440 Where There Is No Doctor 2011
Land
distribution of, w7, w11, 413
use of, w11, w13–w16, 115
Latido, 23
Latrines, 137–139, 153
Laxatives, 15–16, 382
misuse of, 126
Lazy eye, 223
Leadership, w5
Learning, w4, w21–w28, 322
Legs
crossed like scissors, 320
examination of legs, 37
pain in, 288, 321
Leishmaniasis, 406
Lepra reaction, 191, 362
Leprosy, 10, 38, 191–192, 206, 337, 362–363
or lepra, 25
Lice, 134, 190, 200, 372
Limits, knowing, w4
Liquids, 39–40, 151
Liters, measuring in, 61, 424
Liver, 36, 424
abscesses, 144–145
diseases, 172, 288, 328
infection of, 172
Liver extract, 65, 67
Lockjaw (See Tetanus)
Loss of blood (See Blood, Bleeding)
Loss of consciousness (See Unconscious
person)
Loss of feeling, 38, 127, 162, 173, 191, 192, 279
Loss of sight, 225, 412
Loss of sleep (insomnia), 328
Loss of weight (See Weight loss)
Low body temperature, 409
Low back pain, 173, 248
Low blood pressure, 411
Lumps
in the abdomen, 35, 243, 280
in the breast, 279
on face and body, 191, 228
that keep growing, 196, 280
(Also see Lymph nodes)
Lung diseases
and smoking, 149
asthma, 167
bronchitis, 170
pneumonia. 171
tuberculosis, 179
Lymph nodes, swollen, 88, 317, 424
caused by an abscess, 202
in the groin, 238, 403
signs of infection, 194
TB of, 212
with AIDS, 400
with breast cancer, 279
with brucellosis, 188 or typhus, 190
with German measles, 312
with scabies or lice, 199, 200
Lymphogranuloma venereum, 238, 420
M
Maalox, 173
Malaria, 186–187
falciparum, 158, 363
fever pattern, 26
medicines for, 337, 363–367
with seizures, 307
with sickle cell disease, 321
Malnutrition
and diarrhea, 153–155
causes of, 115, 283, 412
checking for, 109, 112–113, 297–304
during pregnancy, 248
in children, 107, 114, 305–306
kinds of, 112–114
prevention and treatment of, 108, 109,
112–113, 155–156, 391–393
problems caused by, 107, 306
signs of, 30, 37, 108, 112, 113, 208–209, 305
Malta fever (brucellosis), 27, 188
Marasmus (dry malnutrition), 112
Marijuana, 416
Mask of pregnancy, 207
Massaging
sprains or fractures, 99, 102
the birth opening, 269
the womb, 264–265
Mastitis (breast abscess), 278, 424
Measles (Rubeola), 30, 108, 226, 311, 391
vaccination, 147, 312, 321
Measuring
blood pressure, 410–411
in pounds and kilos, 62
medicine, 59–61, 340
Medical attention
illnesses that always need, 179–192
when to seek, 43, 159
Medicinal plants, 12–13
Medicine kit, 331–337
Medicines
brand name, 55, 333, 339
care in giving to the newborn, 54, 272
dangerous misuse of medicine, 50–53
during or after birth, 266
during pregnancy, 54, 247, 398
for small children, 62
generic, 333, 339
guidelines for use, w18–w19, 49–73, 339–396
healing without medicines, 45–48
how to measure and give, 59–64, 340
how to write instructions for, 63–64
limited use of medicines, w18–w19, 49
medicines not to inject, 56
reactions to, 68, 70–71, 350
uses, dosage, and precautions, 339–398
when not to take them, 54–64
Ménière’s disease, 327
Meningitis, 185, 274, 307
Menopause, 246, 424
Menstrual period, 245–246, 281, 285, 294,
393–396