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Wen, Leana, 1983-

When doctors don't listen : how to avoid misdiagnoses and unnecessary tests / Leana Wen, M.D. and Joshua M. Kosowsky, M.D.

First edition.

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2013.

xiv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Discusses how to avoid harmful medical mistakes, offering advice on such topics as working with a busy doctor, communicating the full story of an illness, evaluating test risks, and obtaining a working diagnosis.

Physician and patient.

Communication in medicine.

Diagnostic errors -- Prevention.

Patient participation.

Communication.

Misinformation.

Kosowsky, Joshua M.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-326) and index.

How we got here. From shamans to black boxes ; Do as I say, do as I do -- Cookbook medicine : live from the ER. The car mechanic with the pulled muscle ; The mother of two who had trouble breathing ; The college student with a bad headache ; The woman who fainted at the sight of a sandwich -- The building blocks to avoid misdiagnosis. A crash course on diagnosis ; Begin at the beginning ; What's the story? ; What does the story mean? ; Help me help you ; It's just common sense -- How to get to the right diagnosis. The 8 pillars to better diagnosis ; Prescriptions for patients ; Cookbook outcomes, revisited -- Prescription for reform. Diagnosis, multiplied ; Countering the skeptics -- Prescriptions for healthcare providers -- 21 exercises toward better diagnosis -- Worksheets toward your diagnosis -- 911 glossary of key terms.

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