Top screwups doctors make and how to avoid them : don't be a statistic Joe Graedon & Teresa Graedon.
Medical mistakes happen all the time. Each year, 6.1 million Americans are harmed by diagnostic mistakes, drug disasters, and medical treatments. A decade ago, the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98,000 people died in hospitals each year from preventable medical errors--and new research suggests the toll is much higher. Patient advocates Joe and Teresa Graedon came face-to-face with the tragic consequences of doctors' screwups when Joe's mother died in Duke Hospital--one of the best in the world--due to a disastrous series of preventable errors. The good news is that we can protect ourselves and our loved ones by being educated and vigilant medical consumers. The Graedons give patients the specific, practical steps they need to take to ensure their safety: the questions to ask before getting a final diagnosis, tips for promoting good communication with your doctor, presurgery checklists, how to avoid deadly drug interactions, and more.--From publisher description.
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- ISBN: 9780307460912
- ISBN: 0307460916
- Physical Description: xiv, 314 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Crown Archetype, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-301) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Safe patient checklist -- Introduction -- Top 10 screwups doctors make -- Diagnostic disasters -- Top 10 reasons why doctors screw up diagnoses -- Preventing diagnostic problems -- Top 10 screwups doctors make when prescribing -- Drug interactions can be deadly -- Top 10 screwups pharmacists make -- Generic drug screwups -- The screwing of senior citizens -- Top 10 screwups patients make -- Closing the communication chasm -- Top screwups in common conditions -- Top 10 list of potentially problematic pills -- Top 10 tips and questions lists.
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