Archive for November, 2008
Dick Tations case files…
This week something in a patients notes was drawn to my attention.
I had sent a lady in her late 30’s for a chest X-ray, the report that returned read…
“Chest Xray clear, no evidence of infection or abnormality, as far as I can tell this lady has a very nice chest”
“Blimey” I thought. Did he actually [...]
How to irritate your patient
In a recent post I identified ways in which patients can (and often do) irritate their clinicians….as such it seems only fair to reverse these roles…
The following list comes from experience of sitting in with mentors and colleagues who have irritating habits that they are probably not aware of, plus a few things I also [...]
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