American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide (with Interactive Human Anatomy CD-ROM) (American College of Physicians Homecare Guides)

American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide (with Interactive Human Anatomy CD-ROM) (American College of Physicians Homecare Guides)
by DK Publishing
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The American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide may be the biggest health book you've ever lifted--page count: 1100; page size: 10 by 7.5 inches. The emphasis here is on disease. More than 600 pages are devoted to more than 700 different diseases and disorders. Each article discusses the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and prognosis of the condition. Two thousand full-color illustrations let you see disease symptoms up close, understand the anatomy, and view treatments. Online resources are also given for additional and updated information--though the light-blue type of the URLs can make them difficult to read and type.

Besides disease information, you'll appreciate the 70 symptom charts--find your symptom (lump, wheezing, impaired vision, abdominal pain, for example) and follow the flow chart, which pins down specifics and makes suggestions. You can also learn first aid and read about drugs, surgery, and rehabilitation.

[...] --Joan Price

The newest addition to the lay medical literature is a stunningly illustrated volume from the American College of Physicians and DK. The American editors are physicians on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. They have adapted material prepared by British practitioners.

The book is organized in sections. "Taking Control of Your Health" discusses genetics, health, and health care at different stages of life; and lifestyle issues such as diet, exercise, safety, and substance abuse. "Assessing Your Symptoms" is a series of color-coded flow charts. Some are general and others are specifically for men, women, or children. They guide users through the process of analyzing symptoms and deciding when to seek medical care. "Looking for Disease" covers medical examinations, laboratory tests, and imaging techniques. "Your Body and Disease" discusses various illnesses and disorders. It is organized by type of disease as well as by organ system. Sections on genetic disorders, cancer, infections and infestations, and serious injuries and environmental disorders explain how each condition occurs and how it is diagnosed and treated. The sections on organ systems begin with a discussion of anatomy and physiology. Articles about diseases and disorders and how they affect bodily functions follow. "Treating Disease" covers drug treatment, surgery, care, and therapies (rehabilitation, psychotherapy, alternative/complementary therapies, and first aid). A drug glossary and a directory of agencies and Web sites complete the work.

The illustrations are the outstanding feature of this encyclopedia. Color drawings, photographs, and charts explain, among other things, how bacteria and viruses cause infection, how cancer develops and spreads, and how wounds heal. There are also illustrations of organs and systems, diagnostic and surgical procedures, and first-aid techniques. This volume is an excellent companion to The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide [RBB D 1 99], which has greater depth of content and fewer illustrations. Because both volumes are reasonably priced, all libraries can afford to update their consumer-health collections with these excellent new sources.

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