Office Calls

by Gary Yarbrough

More true stories from the author of House Calls. A rural physician shares forty stories from patients he has seen in his office. Written from the primary care perspective, these stories highlight the interpersonal relationships developed over thirty years of practice.

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 17, 2013

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recently read this book and enjoyed it. The author is a good story teller and also a good diagnostician. It was interesting to read how he investigates his patients and their patients to come up with the disease and how to treat it. I also loved how he wove his family life into the book.

[Ngdecker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this right after finishing House Calls in one day. It was a little different, and I also enjoyed it. In addition to chapters about various illnesses and patients, some of them gave the author's experiences and views on HMO's, modern ideas of curing patients, etc. When I got to a chapter that was particularly sad or (to me) scary, I just skimmed over it. On the whole, I enjoyed reading the book.

[Ramona Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fairly typical as a memoir of a small town doctor. I think there were times it became pedantic and turned more into a medical lecture when I would have preferred more about the patient interaction. He did include enough of the stories about people to keep me reading it though and I may look for his other book.

[Lisa C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although interesting and sometimes unusual, this was not as entertaining as House Calls. However, I would recommend either book as the doctor is a good story teller. It's obvious he cares deeply for his patients.