Critical Decisions
How You and Your Doctor Can Make the Right Medical Choices Together
San Francisco, Calif. : HarperOne, [2012]
Format: Ebook
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Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations
"We've all been there, sitting uncomfortably in a paper gown as a doctor impassively describes our prognosis. Sometimes it's simple and treatable. Other times we get news we can't fathom and then are faced with decisions that are literally life and death. In this revolutionary book, physician, behavioral scientist, and bioethicist Peter Ubel, M.D., reveals how hidden dynamics in the doctor/patient relationship keep us and our loved ones from making the best medical choices. From doctors who struggle to explain, to patients who fail to properly listen, countless factors alter the course of our care, causing things to go seriously awry. With riveting stories of Ubel's own experience in the field, his groundbreaking research, and his personal journey walking loved ones through difficult treatment choices, Critical Decisions will forever change the way we communicate inside hospitals and medical offices, where thoughtful decision making matters the most. Dr. Ubel has been on both ends of the stethoscope, and in this book, he shows how patients and doctors can learn to become partners and work together to make the right choices. From choosing to get surgery, to discussing the side effects of a blood pressure medication, we can finally discover the tools to improve communication, understand the issues, and make confident decisions for our future health and happiness"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
When doctor knew best -- A sleeping girl wakes up a profession -- Lost in translation -- Blind to each other's emotions -- Misimagining the unimaginable -- Beyond the numbers -- Back and forth over life and death -- Getting good advice -- Empowering patients with information -- Aligning information with behavior -- Coaching patients to be partners -- The limits of patient empowerment -- Preparing physicians for prepared patients.
Subjects:
Medicine -- Decision making.
Clinical medicine -- Decision making.
Physician and patient.
Choice (Psychology)
MEDICAL / General.
PSYCHOLOGY / General.
Medicine -- Decision making.
Clinical medicine -- Decision making.
Physician and patient.
Choice (Psychology)
MEDICAL / General.
PSYCHOLOGY / General.
ISBN:
9780062103888
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Ebook
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-354) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-354) and index.
Description based on print version record.