New and Updated Topics

New Images

The new slideshow format appears in several Healthwise Knowledgebase documents, replacing the old multi-image format for presenting series illustrations. The slideshow format helps people gain a better understanding of surgical and other medical procedures, with several images highlighting the different stages of a procedure. Users can click on one link to see a series of illustrations in sequence. For example, the Knee Replacement Surgery topic will have one slideshow link to four images rather than four separate links to four images. The following slideshows of series illustrations have been added in this release:

• Aortic Valve Stenosis: Aortic valve replacement surgery (4 images)

New images have also been added to these topics:

• A new illustration of aortic valve replacement appears in the topic Aortic Valve Stenosis.
• A new illustration of how to take the rectal temperature of a baby appears in the topic Body Temperature.
• A new illustration about the impact that a family history of breast cancer has on a woman's risk of getting breast cancer appears in the Decision Point What should I do if I'm at high risk for breast cancer?.
• A new illustration of breast implant after mastectomy appears in the topic Breast implant surgery for breast reconstruction.
• New illustrations of breathing with your diaphragm and pursed-lip breathing and breathing while bending forward appear in the topic Breath training for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
• A new illustration of esophagitis appears in the topic Esophagitis.
• New illustrations of diabetic foot ulcer and locations of foot ulcers appear in the topic Foot care for people with diabetes.
• A new illustration of how high blood pressure damages arteries appears in the topics Heart Attack and Unstable Angina, Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).
• A new illustration about the impact that a family history of ovarian cancer has on a woman's risk of getting ovarian cancer appears in the topic Ovarian Cancer.
• A new illustration of insulin syringes used in gestational diabetes appears in the topic Preparing and giving an insulin injection when you have gestational diabetes.
• A new illustration of nicotine patch use appears in the topic Quitting Tobacco Use.
• New illustrations of a Type I shoulder separation, a Type II shoulder separation, and a Type III shoulder separation appear in the topic Shoulder Separation.
• A new illustration of obstructive sleep apnea: blocked upper airway appears in the topic Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older.
• The new illustrations below appear in the topic Tissue flap surgery for breast reconstruction:
  • DIEP flap for breast reconstruction
  • Latissimus dorsi flap for breast reconstruction
  • Glutual free flap for breast reconstruction
  • TRAM flap for breast reconstruction
• A new illustration of diabetic retinopathy appears in the topic Type 2 Diabetes: Living With Complications.
• A new illustration of body areas affected by diabetes appears in the topic Type 2 Diabetes: Living With the Disease.

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