How do doctors think? Don’t we wish we knew? There may be help at hand!
Dr. Jerome Groopman’s new book, “How Doctors Think,” describes how doctors hit — and miss — the correct diagnosis, and includes Groopman’s own errors! (Bless any doctor who can admit error!)
The New York Times book review of “How Doctors Think,” by Michael Crichton, M.D., can be found here.
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As almost all Meniere’s Disease patients know, just getting the correct diagnosis can be an excruciatingly traumatic process. Many of us are told that we are “just plain nuts” until we finally find the right doctor with the right knowledge, the right diagnostic equipment, and the right analysis who can finally come to a reasonable conclusion. More than half of our problem is just getting a doctor to listen to us for more than one sentence.
And diagnosis is just the beginning! Then comes the search for the treatment, or combination of treatments, that works best for each of us individually. Many of our doctors are just not knowledgeable about possible treatments.
This book has gotten many rave reviews. To the extent that it can help us understand those whom we need to understand us, the price will be well worth paying.