Healthcare and Medicine - Khan Academy FREE

1) Glucose Insulin and Diabetes

The basics of Type I and Type II diabetes More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=rPLjS

2) Blood Sugar Levels

Normal and elevated blood sugar levels before (preprandia) and after (postprandial) a meal More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=JSFiO

3) Glucose Concentration Conversion

4) A1C Levels

Why measuring Hemoglobin A1c levels is an indicator of blood sugar levels (and diabetes) More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=MOH33

5) Heart Disease and Heart Attacks

Basics of heart disease, heart attacks, heart failure, angina, cardiac arrest. Special thanks to Edward J Perper, MD for help in clarifying certain aspects of this video. Licensed under CC-BY-SA Mo ...

6) Thrombo-emboli and Thromboembolisms

Clarifying difference between a thrombus and an embolus (and between thrombosis and embolism) More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=h0207

7) Stenosis, ischemia and heart failure

Clarifying a bunch of medical terms around heart disease More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=3858M

8) Strokes

Basics of strokes More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=xbyfe

9) Normal Colon Tissue

Dr. Andy Connolly from Stanford Medical School introduces Sal to what normal colon tissue looks like More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=fif5g

10) Hyperplasia in Colon Tissue

Dr. Andy Connolly from Stanford Medical School shows Sal what hyperplasia in colon tissue looks like More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=C0frz

11) Colon Dysplasia

Dr. Andy Connolly shows Sal what cancerous colon tissue looks like More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=CGrbn

12) Cancerous Colon Tissue

Dr. Andy Connolly of Stanford Medical School shows us what cancerous colon tissue looks like More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=KyJs9

13) Adequacy of the Lateral Cervical Spine X-Ray

Dr. Mahadevan from Stanford School of Medicine explains adequacy for lateral cervical (neck) x-rays More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=cbkTT

14) Assessing Alignment of the Lateral Cervical Spine (neck) X-Ray

Dr. Mahadevan of Stanford Medical School shows Sal what misalignment in the neck could look like in an X-ray More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=PV5u5

15) Cervical Spine Protection in Airway Management (not a substitute for formal training)

Cervical Spine Protection in Airway Management. This is for education only. It is not a substitute for formal training or licensure. Every effort has been made in preparing this video to provide ac ...

16) Intro to the Endocrine System

Basic overview of hormones and the endocrine system More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=f_Z1z

17) Bacterial Meningitis

Dr. Charles Prober discusses prudent prescribing of antibiotics in the context of bacterial meningitis with 4th year medical student Morgan Theis More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/vide ...

18) Precocious Puberty

At Stanford Medical School with Morgan Theis talking to Dr. Laura Bachrach talking about precocious puberty More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=XhYQY

19) Childhood Growth

Sal talks with Dr. Laura Bachrach about childhood growth More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=gF0aA

20) Ritual of the Bedside Exam

Dr. Abraham Verghese explains the ritual of the bedside exam More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=w2QVg

21) Systemic Thinking About Cancer

Dr. David Agus discusses thinking systemically about cancer and other things More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=7zk0u

22) Vitamin C and the Limeys

Sal and Dr. David Agus talk about the history of Scurvy and Vitamin C

23) Inflammation

Dr. David Agus talks about inflammation (while Sal repeatedly misspells it with one "m") More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=GZ6I3

24) Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Sal and Dr. Baker talk a bit about Blue Cross and Blue Shield More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=S9xdJ

25) Conversation About Drug Pricing

Dr. Lauwrence Baker talks to Sal about how drug prices are set More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=8t-Un

26) Health Care Costs in US vs Europe

A discussion about US health care costs More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=6YU9H

27) Healthcare System Overview

The different roles in the healthcare system More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=LMHxx

28) Paying Doctors

Basics of how doctors get paid More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=4J-dR

29) Medicare Overview

Sal talks with Professor Laurence baker of Stanford Medical School More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=VpLKd