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Ladataan... When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from NeurosurgeryTekijä: Frank Vertosick Jr.
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. A decent story of the author's neurosurgery residency. It starts out extremely stilted, like bad fiction, with in the made-up dialog the other characters conveniently explaining for us each acronym and procedure as it arises. But it gets better, and even achieves some emotional heft by the end. I think "Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery," by Henry Marsh, is probably still the better book—more honest—but this does have some very good descriptions of cases and surgeries. (Vertosick makes a number of mistakes when talking about science beyond neurosurgery, but as far as I can tell he is accurate within his specialty.) ( ) Here in the U.S., we generally believe all surgeons are arrogant SOB’s. Vertosick’s book is proof that not all surgeons fit that mold. If you like memoir’s with a medical focus, this one is worth reading. Full review at TheBibliophage.com This was an engaging memoir of the medical school and training experiences, from internship to fellowships, of the author on his journey to become a neurosurgeon. It includes some fascinating case histories, but mostly focuses on the author's evolving relationship with and attitude towards his patients. When he began training, he would find himself emotionally touched by his patients. Then, "Trauma experiences hardened me to death and pain patients made me cynical about suffering. I felt my personality shifting away during this arduous process of becoming 'one of them.' Clinical cases no longer evoked the strong emotions they once had." ***************** "Yet my emotional numbness was still only partial. I still hadn't progressed to the status of true surgical psychopath, wherein one's humanity is placed under general anesthesia." He also discusses the mistakes made and the effect they had on him in his training. At a certain point, as he became more skilled, he learned he had to guard against overconfidence: "Before reaching my surgical adulthood, I would again stumble into the inferno of overconfidence. And come perilously close to emotional incineration." Ultimately (thankfully), the author came to the conclusion that "surgical psychopathy" was not the best way to handle the difficulties of his profession. He learned that some caring is a necessary element to be a good surgeon. I enjoyed this book, focusing as it does on the emotional development of a surgeon. I recommend it if this sounds interesting to you. 3 1/2 stars A short medical memoir, not the kind of book I normally read, but I found it in Foyles when I was browsing in the medical section and dipped into it and enjoyed what I found. I felt the author was being very honest about his profession and specialism, and would love to meet him, since a neurosurgeon who has insight into his own potential arrogance is, as he himself writes, a rarity. This is a fascinating and emotionally frank collection of stories taken from the author's professional life, from the humble beginnings of a Neurosurgery resident to the humbling culmination of a Neurosurgeon. I especially appreciate how he doesn't avoid those cases that had a less than great ending and that he recognizes how much you can learn from failure. Anyone with an interest in Neurosurgery should read this, not only because of Vertosick's talent as a story-teller, but because of his honesty when it comes to patients, his sense of humor regarding this very serious topic, and his seemingly unending passion for that lump in our head which is the brain. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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With poignant insight and humor, Frank Vertosick, Jr., MD, describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain, a young man struck down in his prime by paraplegia, and a minister with a .22-caliber bullet lodged in his skull. Told through intimate portraits of Vertosick's patients and unsparing yet fascinatingly detailed descriptions of surgical procedures, When the Air Hits Your Brain-the culmination of decades spent struggling to learn an unforgiving craft-illuminates both the mysteries of the mind and the realities of the operating room. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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