Health Conditions

mastermosley · Jul 24, 2009

I'm looking for a categorized book of all human illness known to man. If anyone has come across books or websites can you please let me no, thanks.

DavidGP · Jul 24, 2009

Hi

Wow that if available would be a large and heavy book, tbh there are so many illnesses and medical conditions that no one book could ever cover the topics which is why in medicine we have various specialisms, I work in ophthalmology and just on one topic on a condition called Dry Armd and one component of this condtion called Drusen I have sitting behind me on the shelf 4 large 4" wide A4 books just on that one subject, while the eye is small it's has 1000s of conditions

You could try the likes of
medlineplus.gov
nhsdirect.nhs.uk. and it's Health Encyclopeadia
health.nih.gov

ShelaghRoyale · Jul 24, 2009

Hope you find what you are looking for

http://healthfieldmedicare.suite101.com/article.cfm/signs_and_symptoms

Shelagh :wave

Gensuknives · Jul 24, 2009

Master, most medical illnesses are categorized by the area of the body they concern. Also, they are discussed and listed in huge tomes like Internal Medicine, Gynecology, Ophthalmology (eye), Otolaryngology (e.n.t.), Gastroenterology (stomach, intestinal diseases), etc. You will be looking more for areas of interest because I am unaware of a simple list if illnesses as a whole involving the human body. Try breaking down a google search into body systems and organs and you will have more luck.
btw, I learned 10K new words in my first year in medical school. Good luck.

DavidGP · Jul 24, 2009

Gensuknives said: ↑

I learned 10K new words in my first year in medical school
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I hear you on that GK as I'm still picking up new words and diseases weekly in ophthalmology as I specalise in research into just two disease types so come into contact with others and uveitis is one that covers alot of conditions!

It's the medical acronyms that stump me at times looking over notes at past visits. Seems each specalism has it's own language and terminology!!!

TeeCee · Jul 24, 2009

Here is one I found to be quite useful: http://www.webmd.com It has tons of info, lots of explanations, and quite useful to the average person

A-Flat Miner · Jul 24, 2009

Try http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ i've found it very useful but after a while i start to feel ill.

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