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The Mothers' and Fathers' Medical Encyclopedia
The Mothers' and Fathers' Medical Encyclopedia Author:Virginia E. Pomeranz, Dodi Schultz, Marika (Illustrator) Now in a new, greatly expanded edition, The Mothers' and Fathers' Medical Encyclopedia has added almost a thousand entries to make a total of 2,200 entries in all. — All the ills and health problems that any parent is likely to encounter, from a child's infancy through adolescence and the teen years, are listed in easy-and-quick-to-fi... more »nd alphabetical order with complete cross-references. The encyclopedic listing functions as a multifaceted guide: as a dictionary, defining and explaining medical terms you may read or hear about: as a first-aid manual, offering explicit instructions for coping with injuries and other emergencies, both major and minor; and as source of the most up-to-date information concerning all aspects of your child's heath -- including growth and development, diet and nutrition, psychological help, preventive care, and illnesses both common and uncommon - from cradle through college.
Timely concerns such as contraception, venereal disease, and drug abuse are given particularly thorough attention, and valuable entries have been included offering practical consumer guidelines on over-the-counter remedies plus factual information on many prescription medications. The discovery of new vaccines, advances in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital disorders, and vast improvements in cancer detection and therapy have also resulted in extensive revisions and additions.
A major feature of the book is an enlarged section on first-aid measures for accidental poisoning - still a serious threat to the lives of infants and preschoolers -- containing the largest and most detailed listing of toxic substances currently in print. A "phone book" of poison control centers throughout the country is also included, as one of five appendices. Other appendices provide guidelines to selecting a physician, clues to understanding puzzling medical terms, suggestions for supplementary reading, and space to record your children's individual medical histories.« less