| Edition |
Seventh edition. |
| Description |
xix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Summary |
"Provides reliable, practical, easy-to-understand information on more than 300 common medical conditions and issues relating to your health. No book can replace the advice of your doctor or other health care provider. Instead, our intent is to help you understand and safely manage some common health problems. In addition, you'll learn how to recognize serious problems so that you'll know when to contact your health care provider and when to call 911 or your local emergency number."-- (Source of summary not specified) |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Ready, check, go! -- Emergencies and urgent care. CPR -- Choking -- Heart attack -- Stroke -- Poisoning emergencies -- Severe bleeding -- Shock -- Allergic reactions -- Bites and stings -- Burns -- Cold-weather problems -- Cuts, scrapes and wounds -- Eye injuries -- Foodborne illness -- Heat-related problems -- Poisonous plants -- Tooth problems -- Trauma : bones and muscles -- Trauma : head injuries -- General symptoms. Dizziness and fainting -- Fatigue -- Fever -- Pain -- Sleep disorders -- Sweating and body odor -- Unexpected weight changes -- Common problems. Back and neck -- Digestive system -- Ears and hearing -- Eyes and vision -- Headache -- Limbs, muscles, bones and joints -- Lungs, chest and breathing -- Nose and sinuses -- Skin, hair and nails -- Throat and mouth -- Men's health -- Women's health -- Specific conditions. Respiratory allergies -- Thyroid disorders -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Cancer -- Diabetes -- Heart disease -- Hepatitis -- High blood pressure -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Mental health. Addictive behavior -- Anxiety disorders -- Depression -- Domestic violence -- Memory loss -- Staying healthy. Weight : what's healthy for you? -- Healthy eating -- Lowering your cholesterol -- Physical activity and fitness -- Keeping stress under control -- Screening and immunization -- Protecting yourself -- Aging and your health -- Your health and the workplace. Health, safety and injury prevention -- Stress relievers -- Coping with technology -- The healthy consumer. You and your health care provider -- Home medical testing kits -- Your family medical tree -- Medications and you -- Dietary supplements -- Integrative medicine -- The healthy traveler. |
| Subject |
Self-care, Health -- Popular works.
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Health education.
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Self-care, Health.
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Health Education (DNLM)D006266
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Self Care (DNLM)D012648
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Health education (OCoLC)fst00952878
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Self-care, Health (OCoLC)fst01111506
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| Genre/Form |
Self-help publications (OCoLC)fst01941328
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Popular works (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Self-help publications.
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| Added Author |
Kermott, Cindy A., editor.
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Millman, Martha, editor.
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Mayo Clinic, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Guide to self-care |
| ISBN |
9781893005594 (softcover) |
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1893005593 (softcover) |
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