The Uncertain Art: Thoughts on a Life in Medicine
By Sherwin B. Nuland
Read by Michael Prichard
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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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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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Author Bio: Sherwin B. Nuland
Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, is clinical professor of surgery at Yale, where he also teaches bioethics and medical history. In addition to his numerous articles for medical publications, he has written for the New Yorker, New Republic, New York Times, Time, and New York Review of Books. He writes a regular column for American Scholar entitled The Uncertain Art. He lives in Connecticut with his family.
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| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction |
| Runtime: | 7.97 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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