American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide [Hardcover]

David R. Goldmann (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 13, 2003

The most innovative and authoritative reference to family health and medicine ever produced, the ACP Complete Home Medical Guide gives readers the information needed on the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical conditions. Focusing on the latest advances in medical science, with a user-friendly approach to ones own health care, this is an unbeatable reference. Consumer reference provides the most up-to-date medical and health information. Includes new information on medications, latest treatment methods and screening guidelines, and the most recent medical developments. Features more than 2,000 illustrations, user-friendly symptom charts, and lists online medical sites.

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About the Author

Dedicated to enhancing the quality and professionalism in the practice of medicine, American College of Physicians includes more than 115,000 internal medicine physicians and medical students and is the nation's largest medical specialty organization.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1104 pages
• Publisher: DK Adult; Rev&Updtd edition (October 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789496739
• ISBN-13: 978-0789496737
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Reference

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best medical encyclpedia/guide I have ever seen, May 30, 2005

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Y. DANIEL "ydaniel" (Los Angeles, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide (Hardcover)

First let me say that I used to have the classic AMA Encyclopedia of Medicine for years from 1989 edition, and finally the AMA released a newer book, but it is certainly not as good as the first one and not as good as this ACP Med Guide. Just go to any bookstore and open any page and you'll see what I mean.
The AMA hardly has any photos in the text and is not as nearly richly illustrated as the ACP Complete Med Guide.


This book is loaded with so many rich full color photos and illustrations, it is mind boggling. I have worked in the medical field for nearly 10 years and I have never seen some of the photos in this book.

Many photos are close up using electron microscopes that capture spectacular images of cells. I had taken anatomy and physiology I and II in college and never saw an image of a nerve entering a muscle fiber.

There's a ton of images of various diseases that show you for example instantly what a suspicious skin mole might look like.

Every major system in the body is covered exhaustively by diagrams not just showing the anatomy but how the system and each organ work together.

There's a first aid section at the end that illustrates CPR etc.

There's links to relevant websites throughout the text.

Just go browse it at any bookstore.. I could not put it down for two hours!

Well done American College of Physicians and DK publishing!

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Home Medical Guide-American College of Physicians, November 6, 2003

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Joseph S. Maresca "Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA,... (Bronxville, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide (Hardcover)

This home medical guide is a complete rendition which
names diseases, disease processes, diagnostic approaches
and treatment options for practically every conceivable
ailment. The volume is easy to read and it is devoid
of too much medical jargon. There are many pictures depicting
the human anatomy, or portions thereof, in full color.
The approaches to describing the various disease processes
are modern. In addition, the work distinguishes between related
diseases and conditions. A beauty of the work is that it
describes how patients function given the most debilitating
medical conditions presented. For instance,
ankylosing spondylitis causes permanent disability in 1 in 20
patients wherein they lose the ability to do routine
tasks/functions. Basic medical terms are defined exhaustively.
The book is a worthy purchase as a desk reference for
a wide constituency of medical providers and the general
public. This is a worthy addition to your existing medicinal health library. It contains brand new protocols. As such,
I recommend purchasing this volume because it will help you
to formulate the various disease processes encountered into
precise medical language and diagnostic terminology.
Clearly, the volume has been researched thoroughly and it is
ready for general public use. Another feature of the work is
that the authors describe comparative costs for complex
surgeries so that consumers have a basis to compare prices.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very good book, November 25, 2007

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Thomas Hsu (Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide (Hardcover)

very user-friendly book. just enough information for a non-medical-professional. Not too much to be digested, not too little to cover everything.