When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests, by Leana Wen, M.D. and Joshua Kosowsky, M.D. (2012) 334 pages
Doctors Wen and Kosowsky write a terrific book on how to interact with medical teams, especially in an emergency situation, in such a way as to cut through the "cookbook medicine" route of ruling out possible diagnoses in order to learn sooner what one's medical problem really is. They analyze the care that a number of real patients got and explain how their care would have been much improved if the patient and the medical professionals had communicated better. They set out a strategy to show just how to do this, and they suggest we practice so that when we might find ourselves or loved ones in a medical emergency, we'll be better equipped to receive a good working diagnosis and proper care.
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