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About this Book
Have you ever left the doctor’s office feeling as if you had just gone
through a revolving door?
There was a time when doctors actually spent
tranquil minutes with their patients, answering questions and addressing
the patient’s concerns. Today, with the time pressures we all seem to be
under and with the advent of HMOs, this seems to be a thing of the past.
Yet, more now than ever, each of us has to take
control of our own health care. And this means getting the information you
need from your doctor so you can make informed decisions.
How To Talk To Your Doctor shows the reader
how to get this information. He or she will also learn how to navigate
through the all-to-often concurrent maze of prescriptions and tests with an
eye to discerning their necessity and value and learn how to save time and
money while doing it.
Especially beneficial to those facing a serious or
prolonged illness, this book will appeal to everyone who goes to a doctor
as well as those who act as medical advocates for their children, aging
parents, or others.
It will be a popular gift for a loved one.
Table of Contents
1. The First Doctor You
Talk to: Your Primary Care Physician
2. How to Prepare for
an Appointment
3. Should I Take Time
to Say Hello?
4. An Ally Worth
Having: Enlist the Internet in Your Health Care
5. I Can’t Swallow
That: What to Ask When Your Doctor Reaches for the Prescription Pad
6. You’re Ordering
What? The Wacky, Wonderful, and Expensive World of Tests
7. Do You Need Someone
Else? Talking about
Referrals and Second Opinions
8. Join the Crowd: Who
Are All those People in the Office?
9. What Do You Mean,
‘You Lost My File?’ Navigating the Record Maze
10. When You Need Two
Heads: Speaking for Someone Else
11. Surgery!? Special
Techniques for Talking to a Surgeon
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