A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide - Brossura

Wasson, John H; Walsh, Timothy B.; LaBrecque, Mary C.; Sox, Harold C.; Pantell, Robert; Oransky, Ivan

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ISBN 10: 0071416188 ISBN 13: 9780071416184

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2004

Riassunto

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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Informazioni sull?autore

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 Lange’s Review of Psychiatry, Dr. Oransky contributes articles to consumer publications and websites including the Boston Globe, USA Today, and Reuters consumer health care.

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

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Medical
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0071416188
• ISBN 13: 9780071416184
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 430
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile