Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis

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After reading this book can easily say that it's one of the best books written about Medicine as a field in today's times. It's a great read for anyone in the medical field be it medical students, resident doctors or consultant doctors. Lisa Sanders describes various things in such a simple & articulate manner. In this book through a number of unique patient stories, she provides great insights about the practice of Medicine be it history taking, physical examination or diagnosis and even addresses things like failures and mistakes in the process of learning Medicine. Also a unique thing is the universal appeal this book and it's writings have. I sitting and reading it in India and learning and practicing Modern Medicine in India could very well relate with most of the stories and topics in the book that were based in USA. It's such a great book that has been such a treat to read as a medical student.

Very nice... A must read for all budding doctors especially during an era where physical examination is loosing its use and more mechanised investigations are taking its place...

Observation is the key for a successful Doctor is getting emphasised beautifully in the book.

Perfect Book To Read.

This book is an eyeopener for non medical readers . The common opinion is there can be no better diagnosis than the digitized ones. In an easy, readable style, the book informs us about the advantages of physical exams while educating us about co relating symptoms and taking an integrated view.

Amazing book. only complaint is that i recieved a battered one.the edges were torn.

cases where interesting, rest of the writing not too interesting... but I think I do physical examinations a little more carefully after reading this book!