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