Interpreting health benefits and risks : a practical guide to facilitate doctor-patient communication /: a practical guide to facilitate doctor-patient communication. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Erik Rifkin, Andrew Lazris.
• Authors: Rifkin, Erik; Lazris, Andrew
• Contents: Shared decision making -- Decision aids -- Towards a universal decision aid -- BRCTs -- Breast cancer screening : mammograms -- Colon cancer screening with colonoscopy -- Prostate cancer screening -- Screening for lung cancer with spiral CT -- Health effects of smoking -- Exercise stress tests -- The use of warfarin in atrial fibrillation -- Aspirin for prevention of heart disease and stroke -- Screening for carotid disease in asymptomatic patients -- Cholesterol screening -- Statins, cholesterol, and coronary heart disease -- Annual exam -- Screening for and treating dementia -- Osteoporosis : bone density testing and drug treatment -- Osteoporosis : calcium and vitamin D -- Estrogen replacement therapy -- Vitamins and supplements -- MRI and back pain -- Antibiotics in sinusitis and bronchitis -- Final thoughts. Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents; Part I: Setting the Stage; Chapter 1: Shared Decision Making; References; Chapter 2: Decision Aids; References; Chapter 3: Towards a Universal Decision Aid; Benefits from Reducing Blood Serum Cholesterol; Absolute vs Relative Risks; Acceptable Individual Risks; References; Chapter 4: Involving the Patient in Decision Making; The Abyss of Uncertainty; Sensible Assessments Made Easy; A Patient-Centered Approach; Chapter 5: BRCTs; Part II: Case Studies: Health Benefits and Risks; Chapter 6: Breast Cancer Screening: Mammograms. A. Key Questions B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Breast Cancer Screening: Mammograms; Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening; Frequency of False Positives in Abnormal Mammograms; Unnecessary Treatment as a Result of Mammograms; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 7: Colon Cancer Screening with Colonoscopy; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs: Colon Cancer Screening with Colonoscopy; Effectiveness of Colonoscopies in Preventing Colon Cancer Death; Major Complications from Colonoscopies; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 8: Prostate Cancer Screening; A. Key Questions. B. Risks and Benefits of Prostate ScreeningBRCTs:Prostate Cancer Screening; Benefits from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation; Risks of Impotence Resulting from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation of the Prostate Gland; Risks of Incontinence Resulting from Prostate Surgery and/or Radiation of the Prostate Gland; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 9: Screening for Lung Cancer with Spiral CT; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Screening for Lung Cancer with Spiral CT; Lung Cancer Deaths Averted with Annual Spiral CT Scanning; Harm of Yearly Spiral CT Scans for Lung Cancer. C. DiscussionReferences; Chapter 10: Health Effects of Smoking; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Health Effects of Smoking; Additional Risks of Death from Many Causes Attributed to Smoking; The British Doctors Study; C. Discussion; References; Chapter 11: Exercise Stress Tests; A. Key Questions; B. Risks and Benefits; BRCTs:Exercise Stress Tests; Effectiveness of Stress Tests in Preventing Significant Heart Disease in Asymptomatic People; Risks from Stress Testing; Correlation between Normal Stress Test Results and the Absence of Significant Heart Disease; C. Discussion.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 236 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 610.69/6; Medicine; Patient participation; Physician and patient; Communication in medicine; Patient Participation; Decision Making; Physician-Patient Relations; Risk Assessment; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference; MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine; MEDICAL -- Atlases; MEDICAL -- Essays; MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice; MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine; MEDICAL -- Osteopathy; Communication in medicine; Patient participation; Physician and patient; Medical -- Practice Management & Reimbursement; General practice; Medical administration & management; Family medicine; Emergency medicine; Case Reports; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319115443; 3319115448; 9783319115436
• Related ISBNs: 331911543X; 9783319115436
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 30, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.