Description
Book SynopsisIn the tradition of Oliver Sacks and
House, Dr. Stuart Mushlin portrays cases from the common to the obscure. Along the way, we learn about a physician from the start of his career to its peak, learning, helping, and sometimes failing.Trade Review"Puzzling patients, detective work, and a dedicated doctor nicely packaged in one small, fascinating volume." * Booklist *
"Captivating vignettes from a master clinician, illuminating the profound intellectual and emotional dimensions of medicine, it's demands and its joys. Medical professionals and the public at large will delight in these tales." -- Jerome E. Groopman, M.D. * author of How Doctors Think *
"This lovely patient-centered memoir combines the best of the medical problem-solving of Berton Roueche with the human warmth and wryly benevolent amusement of James Herriot. It will be enjoyed by students, residents, and physicians who want to remind themselves of the ideals that brought them to medicine." -- Daniel M. Goodenberger, M.D., MACP * Chief of Medicine, St Louis VA Medical Center *
"An articulate, authoritative, and fascinating guided tour through the joys and intricacies of the diagnostic process, therapeutic challenges, and human interactions at the core of medical practice with an articulate, compassionate, and accomplished physician." -- Jeremiah A. Barondess, M.D. * President Emeritus, New York Academy of Medicine *
"This book is a fascinating examination of the challenges in the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Mushlin's caring and holistic approach to patients is inspiring. His moving stories will help readers become wiser patients. I highly recommend it." -- Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. * Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School *
"Stuart Mushlin captures eloquently the essential attributes of the
complete physician: empathy, patience and open-mindedness matched to curiosity, scientific inquiry and determination to provide the best care possible. The lessons evoked are timeless and formulate a Hippocratic Oath for our times." -- Joseph B. Martin, M.D., PhD * Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Emeritus, and former dean, Harvard Medical School *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Back Pain
It’s a Small World
Everything Really Can Go Wrong in the Hospital
Friday Night at Five
Learning from the Patient
Explosive Illnesses Don’t Respond to Homeopathy
Sometimes, All We Get Is Close
Thinking Can Sometimes Make a Difference
The CPC
Let the Facts Speak for Themselves
Cough
Great Imitators
Great Imitator Part 2
Playing the Ponies
Who’s the Greatest of Them All?
Making a List and Checking It Twice
Moonlighting
POEMS
Iron Man
An Octopus Pot, Voodoo, and Chang and Eng
