Get the best medical care -- you can navigate the medical maze
Subtitle: a patient guide
By: Donna Maldonado-Schullo
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 2012
Place of publication: S. Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781453886489
Subjects: Medical care
Notes: A must read for anyone who wants to be a more informed and smarter consumer.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Patient responsibilities; title: Patient rights; title: Selection of a primary care physician or specialist; title: Diagnostic imaging methods; title: tests; title: Treatment options; title: medications; title: Side effects; title: Choice of a Hospital; title: Surgery, Anesthesia, and sugeon selection; title: Discharge planning; title: Ambulatory care; title: Clinical trials; title: Informed conscent; title: Advance healthcare directives, living wills, and durable powers of attorney; title: Research on the internet and ways ot select reliable web sites; title: Healthcare in the US compared to the rest of the World; title: Key to understanding medical terminology; title: Common medical abbreviations.