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Tables of Contents for The Harvard Medical School Family Medical Guide
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
8
9
Navigating the Health Care System
17
14
Take Charge of Your Health
31
66
How to Stay Healthy
31
8
Diet and Nutrition
39
12
Exercise and Fitness
51
6
Using Addictive Substances
57
12
Contraception and Safer Sex
69
9
Medical Checkups and Screening Tests
78
8
Safety and Preventing Injury
86
4
Stress
90
2
Preventing Infection
92
2
Immunizations and Travel Health
94
3
How Your Body Works
97
24
How you Read and Remember
97
1
How you speak and Understand Speech
98
1
How you Recognize Objects
99
1
How you See
100
1
How you Hear
101
1
How you Feel Pain
102
1
How you smell and Taste
103
1
How you move
104
2
Your Vital Functions and the Autonomic Nervous System
106
2
How you Circulate Blood
108
1
How you Make Blood
109
1
Hwo you Breathe
110
1
How Hormones work
111
1
How you Digest
112
2
How you Eliminate Wastes and Keep Fluids in Balance
114
1
How you Kidneys Work
115
1
How you Reproduce
116
2
How you Fight Bacterial Infections
118
1
How you Fight Viral Infections
119
1
How you Heal Injuries
120
1
Diagnosing Disease
121
50
You and Your Doctor
121
5
Understanding Genetics
126
9
Guide to Imaging
135
18
Diagnostic Tests
153
10
Going to the Hospital
163
8
Symptom Charts
171
166
How to use the Symptom charts
171
1
General Symptoms
172
94
Women's symptoms
266
27
Symptoms of Infants and Children
293
37
Men's symptoms
330
7
Brain and Nervous System
337
54
Stroke
342
12
Headache
354
3
Cancer
357
2
Injuries
359
3
Thinking Disorders
362
6
Other Degenerative Diseases
368
5
Other Nervous System Disorders
373
10
Sleep and Sleep Problems
383
8
Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
391
24
Treatment
392
1
Types of Theraphy
393
2
Mood and Anxiety Disroders
395
12
Personality Disorders
407
2
Psychoses
409
2
Other Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
411
4
Eyes
415
32
Eyelids
418
2
Focusing Problems
420
7
Outer Surfeace of the Eye
427
3
Inside the Eye
430
15
Other Eye Conditions
445
2
Ears, Nose, and Throat
447
22
Ears
449
11
Nose
460
6
Throat
466
3
Teeth, Mouth, and Gums
469
25
Preventing Tooth Decay and Plaque
470
4
Common Dental Problems
474
5
Common Dental Procedures
479
6
Dental Injuries
485
1
Cosmetic Improvement of Teeth
486
1
Sores of the Mouth, Lip, and Tongue
487
2
Cancerous and Precancerous Conditions of the Mouth
489
1
Tongue Variations
490
1
Problems of the Salivary Glands
491
3
Lungs
494
33
Infections
494
11
Asthma
505
18
Lung Cancer
523
4
Skin, Hair, and Nails
527
34
Skin
529
26
Hair
555
3
Nails
558
3
Color Guide to Visual Diagnosis
561
8
Fungal Infections
561
1
Bacterial Infections
562
1
Other Important Skin Conditions
562
2
Noncancerous (Benign) Growths
564
1
Precancerous Growths
564
1
Cancerous (Malignant) Growths
565
1
Infestations with Insects
566
1
Scaling and Itching Conditions
566
1
Injuries
567
1
Hair Loss for Unknown Reasons
567
1
Infections of the Nails
567
1
Disorders of the Mouth
567
1
Disorders of the Eyes and Eyelids
567
1
Common Childhood Diseases
568
1
Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
569
22
Breasts
572
3
Face
575
6
Skin
581
7
Body Shaping
588
3
Bones, Joints, and Muscles
591
50
Bones
593
8
Joints
601
9
Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
610
2
Neck, Shoulders, Arms, and Hands
612
6
Back, Hips, Legs, and Feet
618
23
Heart, Blood Vessels, and Circulation
641
68
Blood Pressure
643
9
Disease of the Heart's Arteries: Coronary Artery Disease
652
19
Abnormal Heart Rate and Rhythm
671
10
Diseases of the Heart Musical and Lining
681
8
Diseases of the Heart Valves
689
9
Disease of the Arteries and veins
698
11
Blood Disorders
709
34
Blood Donation and Transfusion
711
2
Anemia
713
11
Cancers of the Blood Cells (Leukemias)
724
3
Cancers of the Lymph Glands (Lymphomas)
727
7
Other Blood Disorders
734
4
Cancer
738
5
Digestive System
743
60
Esophagus
746
6
Stomach
752
6
Liver
758
10
Pancreas
768
2
Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
770
4
Small Intestine
774
4
Diarrheal Diseases and Disorders
778
3
Large Intestine
781
13
Rectal And Anal Disorders
794
4
Other Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
798
5
Urinary System
803
26
Urinary Tract Infection and Inflammation
804
6
Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure
810
12
Cancer
822
2
Other Urinary Tract Disorders
824
5
Hormonal Disorders
829
34
Diabetes
832
12
Thyroid Gland Disorders
844
8
Parathyroid Gland Disorders
852
1
Metabolic Disorders
853
3
Adrenal Gland Disorders
856
3
Pituitary Gland Disorders
859
2
Superhormones
861
2
Infections and Immune System Diseases
863
40
Infections
871
23
Immune System Diseases
894
9
Infertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
903
42
Infertility
904
10
Pregnancy
914
9
Common Discomforts of Pregnancy
923
5
Serious Conditions Of Pregnancy
928
7
Childbirth
935
10
Health of Infants and Children
945
76
Immunizations and the Diseases They Prevent
946
5
Health and Development of Children Younger Than Age 2
951
36
Health and Development of Children Older Than Age 2
987
34
Health of Adolescents
1021
18
For Parents: Knowing Your Adolescent Child
1021
4
For Teens: Knowing Yourself
1025
14
Health of Women
1039
46
A Woman's Reproductive System
1039
2
Tests Women May Have
1041
2
Menstruation
1043
4
Menopause
1047
6
Breasts
1053
10
Vulva
1063
1
Vagina
1064
2
Cervix
1066
4
Uterus
1070
6
Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes
1076
5
Sexuality
1081
1
Problems With Female Sexual Function
1081
2
Women and Violence
1083
2
Health of Men
1085
26
Penis
1086
2
Testicles and Scrotum
1088
2
Sexuality
1090
1
Problems With Male Sexual Function
1091
4
Prostate Gland
1095
15
The Aging Male
1110
1
Health of Seniors
1111
8
Strength Training For Seniors
1112
1
How Our Senses Change With Age
1113
1
Health Issues of Older Adults
1113
6
Caregiving and Eldercare
1119
18
Caregiving In Your Home
1119
10
Support Systems
1129
3
Living Arrangements
1132
3
Caregiving For A Person With Alzheimer Disease Or Other Dementia
1135
2
Death and Dying
1137
10
Issues At The End of Life
1138
4
Putting Affairs in Order
1142
1
After Death
1143
4
Medicines
1147
42
The Basics
1147
4
Safety
1151
5
Managing Your Medicines
1156
3
Common Drug Classes
1159
3
Drug Index
1162
4
Drug Interactions Chart
1166
23
First Aid and Emergency Care
1189
28
Emergency Care: A to Z
1190
27
Replaceable Parts of Irreplaceable You
1217
3
Appendix
1220
29
Medical Terminology
1220
7
Glossary
1220
7
Board-Certified Medical Specialists
1227
1
Information Resources
1227
15
Diseases, Conditions, and Issues: Private Organizations
1227
10
Diseases, Conditions, and Issues: Federal Agencies
1237
1
Medical Internet Resources
1238
1
National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers
1238
1
Poison Control Center
1238
4
Medical Forms and Charts
1242
7
Living Wills
1242
3
Medical Records Summary
1245
1
Type of Activity and Calories Burned
1246
1
Calorie, Fiber, and Fat Content of Common Foods
1246
3
Index
1249