The Complementary Therapist'S Guide To Red Flags And Referrals Av Clare (Lecturer And Programme Leader Conventional Medical Sciences College Of I

<p>Unique ready reference for all complementary medicine, massage</p><p>therapy and manual therapy practitioners and</p><p>students alerting them to ''red flag'' symptoms</p><p>which should be referred for Western medical</p><p>investigation or emergency medical treatment.</p><p>When can a patient be safely reassured and when</p><p>do they need further investigation or treatment?</p><p>''Red flags'' are clinical signs that suggest a patient</p><p>needs prompt investigation and treatment for</p><p>a potentially dangerous situation. Therapists</p><p>increasingly find themselves working alongside</p><p>conventionally trained doctors and nurses and it is</p><p>vital for them to understand conventional medical</p><p>diagnoses, symptoms and treatments and, crucially,</p><p>to recognise warning signs of serious disease. This</p><p>is essential in order to be a safe practitioner.</p><p>Clare Stephenson''s <i>The Complementary Therapist''s</p><p>Guide to Red Flags and Referrals </i>meets this n