When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393330494 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Told through intimate portraits of Vertosick’s patients and unsparing yet fascinatingly detailed descriptions of surgical procedures, When the Air Hits Your Brainthe culmination of decades spent struggling to learn an unforgiving craftilluminates both the mysteries of the mind and the realities of the operating room.. The story of one man's evolution from naive and ambitious young intern to world-class neurosurgeon. With poignant insight and humor, Frank Vertosick Jr., MD, describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain, a young man struck down in his prime by paraplegia, and a minister with a .22-caliber bullet lodged in his skull
"At times it's sad. At other times it's unsettling" according to QuantumGhost. At times it's sad. At other times it's unsettling. Parts even make you laugh. It's as much a journey into the humanity of the world of neurosurgery, and the path to becoming a neurosurgeon, as it is a foray into the raw experience of the operating room. The fragile tissue that houses the self is exposed at the risk of irreversible, terminal consequences, a . "Fascinating, strange and touching" according to C. Middleton. The history of neurosurgery is a fascinating one, however, even more interesting is to see how it has developed over the last century since, for example, the legendary Dr. Harvey Cushing forged the techniques of brain surgery over seventy years ago. `When the Air Hits Your Brain - Tales of Neurosurgery' is a compelling collection of tales written with erudi. This is classic novel of a striving doctor to help Amazon Customer This is classic novel of a striving doctor to help the world. The doctor has a natural talent that he was able to effectively practice on his patients. This well structure, detail oriented, motivational book is for readers of all levels. If you want a success story novel you've clicked on the right page.
This book tells the story of Frank Vertosick's metamorphosis from naive intern to neurosurgeon through intimate portraits of his patients and nerve-jangling descriptions of surgical procedures. Riveting, poignant, and sometimes shockingly funny, When the Air Hits Your Brain is a remarkable account of the mysteries of the mind and the operating room. . For the neurosurgeon, each moment in the operating room represents the culmination of decades spent struggling to learn an unforgiving craft. For the patient, an operation is a single defining moment. When these two join the