Special Treatment: How to Get the Same High-Quality Health Care Your Doctor Gets - Hardcover

Kevin J. Soden; Christine Dumas

9780425191682: Special Treatment: How to Get the Same High-Quality Health Care Your Doctor Gets

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0425191680 ISBN 13: 9780425191682

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S., 2004

Doctors have a built-in advantage when it comes to getting extra-special medical care. Their knowledge and connections help them to get better faster - and avoid unnecessary risks. Dr. Kevin Soden and Dr. Christine Dumas who report regularly on The Today Show and NBC News national health-care are levelling the health-care playing field so that everyone gets the special treatment they deserve. They explain: * What medical tests your doctor would demand * How your doctor picks a doctor * What doctors know about hospitals * How doctors make decisions about medications physical therapy surgery and more * Even doctors need a second opinion: where they go to get one * How doctors pick a specialist * How doctors bounce back faster after surgery * What doctors know about the Emergency Room * Where your doctor gets the latest medical information so you can too * What doctors know about preventing and treating the top 3 killers of men and women * What doctors know about reducing their risk of the most preventable cancers * What doctors know about living a longer and healthier life

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About the Author:

Dr. Kevin J. Soden, an ER physician for 23 years, is National Medical Reporter for NBC News and won the 2001 National Award for Excellence in Medical Reporting.

Dr. Christine Dumas is a practicing dentist and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry at the University of Southern California, as well as a health reporter for "The Today Show" and MSNBC. She has received Presidential Citations for her contributions to the field. Together, the authors lecture regularly to the AMA, National Institutes of Health, and major corporations.

Synopsis:

Offers tips on obtaining high quality medical care, including such topics as selecting a specialist, evaluating a hospital, and locating the latest medical information.

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