| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction; Scientific |
| Publication Date |
1970 |
| Format |
Hardcover
(217
x
143
mm)
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| Publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket |
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| Plot |
The stories of Ralph Orlando, John O'Connor, Peter Luchesi, Sylvia Thompson and Edith Murphy serve to personalize the experiences of a 4th year medical student -- author, Michael Crichton -- at Massachusetts General Hospital in the early 1960's. The telling of these five patients' journey, the reader is given a truthful account of doctor's attitudes toward their patients, hospital bureaucracy, advances in medical technology and the realities of cost vs. patient care -- themes that remain topical today.
The topics in Five Patients include: the controlled chaos of an emergency room during a major crisis; diagnosis vs. prognosis; the role of health insurance; the discovery of anesthesia; the introduction of aseptic (sterilization) techniques; improvements in pre-operative and post-operative care; closed-circuit television and automated therapy.
Five Patients can be thought of as a precursor to the extremely successful television program, ER. |
| Personal Details |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Price |
$7.99 |
| Purchase Date |
31/1/2004 |
| Condition |
Very Fine |
| Index |
9 |
| Read It |
No |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Book Club Editon |
| Country |
USA |
| Nr of Pages |
240 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
Yes |
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| Original Details |
| Original Publication Year |
1970 |
| Credits |
| Cover Artist |
Paul Bacon |
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