Consumer Guide to Health Care
Care for Yourself and Your Family
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Caring for yourself and your family
Getting
Medical Tests (from the federal Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality) provides information that can help you
make decisions about and follow up on medical tests your health
care provider orders.
Lab Tests Online
(from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) provides
information on lab tests, including tips on providing a
specimen, understanding results, home testing, and a laboratory
tour that follows a blood sample or throat culture through
laboratory procedures.
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis
(from the federal Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality) provides help with finding
information on your condition, making decisions and getting
support.
Quick Tips: When Getting
a Prescription (from the federal Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality) provides information on getting the most
from your prescribed medications.
Going to the Emergency Room: Information on how to make a trip to the emergency
room less stressful.
Before
Going to the Emergency Room: When you feel
sick, the last thing you want to do is to sit for hours in a
busy ER facility before getting help. To avoid this often unnecessary discomfort and get the best
medical care possible, read this guide from
Health Pages and find out how to recognize and prepare for a real
emergency.
Getting the best care from your doctor
Talking
With Your Doctor: Links to information developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the
National Institutes of Health.
Getting the
Most From Your Doctor: Most people follow only half of
their doctor's advice. The half they don't follow could mean the
difference between a successful treatment and a lingering
illness or even death. Use this guide from
Health Pages to find out what you can do to get the most out of
your health care.
Anatomy
and Medical Illustrations: Many people may not understand all
of the medical terms used by their doctor. This guide from the
American Medical Association provides detailed but easy-to-understand drawings and descriptions of various parts of the
human body.
Last Revised: February 15, 2012
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