| This year alone, it is estimated that
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| | operate?If your doctor was in your
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| over 250,000 people
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| | shoes, who would he name? If he names
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| will die in hospitals because of medical
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| | someone at his own hospital, who would he
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| errors. And to
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| | name if no one was available at the
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| top this astounding figure, almost half
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| | hospital?8- Is surgery really
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| of patients have
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| | necessary?Is it really needed? Or if you
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| experienced a medical mistake to some
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| | don't have the surgery, what will your
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| degree in their life.Is it really safe
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| | quality of life be?9- Can you perform my
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| going to the hospital?It's a frightening
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| | surgery as the first case in the
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| question, especially when hospitals are
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| | morning?This may be your most important
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| supposed to help us, not hurt us.I have
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| | question because a fatiged doctor may put
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| been personally told by many doctors and
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| | your health at a distinct disadvantage.
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| nurses that it
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| | You want a fresh doctor who is alert and
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| is better to get in and get out of
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| | ready to operate.Many of these questions
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| hospitals as quick as possible to avoid
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| | are self explanatory but patients
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| getting more sick or picking up other
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| | rarely ask. This puts them at greater
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| germs that can lead to more serious
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| | risk.It is also reported that over 150
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| conditions.But what really shocked me the
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| | million prescriptions
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| most, was the extent of the
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| | require pharmacists to call back doctors
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| errors that occur at hospitals.
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| | for clarification.
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| Everything from wrong
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| | Whether it is because a pharmacist
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| diagnosis, to mistaken treatments due to
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| | cannot read the doctor's
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| wrong prescriptions
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| | handwriting, incompatibility to
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| being filled out, to flat out
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| | prescriptions patients are
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| incompetence.Most of us take hospital
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| | already taking, or patients allergic
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| care for granted, but because of
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| | reactions to medications,
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| incredibly fragmented record keeping,
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| | mistakes seem to be the norm.To combat
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| many patients are put
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| | this problem, patients (or a designated
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| into life-threatening situations because
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| | trustee)
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| of lack of
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| | need to keep a daily log of any
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| communication between doctors and
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| | medications they have been
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| pharmacists.So, the logical question must
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| | given. Don't expect the hospital's
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| be... What can I do to protect
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| | records to be accurate.Another problem
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| myself at the hospital?If surgery is
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| | that has made it difficult to get proper
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| recommended, you want the best doctors
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| | medical care is of how drugs like Vioxx
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| that are
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| | and Celebrex could
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| available.1- Make sure you receive the
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| | have been widely distributed for years
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| appropriate tests before surgery
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| | without any health
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| is performed. It has been reported that
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| | warnings being issued. But is now come
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| over 57,000 deaths
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| | to light that many
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| could be prevented if this were done.2-
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| | patients have suffered needless heart
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| Get a second opinion to confirm
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| | attacks and strokes
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| diagnosis. Many patients
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| | because the FDA let the drugs come to
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| have found that this second opinion has
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| | market without the
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| uncovered important
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| | proper amount of testing.Learn about
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| information that was missed during the
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| | your condition and be up-to-date about
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| first exam.Here are some questions you
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| | procedures, complications, and
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| need to ask the doctor to cover
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| | medications that relate to you in order
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| yourself and give you the best chance to
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| | to make the proper decisions regarding
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| come out alive.1- Are you experienced in
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| | your health.You may think that this has
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| this procedure?You want to know not only
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| | nothing to do with your financial
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| how many times a doctor has performed
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| | situation but it will loom large in your
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| this procedure but for how long.2- Do you
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| | mind if it puts you in a financial
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| work with the same team?Doctors who work
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| | hardship. If you cannot pay for the
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| with the same team give their patients a
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| | procedure, you may be limited with your
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| much better chance at recovery if the
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| | options. This in turn may put you at a
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| team is experienced together.3- What is
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| | greater risk for sub-standard care.A good
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| your recovery rate?Your doctor should
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| | mental attitude is required when getting
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| know this. If not, it is your right to
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| | hospital care. But you must be vigilant
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| know from his participating hospital.4-
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| | when it comes to care. Protect your
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| What are the risks?The doctor needs to be
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| | health and it will protect you.Barry
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| truthful in regards to risks. He should
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| | Ferguson is known as "America's Saving
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| be able to define what your recovery will
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| | Money Man".
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| be like, how long it will take to make a
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| | He is the author of two books called
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| full recovery, or even if you are
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| | "How To Stop Wasting
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| expected to fully recover.5- What are the
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| | Money" and "The Saving Money Mindset",
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| ranges in ages of your patients?You want
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| | and has 15 years of
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| to know if your doctor works on patients
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| | practical, real world experience saving
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| like you or is this case an extraordinary
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| | huge amounts of
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| one for the doctor?7- If he had to get
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| | cash every time he shops!
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| this procedure, who would he get to
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| | How much do you want to save?
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