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One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine | Brendan Reilly
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Told by a unique voice in American medicine, this epic story recounts life-changing experiences in the career of a distinguished physician, and is described by The New York Times as a true service [to history]. Dr. Reilly deserves a resounding bravo for telling it like it is. Malcolm Gladwell agrees: Brendan Reilly has written a beautiful book about a forgotten subjectwhat it means for a physician to truly care for a patient. Every review of One Doctor noted its beautiful writing and compelling story, the riveting tension and suspense. Remarkable with heart-pounding pace and drama (Publishers Weekly); a gripping, moving memoir (Abraham Verghese); a terrific read (The Boston Globe); an astonishingly moving and incredibly personal account of a modern doctor (The Lancet). In compelling first-person prose, Dr. Brendan Reilly takes readers to the front lines of medicine today. Whipsawed by daily crises and frustrations, Reilly must deal with several daunting challenges simultaneously. As Reillys patients and their families survive close calls, struggle with heartrending decisions, and confront the limits of medicines power to cure, One Doctor lays bare a fragmented, depersonalized, business-driven health care system where real caring is hard to find. Every day, Reilly sees patients who fall through the cracks and suffer harm because they lack one doctor who knows them well and relentlessly advocates for their best interests. Filled with fascinating characters in New York City and rural New Englandpeople with dark secrets, mysterious illnesses, impossible dreams, and limitless courageOne Doctor tells their stories with sensitivity and empathy, reminding us of professional values once held dear by all physicians.
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Dr. Brendan Reilly creates a gripping memoir, One Doctor, by balancing several elements. As a hospitalist, working strictly with patients admitted to hospital, he details individual cases. He also reflects on how the cases affect him beyond the medicine. He struggles to strike a balance between caring attitude and doctorly objectivity. Plus, he‘s caregiving for aging parents.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage TIL: Get one doctor who helps you manage specialists, and who watches over your general health. Don‘t just rely on specialists. #TIL 5y
alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage I completely agree with your TIL! The key is finding an excellent primary care doctor. My husband can always tell when the patients that come to him for surgery with multiple complicated health issues, also have a good GP that they see regularly. It makes a big difference in quality of care overall, and helps prevent unnecessary specialist visits and procedures. 5y
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Crazeedi @BarbaraTheBibliophage absolutely on your advice, that's why I dont understand the movement away from a general practitioner, there has to be a dr who knows all of you. 5y
Crazeedi @BarbaraTheBibliophage and this book looks so interesting, I'm adding for sure, thanks!! 5y
Crazeedi @BarbaraTheBibliophage that's why I'm not crazy about hospitalists, why they took the family dr away from hospital rounds. They're the ones who know you 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft Not surprised he can tell the difference. I think a good PCP educates and watches over heir patients. 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Crazeedi I‘m guessing you‘d like this book. He talks honestly about hospitalists too. 5y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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My new listen—I love memoirs like this! #audiobook #medicalmemoir #onedoctor

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MicheleinPhilly
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Can Dr. Reilly be a.) my doctor, or b.) the Secretary of Health and Human Services instead? Pretty please.

An absolutely fantastic memoir that mixes Dr. Reilly's experiences as a primary care physician with a sober analysis of the health care issues that continue to bedevil the United States.

5 stars.

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MicheleinPhilly
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#ReadJanuary I love love LOVE memoirs and non-fiction dealing with medicine. Doctors, nurses, PAs, EMTs, technicians, if they've written a book, I'll pick it up. The topic has ALWAYS fascinated me and I always want to learn more. #TBR

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