Bibliograph

How doctors think, Jerome Groopman

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How doctors think, Jerome Groopman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

portraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How doctors think

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

773581984

Responsibility statement

Jerome Groopman

Summary

A physician discusses the thought patterns and actions that lead to misdiagnosis on the part of healthcare providers, and suggests methods that patients can use to help doctors assess conditions more accurately

Table Of Contents

Flesh-and-blood decision making -- Lessons from the heart -- Spinning plates -- Gatekeepers -- A new mother's challenge -- The uncertainty of the expert -- Surgery and satisfaction -- The eye of the beholder -- Marketing, money, and medical decisions -- In service of the soul -- Epilogue : a patient's questions

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