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How Doctors Think
Jerome Groopman, M.D.
March 12, 2008
1. From simple mistakes to complex outcomes is what the practice of a Doctor consists of. The occurrence of this has massively increased throughout the years from veteran doctors to fresh out of college doctors, due to conformity with one’s duties. This book describes copious situations in which the Doctor incorrectly diagnosed their patient due to lack of concentration or compliance with their career. Dr. Groopman also lists and discusses ways in which careless errors may be prevented. (88 words) 2.
Cogent(pg.9)- clear, logical, and convincing.
“Cogent medical judgments meld first impressions – gestalt – with deliberate analysis.”
Catatonic(pg.28)- A syndrome characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor.
“I sat in the front row in the lecture hall ad hardly moved my head, nearly catatonic with concentration.”
Apex(pg.49)- The top or highest part of something.
“The incline along Highland Avenue was particularly steep, from the hospital to the apex of the campus.”
Glib(pg.66)- Said or done too easily: showing little preparation or thought.
“This had held him from accepting the pediatrician’s glib assurance.”
Complacency(pg.80)- the feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements .
“As an athlete, she learned to focus her mind, to anticipate the unexpected spin, and not be lulled into complacency despite her expertise.”
Undulating(pg.177)- Move with a smooth wavelike motion
“Marin General Hospital, north of San Francisco, where Orwig works, has a commanding view of Mount Tamalpais, the undulating rise named by the Miwok Indians for its resemblance to a sleeping maiden.”
Proliferated(pg.230)- Increase rapidly in numbers, multiply.
“While one spine surgeon I spoke with still defends his actions against the panel, even he admitted that fusion operations have proliferated in the United States.”
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“Throughout those four
Jerome Groopman, M.D.
March 12, 2008
1. From simple mistakes to complex outcomes is what the practice of a Doctor consists of. The occurrence of this has massively increased throughout the years from veteran doctors to fresh out of college doctors, due to conformity with one’s duties. This book describes copious situations in which the Doctor incorrectly diagnosed their patient due to lack of concentration or compliance with their career. Dr. Groopman also lists and discusses ways in which careless errors may be prevented. (88 words) 2.
Cogent(pg.9)- clear, logical, and convincing.
“Cogent medical judgments meld first impressions – gestalt – with deliberate analysis.”
Catatonic(pg.28)- A syndrome characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor.
“I sat in the front row in the lecture hall ad hardly moved my head, nearly catatonic with concentration.”
Apex(pg.49)- The top or highest part of something.
“The incline along Highland Avenue was particularly steep, from the hospital to the apex of the campus.”
Glib(pg.66)- Said or done too easily: showing little preparation or thought.
“This had held him from accepting the pediatrician’s glib assurance.”
Complacency(pg.80)- the feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements .
“As an athlete, she learned to focus her mind, to anticipate the unexpected spin, and not be lulled into complacency despite her expertise.”
Undulating(pg.177)- Move with a smooth wavelike motion
“Marin General Hospital, north of San Francisco, where Orwig works, has a commanding view of Mount Tamalpais, the undulating rise named by the Miwok Indians for its resemblance to a sleeping maiden.”
Proliferated(pg.230)- Increase rapidly in numbers, multiply.
“While one spine surgeon I spoke with still defends his actions against the panel, even he admitted that fusion operations have proliferated in the United States.”
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“Throughout those four