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Let's Keep Medicine Simple With Dr Robert Barkett MD
Dr. Rob Barkett recalls dealing with a patient who was "frantic" about a year ago.
The patient, an educator, was urinating blood and convinced he had kidney cancer and only three months to live.
The man had done a Google search.
Barkett tried to comfort the patient, telling him cancer was "way down the list" of diagnoses related to having blood in the urine.
A basic ultrasound revealed a kidney stone.
The patient was going to be fine.
During his follow-up appointment, the man brought along a poster that said "Don't confuse your Google search with my medical degree."
Barkett said that patient's reaction was nothing new.
"There's a lot of people that want to use Google," he said. "I ask them what's wrong, and they give me a diagnosis rather than symptoms."
Barkett saw a need, and the result was his first book, called "Simple Medicine: No More Google Searches." It came out Feb. 1 through publisher Morgan James.
"I decided I am writing a book for the patients and the patients only," Barkett said. "It's not a medical book. It's a reference book."
"Simple Medicine" is the title of a new book by Dr. Rob Barkett, a Mansfield physician.
"Simple Medicine" describes the most common medical conditions, complaints, screening, medications and medical testing in layman terms to help patients take control of their own health care and challenge their doctor to do the right thing.
In an era when too many patients are not receiving appropriate care, "Simple Medicine" teaches that modern medicine does not equate to better medical care. A guide that describes the most common medical problems in easy-to-understand English, "Simple Medicine" inspires patients to challenge their physician and not assume they are getting the standard care of treatment from their doctor.
"Simple Medicine" provides an eye into what one’s physician is thinking and why they order certain medications or studies while showing physicians how to manage their medical practice. For those tired of the confusing internet searches for medical concerns and symptoms, "Simple Medicine" is the way out.
"Through the last several years, I've been getting a gnawing feeling that the patients were not getting the appropriate standard of care,"
https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Medicine-More-Google-Searches/dp/1631956493
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