How to Be a Patient by Goldberg, Sana -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Author’s Note Contents Preface Part One: When All Is Well

Chapter 1: Where to Start

Patient Power Is Ultimate

Chapter 2: Unlearn What You Know about Being a Patient

Why I Use the Term “Provider” White-Coat Syndrome Paradigm Shift: From Reaction to Prevention Adopt Rituals: The Art of Being a Patient Increase Your Health Literacy

Advocate for Yourself During Appointments Be an Upstreamist

Chapter 3: Appoint a Team

North Star: How to Choose a Primary Care Provider

How Are We Doing It Now? Logistics of the Hunt What to Look For Do Away with the Term “Bedside Manner” Is It Better to See a Woman? Primary Care Models: The World Is Your Oyster

Other Medical Professionals

Get a Mental Healthcare Provider Before You Need One Eyes and Teeth: The Medical Silos Befriend Your Pharmacist Alternative Care

Choosing an Advocate: Don’t Go to Appointments Alone

Who Should It Be? How Can They Help? Special Circumstances

Chapter 4: Gather Provisions

Create a Medical Dossier

The Healthbook Your Medical Records See What You’re Made Of Friends in the Digital Age

Your Smartphone as a Medical Device

Virtual Toolbox

Genetic Testing: Is It Worth It?

Interpretation Counseling

Stay on Nodding Terms with Reality Choose an ER Advance Directives

Living Will Healthcare Power of Attorney POLST

Chapter 5: Drugs 101

Drug Nomenclature Polypharmacy Antidepressants

Part Two: When It’s Routine

Chapter 6: Making Your Way into the System

Tricks of Scheduling Appointments Dress Up for Better Care While You Wait Intake Forms Making the Most of Your Time at Appointments The Intake Conversation

Chapter 7: How to Talk to Providers

Louis Washkansky and the Western The Golden Tentacle The Unique Role of Questions Stories: Giving Yourself Context

Don’t Go in Blind: There’s Not Enough Time

Part Three: Making the Most of Each Medical Encounter

Chapter 8: When Something Is Wrong

Creating an Elevator Complaint Realities About Diagnosis

Chapter 9: Navigating Touchy Territory

Preventive Care Screenings

Standard Recommendations Determining Your Risk Profile

Vaccines

An Ode to the Flu Shot

Viruses and Bacteria

Is This Viral or Bacterial? Antibiotics Suprainfections Should You Take the Full Course?

Sex Trauma-Informed Care Myths About Weight and Health

Chapter 10: How to Avoid a Wild-Goose Chase

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Headaches Lower Back Pain

Part Four: When It’s Chronic: Navigating Long-Term and Ongoing Medical Problems

Chapter 11: Brewing Problems

Specialists and Referrals When You Can’t Get a Diagnosis

Chapter 12: A Field Guide for Pain

Describing Pain Using Narrative to Communicate about Pain

Pain Management in an Opioid Epidemic Other Pain Management Options

Chapter 13: Mastering Disease

Wading into the Literature Clinical Trials How to Be a Conduit Peer Support

Part Five: When It’s an Emergency

Chapter 14: ER vs. Urgent Care vs. Wait Until Monday

Choose the ER If . . . Choose Urgent Care If . . . Can It Wait Until Monday? Emergency Room Tips

Chapter 15: Am I Dying? (Emergency Preparedness, Extended)

Adverse Medication Reactions Cardiac Emergencies

Chapter 16: Are They Dying? (Pedestrian Emergencies)

In These Situations, Time Is of the Essence If You Witness an Emergency

Part Six: When You’re Having a Procedure

Chapter 17: Choosing If, Where, and Who

Second Opinions How to Choose a Hospital Care Pathways How to Choose a Surgeon The Days Leading Up to a Procedure Informed Consent Right Before Surgery The Importance of Follow-Up Care

Part Seven: When You’re in the Hospital

Chapter 18: Bring Your Own Pillow

Elevated Homeostasis Composition Book Patient Mentality and the Spectrum of Assertiveness

Chapter 19: Culture, Checks, and Balances

Hospital Currency: The Order Too Much Testing Chain of Command Take as Needed: The PRN Bedside Report Be a Good and Memorable Human Before You Leave

Chapter 20: How to Be Vigilant

Storm of Errors Medication Safety Keep an Eye on Vitals Nosocomial Nightmares Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, Wrong-Patient Errors When No One Is Listening

Part Eight: When You’re Not the Patient: Family Members, Partners, and Friends

Chapter 21: You Define Family

The Patient’s Rights How to Get Updates in the Hospital Provide a Baseline Resources for Caregivers

Chapter 22: When It’s Your Kid

Finding and Working with a Pediatrician Vaccines: Myths and Facts Pediatric Hospitalization

When Should I Take My Kiddo to the ER?