physician and patient

Relates stories of medical mysteries and very rare diseases and conditions that the author, Yale School of Medicine physician Lisa Sanders, used to inspire and advise on the hit TV show "House, M.D." Collects some of Sanders' favorite and most outlandish medical stories--including the story of a twenty-eight-year-old man who collapsed on a dance floor after eating barracuda; an elephant trainer in a traveling circus who is set on with terrible headaches after being head-butted by a zebra; and a woman who began with just a mild rash on her hands who, two days later, had whiplike rash streaks all over her body.

Based on the heart-wrenching true story of Marie Balter. Abused and victimized, she beats impossible odds to build a normal life after spending 20 years locked away in a mental institution.

"For over four decades, Dr. Dean-David Schillinger has been a witness to the evolution of public health in America. From his days as a young, bright eyed resident to the Chief of Internal Medicine at one of the country's largest public hospitals, Schillinger has seen thousands of patients and observed how our healthcare system can both work for and against them. Yet, it wasn't insurance or improved medical tests that mattered most; it was simply listening to his patients. In 'Telltale Hearts,' Schillinger takes readers into the exam rooms of a public hospital as he recounts his various experiences he's had with patients and how listening to their stories, their backgrounds and more, revolutionized his own approach to medicine"--Provided by publisher.

"Daniel has to visit the doctor, and he's a little nervous. But with a little help from Mom and Dr. Anna, suddenly the trip isn't so scary anymore!"--Back cover.

Gives readers examples of why someone would see a doctor and how important it is to follow the doctor's instructions.

The author shares her experience of dying and coming back in a coma with blinking her only body function she controlled. Explores her account of relearning all the basic life skills and how to live again.

Dr. Rana Awdish, a physician who suddenly became a dying patient, explores a new paradigm and rationale for cultivating emotional bonds with their patients.

As soon as Adam Kay set foot on a hospital ward for the first time, he realised there's quite a lot they don't teach you at medical school ... His diaries from the NHS front line - scribbled in secret after long nights, endless days and missed weekends - are hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking by turns. This Is Going to Hurt is everything you wanted to know about being a junior doctor, and more than a few things you really didn't. And yes, it may leave a scar.