Tag Archives: A&E

Week 3 – How to solve the A&E Crisis

Firstly, I just got quite a shock when I clicked on my stats page… whoever has been reading all of my posts in the last 2 hours, you’ve managed to significantly inflate my ego. Thanks. So, today I’m going to … Continue reading

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Day 3 in A&E – Peaks and Troughs

Day 3 in A&E The last day of my short placement in A&E was a very mixed day. On the one hand, I got to properly clerk a patient for the first time on my own and suggest a diagnosis. … Continue reading

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Day 2 in A&E

Day two in A&E. The day started at 7am on the CDU (Not to be confused with the CDC). The CDU as an acronym officially stands for Clinical Decision Unit but is much more commonly referred to as the “Can’t … Continue reading

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72 hours in A&E

I recently spent 3 days working in A&E. I say working, what that actually translates to is I spent three days getting in the way of the doctors and nurses that were doing some actual work. I had been looking … Continue reading

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Common Sense

I’m a great believer in common sense. The notion that sticking to the letter of the law is not always strictly necessary and that things should have a degree of flexibility. Sadly in modern society this is often lacking. Take … Continue reading

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Medical Student Hyperchondriac Syndrome

Actual date 18/10/12 There is such a thing as medical student hyperchondriac syndrome. This is where medical students learn about a condition in a lecture and because they have one or two of the symptoms, they decide that they have … Continue reading

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