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Stay Healthy at Every Age

Name: Stay Healthy at Every Age
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780801893940
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9780801893940

What Your Doctor Wants You to Know

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By Shantanu Nundy
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: July 14, 2010
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 392

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The most important thing in your life is your health. Buying a car is a big investment. To make sure you get the most for your money, you want to keep your car running smoothly for as long as possible. The thing of it is, your health is no different. Just as routine auto tune-ups prevent major repairs to your car down the road, regular medical checkups can keep you driving right by the hospital. Staying Healthy at Every Age gives you information to help avoid major medical problems and make the most of preventive care, keeping you and your family healthy. Dr. Shantanu Nundy's book describes the diagnostic tests needed for ''routine maintenance,'' including what and who is involved and when the tests should be done. It also covers all the common diseases, explaining causes, symptoms, and treatment. It provides and interprets ataglance schedules for screening, preventive medicine (such as aspirin to prevent heart disease and vaccinations), and counseling -- recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- to guard against disease before it develops. Taking care of yourself is not much harder than taking care of your car. Like the checklists found in the owner's manual of your vehicle, these simple preventive health guidelines will keep your motor running longer and stronger.''An ambitious compilation of the USPSTF guidelines and the CDC vaccination recommendations, translated into clear, understandable prose for the lay reader.'' -- Gregory Prokopowicz, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: About This Book
Why This Book Matters
Scope
Philosophy
Organization
How to Use This Book
The Source of the Recommendations
What This Book Is Not
Part I: Introduction to Preventive Services
Defining Preventive Services
Shifting from ""Sick Care"" to ""Health Care""
Barriers to Preventive Health
Terms and Concepts
Special Section on Cardiovascular Disease
Special Section on Cancer
The Rationale behind These Recommendations
The Benefits and Harms of Preventive Health
Planning for Prevention
Part II: Healthy Checks Guidelines
How to Read the Checklists
Healthy Checks: Early Childhood
Healthy Checks: Adolescence to Age 19
Healthy Checks: Ages 20 to 29
Healthy Checks: Ages 30 to 39
Healthy Checks: Ages 40 to 49
Healthy Checks: Ages 50 to 64
Healthy Checks: Age 65 or Older
Healthy Checks: Pregnancy
Part III: Preventive Services Explained
1. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
2. Alcohol Misuse Counseling
3. Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
4. Blood Pressure Screening
5. Breast Cancer Preventive Services
6. Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV
7. Chlamydia Screening
8. Cholesterol Screening
9. Colon Cancer Screening
10. Depression Screening
11. Diabetes Screening
12. Early Childhood Preventive Health
13. Gonorrhea Screening
14. Healthy Eating Counseling
15. Hepatitis B Vaccination and Screening
16. HIV Screening
17. Obesity Screening and Counseling
18. Osteoporosis Screening
19. Pregnancy Preventive Health
20. Sexually Transmitted Infection Counseling
21. Syphilis Screening
22. Tobacco Use Counseling
23. Vaccines for Adults
Appendix: Immunization Schedules and Vaccine Information Sheets from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notes
Index

""General health collections will find this accessible and important!""

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