Incidental Findings (eBook)

MD Danielle Ofri (Autor)

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2005 | 1. Auflage
192 Seiten
Beacon Press (Verlag)
978-0-8070-9728-1 (ISBN)

Infos

In Singular Intimacies, which the New England Journal of Medicine said captured the 'essence of becoming and being a doctor,' Danielle Ofri led us into the hectic, constantly challenging world of big-city medicine. In Incidental Findings, she's finished her training and is learning through practice to become a more rounded healer. The book opens with a dramatic tale of the tables being turned on Dr. Ofri: She's had to shed the precious white coat and credentials she worked so hard to earn and enter her own hospital as a patient. She experiences the real'slight prick and pressure' of a long needle as well as the very real sense of invasion and panic that routinely visits her patients.

These fifteen intertwined tales include 'Living Will,' where Dr. Ofri treats a man who has lost the will to live, and she too comes dangerously close to concluding that he has nothing to live for, 'Common Ground,' in which a patient's difficult decision to have an abortion highlights the vulnerabilities of doctor and patient alike, 'Acne,' where she is confronted by a patient whose physical and emotional abuse she can't possibly heal, so she must settle on treating the one thing she can, the least of her patient's problems, and finally a stunning concluding chapter, 'Tools of the Trade,' where Dr. Ofri's touch is the last in a woman's long life.

From the Hardcover edition.

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In Singular Intimacies, which the New England Journal of Medicine said captured the "e;essence of becoming and being a doctor,"e; Danielle Ofri led us into the hectic, constantly challenging world of big-city medicine. In Incidental Findings, she's finished her training and is learning through practice to become a more rounded healer. The book opens with a dramatic tale of the tables being turned on Dr. Ofri: She's had to shed the precious white coat and credentials she worked so hard to earn and enter her own hospital as a patient. She experiences the real'slight prick and pressure' of a long needle as well as the very real sense of invasion and panic that routinely visits her patients.These fifteen intertwined tales include "e;Living Will,"e; where Dr. Ofri treats a man who has lost the will to live, and she too comes dangerously close to concluding that he has nothing to live for; "e;Common Ground,"e; in which a patient's difficult decision to have an abortion highlights the vulnerabilities of doctor and patient alike; "e;Acne,"e; where she is confronted by a patient whose physical and emotional abuse she can't possibly heal, so she must settle on treating the one thing she can, the least of her patient's problems; and finally a stunning concluding chapter, "e;Tools of the Trade,"e; where Dr. Ofri's touch is the last in a woman's long life.From the Hardcover edition.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• ISBN-10: 0-8070-9728-4 / 0807097284
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-9728-1 / 9780807097281