Second Opinions: Eight Clinical Dramas of Decision Making on the Front Lines of Medicine
by Groopman, Jerome
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0140298622
- ISBN 13
- 9780140298628
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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.
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- Inquiring Minds Bookstore (US)
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- 123117
- Title
- Second Opinions: Eight Clinical Dramas of Decision Making on the Front Lines of Medicine
- Author
- Groopman, Jerome
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140298622
- ISBN 13
- 9780140298628
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- United States Of America
- Date Published
- February 2001
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...