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Great book! Finished it a few weeks ago and have been meaning to post about here on SDN. It is written by Lisa Sanders M.D. (technical advisor to "House, M.D." who will be on radio rounds this Sunday). The book centers on the lost art of diagnosis during the physical exam and how it is necessary to train the next generation of doctors to become competent diagnosticians (beyond the realms of CTs, MRI's, lab results, etc that is). While medicine has shifted toward relying mostly on such test results, the physical exam has taken a back seat in the process of diagnosis and in some ways the skills of this art have been lost and overlooked along way.
I can guarantee, that if medicine is (or will be) your thing, at least some of this book will capture your interest and spark a bit of passion within. It's a quick read (if you enjoy what you are reading) and I think it will have a positive effect on many future docs out there, especially those of us planning on going into primary care. Besides that, it is quite entertaining and reads somewhat like a Sherlock Holmes of medicine.
That said, I would definitely listen to Dr. Sanders on Radio Rounds this Sunday. I'm not sure how interesting she is to listen to, but her book most definitely made an impression on me.
So, go to the library or bookstore so that when you close the biochem text you can read something that reminds you of why you cracked open that biochem text in the first place.
Enjoy.
I can guarantee, that if medicine is (or will be) your thing, at least some of this book will capture your interest and spark a bit of passion within. It's a quick read (if you enjoy what you are reading) and I think it will have a positive effect on many future docs out there, especially those of us planning on going into primary care. Besides that, it is quite entertaining and reads somewhat like a Sherlock Holmes of medicine.
That said, I would definitely listen to Dr. Sanders on Radio Rounds this Sunday. I'm not sure how interesting she is to listen to, but her book most definitely made an impression on me.
So, go to the library or bookstore so that when you close the biochem text you can read something that reminds you of why you cracked open that biochem text in the first place.
Enjoy.
