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Petra X
This is one of those books of medical true-life stories, but is more technical than most By the end, I knew a great deal more of the structure of the heart, blood chemistry and why making lots of pee is extremely important.

The author is a very forthright sort of man, and a very empathetic one too. The people he operates on he describes in detail, I felt for him when he lost a patient, I rejoiced with him when his inventions kept people alive. And I held my breath when he operated on a pregnant
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