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• Title:You, the smart patient : an insider's handbook for getting the best treatment / Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. ; with the joint commission and joint commission resources and Ron Geraci and Lisa Oz ; illustrations by Gary Hallgren.
  
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• Variant Title:Smart patient
  
• Author/Creator:Roizen, Michael F., author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Oz, Mehmet, 1960- author.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Free Press, [2006]
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: W62 .R65 2006
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Medical personnel and patient--Popular works.
  Physician and patient--Popular works.
  Patient education--Popular works.
  Medical care--Popular works.
  
• Medical Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations.
  Professional-Patient Relations.
  Communication.
  Patient Participation.
  Patient Satisfaction.
  Health.
  
• Genre/Form: Popular works.
  
• Edition:First Free Press trade paperback edition.
  
• Description:xiii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  
• Summary:A guide to taking charge of one's own health care offers detailed information and advice on hospitals, communicating with doctors, therapeutic options, pain management, and other health care challenges.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0743293010
  9780743293013
  
• Contents:Introduction: Why you need to be a smart patient. The smart patient quiz
  Getting to know you. Let's discover the juicy secrets about the person who controls your health: you
  Finding Dr. Right. How to find that gem of a doctor who'll make your life easier
  and longer
  Let's play operation! You're having surgery? Use these insider tips you'll need to sail safely through the OR
  Prescription drugs. Take two and pray you're still here in the morning
  How to case a hospital. Use an expert's eye to find the best hospital for your specific goals
  and learn why one size does not fit all
  Have a happily humdrum hospital stay. Only $2,900 a night and free sponge baths
  what a deal! Just make sure you check out ...
  Why you should always get a second opinion. Whose life is it anyway?
  Just what gives you the right? You have rights, you know. Here's how to use them
  Considering the alternatives. On pins and needles about acupuncture and herbs? Here's what you need to know about alternative medicine
  Take control of your health insurance. It's your most important
  and expensive
  health resource. Are you wasting it?
  Appendix 1 glossary: medical jargon explained
  Appendix 2 sample forms: your health journal, living will, power of attorney for health care, do not resuscitate (DNR) order
  Appendix 3 resources.