Chapter 8 COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AND DEFINING MEANING IN MEDICINE Scenario Christina Alfonso looked across the candlelit dinner table at her childhood sweetheart and husband, Roberto, as he gesticulated animatedly to…
Chapter 7 RESIDENCY: A NARCOTIC ADDICT’S NEW CAREER Scenario I walked into the waiting room to find my new patient. I knew what he looked like, having scanned the emergency…
Chapter 2 HEALTH CARE IS A TEAM SPORT Scenario Health Care Blog, 6 Months Ago Dear readers, We are following up on the longstanding rumors about severe dissatisfaction, high burnout,…
Chapter 6 MEDICAL SCHOOL: IMPLICIT BIASES AND A WELL-BEING CURRICULUM Scenario Dr. Harrod picked up the file for the first student on the day’s interview list. He looked at the…
Chapter 1 “OUR DEDICATED DAD” Scenario Robert and Belinda were shown into the unfamiliar corner office on the top floor of the hospital’s old wing by a man in scrubs…
Chapter 3 A UNIFIED MISSION Scenario The silver sport utility vehicle meandered down the gravel driveway, tossing dust and loose stones into the otherwise peaceful summer morning. Pulling out onto…
Chapter 5 PRE-MED: VULNERABILITY AND TRAUMA Scenario Mr. Howard surveyed his class of 20 high school seniors who were sitting at their desks attentively listening to him. They all looked…
Fig. 7.1 Female, 6 years old. A type Q-CP case. Pre-surgical radiological images. (a, b) MRI revealed that a tumor in the intrasellar and suprasellar region. Partially tumor resection via the…
Fig. 6.1 This was a case of a 7-year-old boy. The tumor cyst expands to the mid-lower portion of the clivus. The operation uses a lateral fissure transtentorial approach. The…
Fig. 5.1 Preoperative MRI of type Q craniopharyngioma in a child. (a) Coronal view showing that the tumor is located beneath the diaphragma sellae and the optic chiasm is pushed…
