Extreme Medicine: How Exploration Transformed Medicine In The Twentieth Century (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
This isn't your typical medical book. Dr.Fong started his educational pursuits in astrophysics then decided to become a doctor. He has a fascination with space travel and an understanding of physics and hemodynamics that make for very interesting storytelling. You might think this would make it all boring and too difficult for the average reader to understand--don't. He does a great job in explaining functions of the human body. Fong is able to bring "extreme" into each chapter in some fascinating and enjoyable manner. Each chapter is devoted to an organ of the body. He takes us through history helping us to understand the evolution of medicine. You dive the deeps, ski the alps and fly into space in this book.Fascinating stuff really. If you can listen to it on Audible the narrator is English and the pronunciation of some of the terms is entertaining. The book is well written, well researched and well narrated. Definitely recommend. Very interesting medical nonfiction book, all about extremes, and how extremes in medical care relate to extremes in exploration and environment (i.e. heat, ice, trauma, etc.).The writing flows really well, and for anyone interested in medicine, there's a lot to think about here. Lots of fascinating anecdotes to illustrate his points. The ending felt a bit rushed, though--I was hoping for a bit more discussion of aging and how it ravages the human body.
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Interesting look at how exploration has pushed the frontiers of medicine.
—Vinita
