An A-to-Z reference to the essentials of good home health care for more than 300 ailments, symptoms, and health-related concerns Before You Call the Doctor is easy to follow, and it’s organized to get you the information you need—quickly. Does someone in your family have a headache? • Find headache listed alphabetically in Chapter 7, “The Head and Nervous System.” There, you’ll learn about the three most common kinds of headaches and their causes in the section called “What’s Going On.” • Under “Before You Call the Doctor,” you’ll find a range of home-treatment suggestions, from common over-the-counter medications, wet towels, and ice packs to the techniques of massage, acupressure, nasal decongestion, and headache prevention. • “When to Call the Doctor” tells you what to do—and what to expect—when self-care strategies don’t work. • Finally, there are six “Red Flags”—special signs to watch for that indicate a headache needs immediate expert attention. This indispensable guidebook contains detailed, practical information on every page to help you achieve greater medical self-reliance.

Before You Call the Doctor: Safe, Effective Self-Care for Over 300 Common Medical Problems

Simons M.D., Anne

Hasselbring, Bobbie

CASTLEMAN, Michael

Reference

Random House Publishing Group

Before You Call the Doctor is the thorough and medically responsible self-case guide everyone needs. Written in clear, easy-to-understand language, it covers the essentials of home care for hundreds of ailments, from serious illnesses such as heart failure and emphysema to everyday maladies such as colds and constipation. Each entry explains the disorder, lists effective at-home treatments, identifies when you should see your doctor, and highlights those signs and symptoms that warrant immediate professional treatment. Before You Call the Doctor also covers: -- First-Aid for common medical emergencies -- The seven keys to optimal health -- a lifelong system to cut medical costs -- Men's and women's health issues -- How to stock your medicine cabinet, maintain a family health record -- and much more. Doctors are -- and always have been -- the treatment alternative of last retort, after Band-Aids, aspirin, and home remedies like Mom's chicken soup. If you want to be an informed participant in your own medical well-being instead of a passive consumer you owe it to yourself to read Before You Call the Doctor, the book that belongs in the home library of anyone who's ever taken a temperature -- or an aspirin.

Before You Call the Doctor

Health, Fitness & Dieting

michael-castleman

Ballantine Books

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