for treating necrotic tissue and debriment. The video demonstrates an excellent view of debriment with suction and tubular wrap. Follow along and learn more about wound treatment in nursing.
How To: Set up for hemodynamic monitoring in nursing
This medical how-to video demonstrates how to do an equipment setup for hemodynamic monitoring. Follow the instructions and protocol for the equipment needed to setup hemodynamic monitoring before the physician arrives. This procedure is typically used for pulmonary artery catheter insertion.
How To: Practice a simple interrupted suturing technique
An important part of being a surgeon involves knowing how to do various types of sutures. This medical how-to video demonstrates how to do a simple interrupted suturing technique. Simple interrupted sutures are great for closing skin wounds. Follow along and learn the proper method for using this type of suture on your patient.
How To: Obtain a blood sample through venipuncture
This medical how-to video gives you tips on obtaining venous blood samples. Follow along and learn how to obtain blood samples with a venipuncture procedure. This procedure is very common in the medical field. To start venipuncture you need to have the needles, vacuum container, and blood tubes ready. Watch to learn the step by step process.
How To: Apply a volar slab cast on a forearm ulnar
This instructional how-to video demonstrates how to apply a volar slab cast to a patients forearm. Volar slab casts are used for forearm and wrist injuries. Follow along and learn how it's done. All you need to apply a volar slab cast is: web roll, rolled gauze, a bucket of warm water, and plaster slabs.
How To: Set up an intravenous line
This video tutorial shows how to set up an intravenous line, or intravenous drip. Most are familiar with IVs, as a way of providing people undergoing medical treatment that are otherwise unable to ingest food with vital nutrients. Watch this educational medical science video and learn how to set up and insert an intravenous line.
How To: Test radial and ulnar artery circulation on a patient
This how-to video demonstrates how to test radial and ulnar artery circulation. To begin have the patient clench the hand tightly. Upon release the blood should return quickly. If you push down on both arteries, specifically the radial side, the hand remains white after loosening the clenched hand. If you release the ulnar side you will notice that the hand returns to a normal pink color. Follow along and learn to test radial and ulnar artery circulation.
How To: Remove a mole using punch biopsy
This medical how-to video demonstrates how to perform two techniques for skin biopsies. Follow along and learn how to do both a punch biopsy and a shaving method to remove moles. This technique is used when a patient has an irregular shaped mole and has changed in appearance.
How To: Apply an ulnar gutter cast
This medical how-to video illustrates how to properly apply an ulnar gutter cast to a patient. To carry out this procedure you will need web roll, three inch plaster slabs, rolled gauze and a bucket of warm water. Follow along with this video and learn the proper technique for applying an ulnar gutter cast.
How To: Suture with the vertical mattress technique
An important part of surgery is knowing the various types of closures to perform. This medical how-to video demonstrates a vertical mattress suturing technique. The vertical mattress suturing technique is especially good for laceration repair or wound closure in the operating room when you want to ever the edges. It is an excellent technique for incorporating a large amount of tissue for greater tensile strength. Follow along and learn how it is done.