Wardround 24iv9

The reading for Tuesday will be "Stepford doctors": an allegory. GM Sayers. Medical Humanities 2006;32:57-58. Read and think.

This week’s two minute talks were about drugs with significant potential for adverse effects: warfarin, rifampicin, aminoglycosides and penicillin (with reported allergy). Take a minute or two and ask yourself what you now know about the the use of these drugs that you didn’t know before.

For next Friday the task is a two minute tutorial on the interpretation of results from:
Urinalysis
Arterial blood gases
Pulmonary Function tests
(and an extra in case we have an extra person…oxygen saturations)

MJM

wardround 3iv9

This week's talks were a challenge of summarising what needs to be done about a coincidental chronic illnes in a surgical patient. Both of you recognised the need to address issues directly related to the surgical aspects (risk of hypoadrenalism and thrombosis in lupus and blood sugar/ketones in diabetes) as well as a plan for checking that their longer term management was on track. That's your first two minutes out of the way. Now for next week, the two minute talks onFriday will be recognising the effects of:

Heroin (AB)
Cannabis (free)
Cocaine (CM)
Amphetamine (BS)

Be concise yet precise, and remain anchored in the real world... and just two minutes please.

For discussion on Tuesday I would like you to read Why are medical journals so dull by Richard Asher. Originally published in the BMJ in 23 August 1958. Tempted as I am to leave you to get hold of the paper using your own initiative there is a link here if you do not feel like taking up the challenge. The link works for me but if you are unsuccessful I can give you a paper copy (folded in the shape of a dunce's hat!)

MJM