Second Opinions : Stories of Intuition and Choice in a Changing World of Medicine
by Groopman, Jerome
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 067088801X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670888016
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About This Item
Publisher's review inside cover. Case study-method to help patients and their families to evaluate medical advice and to make critical decisions in the complex and contentious arena of modern clinical medicine.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Thomas J. Joyce And Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002160
- Title
- Second Opinions :
- Author
- Groopman, Jerome
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 067088801X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670888016
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- MEDICINE POPULAR, CASE STUDIES, HEALTH, FITNESS, GENERAL MEDICAL, 067088801X, jerome groopman,
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