Every Patient Tells A Story: Medical Mysteries And The Art Of Diagnosis (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
At first I was incredibly enthralled with the author's research on different aspects of the history of the practice of medicine. She certainly did her research and this is an informing read. Unfortunately, it became a tedious, research-paper type read. I felt like I was a proofreader. She used "here" instead of correctly using "hear"! I found myself skimming through the end in the same way that I skim through the end of an exhausting textbook chapter. If you pick it up and start to get bored, PUT IT DOWN before you get diagnosed with boredom. This is one of those books every doctor should read. As I started this book I played a game with myself trying to arrive at a diagnosis before it was revealed in the book and truthfully only in three instances was I absolutely sure about the correct diagnosis, which makes me feel like I have the right thought process (eyeroll). What I love about this book is that there are no characters, there's no story development, these are real people not 'cases', these are honest truths, this is real life and in real life every mistake costs a doctor a life. There's a wealth of information here, why take a full history, why examine in a well lit room, why examine at all, why use all your five senses when treating patients, its absolutely mind boggling that sometimes physicians don't use them at all. I also loved the research that has gone into writing this, since I am familiar with GIDEON AND ISABEL and use it in my own practice, its genesis and development was eye opening. Dr Sanders writes a flowing narrative, of real patients and their health concerns, it should be a mandatory read for all fourth year medical students.
What do You think about Every Patient Tells A Story: Medical Mysteries And The Art Of Diagnosis (2000)?
This was very interesting, but wish there had been more case studies.
—Zhikka
great as an audiobook, especially for clinicians!
—ashley
