Second Opinions: Eight Clinical Dramas of Decision Making on the Front Lines of Medicine

Groopman, Jerome

ISBN 10: 0140298622 / ISBN 13: 9780140298628

Edité par Penguin Publishing Group, 2001

N° de réf. du vendeur 0140298622-3-32065824

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.

À propos de l'auteur: Jerome Groopman, M.D. is the Recanati Professor of Immunology at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and one of the world's leading researchers in cancer and AIDS. He and his work have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Time magazine, as well as in numerous scientific journals. He lives with his family in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Second Opinions: Eight Clinical Dramas of ...
Éditeur : Penguin Publishing Group
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Good