Power to the Patient: The Treatments to Insist on When You're Sick

By Isadore Rosenfeld and M. D. Isadore Rosenfeld

Book Overview

Health care is not what it used to be. House calls are a thing of the past, doctors are spending less time with their patients, while managed care and other insurers are often paying for the least expensive -- and not necessarily the best -- treatment. As a result, there's really no way to know whether you're receiving the best possible therapy when you're sick. Now bestselling author Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, one of America's bestknown and most trusted physicians, arms you with the facts you need to make sure you are getting the best care. Written for the layman with the author's trademark sense of humor, this book contains the latest proven information on the proper diagnosis and treatment of almost forty of the most common ailments that afflict Americans. It spells out the specific tests and medications to insist on, when to insist on a second opinion, and when to insist on being hospitalized. In short, virtually everything you need to know when you're sick.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446526940
• ISBN13: 9780446526944
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Warner Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.5" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up

Customer Reviews

So you're sick; do you need a doctor, a lawyer or this book?

Yeah, welcome to the world of modern medical care. Depending on how good your medical plan is, or even how good your doctor is at listening to you, you may or may NOT get the care you need and are, I might add, paying for.This book helps you see to it that your health care provider (ie, HMO or medical plan) and doctor are giving you the best care possible, the care that is right for you.The idea of patients as advocates for...

A Doctor Who Stands Up For Patients

In times of managed care, Dr. Rosenfeld has the courage to stand up to the insurance companies and empower patients to speak up for themselves. This book tells me what I need to know to be my own advocate for my own healthcare. I recommend this book to anyone who is concerned about their healthcare.

GREAT BOOK - HIGHLY ENLIGHTENING!

With so many patients and physicians running on overload, the lack of adequate health care is certainly evident - at least in my country. Yes, there are some fantastic, compassionate doctors out there, at least we hope there are, but all too often we run across those who hurry us in one door and out the other quicker than a fast food restaurant. I have had some horrendous experiences with doctors in the past who, when not...

an absolute must

Everyone must have this book! In this era of managed care (managed costs), patients have to be pro-active in order to get the Quality of Care and Appropriate Treatments to ensure their health and well being. Patients will no longer feel powerless with this book at their fingertips.

Power to the Patient

This is quite simply the best book I have ever read by a doctor written for patients. Dr. Rosenfeld is not only very experienced and knowledgeable, but he writes so that I can understand. Some of my closest friends have medical problems that they have discussed with me. There is more information in this book than their doctors ever told them. It's great.