Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande (English) Pap

Description: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Originally published: New York: Henry Holtt & Company, 2014. Publisher Description In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing homes, preoccupied with safety, pin patients into railed beds and wheelchairs. Hospitals isolate the dying, checking for vital signs long after the goals of cure have become moot. Doctors, committed to extending life, continue to carry out devastating procedures that in the end extend suffering. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his professions ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families. Gawande offers examples of freer, more socially fulfilling models for assisting the infirm and dependent elderly, and he explores the varieties of hospice care to demonstrate that a persons last weeks or months may be rich and dignified. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, Being Mortal asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end. Author Biography Atul Gawande is a surgeon at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston and a staff writer for "The New Yorker". He is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, and he was nominated for a 2002 National Book Award for his book "Complications: A Surgeons Notes on an Imperfect Science". His new book, "Better", will be coming out this spring. Details ISBN 1594139245 ISBN-13 9781594139246 Title Being Mortal Author Atul Gawande Format Paperback Year 2017 Publisher Large Print Press GE_Item_ID:116977648; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9781594139246

Book Title: Being Mortal

Language: English

Publication Name: Being Mortal : Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End

Publisher: Thorndike Press

Subject: Ethics, Gerontology, Death & Dying, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Critical Care, General, Terminal Care, Diagnosis, Nursing / Palliative Care

Publication Year: 2017

Features: Large Type

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 8.5 in

Author: Atul Gawande

Subject Area: Family & Relationships, Philosophy, Social Science, Medical

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback