Ebook: Doctor, your patient will see you now: gaining the upper hand in your medical care

pt. 1. War : the battle of medical epistemologies -- pt. 2. A medical day. The office ; The hospital ; Medical on-call ; The emergency room -- pt. 3. Choosing your doctor. Introduction ; College and medical school : setting the stage ; Brains ; Communication ; Empathy ; Style ; Second opinions -- pt. 4. Choosing your hospital. Introduction ; Staying local ; Abandon ship! ; Searching for solutions -- pt. 5. Hospital dangers and how to prevent them. Introduction ; Medication errors ; Hospital-acquired infections ; Isolation.;Offering an insider's perspective, the author teaches readers how to be better patients in order to get better care, offers access to industrial-strength resources, and promotes an attitude that will prevent alienation and manipulation.