The official patient's sourcebook on post-polio syndrome

@Team LiB......Page 0
Disclaimer......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 Post-Polio Syndrome?......Page 20
What Causes PPS?......Page 21
How Is PPS Treated?......Page 22
Can PPS Be Prevented?......Page 23
Where Can I Go for More Information?......Page 24
More Guideline Sources......Page 25
Vocabulary Builder......Page 28
Associations and Post-Polio Syndrome......Page 31
Finding More Associations......Page 35
Finding Doctors......Page 37
Selecting Your Doctor......Page 38
Working with Your Doctor......Page 39
Vocabulary Builder......Page 40
Overview......Page 41
Recent Trials on Post-Polio Syndrome......Page 44
Benefits and Risks......Page 46
Keeping Current on Clinical Trials......Page 49
General References......Page 50
Vocabulary Builder......Page 51
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND
ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 53
Federally Funded Research on Post-Polio Syndrome......Page 55
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 57
Vocabulary Builder......Page 62
Book Summaries: Federal Agencies......Page 63
The National Library of Medicine Book Index......Page 64
General Home References......Page 66
Vocabulary Builder......Page 67
Bibliography: Multimedia on Post-Polio Syndrome......Page 69
Vocabulary Builder......Page 70
News Services & Press Releases......Page 71
Newsletters on Post-Polio Syndrome......Page 73
Academic Periodicals covering Post-Polio Syndrome......Page 74
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 77
Food and Nutrition: General Principles......Page 79
Finding Studies on Post-Polio Syndrome......Page 84
Federal Resources on Nutrition......Page 85
Vocabulary Builder......Page 86
Preparation......Page 89
Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 90
Your Rights as a Patient......Page 97
Patient Responsibilities......Page 101
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 102
Medicare and Medicaid......Page 104
NORD’s Medication Assistance Programs......Page 107
Additional Resources......Page 108
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 109
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 110
POST-POLIO SYNDROME GLOSSARY......Page 111
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 115
INDEX......Page 117