Summary of Lisa Sanders's Diagnosis

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 A man called in sick to his job as a physical therapist nine days before he began feeling sick.

He felt feverish, as though he might have the flu, and went to the ER.

The ER doctor couldn't find anything wrong with him, so he was sent home.#2 The patient, who had been trying to get into see his primary care doctor, was sent to the ER with strange blood results.

It was eventually determined that he had a tick-borne infection.

He had Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which is more common in the Smoky Mountains than the Rocky Mountains.#3 The patient had the misfortune of experiencing fever and flu-like symptoms in the midst of a flu epidemic.

Under these circumstances, the question quickly became not What does he have. but Does he have the flu.#4 Dr. Andrew Modest was the internist assigned to treat the patient.

He found out that the patient had a fever for four weeks, and had lost fifteen pounds over that time.

He thought the patient might have an infection or a tumor, but he couldn't be sure.