One by One by One: Making a Small Difference Amid a Billion Problems

Aaron Berkowitz

HarperOne

Excellent Board Review (USMLE Step 1, NCLX-RN, PANCE/PANRE). Provides a conceptual overview of pathophysiology, mechanisms of disease, and clinical reasoning hand-in-hand in a brief, clear, highly practical book designed to ease the transition from the basic sciences to the clinical years. Particularly useful in the transition from the second to the third year of medical school, but also very helpful to nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health care professionals. Shows the clinical relevance of the basic sciences through overall principles and understanding. Companion Digital Download of Differential Diagnosis program (Win/Mac), showing the interpretation of common lab tests and patient symptoms and signs. Available on MedMaster's website.

Clinical Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple

Medical Books

Basic Sciences

Medmaster

In the spirit of Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains, and joining the ranks of works by Bryan Stevenson, Matthew Desmond, Abraham Verghese and Oliver Sachs, the inspiring story of a young American neurologist's struggle to make a difference in Haiti by treating one patient--a story of social justice, clashing cultures, and what it means to treat strangers as members of our family. Dr. Aaron Berkowitz had just finished his neurology training when he was sent to Haiti on his first assignment with Partners In Health. There, he meets Janel, a 23-year-old man with the largest brain tumor Berkowitz or any of his neurosurgeon colleagues at Harvard Medical School have ever seen. Determined to live up to Partners In Health's mission statement "to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need," Berkowitz tries to save Janel's life by bringing him back to Boston for a 12-hour surgery.&nbsp; In One by One by One, Berkowitz traces what he learns and grapples with as a young doctor trying to bridge the gap between one of the world's richest countries and one of the world's poorest to make the first big save of his medical career. As Janel and Berkowitz travel back and forth between the high-tech neurosurgical operating rooms of Harvard's hospitals and Janel's dirt-floored hut in rural Haiti, they face countless heart-wrenching twists and turns. Janel remains comatose for months after his surgery. It's not clear he will recover enough to return to Haiti and be able to survive there. So he goes for a second brain surgery, a third, a fourth. Berkowitz brings the reader to the front lines of global humanitarian work as he struggles to overcome the challenges that arise when well-meaning intentions give rise to unintended consequences, when cultures and belief systems clash, and when it's not clear what the right thing to do is, let alone the right way to do it.&nbsp; One by One by One is a gripping account of the triumphs, tragedies, and confusing spaces in between as an idealistic young doctor learns the hard but necessary lessons of living by the Haitian proverb tout moun se moun--every person is a person.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing

Review\n"Vivid, clear-eyed, and very smart...For medical relief workers around the world, it must be required reading. For the rest of us, too."-- "Amy Wilentz, author of Farewell Fred Voodoo"\nMP3 CD Format 
In the spirit of Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains, and joining the ranks of works by Bryan Stevenson, Matthew Desmond, Abraham Verghese and Oliver Sachs, the inspiring story of a young American neurologist's struggle to make a difference in Haiti by treating one patient--a story of social justice, clashing cultures, and what it means to treat strangers as members of our family. 
Dr. Aaron Berkowitz, a well-meaning Harvard Medical School neurologist, became a doctor to build bridges between a very rich world and a very poor one. But his idealism was tested when he traveled to Haiti to treat some of the world's neediest patients. One by One by One is the poignant chronicle of the ups and downs, the reverses and triumphs Dr. Berkowitz experienced trying to accomplish his dream. It is the story of his attempt to make the first big save of his career: a desperately poor young patient from rural Haiti named Janel who had the largest brain tumor any neurosurgeon at a major Harvard teaching hospital had ever seen.\n""My naïve optimism as a novice humanitarian physician was shattered at every twist and turn as I faced countless unexpected medical, logistical, and psychosocial challenges,"" he writes. Forming a special bond with Janel, whom he brings back to Boston to treat, he experiences the tensions between his world and Janel's, as they move between the modern technology of Harvard Medical School and the shanties and clinics of Haiti. It is a journey fraught with deprivation and frustration yet enriched by the support of generous and brilliant friends and colleagues. 
Throughout, Dr. Berkowitz confronts ethical questions: How can a doctor advocate for the expense of treating just one patient when that money can be used to care for so many others in need? How are the challenges of medical care complicated by class, wealth, culture, language, and race? What are the unintended consequences that can result from even the best of intentions? Powerful and thought-provoking, One by One by One offers invaluable lessons for everyone who wants to make a difference--and a reminder that we must choose carefully which good actions to take on.

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An engagingly written text that bridges the gap between neuroanatomy and clinical neurology
A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! 
 “One of the best modern outlooks on the pragmatic practice of neurology ... far superior to existing books of its size and scope because of the thoughtfulness with which the knowledge about diseases and neurological conditions has been assembled ... addressing almost every major point that is encountered on the wards and in the clinic.” From the Foreword by Allan H. Ropper, MD, Executive Vice Chair of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital; and Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy delivers a clear, logical discussion of the complex relationship between neuroanatomical structure and function and neurologic disease. Written in a clear, concise style, this unique text offers a concise overview of fundamental neuroanatomy and the clinical localization principles necessary to diagnose and treat patients with neurologic diseases. Unlike other neurology textbooks that either focus on neuroanatomy or clinical neurology, Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy integrates the two in manner which simulates the way neurologists learn, teach, and think. 
Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy is divided into two main sections. In Part 1, clinically relevant neuroanatomy is presented in clinical context in order to provide a framework for neurologic localization and differential diagnosis. The diseases mentioned in localization-based discussions of differential diagnosis in Part 1 are then discussed in clinical detail with respect to their diagnosis and management in Part 2. Part 1 can therefore be consulted for a neuroanatomical localization-based approach to symptom evaluation, and Part 2 for the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of neurologic diseases. 
FEATURES • A clear, concise approach to explaining the complex relationship between neuroanatomical structure and function and neurologic disease • Numerous full-color illustrations and high resolution MRI and CT scans • Explanatory tables outline the clinical features, characteristics, and differential diagnosis of neurologic diseases and disorders 
REVIEWS
"The high point of this book is the author's ability to explain concepts logically and practically, using clear language that gets straight to the point, something that is often missing in other texts. This is exemplified in the author's approach to explaining clinically relevant brainstem and cranial nerve anatomy in chapters 9 through 14." Emer R. McGrath, MB, PhD, review in Neurology 2017;88;e182
"The fact that [this book] was written by a single author is not only impressive, but also lends excellent consistency to the text, with emphasis on clinical pearls and the avoidance of minutiae. For example, the stroke chapter describes the role of the ABCD2 score, contains discussion of the difficult issue of when anticoagulation might occasionally be used in the acute setting, and describes the uncommon but important phenomenon of amyloid spells." Jus

Lange Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach

McGraw-Hill Medical

Clinical Pathophysiology: With Interactive Differential Diagnosis Cd (Pb)

Medtech

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