{"product_id":"playing-the-ponies-and-other-medical-mysteries-solved-hardback-9780813570556","title":"Playing the Ponies and Other Medical Mysteries Solved (Hardback) 9780813570556","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlaying the Ponies and Other Medical Mysteries Solved\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStuart B. Mushlin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813570556\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.313 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Puzzling patients, detective work, and a dedicated doctor nicely packaged in one small, fascinating volume.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Booklist) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Captivating vignettes from a master clinician, illuminating the profound intellectual and emotional dimensions of medicine, it's demands and its joys. Medical professionals and the public at large will delight in these tales.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jerome E. Groopman, M.D. (author of How Doctors Think) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This lovely patient-centered memoir combines the best of the medical problem-solving of Berton Roueche with the human warmth and wryly benevolent amusement of James Herriot.  It will be enjoyed by students, residents, and physicians who want to remind themselves of the ideals that brought them to medicine.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Daniel M. Goodenberger, M.D., MACP (Chief of Medicine, St Louis VA Medical Center) \u003cdiv\u003e\"An articulate, authoritative, and fascinating guided tour through the joys and intricacies of the diagnostic process, therapeutic challenges, and human interactions at the core of medical practice with an articulate, compassionate, and accomplished physician.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Jeremiah A. Barondess, M.D. (President Emeritus, New York Academy of Medicine) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book is a fascinating examination of the challenges in the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Mushlin's caring and holistic approach to patients is inspiring. His moving stories will help readers become wiser patients. I highly recommend it.\" \u003c\/div\u003e - Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. (Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Stuart Mushlin captures eloquently the essential attributes of the \u003ci\u003ecomplete\u003c\/i\u003e physician: empathy, patience and open-mindedness matched to curiosity, scientific inquiry and determination to provide the best care possible. The lessons evoked are timeless and formulate a Hippocratic Oath for our times.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Joseph B. Martin, M.D., PhD (Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Emeritus, and former dean, Harvard Medical School)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2017 \u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003eOutstanding Academic Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With over forty years of experience as a sought after diagnostician, Dr. Stuart Mushlin has cracked his share of medical mysteries, ones in which there are bigger gambles than playing the ponies at the track. Some of his patients show up with puzzling symptoms, calling for savvy medical detective work. Others seem to present cut-and-dry cases, but they turn out to be suffering from rare or serious conditions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePlaying the Ponies and Other Medical Mysteries Solved\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Mushlin shares some of the most intriguing cases he has encountered, revealing the twists and turns of each patient’s diagnosis and treatment process. Along the way, he imparts the secrets to his success as a medical detective-not specialized high-tech equipment, but time-honored techniques like closely observing, touching, and listening to patients. He also candidly describes cases where he got things wrong, providing readers with honest insights into both the joys and dilemmas of his job.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Mushlin does not just treat diseases; he treats people. And this is not just a book about the ailments he diagnosed; it is also about the scared, uncertain, ailing individuals he helped in the process. Filled with real-life medical stories you’ll have to read to believe, \u003ci\u003ePlaying the Ponies \u003c\/i\u003eis both a suspenseful page-turner and a heartfelt reflection on a life spent caring for patients. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e Back Pain\u003cbr\u003e It’\u003cbr\u003es a Small World\u003cbr\u003e Everything Really Can Go Wrong in the Hospital\u003cbr\u003e Friday Night at Five\u003cbr\u003e Learning from the Patient\u003cbr\u003e Explosive Illnesses Don’\u003cbr\u003et Respond to Homeopathy\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes, All We Get Is Close\u003cbr\u003e Thinking Can Sometimes Make a Difference\u003cbr\u003e The CPC\u003cbr\u003e Let the Facts Speak for Themselves\u003cbr\u003e Cough\u003cbr\u003e Great Imitators\u003cbr\u003e Great Imitator Part 2\u003cbr\u003e Playing the Ponies\u003cbr\u003e Who’\u003cbr\u003es the Greatest of Them All?\u003cbr\u003e Making a List and Checking It Twice\u003cbr\u003e Moonlighting\u003cbr\u003e POEMS\u003cbr\u003e Iron Man\u003cbr\u003e An Octopus Pot, Voodoo, and Chang and Eng\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559350464792,"sku":"9780813570556","price":22.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/playing-the-ponies-and-other-medical-mysteries-solved-hardback-9780813570556","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}