“..I don't count Jennifer among my mistakes. She had a severe infection and precious little reserve. Nevertheless, I think of her often. Those minutes of terror and confusion I felt standing powerless in her room served as a visceral reminder… — Lisa Sanders Copy Share Image
“The basic sciences of anatomy, physiology, biology, and chemistry are linked to a patient at the bedside through very specific stories that doctors learn and eventually create. These stories, what researchers now call illness scripts, contain key characteristics of a disease to form an iconic version, an idealized model of that particular disease. … It is the story that every… — Lisa Sanders Copy Share
A lot of the appeal of internal medicine is Sherlockian—solving the case from the clues. We are detectives; we revel in the process of… — Lisa Sanders Copy Share Image
“But then there are other cases… Cases in which the narrative of disease strays off the expected path, where the usual suspects all seem… — Lisa Sanders Copy Share Image
Sandeep Jauhar is a compelling storyteller, and Doctored gives us a fantastic tour through the seedy underworld of American medicine. — Lisa Sanders Copy Share Image
“If a doctor has worked through the problem well, there’s a very good chance that one of these possible diagnoses will be right. The… — Lisa Sanders Copy Share Image
“..I don't count Jennifer among my mistakes. She had a severe infection and precious little reserve. Nevertheless, I think of her often. Those minutes… — Lisa Sanders Copy Share Image
“Much of the education doctors get in their four years of medical school and subsequent years of apprenticeship training is focused on teaching this… — Lisa Sanders Copy Share Image
