What is included with this book?
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Preface | p. 1 |
Safe Patient Checklist | p. 5 |
Introduction | p. 7 |
Top 10 Screwups Doctors Make | p. 27 |
Diagnostic Disasters | p. 38 |
Top 10 Reasons Why Doctors Screw Up Diagnoses | p. 46 |
Preventing Diagnostic Problems | p. 66 |
Top 10 Screwups Doctors Make When Prescribing | p. 78 |
Drug Interactions Can Be Deadly | p. 96 |
Top 10 Screwups Pharmacists Make | p. 111 |
Generic Drug Screwups | p. 122 |
The Screwing of Senior Citizens | p. 143 |
Top 10 Screwups Patients Make | p. 168 |
Closing the Communication Chasm | p. 179 |
Top Screwups in Common Conditions | p. 189 |
Acne | p. 193 |
Alzheimer's Disease | p. 195 |
Arthritis | p. 199 |
Asthma | p. 203 |
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) | p. 205 |
Back Pain | p. 208 |
Breast Cancer | p. 209 |
Celiac Disease | p. 211 |
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | p. 213 |
Depression | p. 215 |
Diabetes | p. 218 |
Fibromyalgia | p. 223 |
Heartburn | p. 225 |
Hypothyroidism | p. 228 |
Migraine Headache | p. 233 |
Osteoporosis | p. 235 |
Prostate Problems | p. 238 |
Tick-borne Diseases | p. 242 |
Top 10 List of Potentially Problematic Pills | p. 245 |
Top 10 Tips and Questions Lists | p. 255 |
Tips to Stopping Screwups in Hospitals | p. 255 |
Screwups Doctors Make | p. 256 |
Diagnostic Screwups | p. 256 |
Reasons Why Doctors Screw Up Diagnoses | p. 257 |
Questions to Ask to Reduce Diagnostic Disasters | p. 257 |
Screwups Doctors Make When Prescribing | p. 258 |
Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You Get a Prescription | p. 258 |
Tips for Preventing Dangerous Drug Interactions | p. 259 |
Screwups Pharmacists Make | p. 259 |
Tips for Taking Generic Drugs | p. 260 |
Tips to Surviving Old Age | p. 260 |
Screwups Patients Make | p. 260 |
Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Agreeing to Surgery | p. 261 |
Tips to Promote Good Communication | p. 261 |
Notes | p. 265 |
Index | p. 303 |
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