
As a vet, if I were still practicing, this book would change my approach to problem-solving.
As a patient, there are specific things I‘ll question more, such as my spinal fusion, which was discussed, and the general way I talk to my doctor.
While this book is 12 years old, I would still highly recommend it to medical professionals and patients, especially us frequent fliers in doctor‘s offices.
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I share quotes on my Instagram stories, and I feel this one is worth sharing here too.
This maxim is so true in surgery and life. I throw toppings onto a pizza, my mom places them...very carefully. I don‘t think our pizzas taste different. 😆
The quote finished with “well that‘s pretty good.” 👍🏻👏🏻
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Picked this up as a recent kindle deal. So far, it‘s really good!
I‘m trying to recover emotionally from some issues here. There‘s just a lot going on, but I‘m going to try to be around some. Just need to heal. I just haven‘t felt much like social media. ☹️☹️
The narration was dreary reminding me of the old books on tape in the black plastic cases. Actually all the medical memoirs with case histories are just like this book (but usually better). They all tell of how a doctor thinks, how he interacts with patients and how he decides on a diagnosis.
The photo is not a take on circuitous logic it was just a fun squash I thought I'd share.😁
I remember hearing the author being interviewed for Fresh Air & I was stopped in my tracks. This premise was that he went to 3 different specialists and got 3 entirely different diagnosis. Being the Chair of Medicine at Harvard, he had access to the best. So he tried to figure out why this happened.
This is a great book. It's easy to read, has lots of patient stories as examples, and offers a perspective most patients don't see. No matter your malady, if you want to be an empowered patient the author offers you a series of questions you MUST learn to ask your doctors.