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001 2008041478
003 DLC
005 20091102143455.0
008 080919s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008041478
020 $a9780767922463
020 $a0767922468
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn257555812
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dGZK$dIK2$dC#P$dUPZ$dCDX$dNOH$dVP@$dNSB$dDLC
050 00 $aRC71$b.S186 2009
082 00 $a616.07/5$222
100 1 $aSanders, Lisa,$d1956-
245 10 $aEvery patient tells a story :$bmedical mysteries and the art of diagnosis /$cLisa Sanders.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bBroadway Books,$cc2009.
300 $axxvii, 276 p. ;$c25 cm.
520 $aPresents an unflinching look inside the detective story that marks nearly every illness-the diagnosis-revealing the combination of uncertainty and intrigue that doctors face when confronting patients who are sick or dying--from the challenges of the physical exam to the pitfalls of doctor-to-doctor communication, the vagaries of tests, and the near calamity of diagnostic errors.
505 0 $aEvery patient's nightmare -- Every Patient Tells a Story -- The facts, and what lies beyond -- The stories they tell -- High Touch -- A vanishing art -- What only the exam can show -- Seeing is believing -- The healing touch -- The heart of the matter -- High Tech -- Testing troubles -- Limits of the Medical Mind -- Sick thinking -- Digital diagnosis -- The final diagnosis.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aDiagnosis$vPopular works.
650 2 $aDiagnosis, Differential$vPopular Works.
650 2 $aDiagnostic Errors$vPopular Works.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0828/2008041478.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2008041478-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2008041478-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2008041478-s.html