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After the Diagnosis How to Look Out for Yourself or a Loved One
Author: Donna L. Pikula

After the Diagnosis provides basic information about health care and commonsense tips every person and caregiver can use in one handy reference. This book is an excellent way to better understand the big picture after you?ve been diagnosed with an illness and what you need to do for yourself or a loved one in today?s complicated medical w... more »orld. This book shows you how to be a smart patient by wisely choosing a patient advocate, asking the right questions, reading test results and prescriptions, locating associations that provide reliable information about health conditions and services, seeking second (or third) opinions, and finding top hospital/care centers and specialists, and much more. A smart patient knows how to use their skills to make informed decisions along with health care providers. Being a smart patient is the best way to increase the chances of having a successful medical journey. After the Diagnosis is the resource everyone needs to become a smart patient, and the best part is, no prior medical knowledge is necessary to learn from it. * Medical errors and adverse health care effects are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. * This comprehensive book can help you avoid becoming a medical error statistic. From Library Journal: "These books take different approaches to the same issues-personal illness, patient participation/advocacy, and smart decision making. In After the Diagnosis, Pikula, a dentist who has dealt with family members suffering from various illnesses and who herself was diagnosed with hyperthyroid disease, is clear, thorough, and practical, providing step-by-step forms and checklists that can be used by patients in their own proactive healthcare journey. Readers will encounter many examples of cancer and thyroid conditions, but the book can be used to address and cope with diagnoses of any kind. In Lean on Me, Davis, a mother of five with multiple sclerosis and the director of the Race To Erase MS, tries to accomplish the same task as Pikula but somewhat misses the mark. Her memoirlike narrative, while encouraging at times, can be clichéd and self-indulgent; it contains numerous references to Davis's famous friends and her own charitable endeavors. Both titles are suitable for larger nonfiction and consumer health collections in public libraries; however, After the Diagnosis, the more useful and well-written title, is recommended." - Nicole A. Cooke, Montclair State Univ. Lib., NJ

ISBN-13: 9780976897002
ISBN-10: 0976897008
Publication Date: 3/30/2006
Pages: 296
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Books 2 Help You
Book Type: Paperback
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