Disease Management Sourcebook

Author Keith Jones

Publisher Omnigraphics

Format

eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Author

Keith Jones

Publisher

Omnigraphics

Volume

Edition

2

Copyright

2017

ISBN13

9780780815469

Release

Format

eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

DDC
TBD

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Overview

This updated second edition provides facts about navigating the health care system, communicating with health care providers, finding and evaluating health information, and making health care decisions. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms and a directory of resources for additional help and information.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Preface.
Facts about Serious and Chronic Illnesses.
1: Chronic Disease in the United States.
2: Family Health History is Important to Your Health.
3: When to See a Doctor: Symptoms of Serious Health Conditions.
4: Is It a Medical Emergency?.
5: Common Screening and Diagnostic Tests.
6: After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support.
Working with Healthcare Providers and the Healthcare System.
7: Talking with Your Healthcare Provider.
8: Making Decisions with Your Doctor.
9: Getting a Second Opinion.
10: Medical Specialties: Definitions.
11: Selecting a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practitioner.
12: An Introduction to Clinical Studies.
13: Clinical Trials: An Overview.
14: Healthcare Quality Issues.
15: Hospitalization.
16: Surgery.
Health Literacy and Making Informed Health Decisions.
17: Understanding Health Literacy.
18: Understanding Health Communication and Health Information Technology (IT).
19: How to Find Medical Information.
20: How to Evaluate Health Information Found on the Internet.
21: Mobile Health Applications.
22: Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
23: Creating a Personal Health Record.
24: Questions for the Doctor.
25: Health Information Privacy Rule.
26: Patient's Rights and Responsibilities.
27: Informed Consent.
28: Preventing Medical Errors.
29: The Partnership for Patients Program.
30: Healthcare Fraud.
Prescription (Rx) and Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications.
31: Understanding Medications and What They Do.
32: Medicines and Your Body.
33: Pharmacogenomics: Genes Affect Individual Responses to Medicines.
34: Using Medicines Safely.
35: Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicines.
36: Buying Prescription Drugs.
37: Facts about Generic Drugs.
38: Taking Medicine.
39: Adverse Drug Events.
40: Drug Interactions: What You Should Know.
41: Preventing Medication Errors: Drug Name Confusion.
42: Misused, Counterfeit, and Unapproved Drugs.
43: Imported Drugs.
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