Thanks Dagmara , I agree discussion based on assumptions of innate superiority of one gender over another in medicine goes nowhere. However , in the interests of CQI , if there is a distinguishing trend to patient centeredness or intelligent management ... See more

45 yr man, transferred from remote mine site to my remote ED with vomiting, thought to be gastro by mine medic. I bunged in an IV and handed off some blood to my very good nurses who ran some iStat. Hey doc, the BSL is 39. OK, that's interesting, ... See more

I agree Christina. I recall that the studies that supported using the liquid medium instead of a fixed Pap smear quoted figures of maybe 20% where endocervical cuboidal epithelium to confirm examination of the TZ was not detected. Supposedly the smears ... See more

That was a great article Ashley and well worthy of a thread of its own. Catastrophising is something we probably all do and this patient writing her eulogy over a vitamin excess is a great example of it. I've improved my response to negative experiences ... See more

Dear Members, Apparently now pharmacists wish to be consultants. I believe they are actively applying for resident, registrar, consultant status Hmmm, firstly what makes a registrar pharmacist? Or will it be cheap labor for some years. Will consultant ... See more