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Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide: The Easy Way to Identify Medical Problems
A simple, visual symptom checker that helps you match your symptoms and health problems to possible conditions, and quickly directs you to the correct treatment.
Whether it's a symptom you've been ignoring for a while or something like a sudden pain after a fall, this book tells you what it could be and what action to take. Head-to-toe visual diagnostic guides help you identify suspected conditions or injuries based on symptoms, from headaches to foot pain and everything in between. Once you've narrowed it down, a cross-reference takes you to easy-to-follow descriptions of the condition at the back of the book. Potentially life-threatening situations and ailments that need urgent medical advice are clearly flagged. Fully illustrated throughout, the Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide is an invaluable reference.
Whether it's a symptom you've been ignoring for a while or something like a sudden pain after a fall, this book tells you what it could be and what action to take. Head-to-toe visual diagnostic guides help you identify suspected conditions or injuries based on symptoms, from headaches to foot pain and everything in between. Once you've narrowed it down, a cross-reference takes you to easy-to-follow descriptions of the condition at the back of the book. Potentially life-threatening situations and ailments that need urgent medical advice are clearly flagged. Fully illustrated throughout, the Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide is an invaluable reference.
256 pages, Paperback
Published January 9, 2018
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D.K. Publishing
9,067 books2,087 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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November 3, 2020
Finished reading it like a novel honestly, but I definitely gonna keep it on my device to check it occasionally.
It was not a complete book obviously but the idea and making was amazing and very helpful, to me at least.
I loved the way it categorised and visualized symptoms of each medical condition.
It was not a complete book obviously but the idea and making was amazing and very helpful, to me at least.
I loved the way it categorised and visualized symptoms of each medical condition.
December 31, 2019
2019 bk 432. Was given this as a booth was packing to head home after a convention - it wouldn't fit in the box and the vendor didn't want to start a new box. This is a simplistic manual and not similar to the Symptions 'choose your own adventure style' of the book my sister has. If you have a back problem, look up backs. This is more aches and pains, but with side boxes for possible diseases. The pictures are DK perfect. I did learn things about my own aches and pains and the price was right. Would I pay $19.95 US for it? Probably not, but I would check it out from my public library. This does at least give talking points of what to say to a physician.
May 6, 2023
Leukemia
The cancerous white blood cells are unable to fight infection; lack of red blood cells leads to anemia; and reduced levels of platelets lead to excessive bruising and bleeding. The cancerous white cells also spread to other organs. Leukemia may develop rapidly (acute) or more slowly (chronic) and may be fatal without treatment, which may include anticancer drugs, blood transfusions, radiation therapy, or a bone marrow transplant.
The cancerous white blood cells are unable to fight infection; lack of red blood cells leads to anemia; and reduced levels of platelets lead to excessive bruising and bleeding. The cancerous white cells also spread to other organs. Leukemia may develop rapidly (acute) or more slowly (chronic) and may be fatal without treatment, which may include anticancer drugs, blood transfusions, radiation therapy, or a bone marrow transplant.
February 5, 2024
This book explains the names of each part of the human body and the symptoms, as well as the name of the disease and how to treat it and those are explained with images.
Having a copy of this book at home will be useful in case of emergency. Medical terms are also available in dictionary form, so you can use this book when explaining your symptoms to your doctor.
Having a copy of this book at home will be useful in case of emergency. Medical terms are also available in dictionary form, so you can use this book when explaining your symptoms to your doctor.
April 29, 2024
This makes me feel like Simon Baker diagnosing people based on small inperceptual changes. And because ive become dellusional in thinking i can diagnose people, how could I not give it 5 star (its a v clear book with assorted refs)
June 19, 2025
Very clear and informative guide to many conditions. Very useful to help understand injuries and ailments. Plenty picture’s/diagrams to explain things.
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