01562cam a2200337 4500 547207356 TxAuBib 20160211120000.0 150102|||||||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2014048602 9781410478122 hardback 1410478122 hardback (OCoLC)899228974 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA OCLCF IK2 IEP MPC TxAuBib Gawande, Atul. Being mortal [large print] : medicine and what matters in the end / Atul Gawande. Large print edition. 437 pages ; 23 cm. Originally published: New York : Henry Holtt & Company, 2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-428.) Modern medicine has transformed the dangers of childbirth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the face of our inevitable aging and death, what it can do often runs counter to what it should do. Now Atul Gawande reveals the suffering this has produced. He examines the profession's limitations and failures as life draws to a close, and he shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death, but a good life -- until the very end. 20160211. Terminal care. Critical care medicine. Aging Physiological aspects. Death Attitudes. Prognosis. Quality of life. Large type books. TXCKT