Sentenced To Hospital Urges Readers To Inform Themselves About Their Health

Sept. 26, 2011 - PRLog -- Sentenced To Hospital Urges Readers To Inform Themselves About Their Health And Seek Professional Medical Advice When Needed

Every new car comes with an owner's manual telling us how to operate the vehicle, and with a service handbook to let us know when it's time to check the tire pressure and so on, depending on the mileage.

At last, now we have an equally essential reference book and guide for another precious commodity: our very own bodies. As our cars age, we see to the ongoing maintenance, tests, and repairs that are necessary for optimal performance, but very few of us look after ourselves in the same way.

Questions such as, "What is a colonoscopy?" or "When do we need one?" are often met with blank stares, or else dismissed. Why bother with such procedures when we're in seemingly good health? And yet, as a preventative measure, we routinely take our cars in for an oil change, even when they appear to be running smoothly. Unlike cars, however, our bodies rarely offer warning signs when something is amiss, which means we must make a conscious effort when it comes to taking the right precautions. While it can't be claimed that investigative tests will deal with every problem, they do go a long way when it comes to avoiding any catastrophic consequences, and although problems can still occur after identifying and addressing any issues, at least we have the peace of mind to know we tried our best.

Too many of us rely on family members, friends, or even neighbors who have experienced the same symptoms to diagnose our condition even though none of them are medically trained. Evolving on a daily basis, medicine is a very complex science, and we should be aware that sharing the same symptoms with another person does not necessarily mean our problems are identical. An individual's symptoms could also be due to more than two very different causes, and it takes a medical professional to carefully identify them.

Sentenced to Hospital! by Dr. Abdul Odemuyiwa dispels a lot of medical myths, points out the most frequent errors patients make, and tells us how to avoid them. It also addresses the common ailments of inpatients in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term acute care hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes, as well as dealing with outpatient care in office settings.

Odemuyiwa hopes that "Sentenced to Hospital!" will become the medical life manual that adults consult as they age and grow more susceptible to more health problems. He warns readers that his work oversimplifies the complex world of medicine, and should never be used to replace medical advice from a qualified physician.

Book Information:
Sentenced To Hospital
Author: Dr. Abdul Odemuyiwa
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-0615445656
Pages: 174
Published: July 2011

From The Author
Educated at King’s College, Lagos, Nigeria, Dr. Abdul Odemuyiwa attended medical school at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and thereafter obtained a postgraduate degree in toxicology from the University of Surrey, Great Britain. He became a board-certified internist after successfully completing his residency program at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. With experience as a hospitalist, an emergency room physician, and an independent medical examiner, Dr. Odemuyiwa—fondly called Dr. Ode by most of his patients and colleagues—has a versatile experience of over twenty-five years in medical practice across continents—about fifteen years in the US—and has been chairman of the Department of Medicine at Henry Medical Center, Stockbridge, Georgia; is the current chairman of the Medical Executive Committee of Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care Riverdale Georgia; is a medical director of both a hospice and a home health care company. Dr. Ode is also certified in wound care as well as hyperbaric oxygen therapy; he is a board-certified internal medicine physician and also board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine. He has carried out peer reviews for insurance companies and workers compensation boards.

For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact the author at:

Dr. Abdul O. Odemuyiwa
Email: drabdulode@gmail.com
Phone: (678) 779-9338

Sentenced To Hospital is available for purchase online from the publisher, Amazon.com,  BN.com and other online retailers.

Bookstores should contact Ingram for wholesale orders.

# # #

We here at BookBuzz.net are excited about what we do. We enjoy books, we enjoy helping authors, and most of all we enjoy creating buzz for books. We help authors and small publishers succeed in the book marketing world. We're ready to work for you!!!