Download or read book When You re Sick Or in the Hospital written by Tom McGrath and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the world of hospitals and illness, addressing questions and feelings faced by sick children.
Download or read book An American Sickness written by Elisabeth Rosenthal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller/Washington Post Notable Book of 2017/NPR Best Books of 2017/Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2017 "This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene At a moment of drastic political upheaval, An American Sickness is a shocking investigation into our dysfunctional healthcare system - and offers practical solutions to its myriad problems. In these troubled times, perhaps no institution has unraveled more quickly and more completely than American medicine. In only a few decades, the medical system has been overrun by organizations seeking to exploit for profit the trust that vulnerable and sick Americans place in their healthcare. Our politicians have proven themselves either unwilling or incapable of reining in the increasingly outrageous costs faced by patients, and market-based solutions only seem to funnel larger and larger sums of our money into the hands of corporations. Impossibly high insurance premiums and inexplicably large bills have become facts of life; fatalism has set in. Very quickly Americans have been made to accept paying more for less. How did things get so bad so fast? Breaking down this monolithic business into the individual industries—the hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, and drug manufacturers—that together constitute our healthcare system, Rosenthal exposes the recent evolution of American medicine as never before. How did healthcare, the caring endeavor, become healthcare, the highly profitable industry? Hospital systems, which are managed by business executives, behave like predatory lenders, hounding patients and seizing their homes. Research charities are in bed with big pharmaceutical companies, which surreptitiously profit from the donations made by working people. Patients receive bills in code, from entrepreneurial doctors they never even saw. The system is in tatters, but we can fight back. Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal doesn't just explain the symptoms, she diagnoses and treats the disease itself. In clear and practical terms, she spells out exactly how to decode medical doublespeak, avoid the pitfalls of the pharmaceuticals racket, and get the care you and your family deserve. She takes you inside the doctor-patient relationship and to hospital C-suites, explaining step-by-step the workings of a system badly lacking transparency. This is about what we can do, as individual patients, both to navigate the maze that is American healthcare and also to demand far-reaching reform. An American Sickness is the frontline defense against a healthcare system that no longer has our well-being at heart.
Download or read book WHEN YOU RE SICK OR IN THE HOSPITAL CD1 ELF HELP FOR KIDS written by TOM MCGRATH and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Before You Get Sick written by Lori-Ann Rickard and published by Expert Health Press. This book was released on 2014-11-22 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare expert Lori-Ann Rickard reveals the easy and practical answers that only an insider knows. Spin Your Healthcare Your Way and know what to do Before You Get Sick with her guide. Easy Healthcare: Before You Get Sick gives you the secrets no outsider would guess such as: • Your primary care doctor is your best first choice (and why) • The best and cheapest way to get better fast • Why you should avoid “urgent care” • When not to call an ambulance (and when you should) • The difference between “observation” and “admitted” at the hospital (and what it can mean for your wallet) • When to go to the ER and when not to (and why) This guide shows you how to get the best cost-effective care Before You Get Sick. Lori-Ann Rickard gives you The Bottom Line. With over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, HealthSpin founder Lori-Ann Rickard puts you in charge so you can Spin Your Healthcare Your Way!
Download or read book Hospital Sick written by Carol Christian and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whats the difference between regular sick and hospital sick? How do I get to the hospital? What happens when I get to the emergency room? What are veins, and why are they so important to doctors? Allow your child to explore the different reasons for going to the emergency room and what they can expect after getting there.
Download or read book Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.
Download or read book When Doctors Get Sick written by H.N. Mandell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a doctor gets sick, his status changes. No longer is his role de fined as deriving from doctus, i. e. , learned, but as from patiens, the present participle of the deponent verb, patior, i. e. , to suffer, with all the passive acceptance of pain the verb implies. From pass us, the past participle, we get the word passion, with its wide gamut of emotional allusions, ranging from animal lust to the sufferings of martyrs. It is the connotation, not the denotation, of the word that defines the change of status. When a doctor is sick enough to be admitted to a hospital, he can no longer write orders; orders are written about him, removing him from control of his own situation. One recalls a sonnet from W. H. Auden's sequence, The Quest, which closes with the lines: Unluckily they were their situation: One should not give a poisoner medicine, A conjuror fine apparatus, Nor a rifle to a melancholic bore. That is a reasonable expression of twentieth-century skepticism and ra tionalism. Almost all medical literature is written from the doctor's point of view. Only a few medically trained writers-one thinks of Chekhov's Ward Six-manage to incorporate the patient's response to his situa tion. Patients' voices were not much in evidence until well into the twentieth century, but an early example is John Donne's Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (1624).
Download or read book Being Ill Sucks written by StayPositive Publishing and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A large cute journal with wide lines and a space to write the date (undated, so you can write when it suits you and no pages are wasted.) It can serve as a record to remember your journey and track progress as you get better. Without doing so, it's too easy to ignore how far you've progressed during minor setbacks or challenges. The perfect gift to put a smile on a loved one's face who is going through a tough time. SIZE: 8.5x11 Inches ( A4 approximate) PAPER: Lined PAGES: 100 Pages (50 sheets) COVER: Soft Glossy Cover StayPositive Publishing publishes fun and quality journals to help you stay positive! Titles Include: Every Little Thing Is Going to Be Alright #Hospital Life Be Gentle With Yourself Get Well Soon! Get Well Soon! p.s Aways Remember I F*cking Love You! Being Ill Sucks!
Download or read book Hospital Life written by StayPositive Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift to put a smile on a loved one's face who is going through a tough time. A large cute journal with wide lines and a space to write the date (undated, so you can write when it suits you and no pages are wasted.) It can serve as a record to remember your journey and track progress as you get better. Without doing so, it's too easy to ignore how far you've progressed during minor setbacks or challenges. SIZE: 8.5x11 Inches ( A4 approximate) PAPER: Lined PAGES: 100 Pages (50 sheets) COVER: Soft Glossy Cover StayPositive Publishing publishes fun and quality journals to help you stay positive! Titles Include: Every Little Thing Is Going to Be Alright #Hospital Life Be Gentle With Yourself Get Well Soon! Get Well Soon! p.s Aways Remember I F*cking Love You! Being Ill Sucks!
Download or read book Care Without Coverage written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-06-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
Download or read book Prescription for Admission A Doctor s Guide for Navigating the Hospital Advocating for Yourself and Having a Better Hospitalization written by Mph Monique Nugent and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you're already sick, injured, or in pain, a hospital visit adds more stress to an already overwhelming situation. Every step is often too confusing, too opaque, and too cumbersome for patients to feel fully in control. With the right knowledge, your hospitalization can be a positive experience full of the comfort, communication, and compassion you deserve. In Prescription for Admission, hospitalist Dr. Monique Nugent simplifies acute hospitalizations to help you receive better treatment and improve your experience. Whether you're facing a trip to the ER, an unexpected inpatient stay, or a planned hospitalization for cancer treatment, this complete guide provides the critical information you need to navigate the hospital-so you can stay calm, feel confident, and focus on healing after a health crisis. You'll discover: What to expect during an average four- to five-day hospital stay-and how to prepare for a future hospital visit today. A behind-the-scenes look at the health care system, including urgent care and emergency medicine. Tips to help you stay mentally grounded, communicate more effectively with your doctor and nurse, and advocate for yourself. Advice for a stress-free discharge, whether to a long-term care facility or home. A downloadable, fillable Quick Guide to the Hospital-your handy grab-and-go document in case of emergency. A hospital is meant to be a place for support, not frustration and confusion. Purchase Prescription for Admission now and prepare for your next hospital visit as an active participant in your health!
Download or read book Lord You re Wonderful written by National Maternity Hospital (Dublin, Ireland) and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Closing the Quality Gap written by Kaveh G. Shojania and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sex When You re Sick written by Anne Katz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexuality is much more than sex; it is the embodiment of how we perceive our sexual selves and encompasses past experiences, attitudes, values, as well as the meanings that we have constructed throughout our lives about our sexual behavior. It is integral to healthy human functioning, and it can be severely affected whenever a person becomes the victim of illness or injury. This book describes how illness and injury impact sexual functioning. From cancer to diabetes, hysterectomy to injury, from mental illness to combat injury, the author covers a wide variety of illness and disease that can directly impact sexuality. Based on cutting edge research, current practice in this area by leading sex therapists and experts, the author provides readers with a guide to how illness and disease can affect sexual functioning and how victims can handle the various issues involved. Case studies, quotes from patients, and tips and solutions for problems encountered in all aspects of sexual functioning are included throughout. Until now, a comprehensive overview of the challenges to sexuality from illness and injury was not available. This book explains the reasons why illness and injury affect sexuality. This information alone will help many people who are experiencing problems in their sex lives as a result of the illness itself or the treatments for it. It also presents suggestions for how people can help themselves to solve their problems. Helpful resources are included at the end of each chapter for further information and help. Each chapter contains stories of people who have experienced sexual problems as a result of illness or injury and many readers will see themselves in these examples. Just knowing that other people have the same sorts of problems may be a comfort. In addition, the information and explanations in the book can be helpful in starting a conversation with health care providers about problems in sexual functioning. Readers will come away with a better understanding of how they can cultivate sexuality during and after battling illness and injury.
Download or read book Doctors Are Idiots written by Aris Kindt and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comical guide to getting the best possible care from doctors when you are ill. Don't listen to doctors, listen to a patient who has seen it all and have some fun at the same time. If you're a fan of Mad Magazine or the Dummies books, you'll enjoy this satirical romp.Remember that there are good doctors, even ones who act heroically, but you may run into an idiot at the worst possible time. If you've been sick, are going to get sick, have an ill family member, or know anyone in the world who may visit a doctor, this is the book for you (this means everybody). You will learn the ins-and-outs of our insane healthcare system and those responsible for it. Yes, that mainly would be doctors. No, not wonders in white as we were led to believe growing up, but certified and licensed idiots! Those in the "noble profession" think and speak differently, but rather than learning their medicalese you will talk the way you normally do and force them to communicate on your terms. Yes, indeed, little ole you has rights! Like the right not to be ignored, talked down to, humiliated, and left in the dark when it comes to your care.Not only will an entertaining history of the idiocy rampant in those donning white convince you to be on guard even today, but also lead you to believe that your medical care is up to YOU! With this trusty guide penned by a renowned expert in the field (not exactly), you'll learn that the almighty physician is not all that mighty. You'll be better equipped to get what you want most from doctors and hospitals: to make it back home in relative health. Illness is hard work and we're not talking needles, invasive procedures, endless tests, and the rest, but dealing with "healthcare providers." They are the crew, led by idiots, which made you into a "customer," not a patient. Words do matter. As a patient you are now a "client" of an unseen profit center, a corporation more interested in the bottom line than that pressure sore on your bottom. If you no longer can be a patient, at least be a survivor.So hop on for a rollicking ride to survey the centuries of not just occasional malpractice, but outright medical harm and injury to a vast number of individuals who sought nothing but relief from pain and a return to health. Enter today's world of idiocy and learn to deal with doctors on your terms. Find out how to deal with them and their intimidating system. Realize that fate, destiny, and fortune will not cure you, but YOU and your body, with a healthy dose of the fighting spirit, will give you a much better chance of regaining health.
Download or read book The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies written by Mayo Clinic and published by Oxmoor House. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many common health problems can be treated with simple remedies you can do at home. Even if the steps you take don't cure the problem, they can relieve symptoms and allow you to go about your daily life, or at least help you until you're able to see a doctor. Some remedies, such as changing your diet to deal with heartburn or adapting your home environment to cope with chronic pain, may seem like common sense. You may have questions about when to apply heat or cold to injuries, what helps relieve the itch of an insect bite, or whether certain herbs, vitamins or minerals are really effective against the common cold or insomnia. You'll find these answers and more in Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies. In situations involving your health or the health of your family, the same questions typically arise: What actions can I take that are immediate, safe and effective? When should I contact my doctor? What symptoms signal an emergency? Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies clearly defines these questions with regard to your health concerns and guides you to choose the appropriate and most effective response.
Download or read book How We Do Harm written by Otis Webb Brawley, MD and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How We Do Harm exposes the underbelly of healthcare today—the overtreatment of the rich, the under treatment of the poor, the financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians' provide, insurance companies that don't demand the best (or even the least expensive) care, and pharmaceutical companies concerned with selling drugs, regardless of whether they improve health or do harm. Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical and scientific officer of The American Cancer Society, an oncologist with a dazzling clinical, research, and policy career. How We Do Harm pulls back the curtain on how medicine is really practiced in America. Brawley tells of doctors who select treatment based on payment they will receive, rather than on demonstrated scientific results; hospitals and pharmaceutical companies that seek out patients to treat even if they are not actually ill (but as long as their insurance will pay); a public primed to swallow the latest pill, no matter the cost; and rising healthcare costs for unnecessary—and often unproven—treatments that we all pay for. Brawley calls for rational healthcare, healthcare drawn from results-based, scientifically justifiable treatments, and not just the peddling of hot new drugs. Brawley's personal history – from a childhood in the gang-ridden streets of black Detroit, to the green hallways of Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest public hospital in the U.S., to the boardrooms of The American Cancer Society—results in a passionate view of medicine and the politics of illness in America - and a deep understanding of healthcare today. How We Do Harm is his well-reasoned manifesto for change.
