Medical symptoms : a visual guide
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Contributors
Van Zyl, Miezan, editor.
Hach, Shannon, medical editor.
Published
New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2022.
Status
Westover - Adult Nonfiction
616.075 MEDIC 2022 2nd ed.
1 available

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Description

Find home remedies and advice on illnesses and injuries! There are plenty of medical scenarios that can be identified and treated at home. This medical reference book takes you through the most common illnesses and injuries, their symptoms, locations in the body, how to treat them at home and when to seek professional medical attention.Inside this first aid guide, you’ll find: • Easy-to-access visual symptoms guide, arranged by body part affected, working from head to toe • Intuitive entry-level helps the reader identify illness or locate injury quickly • Clear, simple illustrations of the associated anatomy help medical understanding • Conditions are listed in order of likelihood, with the most likely first, for speedy diagnosis • Symbols direct a reader to the appropriate form of medical help • Concise explanations of all the conditions featured in the diseases and disorders section • Updated to include Covid-19 Medical Symptoms is an easy-to-use visual symptoms finder and self-diagnosis book that will help you check out any health problem. Discover what an ailment or pain might be and what you should do. You’ll find explanations of symptoms and diseases, clear human anatomy photographs, and suggested home care instructions. Once you’ve narrowed it down, a cross-reference takes you to easy-to-follow descriptions of the condition at the back of the book. Potentially life-threatening situations symptoms that need urgent medical advice are clearly flagged. This is the perfect home medical guide for your family and is fully illustrated throughout.

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Format
Book
Edition
2nd edition, fully revised and updated.
Physical Desc
256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0744051657, 9780744051650

Notes

General Note
Includes glossary and index.
Description
"Diagnose any health problem with this simple visual symptom guide: simple illustrations of every part of the body lead you straight to the problem ; easy-to-follow descriptions of symptoms guide you to the likely cause and more information about the condition ; symbols indicate the appropriate form of medical help ; ailments that need urgent medical advice are clearly flagged; updated to include COVID-19 symptoms ; written and authenticated by a team of doctors." -- Page 4 of cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Van Zyl, M., & Hach, S. (2022). Medical symptoms: a visual guide (2nd edition, fully revised and updated.). DK Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Van Zyl, Miezan and Shannon, Hach. 2022. Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide. New York, New York: DK Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Van Zyl, Miezan and Shannon, Hach. Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide New York, New York: DK Publishing, 2022.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Van Zyl, M. and Hach, S. (2022). Medical symptoms: a visual guide. 2nd edn, fully revised and updated. New York, New York: DK Publishing.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Van Zyl, Miezan,, and Shannon Hach. Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide 2nd edition, fully revised and updated., DK Publishing, 2022.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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