{"product_id":"incidental-findings-danielle-ofri-9780807072677","title":"Incidental Findings: Lessons from My Patients in the Art of Medicine","description":"In \u003ci\u003eSingular Intimacies, \u003c\/i\u003e which the \u003ci\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e said captured the'essence of becoming and being a doctor, ' Danielle Ofri led us into the hectic, constantly challenging world of big-city medicine. In \u003ci\u003eIncidental Findings, \u003c\/i\u003e she's finished her training and is learning through practice to become a more rounded healer. The book opens with a dramatic tale of the tables being turned on Dr. Ofri: She's had to shed the precious white coat and credentials she worked so hard to earn and enter her own hospital as a patient. She experiences the real'slight prick and pressure' of a long needle as well as the very real sense of invasion and panic that routinely visits her patients. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese fifteen intertwined tales include 'Living Will, ' where Dr. Ofri treats a man who has lost the will to live, and she too comes dangerously close to concluding that he has nothing to live for;'Common Ground, ' in which a patient's difficult decision to have an abortion highlights the vulnerabilities of doctor and patient alike;'Acne, ' where she is confronted by a patient whose physical and emotional abuse she can't possibly heal, so she must settle on treating the one thing she can, the least of her patient's problems; and finally a stunning concluding chapter, 'Tools of the Trade, ' where Dr. Ofri's touch is the last in a woman's long life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danielle Ofri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807072672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807072677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 6.18w x 0.49d","brand":"Danielle Ofri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980566757631,"sku":"9780807072677","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9f49bbf-a592-483b-a44d-0421e07187e0.jpg?v=1683250637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/incidental-findings-danielle-ofri-9780807072677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}