A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide - John H Wasson

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Auteur(s) : John H Wasson - Mary C Labrecque - Timothy B Walsh

Editeur : Mcgraw-Hill Education Llc (Professional Pod)

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/07/2004

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 240

Expédition : 211

Dimensions : 21.2 x 12.1 x 1.2

ISBN : 9780071416184

Résumé :

Your family's first line of defense!

Provides expert medical advice on more than 100 common signs, symptoms, and problem areas-A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide is a wonderful addition to your medical reference library!

Can you describe what your symptoms look and feel like-but not know what they mean? Written by an experienced team of physicians and nurses, this handy guide answers your questions before you go to the doctor.

A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide gives you--

• A toolkit for matching your signs and symptoms to possible causes.
• A renowned medical team's advice on symptoms from allergies to vomiting blood to irritability in children.
• Expert tips on relieving symptoms and helping yourself heal.
• What to avoid and what could make your condition worse.
• The questions your doctor will ask.
• Alphabetical listing of common symptoms for easy reference.
• A glossary of medical terms you may not know

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Biographie:
John H. Wasson, MD, Professor of Clinical Community and Family Medicine and Medicine, Herman O. West Chair of Geriatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire B. Timothy Walsh, MD, William and Joy Ruane Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York Mary C. LaBrecque, BSN, ARNP, Instructor in Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire Harold C. Sox, Jr, MD, Joseph M. Huber Professor and Chair of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire Robert Pantell, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Division of General Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California Ivan Oransky, MD, Editor in Chief, Praxis Post (online biweekly magazine of medicine for physicians and consumers) and freelance writer/editor, New York, New York
Dr. Oransky, an experienced freelance medical writer, will recast The Common Symptom Guide for the consumer market. In addition to editing Langes Review of Psychiatry, Dr. Oransky contributes articles to consumer publications and websites including the Boston Globe, USA Today, and Reuters consumer health care.
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Sommaire:



Abdominal pain (adult)



Abdominal pain (pediatric)



Abortion



Abrasion-laceration



Abscess



Abuse



Adolescent puberty problems



AIDS



Alcoholism



Allergies



Anemia



Angina



Anorexia



Anus Problems



Asthma



Back pain



Bed-wetting



Behavior-irritability (pediatric)



Birth Control



Blackout spells (syncope)



Blood in stools



Breast problems



Breathing trouble (adult)



Breathing trouble (pediatric)



Bruising-bleeding tendency



Burns



Chest pain



Confusion



Constipation (adult)



Constipation (pediatric)



Convulsions



Cough



Coughing blood (hemoptysis)



Cramps (menstrual)



Cyanosis



Dark urine



Depression-anxiety



Diabetes



Diaper rash (pediatric)



Diaper staining (pediatric)



Diarrhea, acute



Diarrhea, chronic or recurrent



Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)



Discharge, vagina



Dizziness-vertigo



Double vision (diplopia)



Ear problems (tinnitus, decreased hearing, ear discomfort)



Eating, excessive



Excessive drinking-excessive urination (polydipsia-polyuria)



Eye problems



Facial pain



Fever



Foot/ankle pain



Frostbite



Gait-coordination problems



Hair change



Hand/wrist/arm problems



Headache



Head injury



Heatstroke (heat prostration)



Hernia, inguinal



Hiccough



Hoarseness



Hyperactivity (pediatric)



Hypertension



Indigestion (bloating)



Infertility



Jaundice



Joint-extremity pain



Lethargy



Lump-lymphadenopathy



Mouth trouble



Muscle weakness



Nail problems



Nausea-vomiting (adult)



Nausea-vomiting (pediatric)



Neck pain



Nose-sinus trouble



Numbness



Obesity



Overdose-poisoning



Palpitations (heart pounding)



Pigment change



Pregnant



Retardation (pediatric)



Sexual problems



Sick frequently (pediatric)



Skin problems



Sleep problems



Small baby



Stones-gallstones



Stroke



Suicidal thoughts



Swelling



Talking trouble



Thyroid trouble



Trauma



Tremor



Tuberculosis



Twitching



Ulcer, gastric or duodenal



Ulcer, leg



Unconscious-stupor



Upper respiratory infection (URI)



Urine troubl...