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Every Patient Tells a Story - Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis By Dr Lisa Sanders

Dr Lisa Sanders is a doctor of internal medicine on the faculty of Yale University School of Medicine. Her widely read Diagnosis column appears monthly in the New York Times magazine. The acclaimed TV series House, M.D. is based on her column and she serves as a technical advisor for the show. The patient stories from the Diagnosis column have now been released in the book Every Patient Tells a Story - Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis. Using the clinical features of the case histories from within the book it is possible to see how Isabel works with these unusual presentations.Within her book, Lisa had changed names of doctors and patients involved in the cases in order to respect patient confidentiality.

Art of diagnoses

Chapter	Pages	Patient Details	Isabel Final Diagnosis
Introduction - Every Patient's Nightmare	XI-XXV	Crystal Lessing	Yes
1 - The Facts and What Lies Beyond	3-15	Maria Rodgers	Yes
1 - Stories That Heal	15-21	Randy Whittier	Yes
2 - The Stories They Tell	29-32	Tamara Reardon	Yes
4 - The Language the Body Speaks	58-64	Gayle Delacroix	Yes
4 - What Only the Exam Can Show	66-69	Charlie Jackson	Yes
5 - The Look of Illness	83-90	Jennifer Hudson	Yes
5 - Great Expectations	99-106	Michael Kowalski	Yes
6 - The Dog That Didn't Bark	113-118	Carlotta Davis	Yes
6 - The Healing Touch	119-123	Michael Crosby	Yes
7 - The Heart of the Matter	140-145	Susan Sukhoo	Yes
8 - Testing Troubles	164-171	Carol Ann DeVries	Yes
9 - Sick Thinking	193-197	David Powell	Yes
9 - Physician Bias, Fair and Otherwise	203-209	Vera Freeman	Yes
9 - The Doctor of Last Resort	209-213	Graciela Moity	Yes
10 - Digital Diagnosis	226-230	Isabel Maude	Yes
10 - Googling a Diagnosis	231-233	Graciela Moity	Yes
11 - The Final Diagnosis	248-251	Julie	Yes