9781742845241 - Human Machine de Marshal, Tony (1 resultados)

Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Tony MarshalFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 300This is a book about the minimum everyone should know about their body and its common ailments. It is a condensation of a 6 year medical school course into a practical "owners' manual" for day to day use. It starts with a basic description of a cell and includes basics of sciences of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and so on and illustrates the components of all the systems that make up the human body. It then covers some of the most common diseases that each organ/system can suffer e.g. Hypertension, Asthma, Stroke and Diabetes and so on. It also has a section for general health issues e.g. overweight, sleep disturbances/insomnia, travel medicine and (for) First Aid. At the end of it there is a useful compendium of addresses and telephone numbers of local and national organisations in Australian health system. Paperback.