Dr. Apple's Symptoms Encyclopedia - Softcover

Every household needs this book because symptoms are often early warning signs of underlying illness - we should all be attuned to them. It describes in the simplest and most friendly way ever devised for the ordinary reader what is likely or unlikely to be wrong. For every symptom, there are always several diagnoses. A sore throat could mean a common cold, a dental infection or even an adverse drug reaction. This book sorts the diagnoses into three headings: Probable (common cold), Possible (throat infection) and Rare (adverse drug reaction). As of course there is usually more than one symptom to an illness or disease, you are told what the others are too: invaluable, in fact essential, for completing the diagnosis. This book frees you from unnecessary worry but also tells you when you must seek a doctor's advice. There is a very large market indeed for this book: Individuals, families, the workplace, schools and even entry-level health service workers and professionals.

Dr Michael Apple is a General Practitioner in Watford and a prolific writer since 1989; He has also written articles in the British Medical Journal, Daily Telegraph, Punch Digest for Doctors, and the Express. His other professional activities include sessions in Rehabilitation medicine, medical advisor to several companies, independent assessor on NHS complaints procedure. Apple has gained his BA in Psychology 1st Class Honours at Liverpool University in 1969, his MB ChB 1st Class Honours at Birmingham University in 1977, and his MRCGP in 1983 (Royal College of General Practitioners)