Everyone needs to be a smart patient. Your life may even depend on it. Doctors Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz have written this handbook to help everyone get the best health care possible. You: The Smart Patient shows you how to become your own medical sleuth, tracing your medical history and carefully avoiding the pitfalls of virtually any health care situation. Written in conjunction with the health care community's leading oversight group, The Joint Commission, the book shows readers in clear, easy steps how to take control of their own health care and deal with a comprehensive list of matters that may come up when facing a medical situation: from choosing the right doctor, hospital, and insurance company to navigating prescription drugs, specialists, treatment options, alternative medicine, pain management, or almost any problem that might arise. 432 pages