The Merck manual home health handbook / Robert S. Porter, editor-in-chief ; Justin L. Kaplan, senior assistant editor ; Barbara P. Homeier, assistant editor ; editorial board, Richard K. Albert ... [et al.].
Material type: TextPublication details: Whitehouse Station, NJ : Merck Research Laboratories, 2009.Edition: [3rd ed.]Description: xlii, 2306 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0911910301 :
- 9780911910308 :
- Home health handbook
- Merck manual of medical information. Home ed.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Not for Loan | Dr. James Carlson Library | Reference | 610 M555 | Not for loan | 33111005837378 | ||||
Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 610 M555 | Checked out | 06/18/2024 | 33111006203174 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The World's most widely used medical reference. No home should be without it.
This comprehensive medical resource, The Merck Manual - - Third Home Edition , extensively covers health care for newborns, the elderly, and everyone in between. The new Third Home Edition provides the same authoritative information doctors have relied on in The Merck Manual, for more than a century, in easy-to-understand, everyday language. Previous editions have sold more than 3 million copies.
Written by more than 200 internationally respected medical experts, this new edition of the world's bestselling reference presents in-depth information for medical situations, including:
Aging
Gynecological Disorders
Heart disease
Digestive disorders
Cancer
Nutrition problems
AIDS
Hormonal problems
Infections and immunizations
Neurological Disorders
Pediatric Disorders
Men's, women's and children's health issues
Mental health disorders
Accidents and injuries
Care for the dying
And much more...
Includes index.
Previously published as: The Merck manual of medical information, Home ed.
A guide for readers -- Understanding medical terms -- Fundamentals -- Drugs -- Digestive disorders -- Liver and gallbladder disorders -- Kidney and urinary tract disorders -- Heart and blood vessel disorders -- Lung and airway disorders -- Bone, joint, and muscle disorders -- Brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders -- Mental health disorders -- Disorders of nutrition and metabolism -- Hormonal disorders -- Blood disorders -- Cancer -- Immune disorders -- Infections -- Skin disorders -- Mouth and dental disorders -- Ear, nose, and throat disorders -- Eye disorders -- Men's health issues -- Women's health issues -- Children's health issues -- Older people's health issues -- Injuries and poisoning -- Special subjects -- Appendixes. Weights and measures ; Common medical tests ; Drug names : generic and trade ; Resources for help and information.
This Home edition of the Merck Manual contains virtually all the information in the physician's version, but in easy-to-understand, everyday language, with a reader-friendly format. Features new chapters on gene therapy, heart disease, cancer nutrition problems, hormonal problems, and men's, women's and children's health issues.