{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-patient-the-essential-guide-to-navigating-the-world-of-modern-medicine-9780062797186","title":"How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, RN, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, \u003cem\u003eHow to Be a Patient\u003c\/em\u003e is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDid you know that patients have statistically better outcomes when their surgeon is female? That you can mark-up an informed consent sheet before you sign it, or get second opinions on CTs and MRIs? That there's a blue book for healthcare procedures, or an algorithm to decide between ER, Urgent Care, and waiting-until-Monday?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow to Be a Patient\u003c\/em\u003e, nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg walks readers through the complicated and uncertain medical landscape, illuminating a path to better care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm and disarmingly honest, Goldberg's advice is as expert as it is accessible. In the face of an epidemic of brusque, impersonal care she empowers readers with the information and tools to come to good decisions with their providers and sidestep the challenging realities of modern medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sections like \u003cem\u003eWhen All is Well\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhen It's An Emergency, When It's Your Person, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e When You Have to Stand Up to the Industry, \u003c\/em\u003ealong with appendices to help track family history, avoid pointless medical tests, and choose when and where to undergo a procedure, \u003cem\u003eHow to Be a Patient\u003c\/em\u003e is an invaluable and essential guide for a new generation of patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldberg, Sana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSana Goldberg, RN\u003c\/strong\u003e, liaises between academia and clinical practice. She has worked with a diversity of patients across settings from the perspective of researcher, social worker, nurse, and provider. An outspoken public health advocate, she's presented at World Congress, TEDx Harvard, The Society for Neuroscience, and OPHA, with work published in \u003cem\u003eNeuropharmacology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe European Journal of Neuroscience\u003c\/em\u003e, and forthcoming in the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of the Diamond Alumni Award, a member of the International Honor Society of Nursing, and the founder of \u003cem\u003eNightingale\u003c\/em\u003e, a movement of story, art, and activism for health equity. She practices in New Haven, CT, while pursuing graduate studies at Yale. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409559097618,"sku":"9780062797186","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77e96074-4c5f-4dcc-b452-8a8f6e000be2.jpg?v=1729290493","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-a-patient-the-essential-guide-to-navigating-the-world-of-modern-medicine-9780062797186","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}