Cook County ICU

30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases

Cory Franklin, MD

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Academy Chicago Publishers
08 December 2015

Biography: science, technology & engineering; History of the Americas; Health systems & services; Local history

An inside look at one of the nation's most famous public hospitals, Cook County, as seen through the eyes of its longtime Director of Intensive Care, Dr. Cory Franklin.

Filled with stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable patients culled from a thirty-year career in medicine,Cook County ICUoffers readers a peek into the inner workings of a hospital. Author Dr. Cory Franklin, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences, including the deadly Chicago heat wave of 1995, treating some of the first AIDS patients in the country before the disease was diagnosed, the nurse with rare Munchausen syndrome, the first surviving ricin victim, and the famous professor whose Parkinson's disease hid the effects of the wrong medication. Surprising, darkly humorous, heartwarming, and sometimes tragic, these stories provide a big-picture look at how the practice of medicine has changed over the years, making it an enjoyable read for patients, doctors, and anyone with an interest in medicine.

By: Cory Franklin MD
Imprint: Academy Chicago Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9780897339254
ISBN 10: 0897339258
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 December 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cory Franklin, MD, spent twenty-five years as the director of intensive care at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He is an editorial board contributor to the ChicagoTribune and the author of Chicago Flashbulbs. His work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times, the New York Post, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Reviews for Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases

For readers who enjoy true-medicine stories, this is one of those reward-yourself kinds of books filled with anecdotes you ll eat up. It s compelling, comic, and constantly addicting so, for you, missing Cook County ICU would be very wrong. <i>The Bookworm Sez</i>