Cook County Icu: 30 Years Of Unforgettable Patients And Odd Cases
by Cory Franklin MD /
2016 / English / PDF
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Filled with stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable
patients culled from a thirty-year career in medicine, Cook County
ICU offers listeners a peek into the inner workings of a hospital.
Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care
unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and
bizarre experiences, including the deadly Chicago heatwave of 1995,
treating the first AIDS patients in the country before the disease
was diagnosed, the nurse with rare Muchausen syndrome, the only
surviving ricin victim, and the professor with Alzheimer's hiding
the effects of the wrong medication. Surprising, darkly humorous,
heartwarming, and sometimes tragic, these stories provide a
big-picture look at how the practice of medicine has changed over
the years, making it a must-listen for patients, doctors, and
anyone with an interest in medicine.
Filled with stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable
patients culled from a thirty-year career in medicine, Cook County
ICU offers listeners a peek into the inner workings of a hospital.
Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care
unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and
bizarre experiences, including the deadly Chicago heatwave of 1995,
treating the first AIDS patients in the country before the disease
was diagnosed, the nurse with rare Muchausen syndrome, the only
surviving ricin victim, and the professor with Alzheimer's hiding
the effects of the wrong medication. Surprising, darkly humorous,
heartwarming, and sometimes tragic, these stories provide a
big-picture look at how the practice of medicine has changed over
the years, making it a must-listen for patients, doctors, and
anyone with an interest in medicine.