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consultants How to use this book
Byron J. Bailey， M.D.， Galveston， Texas The AMA Family Medical Guide is designed to help you
FYeder/ck C Blodi， M.D.， Iowa City， Iowa both in sickness and in health. The book has four parts:
John P.Csllan， M.D.， Hartford， Conn. The Healthy Body; Symptoms and Self-diagnosis; Dis-
William H. Crosby， M.D.， Washington. D.C. eases and Other Disorders and Problems; and Caring for
the Sick. Since it includes a great deal of health informa-
Philip D. Darney， M.D.， San Francisco. Calif. tion， it is cross-referenced and indexed to help you find
WilliamB. DeaI， M.D.，Gainesville， Fla. what you want. The following additional suggestions
Don E. Detmer， M.D.， Madison， Wis. should help you take full advantage of the Guide.
Richard N. Foltz， M.D.， Rhinelander. Wis.
Richard E. Gladitsch， M.D.， Bloomer， Wis. Questionnaires to help determine how healthy you are
EileenB. Hay， M.D.， Rochester， Minn. You might begin by checking the current state of your
health and the ways in which your lifestyle， including
laa D. Hay， M.D.， Ph.D.， Rochester， Minn. eating and drinking habits， may affect it. These factors can
Nicholas C. Hightower， Jr.， M.D.， Temple， Texas have an impact on your health. The questionnaires in the
RobcrtB. Hunter， M.D.， Sedro Woolley， Wash. first part of the book can help you learn more about your
Robert M. Natbandian， M.D.， Grand Rapids， Mich. health (see， for example， How good are your chances for
staying healthy? on p. 13). They also lead you into relevant
Tom E. Nesbitt， M.D.， Nashville， Tenn.
sections of Part I， where you will find advice on how you
Sam A. Nixon， M.D.， Houston， Texas can improve your general health. For a better understand-
PennyB. Pollard， R.N.， Arlington， Vs. ing of all aspects of health and illness， Part I contains a
William Rial， M.D.， Swarthmore， Pa. detailed atlas of the body (pp.49-64)， in color， which you
Hubert A. Ritter， M.D.， Saint Louis， Mo. can consult for the positions and names of almost every
Lawrence M. Solomon， M.D.， Chicago， III. organ， bone and muscle in the body.
Thomas N. Thies， D.D.S.， Stoughton， Wis. ffyou have a health problem
DavidT Uehling， M.D.， Madison， Wis. A large portion of the book is concerned with diagnosis
Maurice W. Van Allen， M.D.， Iowa City， Iowa and disease， and here the emphasis is on problem solving.
Robert D. Woodson， M.D.， Madison， Wis. The best way for you to use this material is to begin with
the self-diagnosis symptom charts in Part if (see
Stan eyM. Zyd o， Jr.， M.D.， Arlington Heights， III. pp.66-232). These charts provide a unique method of
finding out what a particular symptom (or set of symp-
AMA Staff Advisors toms) may signify.
The symptom charts have been specifically compiled
for people who do not know what is wrong with them or
John C. Ballin， Ph.D. whether something actually is wrong. To use the charts，
look up the symptom that is troubling you in the Chart-
William R. Barclay， M.D. finder on p.68， turn to the correct symptom chart and
Wil~anaE. Burnette follow through. The introduction to Part 11 gives you
JoaquinChang thorough instructions for finding the relevant symptom
Frank W. Chappell chart for your problem. The chart may indicate the neces-
Car01e A. Fina.. sity for medical help either immediately or within a few
Kathleea A.Kaye days， or it may suggest that your problem is not serious
SophieKlim enough to require the services of a physician. In most
cases you will be referred to an article in Part Ill of the
KeanethF.Lampe， Ph.D. book for more information on your tentative self-
l)~naldO. Sahiffman， Ph.D. diagnosis. The article will describe in some detail the
Em~l M.Steiadler disease or disorder that is probably causing your present
PhilipL. White， Sc.D. problem， and the treatment you are likely to need if your
diagnosis is correct. You may also be directed to a color
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