Download or read book Uncaring written by Robert Pearl and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctors are taught how to cure people. But they don’t always know how to care for them. Hardly anyone is happy with American healthcare these days. Patients are getting sicker and going bankrupt from medical bills. Doctors are burning out and making dangerous mistakes. Both parties blame our nation’s outdated and dysfunctional healthcare system. But that’s only part of the problem. In this important and timely book, Dr. Robert Pearl shines a light on the unseen and often toxic culture of medicine. Today’s physicians have a surprising disdain for technology, an unhealthy obsession with status, and an increasingly complicated relationship with their patients. All of this can be traced back to their earliest experiences in medical school, where doctors inherit a set of norms, beliefs, and expectations that shape almost every decision they make, with profound consequences for the rest of us. Uncaring draws an original and revealing portrait of what it’s actually like to be a doctor. It illuminates the complex and intimidating world of medicine for readers, and in the end offers a clear plan to save American healthcare.
Download or read book Ten Questions You Must Ask Your Doctor written by Ray Moynihan and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do we really know what to ask our doctor when we're sick? And how often are we told what the risks of a treatment are, or what alternatives are available? Ray Moynihan and Melissa Sweet have done all the deep probing, cut through the medical research and untangled the commercial questions to write a compelling and direct book that will give us all some control over the medical decisions that affect our lives. Ten Questions belongs on every family bookshelf.
Download or read book Top 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor written by James Sutton Rpa-C and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every minute of every day, in thousands of doctor office visits, there is information people should know about their medical condition that is not being discussed. People often forget key questions to ask about their condition or sometimes dont even know the right questions at all. Top 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor gives you those important questions you need to ask at each visit and the book is categorized by medical condition for easy reference. These questions have been submitted and reviewed by hundreds of primary care doctors, specialists, nurses, medical students, and patients. If these simple questions are asked at the time of your visit, you will walk away knowing more and being more confident about your health care. Active, informed patients and families can play a key role in protecting and improving the safety and quality of their own health care. To do this well, they need coaches and good ideas about how to get involved. This book is full of useful tips to help them speak up with confidence and become the empowered participants that they can and should be. Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPPPresident and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement This gem of a book not only covers the specifics of what you should ask during your medical visit, but also addresses key critical issues and questions to address with regard to specific diseases. Read it and learn how to make the most out of the limited amount of time you have with your doctor. Edward B. Noffsinger, Ph.D.Author, Running Group Visits in Your PracticeHealthcare Consultant and former Vice President of Shared Medical Appointments and Group-Based Disease Management at Harvard Vanguard
Download or read book List Of Questions Doctors Ask Patients written by Andres Zukoski and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you see your doctor, it's not always easy to know what to ask - especially if you only have a short time with them and you're feeling worried about your health. Not all of these questions will be relevant to every situation. Choose the ones that fit your circumstances and who you're speaking to in time with the doctor. This book may give you: Questions You Should Know To Ask Doctors: Easily Prepare To Have Effective Talk With Doctor Talking With Doctor: Reasons And Questions You Can Ask Doctor Questions To Ask Doctor: A Guide To Talking With Your Doctor
Download or read book Questions to Ask the Doctor written by Patient Journal Questions Logbook and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-23 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you ever come up with health questions for your doctor only to forget to ask them during your appointment? This is where the Questions to ask the Doctor journal comes in. It was designed to help you remember the most important questions and/ or concerns during your doctor's visits. Simply write anything that comes up as it comes up, bring this journal with you to the appointment, ask the question, and record the answer. The table of contents-style pages at the beginning are for your reference. Write the main question in the row next to its corresponding page. Should the same question come up again, you can easily look it up and review your doctor's answer and advice. Each page is dedicated to one main question or issue. There are 100 pages, for a total of 100 questions. As questions come up, write each question on one page. Alternatively, you can make a longer list of questions at the end of the journal then pick the most important one(s) before the doctor's appointment. Bring this book along to the appointment to ask the question and write the answer/ advice the doctor gives. If you plan on seeking multiple opinions, simply write the same question on as many pages as you need. One page is designated to one main question/ concern, and one doctor's opinion/ advice. There are 4 lined pages at the end, which can be used for additional questions, notes or a summary of doctor(s)' most important advice. More design features of the logbook: - black and white interior - large print - large writing spaces - 6 X 9 inch dimensions - 111 pages in total
Download or read book 50 Plus One Questions to Ask Your Doctor written by Elizabeth Drake and published by Encouragement Press, LLC. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are in a hurry to see the doctor? The doctor too, is pressed for time; the waiting room is full and time is of the essence. Under the pressure, you forget to ask the questions or seek further advice that you have been meaning to ask! Be prepared for your next visit, take 50 plus one Questions to Ask Your Doctor to the doctor's office with you as a reminder of what you need to discuss. Important topics covered include: the importance of family history; advice for stopping smoking and excess eating and drinking; ways to handle declining health; concerns bout sexual relations and performance; the need for screening and early warning for cancer, diabetes and heart disease; how to recognize and dealwith depression; advice on sleeping disorders; questions every pediatrician wishes parents would ask; what drugs and prescriptions you may or may not need and more!
Download or read book 51 Questions To Ask Your Doctor written by Elizabeth Drake and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of medicine today is very different from the practice of medicine of yesteryear. The one-doctor office has been replaced by a staff of doctors and the office is a hub of activity with several patients waiting to see the same doctor. The amount of time you can talk with your doctor may be brief. No doctor can remember a conversation you had 6 months ago (or longer), your complete physical history from 2 years ago or all the medications you may be taking today.51 Questions to Ask Your Doctor is a simple, practical and up-to-date book that will help you help yourself. Essential questions include: How important is family history to my health? What are the signs of depression? Is it normal to forget as I get older? What should I do if I have lost interest in sex? Would you recommend corrective eye surgery?Your health is in YOUR hands and this is the book to help you manage it the right way!
Download or read book Your Body Your Health written by Neil Shulman and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2002 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering basic medical information and advice, this guide to health offers chapters on how doctors make diagnosis and how to evaluate medical services. It then turns its attention to discussions of common medical problems to watch out for during the various stages of and explores some basic disease prevention practices. Explanations of some of the most common medical tests are presented. Finally, health related information on the Internet is reviewed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Ask the Foot Doctor written by Doug Tumen and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ask the Foot Doctor provides a personal and comprehensive guide to pain-free, happy, healthy feet to last a lifetime. Everyone has a foot problem or a question about their feet. Ask the Foot Doctor answers 210 of the most commonly asked questions with suggestions and solutions for just about every foot problem imaginable, from getting rid of a pesky plantar wart to avoiding complications from diabetes. With a question-and-answer format, easy-to-understand explanations, real-life patient stories, and a sense of humor, Dr. Doug Tumen, a podiatrist, gives readers vital information to help identify causes and treatments of foot problems. He does this while covering everything readers ever wanted to know about their feet but were afraid to ask.
Download or read book It s Your Body Ask written by William H. Goodson III and published by Fort Alexander Press. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time with your doctor is short, so knowing how to ask your doctor the right questions is essential to receiving care that is personalized to you. It's your body...ASK is a guide to the questions to ask your physician about breast cancer - and other breast problems - to assure that you receive the most personalized medicine for your health. Designed to help you organize your thoughts, it helps you start learning - before your appointment begins - by focusing on the different questions to ask if you want to check that you are okay, if you have an area in your breast that you are worried about, or if you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The book explains why each individual question is important to the patient and what she can learn from the range of possible answers. The second edition is expanded to accommodate new information about the answers to old questions and new questions raised by recent advances in research. The introduction explains where doctors get information, the meaning of relative and absolute risk, and more importantly how a woman can judge for herself the value of different types of information to avoid being misled by exaggeration of the benefit of one treatment versus another. The body of the book has an expanded introduction to genetic testing, wider discussion of how to think about the treatment of breast cancer, and an overview of the newest group of cancer drugs, targeted biologic therapies.
Download or read book When Doctors Don t Listen written by Dr. Leana Wen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to avoid harmful medical mistakes, offering advice on such topics as working with a busy doctor, communicating the full story of an illness, evaluating test risks, and obtaining a working diagnosis.
Download or read book Aging with a Plan written by Sharona Hoffman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a concise, comprehensive resource for middle-aged readers who are facing the prospects of their own aging and of caring for elderly relativesan often overwhelming task for which little in life prepares us. Everyone ages, and nearly everyone will also experience having to support aging relatives. Being prepared is the best way to handle this inevitable life stage. This book addresses a breadth of topics that are relevant to aging and caring for the elderly, analyzing each thoroughly and providing up-to-date, practical advice. It can serve as a concise and comprehensive resource read start-to-finish to plan for an individual's own old age or to anticipate the needs of aging relatives, or as a quick-reference guide on specific issues and topics as relevant to each reader's situation and needs. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow develops recommendations for building sustainable social, legal, medical, and financial support systems that can promote a good quality of life throughout the aging process. Chapters address critical topics such as retirement savings and expenses, residential settings, legal planning, the elderly and driving, long-term care, and end-of-life decisions. The author combines analysis of recent research on the challenges of aging with engaging anecdotes and personal observations. By following the recommendations in this book, readers in their 40s, 50s, and early 60s will greatly benefit from learning about the issues regarding aging in the 21st centuryand from investing some effort in planning for their old age and that of their loved ones.
Download or read book 101 Questions to Ask Your Doctor written by Tom Smith and published by Sheldon. This book was released on 2011 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions that people want to ask their doctors vary tremendously! Sometimes they don't even get asked as people are afraid of wasting the doctor's time. This book features 101 such questions.
Download or read book Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine written by Brent A. Bauer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, certain health conditions are not always best served by conventional medicine. Learn the ins and outs of integrative medicine with this comprehensive guide from the internal medicine experts at the Mayo Clinic. Once believed to be an alternative approach to patient care, recent studies have shown that integrative medicine is a valid option for reducing chronic pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, as well as overall wellness. In fact, 1 in 3 American adults uses integrative medicine to boost their physical health. Whether utilized on its own or in combination with a conventional treatment plan, integrative medicine can be a natural, noninvasive way for patients to take charge of their health and wellbeing. In Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine, experts from the Mayo Clinic break down dozens of the most common integrative therapies used today. From meditation and various spiritual practices, to spa treatments and medicinal herbs, readers can learn the ins and outs of popular integrative therapies, and ultimately decide if integrative medicine is right for them. Additionally, each type of integrative therapy is assigned a green light, yellow light, or red light illustration, to show which therapies come highly recommended from medical professionals, which therapies should be used with caution and guidance from a primary care physician, and which therapies should be avoided. Written with the everyday consumer in mind, Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine is a digestible, easy-to-use guide for understanding and implementing holistic health practices in your daily routine.
Download or read book Smart Questions to Ask Your Doctor written by Dorothy Leeds and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1992-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are ill and require a doctor's care. You feel helpless--how can you get a grip in a situation like this? Ask smart questions. This comprehensive new guide will help you ask the right questions so you can participate fully in your own health decisions.
Download or read book How Doctors Think written by Jerome Groopman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2008-03-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong—with catastrophic consequences. In this myth-shattering book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. Groopman explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can—with our help—avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health. This book is the first to describe in detail the warning signs of erroneous medical thinking and reveal how new technologies may actually hinder accurate diagnoses. How Doctors Think offers direct, intelligent questions patients can ask their doctors to help them get back on track. Groopman draws on a wealth of research, extensive interviews with some of the country’s best doctors, and his own experiences as a doctor and as a patient. He has learned many of the lessons in this book the hard way, from his own mistakes and from errors his doctors made in treating his own debilitating medical problems. How Doctors Think reveals a profound new view of twenty-first-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients the vital information they need to make better judgments together.
Download or read book Medical Questions Answered written by MD Ray M Schilling and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this self-help book, an experienced doctor offers answers to a wide variety of questions about health problems and treatments. His well-organized guide delivers easy access to the information, providing a detailed table of contents, which lists ailments and conditions in alphabetical order, and an index of the topics covered. These range from "Acne" and "Aging" to "Cancer" and "Pregnancy." ... The manual is clearly well-intentioned and packed with information ... Schilling has put a lot of thought and medical expertise into the work and presents numerous knowledgeable responses to common questions. Many readers will appreciate his inclusion of naturopathic approaches, like vitamin and mineral supplements. An informative ... guide to understanding medical approaches to common health issues.
