This book has been created for parents 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 parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to reye's syndrome (also Fatty Liver with Encephalopathy; Reye's Syndrome; White liver disease), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on reye's syndrome. Given parents' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.
Author(s): Icon Health Publications
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 144
Overview......Page 11
Scope......Page 13
Moving Forward......Page 14
PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 17
Overview......Page 19
What Is Reye's Syndrome?......Page 20
What Is the Prognosis?......Page 21
More Guideline Sources......Page 22
Vocabulary Builder......Page 25
Associations and Reye's Syndrome......Page 27
Finding More Associations......Page 30
Finding Doctors......Page 31
Finding a Neurologist......Page 32
Working with Your Child's Doctor......Page 33
Vocabulary Builder......Page 34
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 37
The Combined Health Information Database......Page 39
Federally-Funded Research on Reye's Syndrome......Page 40
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 43
Vocabulary Builder......Page 44
The National Library of Medicine Book Index......Page 47
General Home References......Page 49
Vocabulary Builder......Page 51
Bibliography: Multimedia on Reye's Syndrome......Page 53
Vocabulary Builder......Page 54
NIH Guidelines......Page 55
NIH Databases......Page 56
Other Commercial Databases......Page 59
The Genome Project and Reye's Syndrome......Page 60
Specialized References......Page 65
Vocabulary Builder......Page 66
Dissertations on Reye's Syndrome......Page 69
Vocabulary Builder......Page 70
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 71
Overview......Page 73
Your Child's Medications: The Basics......Page 74
Learning More about Your Child's Medications......Page 75
Commercial Databases......Page 76
Contraindications and Interactions (Hidden Dangers)......Page 78
A Final Warning......Page 79
Vocabulary Builder......Page 80
Overview......Page 83
What Are the Domains of Alternative Medicine?......Page 84
Finding CAM References on Reye's Syndrome......Page 88
General References......Page 90
Overview......Page 93
Food and Nutrition: General Principles......Page 94
Finding Studies on Reye's Syndrome......Page 98
Federal Resources on Nutrition......Page 99
Additional Web Resources......Page 100
Vocabulary Builder......Page 103
Preparation......Page 107
Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 108
Your Child's Rights as a Patient......Page 115
Parent Responsibilities......Page 119
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 120
NORD's Medication Assistance Programs......Page 122
Additional Resources......Page 123
Vocabulary Builder......Page 124
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 125
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 130
REYE'S SYNDROME GLOSSARY......Page 131
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 137
INDEX......Page 139
