Chapter 3 - Hospital Superbugs
- The Different Bugs
- Ask for your Laboratory Results
- Beware of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
- Beware of Sepsis
- Antibiotics
- At Your Own Risk
- Workplace Safety and Health Act
- Superbugs Awareness Campaign
Chapter 4 - Urinary Tract Infection
- Urinary Catheter Care
- Urinary Tract Infection can Cause Death
Chapter 5 - Things That May Go Wrong
- Extravasation
- Wrong Medication
- Wrong-Site Surgery
- Operating Theatre Policy
- Fall Precautions
- Feeding Tube
- BIPAP Tube
- Foreign Objects
- Bed Sores
Chapter 6 - Multiple Doctors
- Who are your Doctors?
- Duty Roster
- Co-manage by Other Specialists
- Doctors On Call
- "Healthcare Factory"
Chapter 7 - Nursing Care
- Who are your Nurses?
- Find Out the Patient-Nurse Ratio
- Look Out for Unkind Nurses
- Do not Confront Unkind Nurses
- Recorded but Not Done
- Nurses can Make a Difference
Chapter 8 - Physician Care
- The Typical Doctor
- The Religious Doctor
- The "Executioner-Doctor"
- Are Senior Consultants Good Doctors?
- Can you Trust your Doctors?
- Can you Fire your Doctors?
- Do you Dare to Challenge your Doctors?
- Beware of "FOND"
- Good Doctors are Rare Gems
Chapter 9 - Hospital Bill And Medical Record
- Manage your Hospitalisation Costs
- Compile your Own Medical Record
- Patient Relations
Chapter 10 - Seeking Closure
- Coroner's Inquiry
- Coroners Act 2010
- Seeking Redress
- Patient's Charter
- Medical Negligence Cases in the Subordinate Courts
Chapter 11 - Autopsy On The Hospital
- Case Study
- Death Certification
Chapter 12 - Clearing Hurdles
- Embrace Change
- Righteous and Responsible Spirit of Mankind
- Treat Patients like Family
- Face Up to Feedback and Complaints
- Ward Off Temptations
- For Better or For Worse: Hospital Combo and Means Testing
- Tackle the Blind Spot: Wipe Out Hospital Superbugs
- Comparing Apples with Oranges
Chapter 13 - Humanistics Healthcare
- Nurses' Welfare
- Doctors' Welfare
Chapter 14 - Do Not Dump Public Hospitals
- Exercise our Rights to Enjoy Subsidised Healthcare
- My Wish List - New Public Hospitals
- Structure of Public Healthcare Institutions
- The Impact of Medical Tourism on Public Healthcare
Chapter 15 - Patient Advocacy
- Who will “Pick Up the Oars and Row”?
Chapter 16 - What You Didn't Learn in Medical School
- Why Study Medicine?
- Adding Value to Others' Lives
- Millionaire Doctors
- Being Honest with Yourself
- SMART-CHIPS Test
- Nurturing Compassion in Medical Students
- Practising Compassion in Public Hospitals
- Manage the Last Breath Mindfully
- Let Hindsight Become Foresight
Chapter 17 - The Last Lesson Learned From Smoking
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Pursed Lip Breathing
- World COPD Day
Appendix 1: Means Testing Framework - Public Hospitals
Appendix 1a: Revised Means Testing Framework - Public Hospitals
Appendix 1b: Day Surgery and Specialist Outpatient Subsidies
Appendix 2: Means Testing Framework - Community Hospitals
Appendix 2a: Revised Means Testing Framework - Community Hospitals
Appendix 3: Profitable Poison-Botox
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