Every Patient Tells a Story

Listener Reviews

1. 4.0(1)

   Overall Good but a bit repetitive

   This audio book was overall very good but the theme became a bit repetitive after a while - Physical Exam, Physical Exam, Physical Exam!. OK, I get it, have your doc perform a physical exam. I will have to say though, that it is a bit disturbing that many doctors do not perform this exam in contrast to your veterinarian who ALWAYS does this. The best part of the book were the stories of diagnostic mysteries of various patients. The reader was the author, which is always a bit scary for me to read as they typically are not professionals; however, she did a really good job.

   Linda E. Burns · September 22, 2023

2. 5.0(1)

   Just what I needed.

   I will retire soon and was looking for some way to leave my young colleagues a reminder of certain comments I so frequently tell them: -“The patient will tell you what’s wrong if you will be quite and listen”…95% of your diagnosis comes from the patient’s history and your physical exam”…”don’t be guilty of early closure-develop a differential diagnosis!” …”if you think it, do it- something about the story has triggered a clue. “ This wonderful book reinforces my beliefs that we have failed a generation of doctors who may have had more sleep by having their hours limited by regulations and who were spared the eye burning unforgettable smell of formaldehyde by doing electronic anatomy dissection on line but were cheated out of those late night talks with patients and opportunities to watch their senior residents make rapid fire decisions during nighttime emergencies ! At risk of sounding like the old lady I am, I have repeatedly reminded them of their need to think independently and critically and above all to remain their patient’s advocate. This book reinforces all that is important for a clinician at the bedside and I have ordered a copy for each of my charges as a gift to them when I leave. Thank you for putting my thoughts into such beautiful prose. Dr. Sharon Davidheiser MD

   Jacqueline Hunter · July 13, 2023

3. 4.0(1)

   Good for premed students

   Too technical for lay persons, but not technical enough for doctors. However it is a perfect book for a prospective medical student who intends to go into a primary care specialty.

   Shaina Buck · February 6, 2022

4. 5.0(1)

   a good one

   This MD did a great job pulling together many stories of truth in medicine. Good for both layman and Practitioner

   Sheri Kiteley · January 16, 2022

5. 5.0(1)

   From a student

   fantastic book. Learned many new things about the art and science of medicine. important reading for all students of health professions.

   Clarissa Summers · September 13, 2021

6. 5.0(1)

   Super Interesting!

   I’m not a doctor, but I AM (sometimes) a patient. Hearing the thought process behind a doctor’s diagnosis make the doctors more human, more approachable. Dr. Sanders does a great job narrating. The stories were interesting and flowed together well. I highly recommend this book!

   Janna Joyner · September 30, 2020

7. 5.0(1)

   Very Insightful and Intriguing

   This was a very good read! Very interesting and a hard one to put down.

   Shannon Puckett · September 25, 2020

8. 4.0(1)

   Liked it but...

   I love a medical mystery! It got very frustrating that just as a mystery would start to unfold, the author would repeatedly go way off subject for a long time before finally coming back to the case. Regardless, I enjoyed the book.

   Hailee Tyson · October 13, 2019