Beautifully illustrated, the new edition of Ferri's Netter Patient Advisor, by Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP, helps patients to understand what their illness is and to comply with recommended treatment. Designed with the end user in mind, it features over 725 printable, succinct, and highly visual patient education handouts (500 of which are in the printed book) that provide all the information patients need, in a quick and memorable manner. More than 175 new handouts address timely topics such as Bed Bugs, Childhood Nutrition, and Pneumoconiosis. Clear explanations by renowned author Dr. Fred Ferri, combined with more than 2,000 Netter and Netter-style illustrations, provide an easy understanding of each health condition and what patients can do to facilitate their own care. It?s the perfect way to help your patients become informed and active partners in their healthcare management.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) 1 Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) Aldosteronism (hyperaldosteronism) 171 Angina (Angina pectoris) 3 Angina, unstable 63 Aortic dissection Aortic insufficiency (aortic regurgitation) 5 Aortic stenosis 7 Aortic valve disease Atrial fibrillation 9 Atrial flutter (AFL) Atrial myxoma Atrial septal defect (ASD) 11 Bundle branch block 13 Cardiac pacemaker and debrillator Cardiac tamponade 15 Cardiopulmonary circulation Carotid stenosis Claudication (poor circulation) 17 Coarctation of aorta Complete heart block (third-degree heart block) 19 Congestive heart failure (CHF)? 21 Coronary artery bypass surgery Coronary artery disease (CAD)? 23 Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 25 Diagnostic heart catheterization Dilated cardiomyopathy 27 Electrical injury Endocarditis (infective endocarditis; subacute bacterial endocarditis) 513 Exercises and cardiovascular health Heart attack (myocardial infarction) 29 female Heart, anatomy of High blood pressure (hypertension) 33 child High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia; hypercholesterolemia) 31 High triglyceride levels (high blood lipid levels) Hypertension (high blood pressure) 33 pulmonary Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 35 Hypothermia Long QT syndrome (LQTS) Lymphedema (lymphatic obstruction) Marfan?s syndrome, child 857 Mitral regurgitation 37 Mitral stenosis 39 Mitral valve disease Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) 41 Myocarditis 43 Percutaneous coronary intervention Pericarditis 45 Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) 47 Pheochromocytoma 217 Preeclampsia (toxemia; pregnancy induced hypertension) 407 Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) 49 Pulmonary embolism (PE) 51 Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary hypertension and thromboembolic disease Renal artery stenosis 53 Restrictive cardiomyopathy 55 Rheumatic fever 587 Second-degree heart block 57 Sleep disorder and heart disease Stasis dermatitis 147 Stress test used to predict heart attack risk Supraventricular tachycardia Syncope (fainting; loss of consciousness; passing out) 59 Tetralogy of Fallot, child 61 Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOC) Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) Thrombophlebitis (phlebitis) 569 Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Ventricular septal defect (VSD) 65 Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) Dermatology Acne 67 Alopecia (hair loss) 69 Angioedema 71 Athlete?s foot (tinea pedis; ringworm of foot) 157 Basal cell skin cancer 75 Bechet?s syndrome 77 Bedbugs Blisters Boils 519 Bullous pemphigoid Cellulitis 499 Chickenpox (varicella) 81 Contact dermatitis 83 Dermatitis herpetiformis 85 Dermatomyositis 935 Diaper rash 87 Eczema 91 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 939 Erysipelas 93 Erythema multiforme 95 Erythema nodosum (EN) 941 Fifth disease 97 Folliculitis 99 Granuloma annulare 101 Granuloma inguinale 377 Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) 103 Henoch-Schonlein purpura (allergic purpura; anaphylactic purpura) adult child 105 Hives (urticaria; wheals, or bumps) 161 Hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) 611 Impetigo 107 Impetigo, child Jellyfish and other marine animals stings and bites Kaposi sarcoma Kawasaki disease (KD) 947 Keloids (hypertrophic scars) 109 Leprosy (Hansen?s disease) 111 Lice (pediculosis) 543 Lichen planus (LP) 113 Lichen sclerosus Measles (rubeola) 115 Melanoma 117 Molluscum contagiosum Adult 119 child Nail fungus (onychomycosis; tinea ungulum) 559 Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) 121 Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF-2) Oral herpes (HSV-1; herpes labialis) 561 Paronychia 123 Pemphigus vulgaris 125 Pityriasis rosea 129 Poison ivy (Rhus dermatitis) 251 Polymyositis 935 Porphyria Pressure ulcers (decubitus ulcers) 607 Psoriasis 131 Ringworm (tinea corporis) 133 Rosacea 135 Roseola (sixth disease; exanthem subitum) Rubella (German measles) 521 Scabies? 137 Scarlet fever, child 139 Scleroderma 141 Seborrheic dermatitis Shingles (herpes zoster)? 143 Squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer) 145 prevention and screening Stasis dermatitis 147 Steven-Johnson syndrome (SJS) 149 Sun poisoning (photodermatitis; sunburn) 127 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE; lupus) 957 Tinea capitis (ringworm) 149 Tinea cruris (jock itch) 153 Tinea infections (ringworm)? 155 Tinea versicolor 159 Tuberous sclerosis Vitiligo 163 Warts (plantar warts; flat warts; genital warts) 165 Endocrinology Acromegaly 167 Addison?s disease (adrenal insufficiency) 169 Aldosteronism (hyperaldosteronism) 171 Amenorrhea Carcinoid syndrome Cushing?s syndrome 173 Delayed puberty Diabetes insipidus (DI) Diabetes mellitus type 1 (type 1 diabetes) adolescent adult child 175 Diabetes mellitus type 2 (type 2 diabetes) adolescent adult? 177 child Diabetic retinopathy 179 Erectile dysfunction (ED; impotence; sexual dysfunction) 181 Galactorrhea 183 Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome) Gestational diabetes (GD)? 375 Graves? disease 185 Gynecomastia 187 Hirsutism 189 Hot flashes 191 Hydration (for athletes) Hyperparathyroidism 193 Hyperthyroidism 195 Hypoglycemia, in diabetes 197 Hypopituitarism (pituitary insufficiency; underactive pituitary) 199 Hypothyroidism 201 Infertility? 205 Klinefelter?s syndrome 207 Menopause 209 Metabolic syndrome 211 Nutrition (for athletes) Obesity (weight control)? child 859 female 613 male 615 bariatric surgery nutrition, for parent nutrition, for teen Osteoporosis Female 213 male Paget?s disease of bone 215 Precocious puberty Premature ejaculation (PE) Pheochromocytoma 217 Pituitary adenoma 219 Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)? 221 Prediabetes (diabetes prevention) Prolactinoma 223 Puberty female male delayed precocious Syndrome of inappropriate secrection of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) 203 Thyroid nodule(s)? 225 Thyroiditis 227 Turner?s syndrome 229 Vitamin D deficiency (rickets; osteomalacia) 863 Environmental Medicine Altitude sickness (AMS, acute mountain sickness) Amebiasis 231 Anaplasmosis (Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis) Animal and human bites Ascariasis (round worm infestation) 265 Babesiosis Bacterial food poisoning 239 Bedbugs Bites and stings 245 Botulism 223 Burns 235 Carbon monoxide poisoning 237 Cat scratch disease 497 Child safety Cryptococcosis 507 Cysticercosis 509 Echinococcosis Electrical injury Frostbite 241 Giardiasis 243 Heat exhaustion and heat stroke Histoplasmosis (Ohio River Valley fever) Hookworm infestation 313 Hypothermia Jellyfish and other marine animals stings and bites Lead poisoning Listeriosis 545 Lyme disease 247 Malaria 249 Mushroom poisoning Pneumoniosis (Coal Workers? Pneumoconiosis) Poison ivy (Rhus dermatitis) 251 Rabies 253 Rocky Mountain spotted fever Salmonellosis (salmonella) 255 Shigellosis Smoke inhalation 929 Snake bites Tapeworm infestation 257 Tetanus 259 Toxoplasmosis 595 Traveler?s diarrhea (TD) 597 Trichinosis 599 West Nile virus infection Gastroenterology Acetaminophen overdose Achalasia 261 Acute pancreatitis 323 Alcoholic hepatitis? 263 Alpha-1- antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) Amebiasis 231 Anal cancer Anal fissure Anal itching (pruritis ani) 331 Ascariasis (round worm infestation) 265 Ascites (Peritoneal cavity fluid) Autoimmune hepatitis 267 Bacterial food poisoning 239 Bariatric surgery, complications of Barrett?s esophagus 269 Budd-Chiari syndrome Candidiasis (thrush) 79 Carcinoid syndrome Celiac disease 271 Cholecystitis (gallbladder attack) 963 Chronic pancreatitis 325 Cirrhosis 273 Colon cancer screening 275 Constipation? 277 child Crohn?s disease 279 Dietary Fiber Diverticular disease Diverticulitis? 281 Diverticulosis? 283 Encopresis, child (fecal incontinence) 289 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Esophageal cancer 285 Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Polyposis Syndromes Fatty liver (non-alcoholic fatty liver; NAFL) 287 Food Allergy Gallstones (cholelithiasis) 965 Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome) Gastritis 291 Gastroenteritis (stomach flu)? 293 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD; acid reflux disease) 295 child Gastrointestinal system anatomy Gastroparesis and Gastric Motility Disorders Giardiasis 243 Gingivitis 523 Glossitis 297 Hallitosis 299 Helicobacter pylori infection (gastritis) 301 Hemochromatosis 303 Hemorrhoids (piles) 305 Hepatic encephalopathy 307 Hepatitis A 309 Hepatitis B 527 Hepatitis C? 529 Hepatorenal syndrome Hernias, child Hiatal hernia 311 Hookworm infestation 313 Hypersplenism Hypoglycemia, in diabetes 197 Intussusception Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? 315 Jaundice, newborn 459 Lactose intolerance 317 Liver abscess (hepatic abscess) 319 Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma) 321 Liver transplantation Mallory-Weiss tear Microscopic Colitis (Lymphocytic or Collagenous Colitis) Mushroom poisoning Oral health care (dental care) 829 Oral herpes (HSV-1; herpes labialis) 561 Peptic ulcer (stomach ulcer; duodenal ulcer) 327 Peutz-Jagher?s syndrome (PJS) Pinworms, child 571 Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) 329 Probiotics Pseudomembranous colitis 333 Pyloric stenosis 335 Rectal cancer? 975 Salivary gland tumor 481 Salmonellosis (salmonella) 255 Short bowel syndrome 337 Small Bacterial Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome (SIBO) Stomach cancer 339 Stomatitis (canker sores; trench mouth) 591 Tapeworm infestation 257 Traveler?s diarrhea (TD) 597 Typhoid fever Ulcerative colitis (UC; colitis) 341 Vomiting (nausea) Wilson?s disease 343 Zenker?s diverticulum 345 Gynecology and Obstetrics Abruptio placentae Amenorrhea Bartholin cyst 347 Breast cancer screening and prevention 445 diagnosis: female diagnosis: male Breast pain (mastodynia) 383 Breech birth Cervical cancer 349 Cervical dysplasia 351 Cervical incompetence Cervical polyps 353 Cervicitis 355 Chancroid 357 Contraception 359 Cystitis 361 Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB; irregular menses) 379 Dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain; painful periods) 387 Eclampsia Ectopic pregnancy 363 Endometrial cancer 365 Endometriosis 367 Female reproductive system, anatomy of Fibrocystic breast changes 371 Galactorrhea 183 Genital herpes (HSV-2)? 373 Gestational diabetes (GD) 375 Gonococcal urethritis (urethritis) 415 Gonorrhea 525 Granuloma inguinale 377 Hirsutism 189 Hot flashes 191 Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection 535 Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG; severe morning sickness) Infertility? 205 Kegel exercises Lactational mastitis Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) 381 Menopause? 209 Menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding) 385 Miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) Morning sickness Nongonococcal urethritis (urethritis) 417 Osteoporosis, female 213 Ovarian cancer 389 Ovarian cysts 391 Paget?s disease of breast 393 Painful intercourse (dyspareunia) 395 Pap smear abnormalities (cervical smear abnormalities) 397 Pelvic abscess 399 Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 401 Pelvic organ prolapse (rectocele; cystocele; uterine prolapse) 403 Perirectal abscess 405 Placenta previa Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) 221 Preeclampsia (toxemia; pregnancy induced hypertension) 407 Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 409 Sexual dysfunction 369 Syphilis 411 Toxic shock syndrome 593 Trichomoniasis 415 Urinary incontinence (incontinence)? 997 Urinary tract infection (UTI)? 419 Uterine cancer 421 Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) 423 Uterine prolapse (prolapsed uterus) 425 Vaginal bacterial infection (vaginosis; bacterial vaginosis) 429 Vaginal cancer Vaginal dryness Vaginal yeast infection (candidiasis; moniliasis) 427 Vulvar cancer 431 Hematology/Oncology Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 489 Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) 435 Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) 433 Anal cancer Anemia Iron deficiency anemia 457 Pernicious Anemia 477 Sickle Cell Anemia 483 Aplastic anemia Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) 437 Aplastic anemia Astrocytoma 439 Basal cell skin cancer 75 Bladder cancer 441 Brain cancer 443 Breast cancer screening and prevention 445 diagnosis: female diagnosis: male Cervical cancer 349 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) 447 Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) 449 Coagulopathy? 455 Colon cancer diagnosis Colon cancer/screening 275 Craniopharyngioma Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Endometrial cancer 365 Esophageal cancer 285 Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) Hemochromatosis 303 Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) Hemophilia 451 Hodgkin?s lymphoma 453 Horner?s syndrome 665 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection 533 Hypercoagulable state 455 Hypersplenism Icterus, newborn 459 Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Iron deficiency anemia (anemia)? 457 Jaundice, newborn 459 Kaposi sarcoma Kidney cancer (hypernephroma) 985 Laryngeal cancer 461 Leukemia Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) 435 Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) 433 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) 447 Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) 449 Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) Leukoplakia (oral hairy leukoplakia) 833 Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma) 321 Lung cancer diagnosis Lung cancer/screening 463 Lymphangitis 549 Lymphatic system, anatomy of Lymphedema (lymphatic obstruction) Lymphoma Hodgkin?s lymphoma 453 Non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma (NHL) 471 Malaria 249 Melanoma 117 Meningioma 465 Mesothelioma 467 Mouth cancer (oral cancer) 473 Multiple myeloma 469 Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) Neonatal jaundice 459 Neuroblastoma Non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma (NHL) 471 Ovarian cancer 389 Paget?s disease of breast 393 Pancreatic cancer 475 Pernicious anemia (anemia) 477 Peutz-Jagher?s syndrome (PJS) Pheochromocytoma 217 Pituitary adenoma 219 Polycythemia vera Priapism Prolactinoma 223 Prostate cancer diagnosis Prostate cancer/screening? 479 Rectal cancer 975 Retinoblastoma Salivary gland tumor 481 Sickle cell anemia (anemia) 483 Squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer) 145 Squamous cell carcinoma, prevention and screening Stomach cancer 339 Testicular cancer 485 Thrombophilia 455 Thyroid cancer 487 Uterine cancer 421 Vaginal cancer vonWillebrand's disease (VWD) Vulvar cancer 431 Warfarin therapy (Coumadin? therapy) 617 Infectious Diseases Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 489 Acute bronchitis 495 Amebiasis 231 Anaplasmosis (Human granulocytic