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“andrew holtz”

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  • The Real Grey's Anatomy

    A Behind-the-Scenes Look at thte Real Lives of Surgical Residents

    by Andrew Holtz ...
    The ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy has generated a flurry of interest in how medical professionals really make it through one of the most rigorous educational programs around, but how much of the medical drama seen in Grey’s Anatomy is pure entertainment, and how much is an accurate reflection of life both in and out of the OR?In The Real Grey's Anatomy, a well-known medical journalist provides ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

  • The Medical Science of House, M.D.

    by Andrew Holtz ...
    How can a teenager adopted at birth nearly die because his real mother didn’t get a measles shot?How can a husband’s faith in his wife’s fidelity determine whether radical treatment will cure her or kill her?How can a missed eye doctor appointment reveal a genetic disease?How can doctors choose the right course for a pregnant woman when one may kill her and the other would abort her fetus?Answers ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • House M.D. vs. Reality

    Fact and Fiction in the Hit Television Series

    by Andrew Holtz ...
    Solve the puzzles of TV's smartest doctor.Brilliant diagnostician Gregory House solves puzzles every day-using not just his vast medical knowledge but his razor-sharp instincts about human behavior. This new volume explores some of the questions raised by the hit TV drama-and does the detective work to get the answers.For any fascinated fan, it's a compelling journey into the real-world medicine ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

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    by Pamela Grim ...
    With unflinching honesty, an ER doctor tells readers what it's really like to be a caring physician with one of the most demanding, exhilarating, frustrating, and rewarding jobs in the world.An emergency medicine physician for nearly a decade, Dr. Pamela Grim has delivered babies, treated heart attacks, saved car accident victims, comforted the dying, and consoled the living who were left behind. ... Read more

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  • Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors

    by Rocky Lang, Erick Montero ...
    Rocky Lang and Dr. Erick Montero offer up more than 200 firsthand accounts of emergency room dramas along with bizarre and insightful medical facts and stats inside Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors. Sample entries include:* Strange Disease Fact: A melcryptovestimentaphilliac is someone who compulsively steals ladies underwear.* Dr. Brown, Chicago Hospital, writes: "A woman came into the ER, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • House, M.D.

    The Official Guide to the Hit Medical Drama

    by Ian Jackman ...
    The first authorized companion to the Emmy Award-winning medical drama House, M.D., starring Hugh Laurie, House M.D: The Official Guide to the Hit Medical Drama features full backstage access to the cast and crew of the popular television series, with an Introduction by Hugh Laurie. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bedside Manners

    One Doctor's Reflections on the Oddly Intimate Encounters Between Patient and Healer

    by David Watts M.D. ...
    In beautifully crafted vignettes, physician and NPR commentator David Watts explores the world of modern-day medicine and reveals the emotional truths and practical realities at the heart of the doctor-patient relationship. Bedside Manners is an engaging, often surprising investigation into what happens when we sit down and talk openly about vital issues of health and mortality.Combining the grace ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Mercy

    by Echo Heron ...
    **MERCY, a Novel (Revised 2024) CATALINA RICHARDSON, RN, is both dedicated nurse and black sheep of Mercy Hospital's Ward 2. Battle-weary from continually bucking a system choked by hospital politics, obnoxious doctors and self-serving management, the main things that keep the feisty redhead going are her patients. This week's assignments are among the most challenging and intriguing: CORKY, the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • This Won't Hurt a Bit

    (And Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine and Motherhood

    by Michelle Au, MD ...
    If Atul Gawande were funny--or Jerome Groopman were a working mother--they might sound something like Michelle Au, M.D., author of this hilarious and poignant memoir of a medical residency.Michelle Au started medical school armed only with a surfeit of idealism, a handful of old ER episodes for reference, and some vague notion about "helping people."This Won't Hurt a Bit is the story of how she ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Memoirs of a Psych Nurse and Other Stories

    by Sue Mitzel Tourtelot ...
    These are stories from my varied Nursing career. Some are funny,some are sad and some are downright scary. All of them are true.The individuals in my stories, very in age from twelve to sixty-five years. However, many of them are about adolescents whom I dearly loved interacting with.I've come to know and respect hundreds of patients/clients and have learned so much from them. I wish to thank each ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER

    Compassion and Burnout in the ER

    by Paul Austin ...
    “What makes this inspiring medical memoir stand out is the courageous measure of Austin’s humanity.”—Publishers WeeklyIn this eye-opening account of life in the ER, Paul Austin recalls how the daily grind of long, erratic shifts and endless hordes of patients with sad stories sent him down a path of bitterness and cynicism. Gritty, powerful, and ultimately redemptive, Something for the Pain is a ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Nursing Stories: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journey

    by Pedus C. Eweama ...
    Each of us has at least once in our lifetime come into contact with nurses of all backgrounds, whether in the course of being cared for or while they care for our family and friends. More often than not, we have seen nurses as what they truly are: compassionate professionals who often go above and beyond the call of duty in an unequivocally selfless manner. But not many of us have taken time to ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD