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Understanding Topics
If you think of the Healthwise® Knowledgebase as a library of health-related information, then topics are the library books—each containing information about a specific health condition, test, or medication.
How topics are organized
Most topics are organized in sections. These sections are similar to the chapters in a book.
Some sections you're likely to see are:
| A general introduction to the topic. |
| The common signs associated with the medical condition. |
| Descriptions of the ways a condition can be treated at home or by a health care provider. |
Navigating within a topic:
The topic title and the topic section name appear at the top of the page in the Healthwise® Knowledgebase. These headings can help you remember where you are within a topic.
Links within a topic: Often the text in a topic contains words that connect, or link, to pages with additional or related information. These links have a different color or appearance than the surrounding text. Some links take you to other parts of the same topic, and others take you to a different topic. Note that the topic title (at the top of each page) changes when you follow a link to a different topic.
Links in the Healthwise® Knowledgebase can also lead you to illustrations, Actionsets, Decision Points, and definitions.
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