| Second Opinions: 8 Clinical Dramas Intuition Decision Making Front Lines medn Contributor(s): Groopman, Jerome (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140298622 ISBN-13: 9780140298628 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Dr. Groopman presents a unique insider's view of today's complex world of medicine through eight gripping clinical dramas. These real-life lessons prepare readers to navigate the uncertain terrain of illness and thereby make the best possible decisions about their health and future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
| Dewey: 610 |
| Lexile Measure: 970 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.06" W x 7.76" (0.39 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A unique insider's view of today's complex and often contentious world of medicine Anxious about the prognosis, lost in a blur of technical jargon, and fatigued from worry or pain, people who are ill are easily overwhelmed by treatment choices. Told through eight gripping clinical dramas, Second Opinions reveals the forces at play in making critical medical decisions. Dr. Jerome Groopman illuminates the world of medicine where knowledge is imperfect, no therapy is without risks, and no outcome is fully predictable. He portrays moments of astute diagnosis and misguided perception, of lifesaving triumphs and shattering failures. These real-life lessons prepare us to navigate the uncertain terrain of illness, and enable us to balance intuition and information, and thereby make the best possible decisions about our health and future. |