Every Patient Tells a Story
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Every Patient Tells a Story

by Lisa Sanders

2009•Documentary•304 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatebig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and original: a non-fiction book that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

A riveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctors do, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders, author of the monthly New York Times Magazine column "Diagnosis," the inspiration for the hit Fox TV series House, M.D. "The experience of being ill can be like waking up in a foreign country.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPsychologicalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Subjects

Popular WorksDiagnosisDiagnostic ErrorsDifferential DiagnosisMedicalNonfictionPhysician's roleDiagnos

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Author
Lisa Sanders
Published
2009
Pages
304
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