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Medical symptoms : a visual guide / [senior editor, Miezan van Zyl; consulting medical editor, Shannon Hach, MD]

DK Medical symptoms : (other title)
Hach, Shannon, (editor). Van Zyl, Miezan, (editor).

Summary:

"Diagnose any health problem with this simple visual symptom guide: simple illustrations of every part of the body lead you straight to the problem ; easy-to-follow descriptions of symptoms guide you to the likely cause and more information about the condition ; symbols indicate the appropriate form of medical help ; ailments that need urgent medical advice are clearly flagged; updated to include COVID-19 symptoms ; written and authenticated by a team of doctors." -- Page 4 of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0744051657
  • ISBN: 9780744051650
  • Physical Description: 256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 2nd edition, fully revised and updated.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes glossary and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Whole-body symptom guide. Dizziness and fainting -- Seizures -- General pain -- Mobility -- Nausea and vomiting -- Fatigue -- Fever -- Weight gain -- Weight loss -- Skin rashes -- Skin moles and discoloration -- Skin lumps and bumps -- Mood changes -- Behavior problems -- Memory and confusion -- Sleeping problems -- Head-to-toe symptom guide. Head front -- Head side -- Hair and scalp -- Face -- Eye physical -- Eye vision -- Ear physical -- Ear hearing -- Nose -- Mouth -- Throat -- Throat voice -- Neck -- Shoulder front -- Shoulder back -- Upper arm -- Elbow -- Forearm and wrist -- Hand back -- Hand palm -- Chest upper -- Chest central -- Chest side -- Breast -- Upper back -- Abdomen general -- Upper abdomen -- Lower back -- Lower abdomen left -- Lower abdomen right -- Female pelvis -- Groin male and female -- Urinary problems female -- Female genitals -- Urinary problems male -- Male genitals -- Buttocks and anus -- Bowels diarrhea -- Bowels constipation -- Bowels abnormal stools -- Hip front -- Hip back -- Thigh front -- Thigh back -- Knee front -- Knee back -- Lower leg front -- Lower leg back -- Ankle -- Foot general -- Foot upper -- Foot underside -- Directory of conditions. Musculoskeletal system -- Nervous system -- Ear and eye -- Cardiovascular system -- Blood, lymphatic, and immune system -- Respiratory system -- Digestive system -- Urinary and reproductive system -- Endocrine and metabolic -- Skin, hair, and nail -- Infections and infestations -- Poisoning and environmental -- Mental health.
Subject:
Clinical medicine.
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis > Encyclopedias.
Medicine, Popular.
Symptoms > Encyclopedias.
Genre:
Encyclopedias.
Handbooks and manuals.

Available copies

  • 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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