tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post4571918210978694993..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: Complications by Atul GawandeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-3219138501143677562010-02-06T00:50:27.426-05:002010-02-06T00:50:27.426-05:00Seeing these kind of posts reminds me of just how ...Seeing these kind of posts reminds me of just how technology truly is ubiquitous in this day and age, and I think it is safe to say that we have passed the point of no return in our relationship with technology.<br /><br><br />I don't mean this in a bad way, of course! Ethical concerns aside... I just hope that as technology further innovates, the possibility of downloading our brains onto a digital medium becomes a true reality. It's a fantasy that I daydream about every once in a while.<br /><br><br />(Posted on Nintendo DS running [url=http://kwstar88.insanejournal.com/397.html]r4i ds[/url] DS NetBlog)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-32432012670785426832010-02-02T16:33:41.576-05:002010-02-02T16:33:41.576-05:00I already have a tendency to distrust doctors and ...I already have a tendency to distrust doctors and to put off going to the doctor. I think a book like this one would reinforce my natural tendencies and give me more reasons to avoid the world of medicine, not a good thing sometimes.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-70387522529430921522010-02-02T14:43:18.115-05:002010-02-02T14:43:18.115-05:00Amiable brief and this fill someone in on helped m...Amiable brief and this fill someone in on helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you as your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-959886970606664342010-01-30T19:57:44.168-05:002010-01-30T19:57:44.168-05:00Thanks for the review - I look at this one every t...Thanks for the review - I look at this one every time I see it in the store. I just heard him talking on a podcast about his new book called A Checklist Manifesto about the need to have checklists in the OR. That one sounded interesting too!Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-56143979394985686222010-01-30T10:34:29.925-05:002010-01-30T10:34:29.925-05:00As a pediatrician, I also loved this book. You mig...As a pediatrician, I also loved this book. You might also enjoy his other book, Better. I found that one really challenging as a doctor.Alice@Supratentorialhttp://www.supratentorial.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-8619213532763763372010-01-30T09:49:40.369-05:002010-01-30T09:49:40.369-05:00Kathy and Avis - This is where the essay format ki...Kathy and Avis - This is where the essay format kind of makes it nice. While some of them do go into more graphic medical detail, many of them don't. At least in my opinion, and I'm not sure how good that is considering, I, uh, work with body parts so it obviously must take a lot to really gross me out. The two that were probably the most in your face with medical unpleasantness were the one about autopsies ("The Final Cut") and, the very last one about the red leg. So, I definitely wouldn't bypass the whole book, if I were you, but I might consider skipping those two. Which is ironic, since both of those actually contain some stuff that I already knew about or am close to because of my job. Ha - my job is gross! <br /><br />Debi - Thanks! Hope you love it as much as Eva and I did. And isn't it so weird to think of people looking at your gallbladder who've never met you? I never would have even thought about my department existing until I started working there! LOL!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-87499114108032288252010-01-28T16:44:33.272-05:002010-01-28T16:44:33.272-05:00I can't wait to dig into this one! What a grea...I can't wait to dig into this one! What a great review, Megan!<br /><br />Though I am now a bit weirded out by the fact that you might have seen my gall bladder...of course, at the time my gall bladder and I parted ways, you were likely in middle school. Still, just the thought...Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-11231868940986454142010-01-28T15:35:31.022-05:002010-01-28T15:35:31.022-05:00Yeah, I'm with Kathy and I'm curious to kn...Yeah, I'm with Kathy and I'm curious to know, does it go into medical details? I love essays but I'm squeamish!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-58704490769740191012010-01-28T13:20:54.902-05:002010-01-28T13:20:54.902-05:00That does sound like an important book, but if it ...That does sound like an important book, but if it goes into medical details too much, I'm not sure I'd have the stomach for it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com