Moving on
3 Jun
So my time in anatomy is over. Almost 2 years to the day since I left the last ED I worked in and changed jobs, got married and moved country (or at least crossed the border…) I am now on … Read More »
Category Archives: thinking about medicine
Richard Lehman on conferences.
11 Apr
Medical conferences exist to affirm everything that hinders the progress of medicine as a compassionate and honest enterprise. They are a showcase for authority figures, pharma-funded research, half-completed work in the form of abstracts and late-breaking sessions; they use up … Read More »
The mechanics of reasoning
16 Mar
Dhaliwal G. A piece of my mind. The mechanics of reasoning. JAMA. 2011 Sep. 7;306(9):918–919. PMID 21900128 Peterson MC, Holbrook JH, Hales Von D, Smith NL, Staker LV. Contributions of the history, physical examination, and laboratory investigation in making medical diagnoses. … Read More »
Is clinical examination dead? Well of course not dummy
13 Mar
Last week I had a little post on “Is clinical examination dead” prompted by one of the local radiologists. It attracted some smart comments from some smart people. To make my position clear, I do not think clinical examination is … Read More »
Practicing emergency medicine (and it’s always practice…)
8 Mar
Practicing emergency medicine is like carefully lining up a putt, dropping the putter, picking up a tennis racket to return a volley or two, quickly side-stepping an on-rushing tackler, and then returning to sink the putt. Refernces: Harwood-Nuss Clinical Practice … Read More »