Port in the Storm: How to Make a Medical Decision & Live to Tell About It: This is one of the wisest books I have seen, dealing with one of the most complex topics in medicine - how to make a decision.
Dr Giller eloquently describes the 6 key steps in making a medical decision:
Step 1 - Identify your options
Step 2 - Identify the tradeoffs
Step 3 - Discovery of Data
Step 4 - Interpretation of Numbers
Step 5 - Gathering your Beliefs
Step 6 - Contemplation of Meaning
The book is very well and lucidly written, and empowers patients to make their own decisions for themselves.
Realise that everything has risks, but armed with the information in this book, at least you will be able to take on the risks intelligently !
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