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Modern Medical Mistakes

Modern Medical Mistakes In this century medicine has made fabulous progress, as every physician, medical student, and layman is well aware. The new marvels of therapy, new diagnostic tests, scientific breakthroughs, conquests of individual diseases—all receive ample publicity in the professional lay press. Not so widely publicized is the great cost that attaches to these advances, costs not measurable in money. Advances do not pursue a straight line. They meander with many turnings that often represent mistakes. Mistakes, in turn, produce suffering and death, however well-intentioned the initial motive. These mistakes of medicine form the subject of Dr Lambert's book. The author, a pediatric cardiologist, died in 1974 at the early age of 58. His book, a posthumous offering, constitutes a magnificent legacy, a work important for practicing physicians, research scientists, philosophers, jurists, and laymen of all degrees. The theme might well have been stated, "Who increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow," where sorrow takes http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Modern Medical Mistakes

King, Lester S.
JAMA , Volume 240 (14) – Sep 29, 1978
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Modern Medical Mistakes

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In this century medicine has made fabulous progress, as every physician, medical student, and layman is well aware. The new marvels of therapy, new diagnostic tests, scientific breakthroughs, conquests of individual diseases—all receive ample publicity in the professional lay press. Not so widely publicized is the great cost that attaches to these advances, costs not measurable in money. Advances do not pursue a straight line. They meander with many turnings that often represent...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1978 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1978.03290140080035
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Abstract

In this century medicine has made fabulous progress, as every physician, medical student, and layman is well aware. The new marvels of therapy, new diagnostic tests, scientific breakthroughs, conquests of individual diseases—all receive ample publicity in the professional lay press. Not so widely publicized is the great cost that attaches to these advances, costs not measurable in money. Advances do not pursue a straight line. They meander with many turnings that often represent mistakes. Mistakes, in turn, produce suffering and death, however well-intentioned the initial motive. These mistakes of medicine form the subject of Dr Lambert's book. The author, a pediatric cardiologist, died in 1974 at the early age of 58. His book, a posthumous offering, constitutes a magnificent legacy, a work important for practicing physicians, research scientists, philosophers, jurists, and laymen of all degrees. The theme might well have been stated, "Who increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow," where sorrow takes

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Published: Sep 29, 1978

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