The complementary therapist's guide to red flags and referrals / Clare Stephenson, General Practitioner (GP), Oxford ; forewords by Sandy Fritz, BS, MS, Owner/Director, Health Enrichment Center Inc., Lapeer, MI, USA, Val Hopwood, FRCP, Course Director, MSc Acupuncture in Health Care Physiotherapy & Dietetics, Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK, William Morris, PhD, DAOM, LAc, President, AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Austin, TX, USA.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Red flags of disease -- Use of complementary medicine and red flags -- The red flags as guides to referral -- Prioritisation of the red flags -- How to respond to the red flags -- The summaries of red flags of disease -- ch. 2 A tables: red flags ordered by physiological system -- Introduction -- A1.Red flags of cancer -- A2.Red flags of infectious diseases: vulnerable groups -- A3.Red flags of infectious diseases: fever, dehydration and confusion -- A4.Red flags of diseases of the mouth -- A5.Red flags of diseases of the oesophagus -- A6.Red flags of diseases of the stomach -- A7.Red flags of diseases of the pancreas -- A8.Red flags of diseases of the liver -- A9.Red flags of diseases of the gallbladder -- A10.Red flags of diseases of the small and large intestines -- A11.Red flags of diseases of the blood vessels -- A12.Red flags of hypertension -- A13.Red flags of angina and heart attack --

Contents note continued: A14.Red flags of heart failure and arrhythmias -- A15.Red flags of pericarditis -- A16.Red flags of upper respiratory disease -- A17.Red flags of lower respiratory disease -- A18.Red flags of anaemia -- A19.Red flags of haemorrhage and shock -- A20.Red flags of leukaemia and lymphoma -- A21.Red flags of raised intracranial pressure -- A22.Red flags of brain haemorrhage, stroke and brain tumour -- A23.Red flags of headache -- A24.Red flags of dementia, epilepsy and other disorders of the central nervous system -- A25.Red flags of diseases of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves -- A26.Red flags of diseases of the bones -- A27.Red flags of localised diseases of the joints, ligaments and muscles -- A28.Red flags of generalised diseases of the joints, ligaments and muscles -- A29.Red flags of diseases of the kidneys -- A30.Red flags of diseases of the ureters, bladder and urethra -- A31.Red flags of diseases of the thyroid gland --

Contents note continued: A32.Red flags of diabetes mellitus -- A33.Red flags of other endocrine diseases -- A34.Red flags of menstruation -- A35.Red flags of sexually transmitted diseases -- A36.Red flags of structural disorders of the reproductive system -- A37.Red flags of pregnancy -- A38.Red flags of the puerperium -- A39.Red flags of diseases of the breast -- A40.Red flags of childhood diseases -- A41.Red flags of diseases of the skin -- A42.Red flags of diseases of the eye -- A43.Red flags of diseases of the ear -- A44.Red flags of mental health disorders -- ch. 3 B tables: red flags ordered by symptom keyword -- Introduction -- B1.Red flags of abdominal pain and swelling -- B2.Red flags of anaemia -- B3.Red flags of anxiety or agitation -- B4.Red flags of bleeding or blood loss -- B5.Red flags of disorders of the breast -- B6.Red flags of breathlessness or difficulty in breathing -- B7.Red flags of bruising and purpura -- B8.Red flags of chest pain --

Contents note continued: B9.Red flags particular to childhood diseases -- B10.Red flags of collapse and loss of consciousness -- B11.Red flags of confusion and clouding of consciousness -- B12.Red flags of cough -- B13.Red flags of dehydration -- B14.Red flags of depression and exhaustion -- B15.Red flags of dizziness -- B16.Red flags of diseases of the ear -- B17.Red flags of diseases of the eye -- B18.Red flags of fever -- B19.Red flags of headache -- B20.Red flags of hypertension -- B21.Red flags of infections -- B22.Red flags of jaundice -- B23.Red flags of lumps, masses and glands -- B24.Red flags of disorders of menstruation -- B25.Red flags of disorders of the mouth -- B26.Red flags of muscle tremor and spasms -- B27.Red flags of numbness -- B28.Red flags of oedema -- B29.Red flags of pain in the bones, joints or muscles -- B30.Red flags of palpitations or abnormal pulse rate -- B31.Red flags of pregnancy and the puerperium -- B32.Red flags of diseases of the skin --

Contents note continued: B33.Red flags of disorders of speech -- B34.Red flags of disorders of swallowing -- B35.Red flags of thirst -- B36.Red flags of urinary disorders -- B37.Red flags of visual disturbance -- B38.Red flags of vomiting and/or passage of faeces -- B39.Red flags of weakness/paralysis -- B40.Red flags of weight loss or weight gain -- ch. 4 C tables: red flags requiring urgent referral -- Introduction -- C1.Red flags of acute abdominal pain -- C2.Red flags of bone marrow failure -- C3.Red flags of blood loss and shock -- C4.Red flags of acute difficulty in breathing -- C5.Red flags of chest pain -- C6.Red flags of dehydration -- C7.Red flags of weakness or loss of consciousness -- C8.Red flags of confusion or altered mental state -- C9.Red flags of diseases of the skin -- C10.Red flags of headache -- C11.Red flags of diseases of the eye -- C12.Red flags of thromboembolism in the limbs -- ch. 5 Communicating with medical practitioners --

Contents note continued: Choice of method of communication -- The structure and content of the communication -- Sample letter for referring patients to medical practitioners -- ch. 6 Red flags and referrals: ethical points -- The importance of clear records -- If in doubt, seek advice -- Maintaining confidentiality.

Suitable for all complementary medicine, massage therapy and manual therapy practitioners and students alerting them to 'red flag' symptoms, this title offers guidance on how best to respond to those symptoms and signs of disease which can be readily discerned through routine history taking and basic examination of the body. -- Source other than Library of Congress.