Vicki Rackner, M.D.
Biography
Vicki Rackner, M.D. is a board-certified surgeon and clinical instructor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Rackner left the operating room to be on the cutting edge of health care consumerism. She's an author, speaker, and consultant. Dr. Rackner's books include Chicken Soup for the Soul: Healthy Living Series: Heart Disease, The Biggest Skeleton in Your Doctor's Closet, and The Personal Health Journal: A Resource for Owning and Directing Your Health Story.
Articles by Vicki Rackner, M.D.:
Avoiding Family Caregiver Holiday Traps
Stress Busters
Reduce Stress, Feel Better: Your Health Is in Your Hands
Gifts from the Heart
The Gift of Receiving: Learning to Accept Help
When Someone You Love is in Pain
Expressing your Love to a Sick or Disabled Loved One
Lab Tests, Results, and Planning for “Bad News”
Helping Hands
Intuition
Impart a Legacy of Health
Making Medical Choices
When Your Parents Ignore Your Health Advice
When Your Elderly Loved One is in the Hospital
The Patient’s Job
Your Medical Beliefs
Wanted: The Right Doctor
Helping your Loved One Accept a Second Opinion
Caregiving Lesson from the Garden
Second Medical Opinions: Just Do It
Getting Off the Hamster Wheel
Do Sweat the Heat….Dehydration is Serious
Put Out the Welcome Sign
How to Talk with Your Doctor about Embarrassing Medical Problems
A Medical Miracle in Your Hands
Getting the Right Information about a Diagnosis and Medication
The Medication Makeover
Setting Limits as a Caregiver
What is Health?
Managing Guilt
Tips for Getting Your Loved One to go to the Doctor
Caregiver Hopes and Dreams
Desert Rose
Your Caregiver Hat: Being a Patient Advocate
The Winds of Health
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