Download or read book A Doctor s Confession written by Michael Fredericks and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An incredible true story of a gay man's triumph over addictions and loss." A riveting memoir of a gay man coming of age and coming out in the drug-drenched 1980s Guilted by his Italian-Catholic upbringing and grieving the sudden death of his mother, Michael Fredericks easily slips into multiple addictions (vodka, Valium, cocaine, sex), even as he is preparing for a dazzling medical career. With a sharp eye for detail and a natural sense of drama, Fredericks recounts in A Doctor's Confession the wretchedness of detox and rehab, the struggle to maintain sobriety, the serial trysts and boyfriends (some of them sociopaths), and the eventual rebuilding of his life. His sincerity and the energy of his chi permeate every page of this beautifully crafted memoir about one gay man's odyssey from success to surrealistic depths to recovery. Anyone who has struggled with addictions or loss will find this book inspiring. Fredericks gives hope that all of us can overcome our darkest and most difficult obstacles. This is a must-have for fans of gay nonfiction, addiction memoirs, and recovery. Get your copy today. Click the 'Buy now' button on this page.
Download or read book Confessions of a Medical Heretic written by Robert Mendelsohn and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1990-04-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers issues from unnecessary surgeries and prescribed drugs to preventive medicine and home births.
Download or read book Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors written by Rocky Lang and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocky Lang and Dr. Erick Montero offer up more than 200 firsthand accounts of emergency room dramas along with bizarre and insightful medical facts and stats inside Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors. Sample entries include: * Strange Disease Fact: A melcryptovestimentaphilliac is someone who compulsively steals ladies underwear. * Dr. Brown, Chicago Hospital, writes: "A woman came into the ER, ready to give birth, followed by her husband and about ten kids. Their last name was King. We took her to the operating room and soon I came out and announced that he was the proud father of a baby boy--I told him his wife said that he should name the little one. Mr. King scratched his head and said, "Gee I just don't know, I've just about used up all the names I can think of." He glanced up at a sign that read, "No Smoking." "That's it," he says, "I'll name him Nosmo--Nosmo King."
Download or read book A Doctor s Confession written by William Hinshaw and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Doctor s Confession Classic Reprint written by William Hinshaw and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Doctor's Confession It has been the author's intention to present facts and relate incidents with a view to promoting a better understand ing between the physician and the laity, as well as to furnish entertainment and amusement for the general reader. A greater degree of justice would obtain if the people had a more accurate knowledge of what may reasonably be expected of the physician. It should be understood that there are some things about human ailments and their' cure that' the medical profession know, and some things they do not know; but the training of the masses has been such as to make it detrimental to a physician's reputation and business if he acknowledge ignorance concerning a case he may have under his care. This puts the honest, though well qualified physi eian, at a disadvantage and encourages deception. Advice is sometimes worth more than medicine, and very often is all that is necessary. The wonderful advancement that has been made in medi cal science during the last two decades should be seconded by increased enlightenment of the laity in their relations to the medical profession. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Doctor s Confession written by William Hinshaw and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Medical Catastrophe written by Ronald W. Dworkin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unnecessary death rarely happens at the hands of doctors, but it does happen. Sometimes the cause is medical error. But sometimes the cause is politics. The issues underlying many medical catastrophes are numerous: a power struggle between providers, uncertainty over who’s in charge, hesitation to practice good medicine for fear of being fired, specialization run amok, part-time doctoring. Doctors often prefer to ignore the problems, but patient safety demands that they be aired. And so does the future of the medical profession. Beneath the politics lies confusion: Doctors no longer know who they are. They don’t know how much authority they should wield. They don’t know what distinguishes them from other healthcare professionals. They don’t what about being a doctor should make them proud. When doctors lack a firm sense of who they are, the whole of medicine lacks an essential core, giving rise to personal and professional politics—and catastrophes. Patients may be relying on a system that has veered off course. In dramatic and revealing stories of patients in the operating room and interactions with colleagues, Ronald W. Dworkin traces his path from medical school to anesthesiology residency to his early years in private practice, with the experiences of his father and grandfather, also doctors, hovering overhead, in his quest to answer the question: What is a Doctor? Sometimes funny, sometimes scary, sometimes poignant, the story of what it means to be a doctor in today’s medical setting comes to life, as Dworkin outlines the contours, the challenges and rewards, of modern medicine, and how it must be rescued in order to preserve the profession and protect patients from disasters.
Download or read book A Doctor s Confession written by William Hinshaw and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIX. CAUGHT AGAIN. After learning the circumstances and conditions under which Dr. Vertebra located in Petville I said to myself, "I will dispose of him as easily as a full grown cur would a crippled poodle. I felt sure that a little well planned opposition from the syndicate would soon drive him, who was already crushed by misfortune, into despair; but a greater mistake in estimating a man's character could hardly be made. I had intended after he should fail, to make a joke of the matter by suggesting that "my late competitor's character belies his name," but instead, I finally was compelled to admit that the sturdy backbone Dr. Vertebra exhibited completely proved the appropriateness of his name. Since the syndicate have seen him stand up so firmly against their continuous vituperations and slander and deep laid plans to ruin him, they have never been known to quote the adage, "What's in a name?" Dr. Vertebra caused me more worry and inconvenience than all previous competitors combined. He was the only one that exposed my peculiar methods for gaining reputation and practice. I predicted that his disposition, theories and principle of action alone would cause his failure. He was a sincere man and believed that all the affairs of life should stand on their merits. He had no patients with business tact that carried with it misrepresentation, and was free to condemn fraud and insincerity wherever it might appear, in business, society, religion or politics. This, of course, made him unpopular with a certain class; there are many who place success in business above all virtues, and often wink at transactions which are flagrant violations of the moral code. Dr. Vertebra pursued a policy, which, from a strictly business standpoint, ...
Download or read book A Doctor s Confession written by Dianne Drake and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After tragically losing a patient, former doctor Alain Lalonde has come to the bayou in America's Deep South to forget his past. But he can't resist helping people, and he's drawn to intriguingly beautiful nurse Maggie Doucet! Maggie doesn't have time for men. Not even gorgeous, muscled carpenters like Alain. But when a difficult case unexpectedly makes them foster parents, they find themselves not only bonding with the child, but with each other, too!?"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book The Doctor s Confession written by Elizabeth Seifert and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widow Phoebe Flowers is attracted to both the skilled, but cynical and ambitious Dr. Jesse Holland, and to the quiet, self-effacing, and dedicated Dr. Talley Newbern. When each man warns Phoebe about the other, she must decide which is telling the truth.
Download or read book Conversations with the Confessions written by Joseph D. Small and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen Presbyterian scholars enter into conversations with the confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and examine the major theological themes that make the confessions such foundational commitments of faith. This collection of insightful essays provides readers with a clear understanding of the confessions from different periods of the church's life. These conversations with the confessions found in the PC(USA)'s Book of Confessions include some illuminating commentary on why they were written and demonstrate how they can be used to address major theological issues. This important work will help scholars, pastors, and church leaders interested in studying the Reformed tradition appreciate the role of the confessions in shaping Christian life and faith today.
Download or read book Confessions of a Sociopath written by M.E. Thomas and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoir of a high-functioning, law-abiding (well, mostly) sociopath and a roadmap—right from the source—for dealing with the sociopath in your life. “[A] gripping and important book . . . revelatory . . . quite the memorable roller coaster ride.”—The New York Times Book Review As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, “We are your neighbors, your coworkers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb the corporate ladder faster than the rest, and appear to have limitless self-confidence. Who are we? We are highly successful, noncriminal sociopaths and we comprise 4 percent of the American population.” Confessions of a Sociopath—part confessional memoir, part primer for the curious—takes readers on a journey into the mind of a sociopath, revealing what makes them tick while debunking myths about sociopathy and offering a road map for dealing with the sociopaths in your life. M. E. Thomas draws from her own experiences as a diagnosed sociopath; her popular blog, Sociopathworld; and scientific literature to unveil for the very first time these men and women who are “hiding in plain sight.”
Download or read book Confessions of a Christian Physician written by Raymond West and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a Doctor who can write. Ray West, a self-confessed "understudy of the Great healer, Jesus Christ" chronicles in CONFESSIONS Incidents from three or more decades of medical practice. In a chatty style reminiscent of James Herriot's vignettes based on his veterinary practice, West introduces graphic events revealing the underside as well as the drama of interacting with patients, their family members and colleagues. Edna Maye Loveless, Esteemed Author and Educator Dr. Raymond West, a master storyteller and model of the ideal Family Physician (as well as teacher and researcher of Epidemiology) describes highlights of his career applying the basic principles of both science and art of medical practice. Examples of encounters from his years of successful caring for the emotional and spiritual as well as physical needs of patients, demonstrate for the reader, memorable examples of principles applicable to real life. Whether you are a medical care provider or a patient, you will love the stories and benefit from the inspiration of a Christ centered approach to the practice of medicine. Edwin H. Krick, MD, MPH., Associate professor of Medicine, Loma Linda University Doctor Raymond West's 'Confessions' is interesting in showing a Christian Doctor's life and temptations. He was one of returning sailors from WW2 who was given the opportunity, by a grateful government, to a medical profession previously limited mainly to the wealthy. This "GI surge" was responsibly, in great part, to a rapid technological progress in medicine. Dr. West's book reveals how this new technology has become a substitute for detailed questioning and manual examination of patients! He shows how a careful examination plus a knowledge of historical medicine is useful in diagnosis. His lifelong keeping of a detailed diary of interesting cases makes Dr. West and this book remarkable. I recommend it highly. Bernarr Johnson, MD, FACS
Download or read book ER Confessional written by Kyle Smith and published by Brown Books. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like E.R., Scrubs, or Grey's Anatomy, you're going to love the hilarious and often touching ER Confessional. Take a look inside what Dr. Smith affectionately refers to as the ?beloved E.R.' With a dry wit and plenty of southern charm, he prescribes a healthy dose of the funniest'and most heart-wrenching'true-life emergency room experiences to ever come wheeling out of the hospital! Dr. Smith cleverly chronicles twenty years? worth of incredible events while interlocking a second story that details the healing process of a lovesick friend. This gurney ride full of twists and turns will have you laughing out loud as Dr. Smith introduces a host of patients with the zaniest afflictions you could ever imagine. But, be prepared to be side-swiped with the emotion and anguish that accompany the realization that no doctor can save every patient.
Download or read book Dissent in Medicine written by and published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. This book was released on 1985 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Behind the Murder Curtain written by Bruce Sackman and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the Murder Curtain is the true story of Bruce Sackman, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. Sackman’s main responsibilities had been investigating white-collar crimes such as embezzlement when he is drawn into the macabre world of doctors and nurses who murder their patients. Sackman evolves from an investigator of routine cases to the world’s leading expert on Medical Serial Killers—MSKs—doctors and nurses who ply their evil trade hidden behind the privacy curtain at a patient’s bedside. Behind the Murder Curtain tells how this dedicated investigator brought down four MSKs in Veterans Hospitals while developing the RED FLAGS PROTOCOL, which is now taught to investigators and forensic nurses throughout the world as a tool for stopping an MSK.
Download or read book Guide for Confessors written by Alphonsus Liguori and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rich classic passed out of common usage years ago, but here we find it restored for the first time to the benefit of the English reader. St. Alphonsus transformed the landscape of the experience of this Reconciliation, and our confessional experience would be unthinkable without his saintly, intellectual, and pastoral prowess. While the cultural and historical context is amazingly fascinating, it necessitates peeling back those layers to see the glimmering treasure within. For that reason, this edition provides an introductory essay that steps lightly to take note of these difference for a fruitful reception of the saint's genius. May all readers benefit for the greater glory of God.
