Review of 'Fascinomas - Fascinating Medical Mysteries' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Another interesting book by Dr Meador. A "fascinoma" is "medical slang for an unusually interesting medical case." Dr Meador has collected 35 medical mysteries from his colleagues, illustrating "the old dictum that it is as important for know the patient with the disease as it is to know the disease." Of course, in some of these cases, the patients hold back important information and the doctors never really understand the reason for the condition (such as "Mysterious Mammaries"), or the reason is so obscure the patient doesn't even mention it ("A Sticky Situation"). Dr Meador does not talk down to his readers and the stories are easy to understand. This is a quick, short (133 pages) read. I also recommend Dr Meador's [b:True Medical Detective Stories|15770145|True Medical Detective Stories|Clifton K. Meador|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343248481s/15770145.jpg|21477535], and [b:The Medical Detectives|106164|The Medical Detectives|Berton Roueché|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348420016s/106164.jpg|102339] by [a:Berton Roueché|896419|Berton Roueché|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1444975766p2/896419.jpg], who is Dr Meador's inspiration for these books.
