Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them by Teresa Graedon - ISBN: 9780307460929
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Uncover deadly medical errors: Empower yourself to stay safe and healthy.

Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them

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    336 pages

  • Release Date

    15 September 2012

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Summary

Now in paperback, every patient’s must-have guide to the most common, preventable–and sometimes deadly–errors that hospitals, doctors’ offices, and pharmacies make–and what readers can do about it.

A primary care doctor is skeptical of his patient’s concerns. A hospital nurse or intern is unaware of a drug’s potential side effects. A physician makes the most “common” diagnosis while overlooking the signs of a rarer and more serious illness, and the patient doesn’t see the necessary sp…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780307460929
ISBN-10:0307460924
Author:Teresa Graedon, Joe Graedon
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Three Rivers Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:15 September 2012
Weight:261g
Dimensions:202mm x 133mm x 19mm
About The Author

Teresa Graedon

JOE GRAEDON, M.S., is one of the country’s leading consumer pharmacology experts and a frequent speaker on topics including pharmaceuticals, nutrition, and home remedies. TERESA GRAEDON, Ph.D., is a medical anthropologist. Together, they are bestselling coauthors, syndicated newspaper columnists, and award-winning internationally syndicated radio talk-show hosts. Their media appearances include Dateline NBC, Extra, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Today, and NBC Evening News.

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