Surviving Your Doctors

I grabbed Surviving Your Doctors by Richard S. Klein, M.D. at random from the "New Books" section at the library. It is subtitled: Why the Medical System is Dangerous to Your Health and How to Get through it Alive. I expected a boring discussion of common-sense things you should do when visiting the doctor-- make sure lab samples have your name, make sure you get the correct medicine, ask questions, etc. The book had a lot of this, but also tons of stories of malpractice incidents (the author is a practicing physician that also reviews malpractice claims) and quite detailed medical information about common conditions. It was sloppily edited and the writing was sometimes too hokey (i.e. lame jokes or puns), but, if you're interested in medicine, it's a somewhat interesting read.