--- product_id: 75842197 title: "Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis" price: "9549CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/75842197-every-patient-tells-a-story-medical-mysteries-and-the-art store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis **Price:** 9549CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis - **How much does it cost?** 9549CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/75842197-every-patient-tells-a-story-medical-mysteries-and-the-art) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A riveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctors do, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders, author of the monthly New York Times Magazine column "Diagnosis," the inspiration for the hit Fox TV series House, M.D. "The experience of being ill can be like waking up in a foreign country. Life, as you formerly knew it, is on hold while you travel through this other world as unknown as it is unexpected. When I see patients in the hospital or in my office who are suddenly, surprisingly ill, what they really want to know is, ‘What is wrong with me?’ They want a road map that will help them manage their new surroundings. The ability to give this unnerving and unfamiliar place a name, to know it—on some level—restores a measure of control, independent of whether or not that diagnosis comes attached to a cure. Because, even today, a diagnosis is frequently all a good doctor has to offer." A healthy young man suddenly loses his memory—making him unable to remember the events of each passing hour. Two patients diagnosed with Lyme disease improve after antibiotic treatment—only to have their symptoms mysteriously return. A young woman lies dying in the ICU—bleeding, jaundiced, incoherent—and none of her doctors know what is killing her. In Every Patient Tells a Story , Dr. Lisa Sanders takes us bedside to witness the process of solving these and other diagnostic dilemmas, providing a firsthand account of the expertise and intuition that lead a doctor to make the right diagnosis. Never in human history have doctors had the knowledge, the tools, and the skills that they have today to diagnose illness and disease. And yet mistakes are made, diagnoses missed, symptoms or tests misunderstood. In this high-tech world of modern medicine, Sanders shows us that knowledge, while essential, is not sufficient to unravel the complexities of illness. She presents an unflinching look inside the detective story that marks nearly every illness—the diagnosis—revealing the combination of uncertainty and intrigue that doctors face when confronting patients who are sick or dying. Through dramatic stories of patients with baffling symptoms, Sanders portrays the absolute necessity and surprising difficulties of getting the patient’s story, the challenges of the physical exam, the pitfalls of doctor-to-doctor communication, the vagaries of tests, and the near calamity of diagnostic errors. In Every Patient Tells a Story , Dr. Sanders chronicles the real-life drama of doctors solving these difficult medical mysteries that not only illustrate the art and science of diagnosis, but often save the patients’ lives. Review: Good read - Good Review: The Story of Medicine and Diagnosis could not be described better - After reading this book can easily say that it's one of the best books written about Medicine as a field in today's times. It's a great read for anyone in the medical field be it medical students, resident doctors or consultant doctors. Lisa Sanders describes various things in such a simple & articulate manner. In this book through a number of unique patient stories, she provides great insights about the practice of Medicine be it history taking, physical examination or diagnosis and even addresses things like failures and mistakes in the process of learning Medicine. Also a unique thing is the universal appeal this book and it's writings have. I sitting and reading it in India and learning and practicing Modern Medicine in India could very well relate with most of the stories and topics in the book that were based in USA. It's such a great book that has been such a treat to read as a medical student. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #66,527 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,579 in Biographies & Autobiographies (Books) #4,298 in Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,588 Reviews | ## Images ![Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71IdmeSzLnL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read *by V***U on 17 September 2025* Good ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Story of Medicine and Diagnosis could not be described better *by M***S on 19 October 2021* After reading this book can easily say that it's one of the best books written about Medicine as a field in today's times. It's a great read for anyone in the medical field be it medical students, resident doctors or consultant doctors. Lisa Sanders describes various things in such a simple & articulate manner. In this book through a number of unique patient stories, she provides great insights about the practice of Medicine be it history taking, physical examination or diagnosis and even addresses things like failures and mistakes in the process of learning Medicine. Also a unique thing is the universal appeal this book and it's writings have. I sitting and reading it in India and learning and practicing Modern Medicine in India could very well relate with most of the stories and topics in the book that were based in USA. It's such a great book that has been such a treat to read as a medical student. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must have for budding doctors *by D***H on 15 October 2018* Very nice... A must read for all budding doctors especially during an era where physical examination is loosing its use and more mechanised investigations are taking its place... ## Frequently Bought Together - Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis - Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries - How Doctors Think --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/75842197-every-patient-tells-a-story-medical-mysteries-and-the-art](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/75842197-every-patient-tells-a-story-medical-mysteries-and-the-art) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-15*