North Kansas City Hospital

Whether you’re ready for that first child, need a new knee, suffering from chronic pain or experiencing a life-threatening health problem, North Kansas City Hospital can help. An overview of each of our services is provided in this section of our website.

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North Kansas City Hospital is committed to our patients, their families and the entire Northland community. As part of that commitment, we offer a comprehensive, award-winning collection of illustrated health information about diseases and conditions, symptoms, tests, surgeries, and more.

This collection of information is presented in partnership with A.D.A.M., one of the nation’s leading on-line, accredited healthcare authorities. We hope you and your family find this information helpful.

Please click on a section below to further explore the information available to you.

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These sections contain health information only and should not be used to replace the advice of a doctor. Consult your doctor or other licensed medical professional for diagnosis and treatment of all medical conditions and, in case of emergency, always call 911.

	The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia allows you to quickly and easily find information on over 1,600 diseases and conditions with over 3,600 articles. You can view illustrations, photographs and diagrams with each article to help you understand more about the topic you are interested in.
	Surgeries and Procedures provides you with over 151 fully illustrated, interactive health presentations that depict common surgeries, tests, and procedures with over 600 full-color medical images, labels, and descriptive text. We encourage you to use this resource in conjuncton with the information provided by your doctor.
	You can use the 6 interactive calculators in this section to help you track, evaluate and learn about common health concerns. Calculators include body mass index (BMI), calorie burner, target heart rate, ideal body weight, nutritional needs and waist to hip.
	Be prepared for one of the most exciting times in your life. The information in this section will guide you through the journey before, during and after pregnancy. Take advantage of several interactive videos and detailed medical images which illustrate the miracle of life. You must have the Adobe Flash® Player plugin to view some of these videos/images. To download Adobe Flash®Player click here .

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