A life worth living : a doctor's reflections on illness in a high-tech era / Robert Martensen.
2008
RC108 .M373 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
A life worth living : a doctor's reflections on illness in a high-tech era / Robert Martensen.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780374266660 (alk. paper)
0374266662 (alk. paper)
0374266662 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 220 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
RC108 .M373 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
616
Summary
Robert Martensen, a physician, historian, and ethicist, draws on decades of experience with patients and friends to explore the life cycle of serious illness, from diagnosis to end of life. He connects personal stories with reflections upon mortality, human agency, and the value of "cutting-edge" technology in caring for the critically ill. Timely questions emerge: To what extent should efforts to extend human life be made? What is the value of nontraditional medical treatment? How has the American health-care system affected treatment of the critically ill? And finally, what are our doctors' responsibilities to us as patients, and where do those responsibilities end? Using poignant case studies, Martensen demonstrates how we and our loved ones can maintain dignity and resilience in the face of life's most daunting circumstances.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Trials of the body
Less traveled paths
Illusions of control
Elective choices
Reflections on the plight of sick children
If this is a person
Life in the narrows
As day goes nigh.
Less traveled paths
Illusions of control
Elective choices
Reflections on the plight of sick children
If this is a person
Life in the narrows
As day goes nigh.