Dr. Profeta is an emergency room doctor. He sees life at its
most frantic. But he has managed, through the years, to see the spiritual and
moral issues in medicine. The short chapters tell us about his patients, his
co-workers, his friends and family. He can come across as arrogant, but he
admits when he’s wrong. I got this book thinking it would be a series of
patient cases, a la Oliver Sacks. It’s not- or, at least, that’s not *quite*
what it is. The cases aren’t as odd as ones a neuro doctor gets, so there
aren’t as many medical details. Profeta leans toward the ethical and spiritual
issues in the cases, and includes a lot of personal history and spiritual
ponderings. Four stars.
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