Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, 5th Edition

by Scott C. Litin M.D. (Editor), Sanjeev Nanda M.D. (Editor)

Overview

Now updated: With more than a million copies sold, this comprehensive guide lets you quickly check symptoms, learn about treatments, and prevent illnesses.
 
The information in this invaluable reference is easy-to-understand and organized into convenient sections: Injuries and Symptoms, Pregnancy and Healthy Children, Healthy Adults, Diseases and Disorders, Tests and Treatments. Also included is a forty-eight-page color section to help understand human anatomy.
 
From infancy to old age, from prevention to treatment, from standard practices to alternative medicine, the comprehensive fifth edition of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book is a must-have for every family, from a world leader in patient care and health information that employs more than 4,500 physicians, scientists and researchers advancing medical science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780795351020
Publisher:	Mayo Clinic Press
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1116
Sales rank:	199,178
File size:	109 MB
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About the Author

Scott C. Litin, M.D., medical editor of Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, Fifth Edition, is a general internist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. He has served in many editorial capacities and has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters. A renowned practioner, public speak and teacher, Dr. Litin has been recognized with many accolades and awards, including several of Mayo Clinic’s most cherished honors: Distinguished Clinician, Outstanding Faculty Member and Distinguished Educator. The American College of Physicians has recognized him with its highest honor, Mastership in the College.

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Part I Injuries and Symptoms 11

Chapter 1 First Aid and Emergency Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2 Making Sense of Your Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Part II Pregnancy and Healthy Children 89

Chapter 3 Pregnancy and Childbirth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

4 Infant and Toddler Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

5 Preschool and Early School Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

6 Preteen and Teenage Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Part III Healthy Adults 229

Chapter 7 Vaccinations and Screenings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

8 Nutrition and Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

9 Fitness.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

10 Stress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

11 Unhealthy Behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

12 Healthy Travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

13 End-of-Life Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Visual Guide: Anatomy and Common Disorders 353

Part IV Diseases and Disorders 401

Chapter 14 Genetics and Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

15 Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

16 Infectious Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

17 Allergies and Asthma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483

18 Brain and Nerves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511

19 Eyes and Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

20 Ears, Nose and Throat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623

21 Teeth and Mouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659

22 Heart and Blood Vessels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693

23 Lungs and Respiratory System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761

24 Breast Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795

25 Digestive System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815

26 Kidneys and Urinary Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885

27 Bones, Joints and Muscles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919

28 Endocrine System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993

29 Blood and Lymphatic System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031

30 Skin, Hair and Nails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1065

31 Mental Illness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1121

32 Sleep Disorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1155

33 Women’s Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1171

34 Men’s Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1229

Part V Tests and Treatments 1255

Chapter 35 Tests and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1257

36 Medications Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1267

37 Pain Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1299

38 Integrative Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1317

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1329

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1351