The savvy patient
Subtitle: the ultimate advocate for quality health care
By: Mark C. Pettus.
Series: A Capital cares book; Capital cares book
Publisher: Capital Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Sterling, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781931868808
Subjects: Patient education -- United States.; Medical care -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: Finding a primary care provider : what to look for; title: The pre-hospital emergency system: those critical first moments; title: The emergency department : organized chaos; title: Coping in the midst of illness; title: The ICU/CCU experience : surviving the storm; title: Advanced care planning : understanding advanced directives and acting as a proxy/agent; title: The family meeting : where do we go from here?; title: Spirituality, religion and health : is this a match made in heaven?; title: Making difficult medical decisions : knowing what questions to ask; title: Preparing for discharge from the hospital: it's not always the finish line; title: Taking medications : to heal, not to harm ... and less expensive, please; title: Contemplating nursing home placement : when home may not be the best option; title: Preparing for surgery : staying a cut above; title: Complementary and alternative medicine : a primer on "CAM" therapy; title: Health care literacy : you don't know what you don't know; title: Managing conflict : anger and opportunity; title: Health care coverage : what do you got?; title: Tests : getting to know all about you, what you need to know; title: Medical education : patient as teacher; title: Parting wisdom : the best advise I could give anyone for a long and happy life; title: Epilogue.