Dorling Kindersley - Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide: The Easy Way to Identify Medical Problems

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DIZZINESS AND FA INTING SEIZURES GENERAL P AIN MOBILITY NAUSEA AND VOMITING FATI GUE FEVER WEIGHT GAIN WEIGHT LOSS SKIN RASHES SKIN MOLES AND DISCOL ORA TION SKIN LUMPS AND BUMPS MOOD CHANGES BEHAVI OR PROBLEMS MEMORY AND CONFUSION SLEEPING PROBLEMS HOW TO USE THIS BOOK PAR T 1 WHOLE-BODY SYMPT OM GUIDE

HEAD FRONT HEAD SIDE HAIR AND SCALP FACE EYE PHYSICAL EYE VISION EAR PHYSICAL EAR HEARING NOSE MOUTH THROAT THROAT VOICE NECK SHOULDER FRONT SHOULDER BACK UPPER ARM ELBOW FOREARM AND WRIST HAND BACK HAND PAL M CHEST UPPER CHEST CENTRAL CHEST SIDE BREAST UPPER BACK ABDOMEN GENERAL UPPER ABDOMEN LOWER BACK LOWER ABDOMEN LEFT LOWER ABDOMEN RIGHT FEMALE PEL VI S GROIN MALE AND FEMALE URINARY PROBLEMS FEMALE FEMALE GENIT AL S URINARY PROBLEMS MALE MALE GENITA LS BUTTOCK S AND ANUS BOWELS DIARRHEA BOWELS CONSTIP ATI ON BOWELS ABNORMAL ST OOLS HIP FRONT HIP BACK THIGH FRONT THIGH BACK KNEE FRONT KNEE BACK LOWER LEG FRONT LOWER LEG BACK ANKLE FOOT GENERAL FOOT UPPER FOOT UNDERSIDE PAR T 2 HEAD-TO -TOE SYMPT OM GUIDE

CONTRIBUTO RS MUSCULOSKELET AL SYSTE M NERVOUS SY STEM EAR AND EYE CARDIOV ASCULAR SYSTE M BLOOD, LY MPHAT IC, AND IMMUNE SY STEM RESPIRAT ORY SYSTE M DIGESTIVE S YSTEM URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE SY STEM ENDOCRINE AND META BOLIC SKIN, HAIR, AND NAIL INFECTIONS AND INFEST ATI ONS POISONING AND ENVIRONMENTA L MENTA L HEALT H GLOSSARY INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Dina K aufman, MBBS, MRCGP , DCH, DRCGP Part -time physician in London with special interests in women s health and psychological medicine. Michael Dawson, MM edSc, FRCGP Former ph ysician in Shr opshir e, England, now a national part-time educator and mentor . Mike Wy ndham, MBBS, MRCGP A physician fo r 35 years with special intere sts in postgraduate medical education in primary care, management of skin disease, and the application of photograph y to medical pr actice. Martyn Pa ge Freelance editor and writer based in London. Kristina R outh Medical doctor and qualied specialist in Public Health Medicine. PAR T 3 DIRECTO RY OF CONDITIONS

READER NOTICE Medical Symptoms: A Visual Guide provides information on a wide ra nge of medical topics, and every eort has been made to ensur e that the inf ormation in this book is accurate and up-to-date (as of the date of publication). The book is not a substitute for expert medical advice, however , and is not to be relied on f or medical, healthcare , pharmaceutical, or other prof essional advice on specic circ umstances and in specic locations. Y ou are advised alwa ys to consult a doctor or other health pr ofessio nal for specic information on personal health matters. Please consult y our physician bef ore changing, stopping, or starting any medical tr eatment. Never disre gard ex pert medical advice or delay in seeking advice or tr eatment due to inf ormation obtained fro m this book. The naming of any pr oduct, treatment , or org anization in this book does not imply endorsement by the Medical Editor , other consultants or contributors, editor , or publisher , nor does the omission of any such names indicate disappr oval. Neither the author , publisher , M edical Editor , consultants, contributors, nor editor shall be liable or responsible f or any inju ry , loss, or damage allegedly arising from an y information or suggestion in this book. A NOTE ON GENDER IDENTITIES DK recognizes all gender identities, and acknowledges that the se x someone was assigned at birth, based on their sexual or gans , may not align with their gender identity . P eople ma y identify as an y gender (including genders outside the male/ female binary) or as no gender , and their gender identity may change during their lifetime. As gender language, and its use in our society , evolves, the scientic and medical communities continue to reassess their own phr asing. Please note, this book uses women to ref er to people who were assigned as female at birth on the basis of their sexual or gans , and m en to ref er to people who were assigned male at birth on the basis of their se xual or gans. A NOTE ON SKIN S YMPT OMS Var ious conditions may pr oduce a r ash or discolour ation of the skin, and the appearance of the a ected are a can be diere nt on diere nt skin tones. For e xample, a heat rash typically appears as a collection of small pink or r ed spots on pale skin whereas on br own or black skin the spots ma y appear gra y or white. In this book, skin rashes and discolor ation ar e gener ally described as the y appear on paler skin. It may be dicult to identify them on dark er skin tones, but the y may be easi er to see on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet , lips, tongue, or inside the eyelids, if an y of those areas is a ected. Wi th certain conditions, discoloration ma y aect the s kin and the whites of the eyes (appearing yellow in jaundice, f or example), and the eye discolor ation should be detectable r egar dless of a person s skin color .