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The Essential Home Medical Referenceover 4 million copies sold!
People around the world reach for The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook for quick access to health information that is both authoritative and easy to understand. For over a century, The Merck Manual has been trusted by doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals. The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook is written by more than 300 internationally respected medical experts and features up-to-date information on a broad range of medical conditions, illnesses, and situations. This comprehensive resource covers health care for newborns, older adults, and everyone in between. It's filled with essential medical information to help you communicate more effectively with your doctor, understand a diagnosis or treatment option, or simply know more about your health and the health of those you care about.
Includes summaries of causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments for most health issues
Contains reliable, up-to-date information on a broad range of medical conditions, illnesses, and situations, including accidents and injuries, aging, cancer, diabetes, digestive problems, heart disease, mental health disorders, and many others
Covers women's, men's, pediatric, and geriatric health concerns
Extensively indexed, with informative illustrations, "Did You Know?" sidebars, and lists throughout
"An invaluable reference." Boston Globe
"Merck's most authoritative and easy-to-read home medical guide yet." Publishers Weekly
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Synopsis
Now in paperback—the most comprehensive home health reference bestsellerMillions of people around the world have relied on The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook for quick access to authoritative, accessible health information. Written by more than 300 internationally respected medical experts, this comprehensive medical resource features extensive, up-to-date coverage of health care for newborns, the elderly, and everyone in between.
- Contains reliable, up-to-date information on a broad range of medical conditions, illnesses, and situations, including accidents and injuries, aging, cancer, diabetes, digestive disorders, heart disease, mental health disorders, and many others
- Covers men's, women's, pediatric (both newborns and older children), and geriatric health issues
- Well organized and extensively indexed to make information easy to find
- An extraordinary bargain at a penny a page
The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook is filled with essential medical information that’s both easy to find and easy to understand in order to help you communicate more effectively with your doctor, understand a diagnosis or treatment option, or simply know more about your health and the health of those you care about.
Synopsis
Now in paperback—the most comprehensive home health reference bestsellerMillions of people around the world have relied on The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook for quick access to authoritative, accessible health information. Written by more than 300 internationally respected medical experts, this comprehensive medical resource features extensive, up-to-date coverage of health care for newborns, the elderly, and everyone in between.
- Contains reliable, up-to-date information on a broad range of medical conditions, illnesses, and situations, including accidents and injuries, aging, cancer, diabetes, digestive disorders, heart disease, mental health disorders, and many others
- Covers men's, women's, pediatric (both newborns and older children), and geriatric health issues
- Well organized and extensively indexed to make information easy to find
- An extraordinary bargain at a penny a page
The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook is filled with essential medical information that’s both easy to find and easy to understand in order to help you communicate more effectively with your doctor, understand a diagnosis or treatment option, or simply know more about your health and the health of those you care about.
Table of Contents
A Guide for Readers xxxix
Understanding Medical Terms xli
Section 1. Fundamentals 1
Section 2. Drugs 75
Section 3. Digestive Disorders 109
Section 4. Liver and Gallbladder Disorders 209
Section 5. Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders 249
Section 6. Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders 315
Section 7. Lung and Airway Disorders 443
Section 8. Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders 533
Section 9. Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders 621
Section 10. Mental Health Disorders 845
Section 11. Disorders of Nutrition and Metabolism 901
Section 12. Hormonal Disorders 979
Section 13. Blood Disorders 1021
Section 14. Cancer 1075
Section 15. Immune Disorders 1095
Section 16. Infections 1137
Section 17. Skin Disorders 1275
Section 18. Mouth and Dental Disorders 1343
Section 19. Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders 1375
Section 20. Eye Disorders 1411
Section 21. Men’s Health Issues 1465
Section 22. Women’s Health Issues 1489
Section 23. Children’s Health Issues 1673
Section 24. Older People’s Health Issues 1883
Section 25. Injuries and Poisoning 1939
Section 26. Special Subjects 2023
Appendixes 2113
Index 2165