Medical Humanities Companion ─ Prognosis

Continuing the journey from symptom to diagnosis, then to treatment, volume four covers prognosis, that is, “prognosis-as-lived” by the patient, and interacting with a physician. It describes how medicine over time has abolished many of the causes of premature death, which, in turn, has led to the concept of living longer with chronic illness, and, finally, discusses a prognosis that gives the patient a limited future. There is a postscript, and postscript stories, about the editors and authors, and references. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)