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The Uncertain Art : Thoughts on a Life in Medicine
Overview
Long-time physician Sherwin B. Nuland presents a provocative and stimulating collection of stories illustrating the vagaries of medical practice over the years. Among the fascinating and probing questions that Nuland investigates are: --What does the first Hippocratic Oath really mean? --What happens when knowledge comes before we're ready for it? --Why does major surgery using only acupuncture work? --Is there really sympathy between the organs of the body? --What happens when someone yells, "Is there a doctor in the house?" and you are the doctor? --What goes through the mind of a heart transplant candidate who doesn't make it?
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798200137800
- ISBN-10: 9798200137800
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
- Publish Date: June 2008
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