Schroeder Diagnosing Your Health Symptoms For Dummies

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-66470-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 420 Seiten, E-Book

Written by an experienced family doctor and packed with practicaland sound advice, Diagnosing Your Health Symptoms ForDummies is a reference for everyone who wants to find out whenthey do and don't need to worry about their health. It will coverover 100 common, important, potentially serious and often worryingsymptoms and emergencies, such as headaches, chest pain, dizziness,fever, bleeding, tiredness or stress. This reassuring guide willalso include guidance on how to perform basic physical assessments,as well as a run through of key first aid techniques. Perfectfor both allaying fears and encouraging those with serious symptomsto seek professional advice, this guide will be an essential familyhealth bible.
Diagnosing Your Health Symptoms FD includes:
Part I: Spotting and Assessing Illness: The Basics
Chapter 1: Thinking about Medicine
Chapter 2: Dealing with Medical Problems
Chapter 3: Conducting a Symptom Check
Chapter 4: Looking for Out For Signs of Illness
Part II: Looking at Emergencies and 'All-Over'Symptoms
Chapter 5: Coping with Medical Emergencies
Chapter 6: Approaching Non-Specific Symptoms
Chapter 7: Symptoms Affecting the Wider Body
Part III: From top to toe: looking at specific areas of thebody
Chapter 8: Look at Me! Sussing Out Skin Problems
Chapter 9: Trouble at the Top: Symptoms Around the Head andProblems with the Senses
Chapter 10: Close to Your Heart: Exploring Chest Problems
Chapter 11: Untangling Tummy and Bowel Problems
Chapter 12: Getting Lower: Urinary and Other Disturbances'Down There'
Chapter 13: Bones and Groans
Part IV: Dealing with health problems in people close toyou
Chapter 14: Spotting Illness in Your Baby
Chapter 15: Illness in Your Toddler or Pre-School Child
Chapter 16: Problems in Your School-Age Kids
Chapter 17: Dealing with Adolescent Problems
Chapter 18: Understanding Women's Troubles
Chapter 19: Looking at Some Specific Men's Issues
Chapter 20: Dealing with Common Later Life Problems
Part V: Spotting mental health problems
Chapter 21: Tackling Anxiety, Depression and Stress
Chapter 22: Approaching Unusual Thoughts and Behaviour
Chapter 23: Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems
Part VI: The part of tens
Chapter 24: Ten First Aid Essentials: Helping Yourself andOthers
Chapter 25: Ten Reliable Health Websites
Chapter 26: Ten Medical Tests you May Need
Glossary: 100 Useful Medical Terms

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schroeder, Knut

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: Spotting and Assessing Illness: The Basics.
Chapter 1: Understanding Your Health Problems.
Chapter 2: Conducting a Symptom Check.
Chapter 3: Looking Out for Signs of Illness.
Chapter 4: Managing Your Health Problems.
Part II: Looking at Emergencies and 'All-Over'Symptoms.
Chapter 5: Coping With Medical Emergencies.
Chapter 6: Approaching Non-Specifi c Symptoms.
Chapter 7: Covering Symptoms that Affect Your Wider Body.
Part III: Going From Top to Toe: Looking at Specific Areas ofthe Body.
Chapter 8: Sussing Out Skin Problems.
Chapter 9: Trouble at the Top: Head Symptoms and Problems withthe Senses.
Chapter 10: Exploring Chest Problems.
Chapter 11: Untangling Tummy and Bowel Problems.
Chapter 12: Getting Lower: Urinary and Other Disturbances 'DownThere'.
Chapter 13: Groaning Bones and Moaning Muscles.
Part IV: Dealing with Health Problems in SpecificGroups.
Chapter 14: Spotting Illness in Your Newborn, Infant orToddler.
Chapter 15: Assessing Illness in Your Pre-School Child.
Chapter 16: Identifying Health Problems in Your School-AgeChildren.
Chapter 17: Dealing With Teenage Health Troubles.
Chapter 18: Understanding Women's Troubles.
Chapter 19: Looking at Men's Issues.
Chapter 20: Dealing with Health Problems in Later Life.
Part V: Approaching Mental Health Problems and AddictiveBehaviour.
Chapter 21: Tackling Depression, Stress and Anxiety.
Chapter 22: Considering Unusual Thoughts, Feelings andBehaviour.
Chapter 23: Addressing Addictive Behaviour and SubstanceMisuse.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 24: Ten (okay, Nine) Things to Know About First Aid.
Chapter 25: Ten Reliable Websites and Helplines.
Chapter 26: Ten Medical Tests You May Need.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Knut Schroeder MD MSc PhD MRCP FRCGP CertMedEd is an experienced family doctor and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice. He holds a degree in Medical Education and has had papers published in international peer-reviewed journals and articles in the GP press.