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Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery: Updated and Revised 6th Edition
The most trusted medical resource, now updated, expanded and revised
For almost three decades, readers have turned to The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery for the most comprehensive and easy-to-use tool for diagnosing, understanding and seeking treatment for any illness—from the common cold to life-threatening cancer and heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs and surgeries, this authoritative, all-in-one handbook will help sort out the confusing and conflicting information found online and many other places.
This edition has been completely revised and updated throughout and features:
• More than 20 new illness and disorders topics, ranging from Chronic Pain Syndrome to Perimenopause to Silent Stroke and Smoking Addiction
• Appendix covering diets and other preventive measures
• An extensive Glossary of medical-related words and terminology with easy-to-understand explanations about medical tests and brief descriptions of certain rare diseases and disorders
From signs and symptoms to information on complications and outcomes, from diagnostic tests to advice on when to call the doctor, The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery is the most reliable and accessible resource available.
For almost three decades, readers have turned to The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery for the most comprehensive and easy-to-use tool for diagnosing, understanding and seeking treatment for any illness—from the common cold to life-threatening cancer and heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs and surgeries, this authoritative, all-in-one handbook will help sort out the confusing and conflicting information found online and many other places.
This edition has been completely revised and updated throughout and features:
• More than 20 new illness and disorders topics, ranging from Chronic Pain Syndrome to Perimenopause to Silent Stroke and Smoking Addiction
• Appendix covering diets and other preventive measures
• An extensive Glossary of medical-related words and terminology with easy-to-understand explanations about medical tests and brief descriptions of certain rare diseases and disorders
From signs and symptoms to information on complications and outcomes, from diagnostic tests to advice on when to call the doctor, The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery is the most reliable and accessible resource available.
1184 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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About the author
H. Winter Griffith
41 books1 followerDr. Henry Winter Griffith (1926–1993) was an American physician who authored 27 popular medical books. His most famous books of all include The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness, and Surgery and Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs. Multiple editions have been published, even following Dr. Griffith's death, and these books are the basis for the health library on the popular web site MDadvice.com. Dr. Griffith's books have been renowned as easy for patients to read and understand.
Griffith was a graduate of Emory University medical school. He ran a family medical practice for 20 years, and taught at Florida State University and University of Arizona College of Medicine.
During his lifetime, Dr. Griffith suffered many health problems of his own, including heart disease and cancer. He underwent many treatments, including a heart transplant. He died in 1993 at the age of 67 from bone cancer.
An award, known as the H. Winter Griffith Award, is offered in recognition of an individual's or organization's contribution in patient education materials. It was created in 1990, and includes a $500 prize and a $300 stipend for its recipient.
Griffith was a graduate of Emory University medical school. He ran a family medical practice for 20 years, and taught at Florida State University and University of Arizona College of Medicine.
During his lifetime, Dr. Griffith suffered many health problems of his own, including heart disease and cancer. He underwent many treatments, including a heart transplant. He died in 1993 at the age of 67 from bone cancer.
An award, known as the H. Winter Griffith Award, is offered in recognition of an individual's or organization's contribution in patient education materials. It was created in 1990, and includes a $500 prize and a $300 stipend for its recipient.
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January 22, 2021
Very helpful
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March 26, 2009You don't have to be a physician to make a diagnosis if you carefully follow the "symptoms" chapter. It is designed for the medical novice to give limited information for whatever symptoms you (or whomever) may be experiencing. The information is broad yet easily understood without alarming the reader. Yet, when the situation is dire it will tell you "call doctor NOW" , call 911 NOW, or call 911 and begin CPR NOW.
This book has been apart of my adult life and very helpful to parents or the elderly. We now live in an era in which knowledge empowers us. You need to do as much reading when you, a friend or relative becomes ill to augment the important questions your physician may ask.
I highly recommend this book!
This book has been apart of my adult life and very helpful to parents or the elderly. We now live in an era in which knowledge empowers us. You need to do as much reading when you, a friend or relative becomes ill to augment the important questions your physician may ask.
I highly recommend this book!
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February 10, 2017Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery by Griffith, M.D. @2006, ISBN: 0399532358, PB w/cd, LBS, $1.00, 9/2012
But had an older edition: Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery by Griffith, M.D. @ 1985, ISBN: 0895863340, PB, SHS, 3/2010
But had an older edition: Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery by Griffith, M.D. @ 1985, ISBN: 0895863340, PB, SHS, 3/2010
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February 29, 2012
Great reference book
September 15, 2013
As with many of the health and medical books I own, I have reads parts of them according to information I needed at that time. I am marking them as "Read" and they are all 5 stars!
January 18, 2009
adds to my hypochondria and paranoia...JUST PERFECT!!!!
August 23, 2011
Addicted to this book.
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