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669807 JAGXXX10.1177/0733464816669807Journal of Applied GerontologyBook Review book-review2016 Book Review Journal of Applied Gerontology 2017, Vol. 36(9) 1166 –1168 A Case-Based Approach © The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav to Learning Geriatric journals.sagepub.com/home/jag Medicine Thompson, S., Lovett, N., Grimley Evans, J., & Pendlebury, S. (2015). Oxford case histories in geriatric medicine. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 507 pp., $67.50, ISBN 978-0-19-969926-1 Reviewed by: Jennifer M. Reckrey, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA DOI: 10.1177/0733464816669807 The Oxford Case Histories series seeks to provide case-based teaching for clinicians in specialist training. The Geriatric Medicine edition includes 48 well-written clinical cases of older adults presenting with medical issues that range from “bread-and-butter” geriatric medicine topics like incontinence to more uncommon conditions like multiple system atrophy. Initial case presen- tations often include extensive history, laboratory, and radiologic findings. Cases conclude with series of questions for the reader to consider. The dis- cussion of cases that follows is nuanced and often accompanied by images, graphs, and tables. Some cases unfold over several pages, and all attempt to condense considerable information into each paragraph. Of note, the series is largely directed at clinicians studying or practicing geriatric medicine in
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Published: Sep 1, 2017
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