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How Doctors Think

Jerome Groopman

How do doctors think, and how do errors in their thinking lead to wrong diagnoses?

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Author
Jerome Groopman

Why read it

  • You will see how all doctors share the same weak spots in thinking, and how those mistakes lead to misguided care
  • You will be able to ask your doctor to take your story again from the start when a diagnosis is not helping
  • You will know the signal to rethink a diagnosis: you are not getting better, or the discomfort persists or worsens

Who it is for

  • Patient whose symptoms keep returning without an answer
  • Family member who sits in on doctor visits
  • Medical student or doctor reflecting on diagnostic habits

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1
  3. Flesh-and-Blood Decision-Making
  4. Chapter 2
  5. Lessons from the Heart
  6. Chapter 3
  7. Spinning Plates
  8. Chapter 4
  9. Gatekeepers
  10. Chapter 5
  11. A New Mother's Challenge
  12. Chapter 6
  13. The Uncertainty of the Expert
  14. Chapter 7
  15. Surgery and Satisfaction
  16. Chapter 8
  17. The Eye of the Beholder
  18. Chapter 9
  19. Marketing, Money, and Medical Decisions
  20. Chapter 10
  21. In Service of the Soul
  22. Epilogue: A Patient's Questions

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