No Apparent Distress

A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine

De: Rachel Pearson MD

Narrado por: Rebecca Gibel

In medical charts, the term "N.A.D." (No Apparent Distress) is used for patients who appear stable. The phrase also aptly describes America's medical system when it comes to treating the underprivileged. Medical students learn on the bodies of the poor - and the poor suffer from their mistakes.

Rachel Pearson confronted these harsh realities when she started medical school in Galveston, Texas. Pearson, herself from a working-class background, remains haunted by the suicide of a close friend, experiences firsthand the heartbreak of her own errors in a patient's care, and witnesses the ruinous effects of a hurricane on a Texas town's medical system. In No Apparent Distress, she chronicles her experiences and the raging disparities in a system that favors the rich and the white. This is at once an indictment of American health care and a deeply moving tale of one doctor's coming-of-age.

©2017 Rachel Pearson (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Medical Stories Addict

I appreciated the writers honest telling of her struggles of training to be a doctor.

Standard Medical Memoir, With a Heart

This memoir is by a doctor with a heart, telling of some formative experiences leading up to & in medical school. I enjoyed it.

Excellent!!!

I am not in the medical field but this book gave me a much needed change in perspective. One of my favorites yet! I highly recommend it for people of all walks of life. It's a treasure. ♡

Wonderful accounting of a medical student’s life

I really enjoyed this book and the varied emotions a medical student encounters learning the art of medicine. I recommend it!

A lot of short clips in latter half

The book slowly turned into a series of unconnected stories, many of them seeming unfinished.

Well told tale of broken system

Having gotten this on sale I wasn't sure what to expect. Very well written and well narrated. Getting good medical care at a fair price is no longer possible in this country even for those who can afford it. Big business has caused harm to people which is the first oath taken by a doctor (do no harm). With few exceptions hospitals are interested only in money not fair care of a patient. I already knew this before reading but this tale will nearly bring tears as the wrongs are so described.

Top notch book, unique look into the making of a Doctor

And the sad state of our health care field. To use the current political theme - America will never be great until all Americans have adequate health care.

Enjoyed!

This book was well written. I think the author does a great job telling the struggles of the med student.

Ended Too Soon

Really great life story. I love the fact the doctor admits to her human fails and uncertainties..
Great heart, wonderful soul.
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Great read for basic medical industry info

I loved this book. It was a little slow at first, but then I really got into it. I have spent so much time in and out of hospitals, that this book really hit home. Also, as someone who didn't have health insurance for the first 21 years of my life, but did have a serious medial condition, this book really put that struggle at the front of the story. I thought it was awesome. Really hope more people read/listen to it.