The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush and Other Bizarre Medical Cases

by Rob Myers

Book Overview

These brief, intriguing case histories drawn from medical journals involve unusual symptoms disguising real problems. For example, a woman who claims to have swallowed a toothbrush while brushing her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567316654
• ISBN13: 9781567316650
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: MJF
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A must read!

This is my favorite book by far. If you are into medical stuff, you will love this book. Very interesting and suspenseful.

Good for my pre-med son

This book was so interesting and had many laugh out loud situations. I bought it for my son who is going to med-school thought he would get a kick out of things he may see. He loved the book and has past it around to friends. Worth the read for you or a gift.

a fun read

Aside from the Guiness Book of World records, I found this to be one of the best books for insomnia. The stories, though at times comically badly written as prose, do tend to have their charm. It's almost an affirmation of "if it can happen under the sun it will", but regarding the human body. Not for the light of stomach, not written forensically but in common English, it's an entertaining read.

Odd and scary things.

"Toothbrush" manages to be interesting, funny and scary at the same time. These stories of swallowed items and odd accidents keep physicians wondering about their patients and patients wondering about the medical profession. Who would think that mineral oil or orange juice could be bad for you? One warning - if you have a weak stomach, you shouldn't read this near meal time. A number of the stories talk about the medical professionals getting sick and if they did, you might.

Humorous and intriguing tales of real medical experiences

Rob Myers' Woman Who Swallowed A Toothbrush And Other Bizarre Medical Cases presents over fifty humorous and intriguing tales of real medical experiences. From a life threatening body painting experience to a thyroid problem which causes a literal eye-popping experience in the ER, this is packed with intriguing situations.