[AISWorld] The Pocket Doctor: Medical Tips for Common Illnesses

[Sangeeta Datta, Viva Books]

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*THE POCKET DOCTOR*

Dr. Anila Chandy

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 9788130912615 2016     152pp    PB     5.5x8.5"
Publisher: Viva Books

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*Description:*
Written by a practicing physician, this practical guide for everyone 
helps the readers understand what various symptoms mean and how to deal 
with them. It contains several typical cases of medical consultations 
and the approach a physician would follow to deal with each situation.

Many patients wish that the doctor explained to them all the various 
probabilities that could be associated with their symptoms and why the 
doctor orders the tests he/she does.

This book is for those anxious people who have many unanswered questions 
in their minds regarding their illnesses. It also contains some 
practical tips such as how to adjust the insulin dose in diabetes.

*Contents:*

/Preface . Acknowledgments/
A Cold That Doesn't Seem to Go Away . Generalized Aches and Pains . 
Cough Lasting More Than 2 Weeks . Breathing Trouble . Chest Pain: Is it 
a Heart Attack? . Controlling Your Blood Pressure . Is Cholesterol 
Intake Harmful? . Detecting Diabetes Early . Recurrent Hypoglycemia in 
Diabetics . Treating Diabetes in Pregnancy . Self-adjusting Your Insulin 
Dose . Knowing the Problems with Eating Sugar . Swollen Feet . How Much 
Alcohol Can You Drink? . A Bothersome Headache . Giddiness . Burning 
Feet . Memory Problems . Sleepless Nights . Leg Cramps . Evaluating 
Unexpected Weight Loss . How to Gain Weight? . Hard to Lose That Flab! . 
Who Should Screen for Cancer? . Are Your Vitamin Supplements Harming 
You? . Taking the Flu Shot . Choosing the Right Antibiotic . Fever for 
More Than 2 Weeks . Knowing the Distinguishing Features of Tropical 
Infections Like Dengue, Malaria, and Typhoid . Dealing with Urine 
Infection in Women . Acute Diarrhea . Diarrhea for More Than 4 Weeks . 
Bloating and Indigestion . Blood in Stools . Painful Passage of Stools . 
Upper Tummy Pain . Lower Tummy Pain . Understanding Jaundice . Deciding 
on an Operation for Gallstones . Low Back Ache . Understanding 
Osteoporosis . Hurting Knees . Not Getting Pregnant . Recurrent 
Miscarriages . White Discharge in Women . Excessive Hair Loss . Acute 
Allergic Reactions . Including the Right Tests in Your "Health Check-up" 
. Cautions for Procedures Using Contrast Agents . Protecting Your Kidneys
 
*About the Author:
**
Dr. Anila Chandy* is a physician associated with the Apollo group of 
hospitals and Motherhood Hospital, Chennai, India. A medical graduate 
from the Christian Medical College, Vellore, and postgraduate in 
Internal Medicine from the Christian Medical College and Hospital, 
Ludhiana, she has authored various publications and articles for the 
medical fraternity. 
Passionate about bringing understandable medicine within the reach of 
the layman at an affordable price, she has written this book. Having 
served in rural India for over 2 years, and with a total of over 15 
years practicing experience in well- known hospitals, she understands 
the need to diagnose patients at the basic level first, before ordering 
expensive and often unnecessary medical tests. 
This work is like a reference medical book that attempts to list out 
common symptoms and possible diagnosis. It is not exhaustive and does 
not attempt to be such. On the other hand, it equips the patient with 
some understanding of common ailments before approaching a hospital. It 
also gives sound advice on how to eat and live healthy.

*Target Audience:*

General public who have many unanswered questions regarding their 
Health. It equips the patient with some understanding of common ailments 
before approaching a hospital. It also gives sound advice on how to eat 
and live healthy.
 
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