The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Whipple's Disease.
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[Book]
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ICON Group
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (116)
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cover -- TOC36;Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Overview -- Organization -- Scope -- Moving Forward -- PART I58; THE ESSENTIALS -- CH36;Chapter 146; The Essentials on Whipples Disease58; Guidelines -- Overview -- What Is Whipples Disease63; -- For More Information -- Additional Information on Whipples Disease -- More Guideline Sources -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 246; Seeking Guidance -- Overview -- Associations and Whipples Disease -- Finding Doctors -- Selecting Your Doctor -- Working with Your Doctor -- Broader Health45;Related Resources -- PART II58; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL -- CH36;Chapter 346; Studies on Whipples Disease -- Overview -- The Combined Health Information Database -- E45;Journals58; PubMed Central -- The National Library of Medicine58; PubMed -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 446; Books on Whipples Disease -- Overview -- Book Summaries58; Online Booksellers -- The National Library of Medicine Book Index -- Chapters on Whipples Disease -- General Home References -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 546; Multimedia on Whipples Disease -- Overview -- Bibliography58; Multimedia on Whipples Disease -- Vocabulary Builder -- PART III46; APPENDICES -- Appendix A46; Researching Your Medications -- Overview -- Your Medications58; The Basics -- Learning More about Your Medications -- Commercial Databases -- Contraindications and Interactions 40;Hidden Dangers41; -- A Final Warning -- General References -- Appendix B46; Researching Nutrition -- Overview -- Food and Nutrition58; General Principles -- Finding Studies on Whipples Disease -- Federal Resources on Nutrition -- Additional Web Resources -- Appendix C46; Finding Medical Libraries -- Overview -- Preparation -- Finding a Local Medical Library -- Medical Libraries Open to the Public -- Appendix D46; Your Rights and Insurance -- Overview -- Your Rights as a Patient -- Patient Responsibilities -- Choosing an Insurance Plan -- Medicare and Medicaid -- NORDs Medication Assistance Programs -- Additional Resources -- Vocabulary Builder -- ONLINE GLOSSARIES -- Root -- Online Dictionary Directories -- WHIPPLES DISEASE GLOSSARY -- Root -- General Dictionaries and Glossaries -- IDX36;INDEX -- Last Page.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to whipple's disease (also intestinal lipodystrophy; Intestinal lipodystrophy (name used by Dr. Whipple in 1907); Intestinal Lipophagic Granulomatosis; lipophagic intestinal granulomatosis; secondary nontropical sprue; Secondary Non-tropical Sprue), from the essentials to the m.