Three Legged Stallion Oth Tale: And Other Tales from a Doctor's Notebook - Softcover

Siegfried, Kra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393335909 ISBN 13: 9780393335903

Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1980

Synopsis

Spinning tales and building suspense in the best whodunnit tradition, cardiologist Kra ( Is Surgery Necessary? ) recounts rare, sometimes bizarre, medical cases and the diagnostic sleuthing required to solve them. He describes the tragicomic dilemma of a village rake nicknamed Stallion, whose raison d'etre vanished with the loss of his potency (restored thanks to the author's detection and treatment of a blocked artery). In a similar vein, Kra recalls how fumes from mercury used by a dentist for fillings were found to be the cause of his insanity, which had flummoxed psychiatrists. The author also narrates his lively adventures as a medical student in Europe, including a romance with a beautiful, dying inmate of a Swiss TB sanatorium. Several tales of Kra's escapes from accidental death conclude this consistently entertaining collection.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393335909
• ISBN 13: 9780393335903
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204