Diagnosis. Medical puzzles and human destinies. Sanders L.

more than 50 medical puzzles selected from the Lisa Sanders column “Diagnosis” in The New York Times Magazine for the same series of Fox TVs, the Author is called a reference storyteller of medical detective stories, and that is why it became the inspirer and consultant of the creators of the series “Doctor House”. Indeed, despite the vast experience and high qualifications, both she and her colleagues constantly face riddles: unexpected combinations of symptoms, the reason for which is not so easy to find. The young man after a festive dinner on his birthday falls on the dance floor due to unbearable abdominal pain. The peppy old woman suddenly stopped taking care of herself and fell down when the whites-leteagi settled in her attic.

The young woman was literally distraught shortly after her own happy wedding. The young teacher and a passionate athlete for no reason almost die from the resulting thrombus. To help these people, doctors were forced to conduct a real investigation: to appoint dozens of pictures and tests, read the mountains of professional literature and hold a lot of consultations. You will find yourself in the place of puzzled doctors: you will see what they see, you will feel their indecision and survive their delight when the mystery will be solved.