Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital

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Using the plights of twelve very different patients--from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners at Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons--Dr. Eric Manheimer "offers far more than remarkable medical dramas: he blends each patient's personal experiences with their social implications" ( Publishers Weekly). Manheimer counts himself amongst the 12 patients. He developed a squamous cell carcinoma near his throat, necessitating grueling treatment—platinum chemotherapy and radiation. His weight dropped from a healthy 155 pounds to a skeletal 123. Unable to swallow, he dripped Ensure through a line into his belly. Radiation left him too exhausted to function. Ill and depressed, he withdrew, indifferent even to his grandson’s birth. He attributes much of his recovery to wife Diana. If his suffering helps him connect to his patients, he doesn’t say so. Ostrem, J.L.; Starr, P.A. Treatment of dystonia with deep brain stimulation. Neurotherapeutics 2008, 5, 320–330. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef] [ PubMed]

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Dr. Manheimer writes a book encompassing his long career as the medical director working at Bellevue Hospital in NYC. Each chapter is devoted to one patient and their story. Dr. Manheimer also becomes a patient when he is diagnosed with throat cancer and describes the treatment plan he goes through and the long, difficult road to recovery. His illness makes him a very empathetic doctor, as he knows what it is like to suffer, just like his patients. He is also very soft-hearted and finds a special place in his heart to help several immigrants (including undocumented) obtain the care he feels they deserve. He develops long-term friendships with patients and guides them along their journey whenever possible. Further, Manheimer is preaching to a left-wing choir, assuming readers share his liberal political leanings on everything from the need for socialized medical care to a call for more lenient immigration policies. While many readers may wholeheartedly agree with Manheimer, others may be so distracted by his overt liberal agenda that they abandon the book. Burke, R.E.; Fahn, S.; Jankovic, J.; Marsden, C.D.; Lang, A.E.; Gollomp, S.; Ilson, J. Tardive dystonia: Late-onset and persistent dystonia caused by antipsychotic drugs. Neurology 1982, 32, 1335. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef] [ PubMed] Kefalopoulou, Z.; Paschali, A.; Markaki, E.; Vassilakos, P.; Ellul, J.; Constantoyannis, C. A double-blind study on a patient with tardive dyskinesia treated with pallidal deep brain stimulation. Acta Neurol. Scand. 2009, 119, 269–273. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef]Sako, W.; Morigaki, R.; Mizobuchi, Y.; Tsuzuki, T.; Ima, H.; Ushio, Y.; Nagahiro, S.; Kaji, R.; Goto, S. Bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation in primary Meige syndrome. Park. Relat. Disord. 2011, 17, 123–125. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef] [ PubMed] The book was very, very detailed; but extremely interesting. I learned so much reading this book (not so much about medical issues, as I have experience working in medicine myself); but mostly about the difficult lives many immigrants live, and the hardships they endured in their home countries before making the leap to immigrate to the United States. There were times where I started to choke up and tear up while I read this book. Feature papers are submitted upon individual invitation or recommendation by the scientific editors and must receive articles published under an open access Creative Common CC BY license, any part of the article may be reused without

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Disclaimer/Publisher’s Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely Only kept reading because the patients were so interesting, both as illustrations of the kinds of cases that come to Bellevue, and as a lens through which to examine current topics in medicine today. I even liked the author's personal cancer story.the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, Manheimer and his wife, Professor Diana Taylor, are fluent Spanish speakers with a deep knowledge and interest in South American politics and culture. The couple has traveled extensively through South America and own a Mexican vacation home.This gives Manheimer ample opportunity to interact with Mexican, South American, and Dominican patients moving through Bellevue’s system. Many are undocumented, impoverished, and forced to endure abysmal working conditions.