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Impostores / by Cook, Robin,1940-author.(CARDINAL)293718; Puerto Barruetabeña Diez, Ma. del,translator.(CARDINAL)692170; García Varela, Carlos,translator.; Sastre, Raul,translator.(CARDINAL)787952;
"Noah Rothauser es el nuevo responsable de residentes del Boston Memorial Hospital. Conocido por sus avances médicos y su tecnología de vanguardia, el hospital ha instalado varios «quirófanos del futuro». La buena acogida de las novedosas instalaciones llega a su fin cuando un hombre aparentemente sano muere debido a la anestesia durante un procedimiento rutinario. Noah no tarda en descubrir que el doctor William Mason, un prestigioso cirujano, es el responsable del error que le costó la vida al paciente y de, posteriormente, manipular su historial clínico. Sin embargo, Mason no tarda en culpar a la anestesista, Ava London, una profesional resolutiva y altamente cualificada. Cuando otros dos pacientes mueren por complicaciones con la anestesia, Noah tiene que cuestionarse a todos los residentes; incluida Ava, ya que esconde cosas: es adicta a internet y tiene multitud de perfiles falsos en las redes sociales. ¿Qué ocultan las distintas identidades de Ava? ¿Quién es el responsable de las muertes de los pacientes? Con su puesto y su credibilidad en entredicho, Noah deberá desentrañar el misterio y encontrar al culpable, y tendrá que hacerlo antes de que muera más gente... aunque su vida corra peligro."--Back cover.
Subjects: Medical fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Physicians; Anesthesiologists; Medical errors;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The smart mother's guide to a better pregnancy : how to minimize risks, avoid complications and have a healthy baby / by Burke-Galloway, Linda.(CARDINAL)825131;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Consumer education.; Medical errors; Pregnancy.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What your doctor won't (or can't) tell you : doctors, hospitals, drugs, insurance--what you need to know to take charge of your own health / by Levine, Evan Scott.(CARDINAL)674102;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographies.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Levine, Evan Scott.; Cardiologists; Medical care; Medical errors.; Medical care.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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State responses to the problem of medical errors : an analysis of recent state legislative proposals / by Flowers, Lynda.(CARDINAL)214527; National Academy for State Health Policy (U.S.)(CARDINAL)217791;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Medical errors; Medical errors; Patients;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dirty work : a novel / by Weston, Gabriel.(CARDINAL)493395;
Nancy Mullion, an obstetrician-gynecologist whose botched surgery has put a patient in a life-threatening coma, must face a medical tribunal to determine if she can continue to practice medicine. Throughout four weeks of intense questioning and accusations, this physician directly confronts for the first time her work as an abortion provider-- how it helps the lives of others but takes a heavy toll on her own."An informed and arresting debut novel about a young surgeon in crisis, by a writer whose "exactitude of expression is rare and uncanny." (Rachel Cusk) Nancy Mullion, an obstetrician-gynecologist whose botched surgery has put a patient in a life-threatening coma, must face a medical tribunal to determine if she can continue to practice medicine. Nancy's fears about both her patient's chances for survival and whether she will be "undoctored" are made palpable to the reader. Throughout four weeks of intense questioning and accusations, this physician directly confronts for the first time her work as an abortion provider--how it helps the lives of others but takes a heavy toll on her own. Interweaving memories of Nancy's English and American childhood and adolescence, Dirty Work creates an emotionally charged portrait of one woman's life; the telling of seemingly untellable stories sets her free, as it can all women. Gabriel Weston has given us a truly original, courageous, and meaningful novel."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Medical fiction.; Novels.; Women physicians; Abortion; Medical errors;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Internal bleeding : the truth behind America's terrifying epidemic of medical mistakes / by Wachter, Robert M.(CARDINAL)361480; Shojania, Kaveh G.(CARDINAL)689088;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-444).The wrong patient -- It's the system, stupid -- Jumbo jets crashing -- Doctors' handwriting and other prescribing errors -- The forgotten half of medication errors -- Solving the riddle -- Of life and limb -- Did we forget something -- Practice makes perfect -- Handoffs and fumbles -- See one, do one, teach one -- Hubris and teamwork -- The other end of the stethoscope -- Spilling the beans -- Whether reports? -- Malpractice -- Accountability -- Attacking a new disease -- What can policymakers do? -- A culture of safety -- A system of safety -- What can patients do? -- Appendix 1: List of the seventeen individual errors in the wrong patient case -- Appendix II: Dangerous abbreviations used in prescribing -- Appendix III: Examples of easily confused sound-alike or look-alike drugs -- Appendix IV: Questions you may want to ask your hospital, medical group, or doctor, along with some comments by the authors.
Subjects: Case studies.; Medical errors.; Medical care; Medical errors; Medical care.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Preventing medication errors at home / by Haroutounian, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)831510;
Part I: everything you need to know about drugs -- Prescription medications: friend or foe? -- Why do I need to understand my drugs better? -- What does our body do to drugs? the amazing journey of a molecule -- What do the drugs do to our body? -- Taking my drugs properly -- Avoiding undesired drug effects -- Combining drugs with food and drinks -- Drug-drug interactions -- Do it yourself: over the counter (OTC) drugs and disease prevention -- Drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding -- Part II: medication therapy tips in common disease states -- High blood pressure: the silent killer you can stop -- Fighting the battle against lipids and cholesterol -- Blood thinners: the balancing act between bleeding and clotting -- Not so sweet: managing diabetes -- Let me breathe! step-by-step asthma management -- Epilepsy: understand your drugs to stop the seizures -- Hoping for a better day. treating depression -- Does it really have to hurt? managing pain wisely -- Thyroid problems. restoring the delicate energetic balance -- Infections. destroying the invaders while saving the host -- Summary.Your home probably has some sort of pain relief medication, something to combat bouts of allergies, and maybe a few vitamins or supplements from the local health store. And then there are the prescribed medications, the ones you're taking daily and those that you take "as needed". But do you ever wonder how your medications work, what is the best time to take each, or how that pain relief tablet, those allergy meds, and prescription drugs interact when taken at the same time? Or how your newly prescribed antibiotic reacts with that glass of wine you had with dinner? Preventing Medication Errors at Home tells you what you need to know about those medications in your house and how each can improve your health and possibly cause harm. With drug therapy being a major part of conventional medical treatment, and so many medications available over-the-counter, tens of thousands of people in the United States alone die every year from side effects related to their diabetes, pain, depression and blood-thinning medications, and roughly one million people are admitted to the hospital for drug-related issues. At least half of these disasters are preventable with proper awareness of how drugs work, how to take them properly, how to identify serious side effects, and how to avoid dangerous drug combinations. Dr. Simon Haroutounian presents an engaging, easy-to-read book to help you take responsibility for your medications. Learning how to ask the right questions before you start a new medication is likely to improve your health, and possibly save your life.
Subjects: Drugs; Medication errors; Medication.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Surviving your doctors: why the medical system is dangerous to your health and how to get through it alive / by Klein, Richard S. ,1938-(CARDINAL)491180;
Subjects: Medical care; Medical errors; Self-care, Health.; Medical care.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Safe patients, smart hospitals : how one doctor's checklist can help us change health care from the inside out / by Pronovost, Peter J.; Vohr, Eric.;
MARCIVE 09/01/10While Americans spend more on health care than any other country in the western world, our hospitals and clinics kill more patients. Patient safety expert Dr. Peter Pronovost is working to remedy that, by changing the way hospitals and doctors function day to day. In fact, his ideas are already saving people. By introducing a five-step checklist that standardizes a common ICU procedure, Dr. Pronovost has decreased the rate of infection--and as a result, unnecessary deaths--across the country by 90 percent. In this book, Dr. Pronovost makes reform relatable, easy to understand, and inspiring.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Medical errors; Hospitals; Lists.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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State-based mandatory reporting of medical errors : an analysis of the legal and policy issues / by Flowers, Lynda.(CARDINAL)214527; Riley, Trish.(CARDINAL)213635; National Academy for State Health Policy (U.S.)(CARDINAL)217791;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Medical errors; Medical errors; Patients; Medicine; Medical personnel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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