Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
eBook - ePub

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book

The Ultimate Home Medical Reference

  1. 1,116 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book

The Ultimate Home Medical Reference

About this book

Now updated: With more than a million copies sold, this comprehensive guide lets you quickly check symptoms, learn about treatments, and prevent illnesses.
 
The information in this invaluable reference is easy-to-understand and organized into convenient sections: Injuries and Symptoms, Pregnancy and Healthy Children, Healthy Adults, Diseases and Disorders, Tests and Treatments. Also included is a forty-eight-page color section to help understand human anatomy.
 
From infancy to old age, from prevention to treatment, from standard practices to alternative medicine, the comprehensive fifth edition of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book is a must-have for every family, from a world leader in patient care and health information that employs more than 4,500 physicians, scientists and researchers advancing medical science.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. PART ONE Injuries and Symptoms
  3. CHAPTER 1 First Aid and Emergency Care
  4. CHAPTER 2 Making Sense of Your Symptoms
  5. PART TWO Pregnancy and Healthy Children
  6. CHAPTER 3 Pregnancy and Childbirth
  7. CHAPTER 4 Infant and Toddler Years
  8. CHAPTER 5 Preschool and Early School Years
  9. CHAPTER 6 Preteen and Teenage Years
  10. PART THREE Healthy Adults
  11. CHAPTER 7 Vaccinations and Screenings
  12. CHAPTER 8 Nutrition and Weight
  13. CHAPTER 9 Fitness
  14. CHAPTER 10 Stress
  15. CHAPTER 11 Unhealthy Behaviors
  16. CHAPTER 12 Healthy Travel
  17. CHAPTER 13 End-of-Life Issues
  18. Visual Guide: Anatomy and Common Disorders
  19. PART FOUR Diseases and Disorders
  20. CHAPTER 14 Genetics and Disease
  21. CHAPTER 15 Cancer
  22. CHAPTER 16 Infectious Diseases
  23. CHAPTER 17 Allergies and Asthma
  24. CHAPTER 18 Brain and Nerves
  25. CHAPTER 19 Eyes and Vision
  26. CHAPTER 20 Ears, Nose and Throat
  27. CHAPTER 21 Teeth and Mouth
  28. CHAPTER 22 Heart and Blood Vessels
  29. CHAPTER 23 Lungs and Respiratory System
  30. CHAPTER 24 Breast Health
  31. CHAPTER 25 Digestive System
  32. CHAPTER 26 Kidneys and Urinary Tract
  33. CHAPTER 27 Bones, Joints and Muscles
  34. CHAPTER 28 Endocrine System
  35. CHAPTER 29 Blood and Lymphatic System
  36. CHAPTER 30 Skin, Hair and Nails
  37. CHAPTER 31 Mental Illness
  38. CHAPTER 32 Sleep Disorders
  39. CHAPTER 33 Women’s Health
  40. CHAPTER 34 Men’s Health
  41. PART FIVE Tests and Treatments
  42. CHAPTER 35 Tests and Procedures
  43. CHAPTER 36 Medications Guide
  44. CHAPTER 37 Pain Management
  45. CHAPTER 38 Integrative Medicine
  46. Glossary