New Chapters

Communicating with Health Care Professionals Prevention Rehabilitation Surgery Legal and Ethical Issues    (was an appendix on Legal Issues in 1st edition) Medicinal Herbs and Nutraceuticals Alternative Medicine First Aid Fractures Low Back Pain Brain Dysfunction Avascular Necrosis of the Bone Hand Disorders Prion Diseases Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pulmonary Hypertension Respiratory Failure Asthma (now its own chapter, greatly expanded) Biology of the Mouth Autoimmune Disorders Symptoms and Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Disorders Symptoms and Diagnosis of Blood Disorders Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Disorders Symptoms and Diagnosis of Gynecologic Disorders Sexual Dysfunction in Women Pelvic Floor Disorders Violence Against Women Normal Preschool and School-Aged Children Behavioral and Developmental Problems in Young Children Normal Adolescents Social Issues Affecting Children and Their Families    (including divorce, foster care, child care, and adoption) Diabetes in Children Medical Decision-Making Diseases of Unknown Cause (including    Gulf-War Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity,/option>    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Sick Building Syndrome) Familial Mediterranean Fever

New Topics/Discussions

"Effects of Aging" added to all introductory "Biology of" chapters Gene Therapy Progeroid syndromes (diseases of accelerated aging) Drug-food interactions, drug-herbal supplement interactions Over-the-counter allergy drugs 24-hour blood pressure monitoring,    tilt table testing, central venous catheterization,     and angiography of peripheral arteries Erythromelalgia Flock Worker's Lung Eosinophilic Fasciitis De Quervain's Syndrome Baker's Cysts Bunions, Plantar Fasciitis, Metatarsalgia,     Onychia, Onychauxis, and Onychogryphosis Motion Sickness Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis Hypoglossal Nerve Disorders Hemifacial Spasms Expanded discussion of behavioral and cognitive therapy Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptoms of Digestive Disorders Cholaginous Colitis Weight Loss Diets (high-protein, low-carbohydrate;    low-fat; high-fiber; liquid; grapefruit;    food-combining and food-cycling; other fad diets) Types of Cancer, Cancer Symptoms, and Cancer Prevention Ehrlichial Infections, Cryptosporidiosis,     Schistosomiasis, Cryptococcosis, and Paracoccidioidomycosis Hidradenitis Suppurativa Expanded discussion of refractive     surgery, with details on LASIK Expanded discussion of childhood vaccination Rett Syndrome Urinary Tract Infections in children Gastroenteritis, Gastroesophageal Reflux,    Constipation, and Appendicitis in children Obesity, Fad Diets, School Problems,    Rebellion, Violence, Antisocial Behavior, Risk-taking,    and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in adolescents Asthma in children Ear Infections, Pharyngitis,    Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids,    Hearing Deficits and Neck Masses in children Amblyopia and Refractive Errors in children Lightening Injuries Human Bites and Animal Bites Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Insecticide Poisoning

New Illustrations

8 pages of Color Plates (anatomical drawings) Increasing the Shoulder's Range of Motion Just the Right Height (cane use) Through the Skin (ways to administer drugs) Measuring Blood Pressure Heart Failure: Pumping and Filling Problems Types of Cardiomyopathy Keeping the Beat: Artificial Pacemakers Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Replacing a Heart Valve Bypass Surgery in the Leg Umbrellas: Preventing Pulmonary Embolism Cystic Fibrosis: Not Just a Lung Disease Understanding Bronchitis How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler (for asthma) Deaths Due to Lung Cancer (graph) Loss of Bone Density in Women (graph) Foot Fractures Repairing a Fractured Hip Replacing a Hip Replacing a Knee Biopsy of the Temporal Artery When the Fingers are Abnormally Bent (mallet finger, swan-neck deformity) Proper Keyboard Position (to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome) Common Hand Injuries Hallux Valgus with a Bunion What is Hammer Toe? Fibromyalgia: Finding the Tender Points What Is Referred Pain? A Cure for Vertigo? When Specific Areas of the Brain Are Damaged Herniation: The Brain Under Pressure Taking the Pressure off a Nerve What is Sciatica? Exercises to Prevent Low Back Pain A View of the Mouth Barton's Bandage Viewing the Digestive Tract    with an Endoscope What Is Diverticulosis? Complications of Diverticular Disease Banding a Hemorrhoid Staging Colon Cancer Understanding Colostomy What Are Gallstones? Bypassing Part of the Digestive Tract Insulin Replacement Therapy Preventing Tick Bites Hearing Aids: Amplifying the Sound What Is a Slit Lamp? What Is Astigmatism? What Is a Sentinal Lymph Node? (breast cancer) Mammography Stages of Pregnancy When the Bottom Falls Out: Prolapse in the Pelvis Breastfeeding Position Growth Charts for Preschool and School-Aged Children Enlarged Adenoids and Tonsils Ventilating Tubes (for ear infections) Meckel's Diverticulum Estimating the Extent of a Burn Automated External Defibrillator Heimlich Maneuver Blocked Airway in an Infant Commonly Used Splints The Operating Room

New Sidebars

And Then There Were Two (cloning) Athletic Heart Syndrome Communicating with a Dying Person Making the Most of Drug Treatment From Laboratory to Medicine Cabinet Guidelines for Choosing and Using     Over-the Counter Drugs Reading a Drug Label Endocarditis Without Infection Butter, Margarine, or Cholesterol-Lowering Margarine? Performing Foot Care Preventing Certain Pneumonias with Vaccines Antibiotics Used for Bacterial Pneumonias Psittacosis: An Unusual Type of Pneumonia Drugs Used for Viral Pneumonias Status Asthmaticus What Is Tension Pneumothorax? Cor Pulmonale: A Disorder Stemming     from Pulmonary Hypertension What Causes Respiratory Failure? How Bones Heal Taking Care of a Cast Preventing Falls Causes of Avascular Necrosis How to Live with Osteoarthritis Corticosteroids: Uses and Side Effects Risk Factors for the Development of Gout What Is a Neurologic Symptom? How Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Work Ways to Improve Sleep What Is Confusion? Creating a Beneficial Environment     for People with Dementia Caring for Caregivers Recognizing an Ischemic Stroke Recognizing a Serious Head Injury Head Injuries in Children Understanding Tumor Treatment (brain tumors) Some Infections That Cause Meningitis Some Noninfectious Causes of Meningitis What Is Aseptic Meningitis? Who Should Receive a Rabies Vaccine? Of Sheep and Cows (scrapie and     mad-cow disease) Hiccups: Spasms of the Diaphragm Overactive Nerves: Two Syndromes     (stiff-person syndrome, Isaac's syndrome) No Pain: Charcot's Joints Horner's Syndrome: A Droopy Eye What Is the Cauda Equina Syndrome? What Are Psychosomatic Disorders? What Is Exposure Therapy? What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Disorders That Resemble Schizophrenia What Is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome? Other Drugs of Abuse (anabolic     steroids, growth hormone, erythropoietin     and darbepoietin, diuretics, ipecac syrup, and laxatives) Alcoholics Anonymous: A Path to Recovery Abused Inhalants That Have Medical Uses Color Changes in the Mouth Burning Mouth Syndrome A Brighter Smile Through Cosmetic Dentistry Understanding Halitosis When the Stomach Is Infected Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome:    An Acid-Generating Cancer Gastroenteritis as a Side Effect of Drugs When Clostridium difficile Colitis     Is Not Caused by Antibiotics Rare Types of Esophageal Cancer Rare Types of Stomach Cancer Rare Types of Small-Intestinal Cancer Rare Types of Pancreatic Cancer Alcohol's Toll on the Liver Problems With Using Radiopaque Dye Reasons for Dialysis Fibrodysplasia: A Cause of Renal Artery Blockage Neurogenic Bladder: One Cause of Overflow Incontinence Preventing Bladder Infections in Women Interstitial Cystitis: Bladder Inflammation, Not Infection Causes of Undernutrition Homocysteine: A Diet-Heart Disease Connection? What Is the Blood pH? Metabolic Syndrome: A Cluster of Problems Classifying Porphyrias What Is Hyperparathyroidism? Wilson's Disease: When Copper Accumulates Hemochromatosis: When Iron Accumulates When the Body Has Too Much Antidiuretic Hormone How Are Calories in Foods Measured? Fat Versus Lean: Body Composition Polyglandular Deficiency Syndromes Euthyroid Sick Syndrome Thyroid Storm Eating Real Licorice What Is Nelson's Syndrome? Suppression of Adrenal Function by Corticosteroids The Foot in Diabetes Aplastic Anemia: When the Bone Marrow Shuts Down Other Causes of a High Platelet Count What Are Secondary and Relative Polycythemia? Myelodysplastic Syndromes Unusual Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas What Is Cryoglobulinemia? Controlling Diseases By Purifying the Blood Drugs and Blood Clots: A Complicated Relationship Talking About Cancer What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes? Warning Signs of Cancer Preventing Cancer Response to Treatment (cancer) Strategies for Attack (the immune system) Anaphylactoid vs. Anaphylactic Hereditary Angioedema: Not an Allergy What are Stem Cells? Reattaching a Body Part Types of Infectious Organisms Identifying an Infectious Organism Biological Warfare and Terrorism The Tuberculin Skin Test Smallpox: New Risks From an Old Disease Preventing Influenza with a Vaccine The HIV Transmission Risk of Several Sexual Activities Proper Condom Use What Are Clostridia? Phototherapy: Using Ultraviolet Light to Treat Skin Disorders Poison Ivy Dermatitis When the Skin Is Dry Topical Antifungal Drugs Using Lasers to Treat Skin Problems Mohs' Microscopically Controlled Surgery Some Substances That Sensitize the Skin to Sunlight Actinic Keratoses: Precancerous Growths Measurement of Loudness Causes of Hearing Loss Fungal Sinus Infections Speech without Vocal Cords Finding a Lump in the Neck What Causes Color Blindness? How and Why Blindness Develops Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis What Is Pinkeye? Some Patterns of Visual Loss Testosterone Replacement Therapy The Stop-and-Start Technique    (in sexual dysfunction treatment) Sexual Activity and Heart Disease Interpreting Abnormal Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Taking Drugs While Breastfeeding Nearby Infections: Vulvitis and Bartholinitis Adenomyosis: Noncancerous Growths in the Uterus What Is the Pelvic Congestion Syndrome? Kegel Exercises: Squeeze and Relax What Is an Ovarian Cyst? Understanding Hysterectomy Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Skin Rashes During Pregnancy Skin Conditions in the Newborn The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Toilet Teaching Behavioral Problems    That Are Actually Parenting Problems ADHD: Epidemic or Overdiagnosis? When Puberty Starts Too Early Some Causes of Birth Defects Some Causes of Mental Retardation What Is Bullying? The Changing Structure of Families Talking With Children About Difficult Topics What Is Kawasaki Syndrome? What Is Reye's Syndrome? Enteroviral Infections: Common in Childhood Rare Hereditary Disorders of Lipid Metabolism Common Leg, Foot, and Knee Problems in Infants and Young Children Risk Factors for Hearing Deficits in Children Refractive Errors in Children Which Children Are at Risk for Type II Diabetes? How to Take a Child's Temperature Treating Dehydration When Part of a Chromosome Is Missing When Chemicals Burn the Skin Smoke Inhalation Small, Shallow Burns Preventing Heat Disorders Other Illnesses That Develop at High Altitudes Breathing Air Under High Pressure High Risk Factors for Diving Nontoxic Household Products What Is Serum Sickness? Tick Paralysis Basic First Aid Supplies Cosmetic Surgery Surgery Through a Keyhole Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Triggers for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

New Tables (* indicates special drug tables)

Health Risk Assessment Strategies for Preventing Major Health Problems Recommended Preventive Care Schedule for Adults Calories Burned During Exercise Targets in the Body: Cell Receptors Some Drug-Food Interactions Chronic Disorders and Over-the-Counter Drugs Some Possible Medicinal Herb-Drug Interactions Antihypertensive Drugs* Drugs Used to Treat Coronary Artery Disease* Some Drugs Used to Treat Arrhythmias* Some Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure* Which Procedures Require Preventive Antibiotics? Drugs Used for Asthma* Unusual Infiltrative Lung Diseases Types of Fractures Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis* Drugs Used for Gout* Opioid Analgesics* Drugs Used to Treat Migraines* Drugs Used to Treat Seizures* Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's Disease* Types of Mental Health Care Professionals Antianxiety Drugs* Some Common Phobias Drugs Used to Treat Depression* Antipsychotic Drugs* Drugs Used to Treat Peptic Disorders* Microorganisms That Cause Gastroenteritis Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation* Drugs Used to Prevent or Treat Constipation* Drugs Used to Treat Diarrhea* The Hepatitis Viruses Possible Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis Prognosis of Certain Glomerular Disorders    That Can Cause Nephrotic Syndrome Drugs That May Cause or Worsen Urinary Incontinence Lipoproteins: Lipid Carriers Limiting Fat and Cholesterol in the Diet A Practical Approach to a Low-Cholesterol,     Low-Saturated Fat Diet Lipid-Lowering Drugs* Determining Body Mass Index Drugs Used for Hyperthyroidism* Oral Antihyperglycemic Drugs* Other Causes of Anemia Most Common Cancers in Men and Women Some Complications of Cancer Selected Tumor Markers Chemotherapy Drugs* Some Antihistamines* Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant Rejection* Some Autoimmune Disorders Antibiotics* Drugs for Serious Fungal Infections* Some Other Rickettsial Infections Nonprescription Cold Remedies* Antiviral Drugs* Viruses and Cancer: A Link Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDS Drugs for HIV Infection* Who Needs a Tetanus Booster? Other Bacterial Infections Drugs Used to Treat Acne* Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma* Common Methods and Strategies for Treating Prostate Cancer Some Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms or Complications of Menopause Drugs Commonly Used to Treat Endometriosis Stages of Breast Cancer Some Drugs That Can Cause    Problems During Pregnancy Some Vaginal Infections Deciphering Medical Terms for Menstrual Disorders Staging Cancers of the Female     Reproductive Organs Milestones for Ages 18 Months to 6 Years Other Birth Defects Vaccines for International Travel Effects of Amyloid Build-Up