Wednesday, December 13, 2017

"Twilight Shock State"

    Dr. David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in his book, QUESTIONS PATIENTS NEED TO ASK: GETTING THE BEST HEALTHCARE, writes that most patients don't remember their time in Intensive Care because the body goes into a twilight shock state. I think this state probably applies to patients in other medical facilities or treatments as well. The quixotic allure of the myth-ridden practice of  medicine can induce amnesia if not actual shock. We are in awe. Our minds take flight.
     Everybody should buy the book, though now that he has a new job, Dr. Shulkin's focus may be elsewhere.  I hope he is a compassionate sort.

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