Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery : Updated and Revised 6th Edition

H Winter Griffith

ISBN 10: 0399161511 / ISBN 13: 9780399161513

Published by Penguin Publishing Group Dez 2012, 2012

About this Item

Neuware - The most trusted medical resource, now updated, expanded and revised For almost three decades, readers have turned to The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery for the most comprehensive and easy-to-use tool for diagnosing, understanding and seeking treatment for any illness from the common cold to life-threatening cancer and heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs and surgeries, this authoritative, all-in-one handbook will help sort out the confusing and conflicting information found online and many other places. This edition has been completely revised and updated throughout and features: More than 20 new illness and disorders topics, ranging from Chronic Pain Syndrome to Perimenopause to Silent Stroke and Smoking Addiction Appendix covering diets and other preventive measures An extensive Glossary of medical-related words and terminology with easy-to-understand explanations about medical tests and brief descriptions of certain rare diseases and disorders From signs and symptoms to information on complications and outcomes, from diagnostic tests to advice on when to call the doctor, The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery is the most reliable and accessible resource available.

Seller Inventory # 9780399161513

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery : Updated and Revised 6th Edition
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Dez 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399161511
• ISBN 13: 9780399161513
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 53D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 53 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1089 grams

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Synopsis

The most trusted medical resource, now updated, expanded and revised

For almost three decades, readers have turned to The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery for the most comprehensive and easy-to-use tool for diagnosing, understanding and seeking treatment for any illness—from the common cold to life-threatening cancer and heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs and surgeries, this authoritative, all-in-one handbook will help sort out the confusing and conflicting information found online and many other places.

This edition has been completely revised and updated throughout and features:

•More than 20 new illness and disorders topics, ranging from Chronic Pain Syndrome to Perimenopause to Silent Stroke and Smoking Addiction

•Appendix covering diets and other preventive measures

•An extensive Glossary of medical-related words and terminology with easy-to-understand explanations about medical tests and brief descriptions of certain rare diseases and disorders

From signs and symptoms to information on complications and outcomes, from diagnostic tests to advice on when to call the doctor, The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery is the most reliable and accessible resource available.

About the Author

Dr. H.WInter Griffith spent more than thirty years in private practice, university teaching, and hospital administration. He wrote many books inlcuding the annual Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs, The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries, and The Complete Guide to Pediatric Symptoms, Illness, and Surgery. Dr. Stephen Moore is a family physician in private practice in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Kenneth Yoder is a surgeon in Tucson, AZ.