“Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance” is a uniquely enlightening and very comprehensive book that should be read by anyone interested in the medical field or someone who is entering it for the first time. Atul Gawande‚ being an experience general and specialized surgeon‚ speaks with an intellectual and knowledgeable tone throughout the book. Topics range from what someone might think is unusual for a surgeon to speak about‚ handwashing. You would think that a surgeon would be far enough in the
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section of Atul Gawande’s novel‚ “Piecework‚” he gives the reader a life lesson on how doing right in the medical field can be extensive and expensive. One must consider all the factors that go into a medical decision before assuming the worse. Atul Gawande sees the medical profession more as a business rather than actual healing. Today doctors get so caught up in mess of how much a particular surgery should cost that many forget about the patient’s care. At the beginning of “Piecework‚” Gawande recently
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the imperfections of the medical profession. The author‚ Atul Gawande‚ includes gripping accounts of true cases while exploring the power of medicine‚ offering a determined view from a hardly-seen point of view. Gawande begins the book with an introduction to medicine and the misconceptions associated with learning how to become a successful doctor. Many patients do not feel comfortable having interns operate as the main surgeon‚ yet Gawande notes that if interns do not learn hands on‚ then there
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from Dr. Atul Gawande’s medical residency. In this book‚ he tells some of his most traumatic and intense stories from a surgeon’s point of view. He explains the need for good decision making skills‚ judgment‚ and the importance of education in an important career. His stories are very inspiring and fascinating. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is uncertain‚ perplexing‚ and profoundly human. In the first section of the book‚ “Fallibility‚” Gawande provides
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Dr. Atul Gawande’s extensive surgical experience‚ and research for his books makes him an incredibly qualified individual to discuss the issues within the healthcare industry. He addresses many of the questions that doctors‚ patients‚ and insurance companies are asking as the world of medicine continues to advance rapidly‚ for better or for worse. Many of the things Dr. Gawande addresses align well with my preconceived notions of the healthcare field. In both the TED Talk and Dr. Gawande’s book
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Better Human kindness and caring are amazing and powerful emotions. If just one person shows these emotions about something‚ or someone‚ others will eventually follow his example and join him in his endeavors. Atul Gawande writes about such an experience in Better‚ when he tells of a former patient of his‚ Virginia Magboo‚ who was diagnosed with breast cancer‚ and the challenges he faced preceding her operation. In a previous section‚ Gawande wrote about another patient encounter from his final
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fall semester of Freshman year‚ I wrote a paper on the book Better by Atul Gawande‚ titled Three Ways to Succeed in Medicine. Even the starting paragraph lacks transitions: Atul Gawande’s novel‚ Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance‚ shows ways to succeed in the medical profession. Three requirements add up to create the most efficient way to function as a health care professional. Once acquired‚ the medical field will become better than it is currently. The three ways listed‚ diligence‚ doing
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package. “And that package has produced dramatic results”. Gawande highlights some flaws of Obstetrics such as their lack of double blind‚ controlled randomized trials (obstetrics uses the least double blind controlled trials in all of medicine)‚ use of fetal heart rate monitoring device‚ forceps eliminated even though better for mothers Gawande though absolves them of blame because they are so successful at saving lives. Gawande even complements obstetrics for not relying on clinical trials
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As a result of reading Dr. Atul Gawande’s Being Immortal‚ I found myself contemplating old age and end of life care from a couple different angles‚ which I suppose was the goal of Gawande while writing his book. As it turns out‚ I knew very little about end of life care before reading this book‚ but now feel as though I have some guidance to at least begin thinking about what that should look like. Not only did this book encourage me to think about my own mortality‚ but also that of my loved ones
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currently and do not consider the question “What can we do to get even better results?” This is especially true with physicians who are only involved in direct patient care and make most of their decisions off evidence-based medicine due to the fact that their decisions directly influence health outcomes. Engaging in medicine that does not have strong evidence backing it rather than evidence-based medicine may result in better outcomes but also risk the chance of failure and lawsuits. Therefore‚ this
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