Your Body's Red Light Warning Signals by Neil Shulman
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Book Description

This essential reference book, with over 400 warning signs of more than 250 life-threatening diseases, puts an E.R. doctor in your home!

Heed the signs. Find out when your body is crying out for help.

When is a headache just an annoyance...and when is it a symptom of a life-threatening condition? When is it crucial to get to a doctor within the next few days, hours, or even minutes? This potentially lifesaving guide pinpoints more than 400 symptoms and gives you the information you need to spot a serious medical problem before it's too late.

Utilizing the expertise of three physicians, it highlights your body's red light warning signals: Injuries, fever, pain, and rashes may all require immediate medical attention. Even a nosebleed can become deadly. What are the signs of trouble? You can get the answers fast with a book that is the next best thing to having a doctor in the house.

Find out:

• When an allergy is life threatening
• Why "night sweats" could be the sign of a serious infection
• What potentially fatal illness causes the fingertips to swell
• What symptom nearly always warns of meningitis
• The one problem during pregnancy that ALWAYS needs a doctor's immediate attention

Plus essential pregnancy and pediatric tips... Special information for the elderly and chronically ill... And much more!

About the Author

Neil Shulman, M.D.

Neil Shulman, M.D., is associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been on the medical school faculty since 1972, teaching, seeing patients, and conducting medical research with over $10 million in funding. He is also author or co-author of over one hundred scientific papers and author or co-author of sixteen books, including fiction, nonfiction, and children's books.

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