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Fascinomas - Fascinating Medical Mysteries Paperback – November 4, 2013
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- Print length151 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 4, 2013
- Dimensions6 x 0.33 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101491029277
- ISBN-13978-1491029275
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- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 4, 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 151 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1491029277
- ISBN-13 : 978-1491029275
- Item Weight : 7.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.33 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,218,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #464 in Doctor-Patient Relations
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Cllfton Meador is a retired physician and professor of medicine emeritus at Vanderbilt Medical School. He is author of 13 books. His "Med School" is a year by year humorous and serious account of medical school in the 1950s. "True Medical Detective Stories" tells in detective fashion the story of 19 unusual cases. His latest book, "Fascinomas -fascinating medical mysteries" reports 35 medical mysteries shared by his colleagues from around the country. He has a fascination about the efffects of mind on body,psychosomatic diseases, and Voodoo hexing. The books emphasize the importance of careful listening and engaging the patient in the search for causes of illness.
Kirkus Reviews says, "A quick, enjoyable book of health-related who- and whatdunits."
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Some of the stories are funny, some are spooky, many are just plain weird… but fun as they are, they do collectively make a serious point: often the most important thing a doctor can do for a patient is simply to listen and pay attention, because the most irrelevant-seeming details in a medical history or even casual remarks can provide the clues that explain an otherwise mysterious condition. It’s a fact that not only doctors but, even more importantly, the healthcare bean-counters who expect those doctors to do their jobs by rote and pill and test after only a few minutes of conversation, need to pay far more attention to.
That aside, sit back and enjoy these boggling tales. You can read each one in about five minutes (though as they say about candy and potato chips, you probably won’t be able to stop with just one). You’ll get more out of them if you’re somewhat familiar with medical terms, but the authors explain anything that readers might not know. You’ll certainly come out of the experience with a new appreciation of just how complex the interactions between human bodies (and minds) and their environment can be.
This time, the vignettes were written by other health professionals, outlining interesting cases and for the most part, were well-worth the read. Some of the essays were well-done or interesting, some were neither.
This was a perfect read for post-lunch reading (which is the time I put aside in reading science books as opposed to the cozy mysteries I tend to read during the evening hours). And I would recommend it if you enjoy short writings about interesting medical cases.
I’ll give this book 3.9 stars – well worth reading as long as you don’t pay full price.