A.D.A.M. Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia

Publisher: A.D.A.M.
Grade Level: 5-Adult
Platform: Mac / Win

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A comprehensive, award-winning collection of illustrated health information on diseases and conditions, symptoms, tests, surgeries, and more.

Clear, authoritative explanations and expert advice you and your family will turn to again and again.

Consumer-friendly content you can trust.

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Reviewed by a board of physicians, each an expert in the field.
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URAC-accreditation guarantees our rigorous editorial standards.
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Updated through 2003, reflecting the latest findings and advances.

Award-winning illustrations and photographs make it easy to understand:
More interactive and engaging illustrations than any other resource - over 2,000 illustrations in all!

Step-by-step descriptions of common medical procedures and treatments, lists of symptoms, warnings, tests and results, prevention and more.

Easy navigation with cross-reference hyperlinks to related information and clear definitions of medical terminology.

Features & Benefits

Reviewed by an expert panel of physicians, 3,600 articles provide a trustworthy resource covering the most sought after health topics, including:

Diseases and Conditions
Comprehensive articles covering over 1,600 topics. The articles are broken down into the disease/condition overview, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

Injuries
Articles covering the overview, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of 64 injuries- from animal bites to whiplash.

Symptoms
Detailed information on over 300 specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain, headaches, or heart palpitations, to allow consumers to search topics by what they are experiencing.

Nutrition
Over 70 topics with information on everything from vitamins and minerals- giving an overview, dosage recommendations, side effects and food sources- to additives in food, school lunches, vegetarianism, and much more.

Surgeries
Graphical presentations covering over 100 topics from gastrointestinal conditions to plastic surgery.

Tests
Over 600 topics that cover everything from an abdominal CT scan to X-rays, with an overview, the risks of the test, and what the results mean.

Poisoning
Over 300 topics provide an overview, symptoms, and treatment options for poisoning and overdosing on everything from acetaminophen to window cleaner.

Special Topics
Over 500 topics ranging from exercise, to smoking cessation, to travel tips.

System Requirements

Mac System 7.0 to 8.1
Windows 3.1 or higher

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