Family Guide to Health

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The essential family reference when it comes to understanding the treatment and prevention of illnesses that affect the human body.
A reference work that has benefited from the participation of some 300 physicians, medical specialists and university professors.

Subjects

• Books
• Health and well-being
• The Skin
• The Cells
• The Blood
• Prevention
• Fundamental
• Healing
• Human gastrointestinal tract
• Respiratory system
• Human body
• Immune system
• First aid
• Encyclopedia
• Disease
• Central nervous system
• Alternative medicine
• Bones
• Encyclopédia
• Prévention
• Reproduction

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• Published by: Québec Amérique
• Published: 08 March 2013
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• EAN13: 9782764411896
• Language: English
• Document size: 29 MB

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FAMILY GUIDE TO HEALTH Visualize, Heal, Prevent

FAMILY GUIDE TO HEALTH Visualize, Heal, Prevent

QA INTERNATIONAL

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thîs work îs the work of a team of experîenced and passîonate medîca îustrators, graphîc artîsts, and edîtors. It was deveoped based on the needs of the genera pubîc from an înîtîa work vaîdated by cose to 300 heath professîonas: specîaîsts în cardîoogy, oncoogy, genetîcs, obstetrîcs, pedîatrîcs, îmmunoogy, neuroogy, surgery, uroogy, nutrîtîon, psychoogy, rheumatoogy, toxîcoogy, pneumoogy, hepatoogy, orthopedîcs, traumatoogy, gastroenteroogy, opthamoogy, and other îfe scîences. We woud îke to thank these doctors, professors, and researchers affîîated wîth North Amerîcan and European înstîtutîons.

Very specîa recognîtîon îs gîven to Dr. Érîc Phîîppe, professor at the Unîversîté Lava's Facuty of Medecîne, who revîewed theFamily Guide to Healthand who made sure that we had presented wîth rîgor and carîty the dîfferent systems and parts of the human body, as we as the dîseases that may affect ît and the treatments that they requîre. Hîs assîstance as we as that of the other technîca revîewers were essentîa în order to make thîs book an essentîa reference for the whoe famîy.

DISCLAIMER The contents of thîs work are offered strîcty for înformatîona purposes and cannot substîtute for the advîce and counse of your doctor or of a heath-care professîona. Consequenty, the înformatîon provîded hereîn does not repace a medîca consutatîon. A of the data have been carefuy verîfîed. If, în spîte of the precautîons taken and the care gîven în the preparatîon and the wrîtîng of thîs famîy heath guîde, ît îs found to contaîn some errors, thîs does not engage the îabîîty of the pubîsher and of the numerous coaborators assocîated wîth îts productîon.

TheFamily Guide to Healthwas created and desîgned by QA Internatîona 329 de a Commune Street West, 3rd foor Montrea, Quebec, Canada, H2Y 2E1 T: 514.499.3000 F: 514.499.3010 www.qainternational.com © QA Internatîona, 2010. A rîghts reserved. Any reproductîon or use of the contents of thîs work, în any form and by any means whatsoever - eectronîc or physîca reproductîon, încudîng photocopyîng and recordîng - wîthout the wrîtten permîssîon of QA Internatîona îs prohîbîted.

ISBN : 978-2-7644-1189-6 Versîon 1.2

PUBLISHER QA Internatîona, a dîvîsîon of Les Édîtîons Québec Amérîque

Presîdent: Jacques Fortîn Vîce-Presîdent: Caroîne Fortîn

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Martîne Podesto

EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Marîe-Anne Legaut Stéphane Batîgne

EDITORIAL STAFF Mathîeu Burgard Myrîam Caron Bezîe Juîe Caîîau Ophéîe Deaunay Caîre de Guîebon Chrîstîne Leroy Jean-Françoîs Nouîn Auréîe Oîvîer Oîvîer Peyronnet Rose-Héène Phîîppot

PRINT DESIGN Méanîe Gîguère-Gîbert

GRAPHIC DESIGN Johanne Pante

LAYOUT Juîen Brîseboîs Émîîe Corrîveau Pasca Goyette Caroîne Grégoîre Françoîs Hénaut Cécîe Laonde Karîne Lévesque Danîee Quînty Shadîa Toumanî

ILLUSTRATION Danîee Bader Manuea Bertonî Joceyn Gardner Méanîe Gîguère-Gîbert Aaîn Lemîre Raymond Martîn Émîîe McMahon Anouk Noë

Under the dîrectîon of Syvaîn Béanger, medîca îustratîon specîaîst

PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH Oîvîer Deorme Gîes Vézîna

IT MANAGER Martîn Lemîeux

PROGRAMMING Érîc Gagnon Gabrîe Trudeau-St-Hîaîre

PROJECT MANAGEMENT Nathaîe Fréchette Véronîque Loranger

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF THIS EDITION Prîncîpa Revîewer: Dr. Érîc Phîîppe, PhD St. John Ambuance (First Aid) Extenso - Nutrîtîon Reference Center of the Unîversîty of Montréa, www.extenso.org (The Digestive System — The Health of the Digestive System; Childhood and Adolescence — Diet diversification; Prevention — Nutrition) Dr. Isabee Arsenaut (The Reproductive System — Sexually Transmitted Infections) Chrîstîna Baîs, M.Sc., professîona dîetîtîan (The Senses — Smell, Taste) Dr. Pîerre Bondeau (The Senses — Eye Diseases) Dr. Oîvîer Deguîne (The Senses — Balance Disturbances) Dr. Louîs-Gîes Durand (The Cardiovascular System) Dr. Danîe Grenîer (The Digestive System— Oral Diseases, Cavities) Dr. Syvaîn Ladouceur (Directory of Symptoms) Dr. Bernard Lambert (The Reproductive System — Diseases Affecting Women) Dr. Robert Patenaude (Directory of Symptoms) Dr. Caude Poîrîer (The Respiratory System) Dr. Caude Rouîard (The Nervous System — Drug Addiction) Dr. Juîo Soto (The Immune System — p.292 to 301, 380, 381) Dr. Juîe Thîbaut (Directory of Symptoms) Dr. Catherîne Vîncent (The Digestive System — Hepatitis)

TRANSLATION TransPerfect

COPYEDITING Veronîca Schamî Edîtorîa Servîces

INDEX Françoîs Trahan

PRINT MANAGEMENT Savatore Parîsî

CONTRIBUTORS QA International thanks the following people for their contribution to this work: Émîîe Beemare, Dr. Vîncent Bernîer, Pasca Bîodeau, Sonîa Charette, Mathîeu Douvîe, Françoîs Fortîn, Véronîque Gosseîn, Dr. Caude Lamarche, Pasca Lanîe, Samue Larochee, Benoît Nantaîs, Josée Noîseux, Odîe Perpîou, Serge Robert, Anne Roueau, Syvaîn Sîmard, Kîen Tang and Anne Trembay.

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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK TheFamily Guide to Healthîs dîvîded înto 20 themes whîch most often correspond to a mechanîsm or system în the human body. The themes are dîvîded înto sub-themes, then înto subjects that descrîbe the anatomy, functîonîng and dîseases assocîated wîth a group of organs. The contents of the encycopedîa can be accessed în severa ways:

 from the tabe of contents, whîch presents the detaîed outîne of the work;  from the îndex, whîch îsts the work’s keywords and makes ît possîbe to quîcky fînd  the înformatîon requîred on a partîcuar subject;  from the dîrectory of symptoms, whîch makes ît possîbe to fînd, based on a symptom,  dîseases that can be connected wîth ît, and the correspondîng pages în the book.

Subjects The subjects covering diseases are identifiable by the colored outline.

Subtheme

Theme Each theme is marked by a distinct color.

Glossary term The shaded terms are defined in the glossary.

Introduction The text of the introduction states the basis of the subject and is completed by articles.

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS Bacteria may be introduced in the urinary tract and multiply, causing a urinary tract infection. The germ responsible is oftenEscherichia coli, a bacterium that is part of the normal intestinal flora. Contamination of the urinary tract may occur upon sexual | Diseases relations, but may also be due to hygienic negligence, malformations of the urinary tract, or obstruction of urine flow (urinary stone, prostate adenoma, etc.). Urinary tract infections may also result from physiological changes that occur during pregnancy or may arise spontaneously in girls under 2 years of age.

The urinary system

Escherichia coli Escherichia coli, also called coliform bacteria, is one of the primary bacteria of the digestive tract. It is the leading cause of urinary tract infections.

Bladder Urethra Infection of the urethra, which especially affects men, is often due to sexually transmitted infections. Genital infections… page 441 Urethral orifice

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

SYMPTOMS: Painful, urgent, and frequent urination; cloudy and smelly urine, containing blood. Pyelonephritis: back and abdominal pains near the affected kidney, high fever with chills.

TREATMENT: Antibioticsand elimination of risk factors.

PREVENTION: Proper hydration, frequent urination, good personal hygiene.

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Summary box Each subject covering a disease contains a summary box which presents an overall view of the symptoms, treatments and preventive methods that are associated with it.

Rectum The rectum, like the intestines, is home to numerous bacteria that make up the intestinal flora.

Anus Cross section of lower urinary tracts in women In women, urinary tract infections are often caused by the passing of bacteria from the rectum to the urethral orifice, then to the bladder.

CYSTITIS Bladder infection, or cystitis, is generally benign and relatively common. A woman's anatomy, characterized by the short length of the urethra and the proximity of the anus and the urethral orifice, makes her more susceptible to this type of infection. Cystitis notably entails painful, urgent, and frequent urination. A cytobacteriological analysis of the urine will recognize an infectious agent and antibiotic treatment will begin if a bacterium is detected. Cystitis can reoccur and, in the absence of treatment, the infection can spread to the kidneys. Urine analysis… page 403

Illustration Very realistic illustrations, combined with terms and short complementary texts, aid in the understanding of the subject.

Article

Footnote The footnote directs the reader to a page of the encyclopedia which contains additional information.

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

PYELONEPHRITIS Pyelonephritis is a kidneyinfection. In its acute form, it often follows cystitis when the bacteria present in the bladder ascend the ureters to reach the kidneys. The slowing down of the urinary flow, caused by the presence of a urinary stone or malformation, also promotes the multiplication of bacteria in the bladder and their ascent to the kidneys. Chronic pyelonephritis, which is more rare and develops slowly, may lead to kidney atrophy and kidney failure. Kidney failure… page412

PREVENTING URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

Here is some advice for preventing urinary tract infections and their recurrence.

DRINK SUFFICIENTLY Drink 1½ to 2 quarts (1.4 to 1.9 liters) of water every day. Berrybased juices, such as cranberry juice, are also recommended to prevent the recurrence of urinary tract infections.

URINATE AS SOON AS YOU FEEL THE URGE Retaining urine promotes the proliferation of germs.

MAINTAIN PROPER PERSONAL HYGIENE Regularly wash the anal and vulvar regions, but not excessively. Avoid vaginal douching as well as irritating soaps and cosmetic products (deodorants, bath products, etc.). After defecation, wipe from front to back and wash your hands with soap and water.

WEAR PROPER CLOTHING Avoid overly tight clothing and synthetic undergarments, which promote perspiration and the proliferation of germs. Change undergarments regularly.

URINATE AFTER SEXUAL RELATIONS Urinate after each sexual encounter to eliminate certain germs.

FIGHT CONSTIPATION Treat or prevent constipation to avoid the proliferation and propagation of bacteria towards the urethra. Fibers contained in foods such as legumes, green vegetables, fruits, or whole grains encourage proper functioning of the intestines.

DO NOT HESITATE TO CONSULT A DOCTOR Avoid selfmedication that may mask symptoms of more serious illnesses and consult a doctor, particularly in the event of recurrence of the infection.

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The urinary system

| Diseases

Additional box Three types of boxes may complement the subjects:

A box marked with a heart indicates lifestyle habits to adopt in order to prevent or treat a disease.

A box marked with an eye offers surprising information connected with a subject.

A box marked with a press clipping provides information on current affairs debated in the media.

PREFACE At a tîme when emergency rooms are overfowîng and the heath system îs havîng dîffîcuty meetîng the demand, ît may prove usefu to have a book on hand that deas wîth a of the aspects of heath and dîsease.

The fîrst step în heath promotîon îs preventîon, and havîng a good knowedge of one’s body and îts functîonîng. To thîs end, theFamily Guide to Healthîs fu of advîce that everyone can put înto practîce în order to împrove theîr heath and prevent dîsease. It aso încudes îustratîons of extraordînary quaîty, produced by experîenced medîca îustrators, and quaîty texts, concîse, sîmpe to understand and, above a, revîewed by a team of experîenced experts. In addîtîon, a sîgnîfîcant portîon of the encycopedîa îs devoted to the descrîptîon of dîfferent dîseases: fu, heart dîsease, asthma, dîabetes, cancer, etc. Thîs specîfîcay enabes the reader to recognîze the fîrst symptoms of a dîsease and, when ît strîkes, to consut a doctor sooner and obtaîn a better prognosîs. The work aso încudes a îst of symptoms as we as a chapter on fîrst aîd, revîewed and approved by St. John Ambuance.

Three words perfecty summarîze thîs encycopedîa: UNDERSTAND, PREVENT, TREAT.

Bravo!

Yves Lamontagne, MD Presîdent-Chîef Executîve Offîcer Coège des médecîns du Québec

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREVENTION  Nutrîtîon  Heathy weîght  Exercîse  Tobacco, acoho, and drugs  Stress contro  Hygîene and the preventîon of înfectîons  Contro of the envîronment  Medîca examînatîons  Heath whîe traveîng

OVERVIEW OF THE ANATOMY  The systems  Genera anatomy of the human body  From the system to the ce

CELLS

The body  The human ce  DNA and genes  Ce dîvîsîon  Heredîty

Diseases  Trîsomîes  Gangrene  Cysts  Edema  Benîgn tumors Cancer

THE SKIN

The body  Structure of the skîn  Skîn coor  Heaîng

Diseases  Skîn esîons  Burns  Warts  Ucers  Dermatîtîs  Psorîasîs  Bacterîa skîn înfectîons  Skîn mycosîs  Cod sores  Skîn parasîtes  Skîn cancer  Skîn dîscooratîon

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BONES, JOINTS, AND MUSCLES

The body  The bones  The joînts  The musces  Heathy bones, joînts, and musces

Bone diseases  Bone fractures Osteoporosis Paget's dîsease  Osteîtîs  Bone cancer

Joint diseases  Spraîn  Dîsocatîon  Hernîated dîsk Backache Rheumatism Arthrosîs  Rheumatoîd arthrîtîs Ankyosîng spondyîtîs  Gout  Bursîtîs

Muscle diseases  Musce paîn  Musce înjurîes  Tendon înjurîes  Dystonîa  Dupuytren's contracture  Myasthenîa  Muscuar dystrophy  Tetanus

THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

The body  The structure of the nervous system  The neuron  The nerves  The spîna cord  The braîn  Movements  Conscîousness  Imagîng of the nervous system

Diseases  Neuragîa  Cana syndrome Headaches and migraines Cranîa traumas  Paraysîs  Loss of conscîousness

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Cerebrovascular accidents Tumors of the nervous system  Encephaîtîs  Rabîes  Menîngîtîs  Herpes zoster  Poîomyeîtîs  Amyotrophîc atera scerosîs  Mutîpe scerosîs  Epîepsy  Parkînson's dîsease  Abnorma movements  Amnesîa Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia  Psychosîs  Neurosîs Sleep disorders Depressîon and other affectîve dîsorders Burnout Drug addîctîon

THE SENSES

The body  The sensory organs  Sîght  Hearîng and baance  Touch  Sme  Taste

Eye diseases Ametropia Infammatîon of the eye  Dry eye Cataracts  Gaucoma  Retînopathy  Macuar degeneratîon  Coor bîndness  Strabîsmus

Ear diseases Deafness Otitis Baance dîsturbances

THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

The body  The endocrîne gands and hormones  The thyroîd gand  The adrena gands  The pîtuîtary gand  Stress

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Diseases  The dîseases of the thyroîd gand  The dîseases of the pîtuîtary gand Diabetes

THE BLOOD

The body  The bood  The bood transfusîon  The bood sampe

Diseases  Hemorrhage  Anemîas  Hemophîîa  Leukemîas

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THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

The body  Hîgh bood cîrcuatîon and bood vesses  The heart  Bood pressure

Diseases High blood pressure Heart disease  Cardîac însuffîcîency  Cardîac arrhythmîa  Cardîac maformatîons  Vave dîsease  Heart înfammatîons  Aneurysm Varicose veins Thrombosîs

THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

The body  The îmmune system  The ymphatîc system  Infectîous agents Diseases Infectious diseases Allergies AIDS  Infectîous mononuceosîs  Yeow fever  Dengue  Maarîa  Leîshmanîasîs  Typhus

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Pague Bîharzîasîs Typhoîd fever Dîphtherîa Leprosy Lîsterîosîs Lyme dîsease Lupus Infammatîons of the ymphatîc system Lymphedema Lymphomas

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

The body  The respîratory system  The upper respîratory tracts  The ungs

Diseases  Seep apnea  Lesîons of the nasa septum  Respîratory înfectîons The flu Bronchîtîs  Pneumonîa  Tubercuosîs Asthma Cystîc fîbrosîs  Chronîc obstructîve bronchopneumopathy  Pneumothorax  Peurîsy  Pneumoconîosîs  Respîratory însuffîcîency  Pumonary edema  Tumors of the respîratory system Nicotine addiction

THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

The body  The dîgestîve system  The mouth  The dîgestîve tract  The îver and pancreas  Metaboîsm  Heath of the dîgestîve system Dietrelated diseases Obesity Alcoholism  Nutrîtîona defîcîencîes  Dîetary întoerances  Indîgestîon

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Oral diseases  Ora dîseases Cavities  Denta prostheses  Denta maoccusîon

Digestive tract diseases  Gastroesophagea refux  Gastroduodena ucer  Dîgestîve tract cancers Gastroenteritis  Intestîna parasîtes  Dysentery  Choera  Coîtîs  Coon poyps  Irrîtabe bowe syndrome  Dîvertîcuosîs  Intestîna obstructîon  Hernîas  Appendîcîtîs  Hemorrhoîds

Liver and pancreatic diseases  Hepatîtîs  Cîrrhosîs of the îver  Lîver cancer  Choeîthîasîs  Pancreatîtîs  Pancreatîc cancer

THE URINARY SYSTEM

The body  How the urînary system works  Examînatîons of the urînary system

Diseases  Urînary încontînence Urinary tract infections  Uroîthîasîs  Gomeruonephrîtîs  Kîdney cysts  Urînary system tumors  Kîdney faîure

THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

The body  The genîta organs  The sex ces  The menstrua cyce Menopause

Diseases affecting men  Testîcuar cancer  Spermatîc cord dîseases

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 Prostate adenoma Prostate cancer Phîmosîs Diseases affecting women  Endometrîosîs  Genîta proapse  Uterîne tumors  Ovarîan cysts  Ovarîan cancer  Benîgn breast tumors Breast cancer

Infectious diseases  Genîta înfectîons Sexually transmitted infections Syphîîs  Chamydîa  Genîta herpes  Genîta warts  Gonorrhea  Trîchomonîasîs

REPRODUCTION

The body  Sexuaîty  Contraceptîon  Abortîon  Fertîîzatîon  Mutîpe pregnancîes  Pregnancy  Prenata examînatîons  Chîdbîrth  Postpartum

Diseases and complications  Puerpera fever  Mîscarrîage  Extrauterîne pregnancy  Toxopasmosîs  Feta acoho syndrome  Rhesus încompatîbîîty  Twîn-to-twîn transfusîon syndrome  Pacenta prevîa  Feta dîstress  Preecampsîa Sterility

CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE

The body  Deveopment of a human beîng  Newborns  Chîdhood  Chîd nutrîtîon  Adoescence

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Diseases  Congenîta maformatîons  Labîopaatîne cefts  Spîna bîfîda  Sudden înfant death syndrome  Icterus of the newborn  Acute întestîna învagînatîon  Hypertrophîc pyorîc stenosîs  Infant skîn dîseases Acne  Infectîous dîseases în chîdren  Febrîe seîzures  Skeeta deformîtîes  Dwarfîsm Eating disorders Pervasîve deveopmenta dîsorders  Menta retardatîon Learning disabilities

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

FIRST AID

At home and in daily life  Fîrst aîd materîas and servîces  Fîrst steps  Cardîopumonary arrest  Aîrway obstructîon  Respîratory dîffîcutîes  Poîsonîng  Beedîng  Fas and traumas  Head and spîna înjurîes  Burns and eectrocutîon  Convusîons and fever  Maaîse and oss of conscîousness Outdoors  Sunburn  Heatstroke  Hypothermîa and frostbîte  Insect bîtes, bîte wounds and stîngîng pants

DIRECTORY OF SYMPTOMS

INDEX

GLOSSARY

LINKS AND RESOURCES

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