Special Treatment : Ten Ways to Get the Same Special Health Care Your Doctor Gets

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. Now, distinguished The Today Show medical consultants and NBC News national health care reporters Drs. Kevin J. Soden and Christine Dumas provide information on: - What tests a doctor would demand - How a 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 a doctor bounces back faster after surgery - What doctors know about the ER - Where a doctor gets the latest medical information-and readers can, too - What doctors know about preventing and treating the top three 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 Author Biography: Dr. Kevin J. Soden, an ER physician for 23 years, is the 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. 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, while avoiding unnecessary risks. Dr. Kevin Soden and Dr. Christine Dumas—seen regularly on NBC News Today—are leveling the health-care playing field so that everyone gets the kind of special treatment they deserve. In this book, Soden and Dumas will provide you with all the information you need to become a smarter health-care consumer—and get the very best possible medical care for you and your family. With a true insider's perspective, this book shows you how to get top-quality treatment from all your health care professionals, whether you have a doctor in the family or not.—Because when it comes to something as important as health, we all need special treatment. Learn more about: · What 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 your doctor bounces back faster after surgery · What doctors know about the ER · Where your doctor gets the latest medical information—and you can, too · What doctors know about preventing and treating the top three 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 An authoritative guide to getting the best in quality health care discusses how to pick the right doctor or specialist, how to get a second opinion, where to get the latest medical information, how to prevent and treat the leading causes of death in men and women, how to reduce the risk of preventable cancers, and how to live a longer and healthier life. Reprint. Offers tips on obtaining high quality medical care, including such topics as selecting a specialist, evaluating a hospital, and locating the latest medical information