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|  | Author: Jerome Groopman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Rating:  183 reviews
Sales Rank: 20809
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 307
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0618610030
Dewey Decimal Number: 610
EAN: 9780618610037
ASIN: 0618610030
Publication Date: March 19, 2007
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 A must read for patients and doctors October 28, 2009
SLC punk (Salt Lake City, UT USA)
Jerome Groopman does a great job in describing his experiences with medicene in his early years, till now. He shows us how many doctors go through a thought process with each patient and how this repetitive process can lead to miss diagnosing. We get a true feeling of what it's like being a doctor and what they go through on a daily basis. This book isn't only for students going into a medical field, and medical workers, but anyone who has been to a doctors office and wanting to learn more about their practices. I must admit though it is filled with many medical terms and situations which can be confusing if you aren't familiar with them. But overall it's an interesting book worth the read.
 Must read October 26, 2009
Ronald M. Rothman (Costa Mesa, CA, USA)
This book is a must read for all doctors in practice. Dr. Groopman is sympathetic to the needs of the patient and to the failings of the current way of teaching medicine in this country today.
Well written, easy read October 2, 2009
Christine M. Bennett (Medford, MA)
This book is just what my doctor ordered; it affirmed my feelings about 'new' medicine. It lets us know that doctor's are human beings, and they can make errors. It also explains the need for people to question their doctors, and to keep questioning until a doctor listens!
 Yawn September 27, 2009
M. I. Quraishi (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book could be an insightful read for the non-physician, but as a training physician, it felt repetitive. Actually it felt as if I was sitting through one of my "patient communication" courses or physical diagnosis courses. The writing was below average and a far cry from his other works.
Revealing the process a physician uses to arrive at a diagnosis (be it the right one or wrong one), this book would be great for those thinking about medical school or just want to understand how the medical thought process works.
The book reminds us of many of the pearls we learned in medical school such as if we listen close enough to our patients they will diagnose themselves. I wouldn't recommend this book to any one of my peers but wouldn't mind if some of my future patients read it. It could help empower patients in their care.
Warning signs of flawed medical thinking August 7, 2009
Patrick Talmadge (Seattle, WA)
How Doctors Think describes the warning signs of flawed medical thinking and offers intelligent questions patients can ask. The average physician will interrupt a patient describing their symptoms within 12 seconds. In that short time, doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong potentially with catastrophic consequences. Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can, with the patients help, avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty and communicate effectively.
How Doctors Think is a fascinating book. Groopman discusses several interesting case studies where misdiagnosis had deadly results. All because the doctor was rushed to diagnosis and quickly move onto the next appointment. He covers cases in which a patient's mistrust in their doctors accelerated their cancer. I now will feel more comfortable working with doctors to verify that a given diagnosis and treatment is the best option.
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