Title The informed patient : a complete guide to a hospital stay / Karen A. Friedman, MD, and Sara L. Merwin, MPH.

Publication Info.	Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2017.
	©2017

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Description	xiii, 228 pages ; 23 cm.
Series	The culture and politics of health care work
	Culture and politics of health care work.
Note	Includes index.
Contents	Why you need this book and how to use this book -- The changing landscape of medicine -- The emergency department (ER) experience -- Getting settled and finding your way -- Figuring out the care team -- Physicians of all kinds -- Lines, ports, drains, tubes and catheters -- Tests and procedures in the hospital -- Nutrition in the hospital -- Protocols and precautions -- Intensive care units -- Special patient populations -- Elective surgery -- Unplanned surgery -- Discharge -- Some final thoughts -- Glossary.
Subject	Hospital patients -- Popular works.
	Hospital care -- Popular works.
	Patient education -- Popular works.
	Patient advocacy -- Popular works.
	Consumer education -- Popular works.
	Consumer education. (OCoLC)fst00876300
	Hospital care. (OCoLC)fst00960937
	Hospital patients. (OCoLC)fst00961005
	Patient advocacy. (OCoLC)fst01055001
	Patient education. (OCoLC)fst01055007
Genre/Form	Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
Added Author	Merwin, Sara L., author.
Other Form:	Online version: Friedman, Karen A. Informed patient. Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2017 9781501714061 (DLC) 2017017264
ISBN	9781501709951 (paperback)
	150170995X (paperback)

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