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When it was first published in 1982, The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide set a new standard for depth, authority, and accessibility. The completely updated and expanded third edition of this landmark guide brings this bestselling medical home reference into the nineties. It is simply the most useful, comprehensive home health reference ever published, brought to you by the nation's most respected medical authority.

This lavishly illustrated volume, prepared by a a team of over forty distinguished medical authorities under the direction of the American Medical Association, incorporates the most significant trend in health care: wellness and preventive medicine. It covers the sweeping revolution in technology and puts more emphasis on the reader as a health-care consumer. It also updates the information on the most prominent health issues of the nineties, including Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome, stress, death and dying, drug abuse, and more.

The book is divided into four sections for easy reference. Part I, "Your Healthy body," contains specific tips you can use for preventive self-care and encourages you to adopt a more healthy lifestyle, with advice on diet, exercise, losing weight, reducing stress, and stopping smoking. A full-color atlas of the human body shows you the location and name of almost every organ, nerve, bone, and muscle.

Part II, "Symptoms and Self-Diagnosis," provides the clearest, most reliable aid for recognizing medical problems ever published for the layperson. Over 165 pages of unique diagnostic symptom charts with clear questions and yes/no answers will help you track down what a particular symptom may signify and advise you whether it is something you may safely treat yourself, a condition requiring a doctor's visit, or an emergency requiring immediate medical attention.

Consistently voted the book's most popular feature by readers' polls, these charts alone can save you time and money by sparing you needless visits to the doctor. Full-color photographs, used in conjunction with the charts, will help you identify various conditions and decide when to seek medical advice. An all-new diagnostic imaging section introduces full-color images of ultrasound, Doppler, MRI, CT scans, and other technologies that are becoming commonplace in doctors' offices and hospitals.

Part III, "Diseases, Disorders, and Other Problems," provides detailed, accessible, expertly illustrated articles on more than 650 medical problems. Separate sections address the special problems of men, women, couples, infants and children, adolescents, and older people, including a comprehensive section on pregnancy and childbirth.

Part IV of the guide, "Caring for the Sick," covers all the basics of professional medical care, home nursing, and caregiving. You'll learn how to choose a personal physician, how to get the most out of your hospital's services, what your rights as a patient are, and how to cope with a sick child or older person or someone with a terminal illness. You'll also find a glossary of over 300 medical terms and a color-coded section on first aid that includes the most up-to-date CPR positions and other lifesaving information.

The American Medical Association is committed to the principle that, as patients and health consumers, we need to do all we can to work more effectively with our physicians and health care teams. This third edition of the Family Medical Guide -- easy to understand, superbly designed, beautifully illustrated, and brimming with up-to-date information -- will help you and your family stay healthy and help you create an effective partnership with your doctor when you need it. It belongs on every family's reference shelf. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (18)

A. M. A Medical Guide
I had an older version. In my openion this is very complete refferance & help, even if it is the latest version (1994)

A Must Have for home use
This is THE MEDICAL BOOK to have at home.We have other medical reference books but this is the one we turn to again and again.It is especially useful for figuring out what is wrong with your sick children.There are many self treatments listed as well.One saved trip the doctor will pay for this book too.

still can not install, box looks good
Regardless how good a bargin it is, I just can not find an "installation guide" that will work after a long search in google. You may see it as a "good buy", but if you are not a super computer geek,it may just not work for you. The box looks good though.

Best at-home diagnosis
My 25 year old will soon have a baby.I will be giving her this book.It helped my throughout her childhood.She still calls me to check symptoms and do a "mom" diagnosis.

Trusted for 19 years
I'm a 19 year old college student. When I was two years old my grandparents gave my parents a copy of the AMA Family Medical Guide. With two children and another on the way, they could easily see that this book would be used time and time again. I have early childhood memories of flipping through the pages of this book and looking at the pictures. I have later memories of flipping through the pages and reading about different conditions and diseases and general anatomy. And now, even though I dont have any children of my own, I still go back to this book to reference symptoms and facts that I hear about in day-to-day conversation. Symptom flow charts are excellent.
Highly recommended! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Australian Library Journal, published by Australian Library and Information Association on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 683 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The paper GP.('The Medical Library Association Consumer Health Reference Service Handbook')(Book Review)
Author: D.A. Cronau
Publication: The Australian Library Journal (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: Australian Library and Information Association
Volume: 51Issue: 4Page: 368(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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This updated and enlarged edition of the directory lists the many changes brought about by the mergers and relocations of libriaries since the last edition was published in 1990. The directory aims to be as comprehensive as possible. As well as libraries wholly concerned with medicine, it lists nursing, veterinary, occupational therapy and pharmaceutical libraries, and information services such as those run by medical charities. The directory also gives details of special collections, hours of opening, number and name of staff, size of stock and special facilities that may be offered, such as online searching, photocopying services and audio-visual material. This directory is also available as a set of mailing labels. ... Read more

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Annual contains details of more than 350 of the key players in the world of Medical and Life Sciences Publishing. Identifies the trends in the marketplace and includes profiles of book and journal print publishers, electronic bioscience information web sites. CD-ROM version not yet available. ... Read more

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This A-Z guide has 546 entries, a glossary of 762 medical terms, and a major section of medical references on child health matters. It provides parents and others with guidance on what to do in every medical contingency. Coverage extends from the newborn to the adolescent. Not just a book about sick children, this book gives comprehensive coverage of all the problems - physical, psychological, behavioural and sexual - with which parents may find themselves faced in relation to their children. Much emphasis is given to the problems of bringing up children. It covers such unusual matters as AIDS, anorexia, drug abuse, family therapy and jealousy. Robert Youngson is the author of "The Royal Society of Medicine Encyclopedia of Family Health" and "The Royal Society of Medicine Encyclopedia of Symptoms". ... Read more

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Provides basic consumer health information about alternative and complementary medical practices, including acupuncture, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathic medicine, mind/body interventions, energy therapy, ayurveda, and other non-Western medical traditions. ... Read more