r<br > consultants How to use this book<br > Byron J. Bailey??? M.D.??? Galveston??? Texas The AMA Family Medical Guide is designed to help you<br > FYeder/ck C Blodi??? M.D.??? Iowa City??? Iowa both in sickness and in health. The book has four parts:<br > John P.Csllan??? M.D.??? Hartford??? Conn. The Healthy Body; Symptoms and Self-diagnosis; Dis-<br > William H. Crosby??? M.D.??? Washington. D.C. eases and Other Disorders and Problems; and Caring for<br > the Sick. Since it includes a great deal of health informa-<br > Philip D. Darney??? M.D.??? San Francisco. Calif. tion??? it is cross-referenced and indexed to help you find<br > WilliamB. DeaI??? M.D.???Gainesville??? Fla. what you want. The following additional suggestions<br > Don E. Detmer??? M.D.??? Madison??? Wis. should help you take full advantage of the Guide.<br > Richard N. Foltz??? M.D.??? Rhinelander. Wis.<br > Richard E. Gladitsch??? M.D.??? Bloomer??? Wis. Questionnaires to help determine how healthy you are<br >EileenB. Hay??? M.D.??? Rochester??? Minn. You might begin by checking the current state of your<br > health and the ways in which your lifestyle??? including<br >laa D. Hay??? M.D.??? Ph.D.??? Rochester??? Minn. eating and drinking habits??? may affect it. These factors can<br >Nicholas C. Hightower??? Jr.??? M.D.??? Temple??? Texas have an impact on your health. The questionnaires in the<br >RobcrtB. Hunter??? M.D.??? Sedro Woolley??? Wash. first part of the book can help you learn more about your<br >Robert M. Natbandian??? M.D.??? Grand Rapids??? Mich. health (see??? for example??? How good are your chances for<br > staying healthy? on p. 13). They also lead you into relevant<br >Tom E. Nesbitt??? M.D.??? Nashville??? Tenn.<br > sections of Part I??? where you will find advice on how you<br >Sam A. Nixon??? M.D.??? Houston??? Texas can improve your general health. For a better understand-<br >PennyB. Pollard??? R.N.??? Arlington??? Vs. ing of all aspects of health and illness??? Part I contains a<br >William Rial??? M.D.??? Swarthmore??? Pa. detailed atlas of the body (pp.49-64)??? in color??? which you<br >Hubert A. Ritter??? M.D.??? Saint Louis??? Mo. can consult for the positions and names of almost every<br >Lawrence M. Solomon??? M.D.??? Chicago??? III. organ??? bone and muscle in the body.<br >Thomas N. Thies??? D.D.S.??? Stoughton??? Wis. ffyou have a health problem<br >DavidT Uehling??? M.D.??? Madison??? Wis. A large portion of the book is concerned with diagnosis<br >Maurice W. Van Allen??? M.D.??? Iowa City??? Iowa and disease??? and here the emphasis is on problem solving.<br >Robert D. Woodson??? M.D.??? Madison??? Wis. The best way for you to use this material is to begin with<br > the self-diagnosis symptom charts in Part if (see<br >Stan eyM. Zyd o??? Jr.??? M.D.??? Arlington Heights??? III. pp.66-232). These charts provide a unique method of<br > finding out what a particular symptom (or set of symp-<br >AMA Staff Advisors toms) may signify.<br > The symptom charts have been specifically compiled<br > for people who do not know what is wrong with them or<br >John C. Ballin??? Ph.D. whether something actually is wrong. To use the charts???<br > look up the symptom that is troubling you in the Chart-<br >William R. Barclay??? M.D. finder on p.68??? turn to the correct symptom chart and<br >Wil~anaE. Burnette follow through. The introduction to Part 11 gives you<br >JoaquinChang thorough instructions for finding the relevant symptom<br >Frank W. Chappell chart for your problem. The chart may indicate the neces-<br >Car01e A. Fina.. sity for medical help either immediately or within a few<br >Kathleea A.Kaye days??? or it may suggest that your problem is not serious<br >SophieKlim enough to require the services of a physician. In most<br > cases you will be referred to an article in Part Ill of the<br >KeanethF.Lampe??? Ph.D. book for more information on your tentative self-<br >l)~naldO. Sahiffman??? Ph.D. diagnosis. The article will describe in some detail the<br >Em~l M.Steiadler disease or disorder that is probably causing your present<br >PhilipL. White??? Sc.D. problem??? and the treatment you are likely to need if your<br > diagnosis is correct. You may also be directed to a color<br >