The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Occipital Neuralgia: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

@Team LiB......Page 0
Copyright Notice......Page 3
Acknowledgements......Page 4
About the Editors......Page 5
About ICON Health Publications......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 7
Overview......Page 11
Scope......Page 13
Moving Forward......Page 14
PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 17
Overview......Page 19
What Is Occipital Neuralgia?......Page 20
For More Information......Page 21
More Guideline Sources......Page 22
Vocabulary Builder......Page 24
Associations and Occipital Neuralgia......Page 25
Finding Doctors......Page 27
Finding a Neurologist......Page 28
Selecting Your Doctor......Page 29
Working with Your Doctor......Page 30
Vocabulary Builder......Page 31
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND
ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 33
The Combined Health Information Database......Page 35
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 36
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 37
Vocabulary Builder......Page 42
Overview......Page 45
Patent Applications on Occipital Neuralgia......Page 46
Keeping Current......Page 47
The National Library of Medicine Book Index......Page 49
General Home References......Page 51
Vocabulary Builder......Page 52
Bibliography: Multimedia on Occipital Neuralgia......Page 53
Vocabulary Builder......Page 54
NIH Guidelines......Page 57
NIH Databases......Page 58
Specialized References......Page 62
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 65
Your Medications: The Basics......Page 67
Learning More about Your Medications......Page 69
Commercial Databases......Page 70
Contraindications and Interactions (Hidden Dangers)......Page 71
A Final Warning......Page 72
General References......Page 73
What Is CAM?......Page 75
What Are the Domains of Alternative Medicine?......Page 76
Can Alternatives Affect My Treatment?......Page 79
Finding CAM References on Occipital Neuralgia......Page 80
Additional Web Resources......Page 81
General References......Page 82
Preparation......Page 83
Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 84
Your Rights as a Patient......Page 91
Patient Responsibilities......Page 95
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 96
Medicare and Medicaid......Page 98
NORD’s Medication Assistance Programs......Page 101
Additional Resources......Page 102
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 103
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 104
OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA GLOSSARY......Page 105
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 108
INDEX......Page 110