false 6310143 1 The first time you have to deliver bad news to a parent.  The tenth screaming baby you've seen today.  The thousandth time you've stayed just a bit later than your shift, helping one more sick child.  Every one of these kids has a story, and so does each doctor who treats them. <P> <P>Unusual diagnoses.  Heartbreaking losses.  Triumphant healing.  From med student to intern to practicing specialist, <I>The Real Life of a Pediatrician</i> traces the careers of these family practitioners.  When children are the patients, so much can be at stake, and emotions often run high.  How do you tell a mother that her child has a terminal illness?  What do you do when your patient is too young to tell you what's wrong with him?  This anthology features first-person narratives from the students and doctors who have devoted their careers to this path, and offers an unblinking look at daily life in the field.<P> <P>Other books in the <I>Kaplan Voices: Doctors</i> series will focus on internal medicine, psychiatry, anesthesiology, oncology, geriatrics, and surgery, the most prominent specialties today.  6495295 5 5 2009 The Real Life of a Pediatrician (Kaplan Voices: Doctors) total:1|5:1| 1 5 4 0 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 11:39:44 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 11:39:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 30 13:57:09 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 13:57:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 22 16:53:39 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:53:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 03 12:30:28 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 12:30:28 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6310143