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How Patients Should Think

10 Questions on How to Make Better Decisions about Drugs, Tests, and Treatment

By Moynihan, Ray & Sweet, Melissa

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In the heat of the moment, it is difficult to know what to ask our doctor so that we can reach the best possible solution or treatment. How can a doctor know to go through a list of risks, treatments and alternatives if the patient does not ask? This list of ten open-ended questions can help every type of patient get some control over the decisions that affect their help. Covering everything from tests to drugs to lifestyle issues, any or all of these ten questions can guide you to better decisions whether you’ve been told you have high cholesterol, your child has an ear infection, or that you need a CAT scan.

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ISBN
978-1-60598-047-8
Publisher
Pegasus


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Reviewed on May 15, 2009

Australian health journalists Moynihan (Selling Sickness) and Sweet (Inside Madness) here offer a well-researched, informative, and readable investigation into patient health-care interactions, which the authors believe are largely formed by what giant private medical corporations decide to promote or research. Instead, argue the authors, people should make health decisions based on the best evidence available and should be fu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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