Author: Lisa Sanders
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Publisher: Broadway Books
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1616640669
Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Medical books Every Patient Tells a Story. Medical books Every Patient Tells a Story. Ariveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctorsdo, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders. 'Theexperience of being ill can be like waking up in a foreign country. Life, asyou formerly knew it, is on hold while you travel through this other world asunknown as it is unexpected. When I see patients in the hospital or in myoffice who are suddenly, surprisingly ill, what they really want to know is, 'Whatis wrong with me?' They want a road map that will help them manage their newsurroundings. The ability to give this unnerving and unfamiliar place a name,to know it, on some level, restores a measure of control, independent ofwhether or not that diagnosis comes attached to a cure. Because, even today, adiagnosis is frequently all a good doctor has to offer.' Ahealthy young man suddenly loses his memory, making him unable to remember theevents of each passing hour. Two patients diagnosed with Lyme disease improveafter antibiotic treatment, only to have their symptoms mysteriously return. Ayoung woman lies dying in the intensive care unitbleeding, jaundiced,incoherentand none of her doctors know what is killing her. InEvery Patient Tells a Story, Dr. LisaSanders takes us bedside to witness the process of solving these and otherdiagnostic dilemmas, providing a firsthand account of the expertise andintuition that lead a doctor to make the right diagnosis.
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Ariveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctorsdo, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders. 'Theexperience of being ill can be like waking up in a foreign country. Life, asyou formerly knew it, is on hold while you travel through this other world asunknown as it is unexpected. When I see patients in the hospital or in myoffice who are suddenly, surprisingly ill, what they really want to know is, 'Whatis wrong with me?' They want a road map that will help them manage their newsurroundings. The ability to give this unnerving and unfamiliar place a nam
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Powered by Frooition Pro Click here to view full size. Full Size Image Click to close full size. Every Patient Tells a Story - Book NEW Author(s): Lisa Sanders Format: Paperback # Pages: 276 ISBN-13: 9780767922470 Published: 09/21/2010 Language: English Weight: 0.54 pounds A Yale School of Medicine physician, columnist for "Diagnosis," and technical advisor for the television show House shares the experiences of doctors facing complex medical mysteries in order to illustrate the art and science
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