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Tales of a Meandering Medic

Om Tales of a Meandering Medic

My Memoir. It describes my journey through my working life as a Doctor.It also describes my experiences as a patient, and the wonderful life saving care I receivedfrom the NHS.There are also a few lines on my earlier life, as a Medical Student and how that impacted onmy life as a Hospital Consultant Physician and Nephrologist (kidney specialist).The book consists of a series of vignettes describing episodes that have lingered in my memory.This is well illustrated by the vignette " A Legacy of Spina bifida". In this, I describe a courageouslady with spina bifida. Illustrations come mainly from Bing Pictures, although some are of myown creation.There is a detailed Glossary at the start of the book explaining abbreviations commonly usedin Medicine, for example LP is the abbreviation for Lumbar Puncture, used in the vignettedescribing my own lumbar puncture.Towards the end of the book I describe my interaction with the Driving and Vehicle LicensingAuthority (Autocracy), and the General Medical Council (Gang of Mealy mouthed Charlatans).Hopefully the book will entertain and educate. The intended reader is an average memberof the public and no prior medical knowledge is required. Some over inflated egos may bepunctured.So Reader, enjoy "Tales of a Meandering Medic".

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781637671269
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 128
  • Utgitt:
  • 30. august 2021
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 297x210x9 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 431 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 19. desember 2024

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My Memoir. It describes my journey through my working life as a Doctor.It also describes my experiences as a patient, and the wonderful life saving care I receivedfrom the NHS.There are also a few lines on my earlier life, as a Medical Student and how that impacted onmy life as a Hospital Consultant Physician and Nephrologist (kidney specialist).The book consists of a series of vignettes describing episodes that have lingered in my memory.This is well illustrated by the vignette " A Legacy of Spina bifida". In this, I describe a courageouslady with spina bifida. Illustrations come mainly from Bing Pictures, although some are of myown creation.There is a detailed Glossary at the start of the book explaining abbreviations commonly usedin Medicine, for example LP is the abbreviation for Lumbar Puncture, used in the vignettedescribing my own lumbar puncture.Towards the end of the book I describe my interaction with the Driving and Vehicle LicensingAuthority (Autocracy), and the General Medical Council (Gang of Mealy mouthed Charlatans).Hopefully the book will entertain and educate. The intended reader is an average memberof the public and no prior medical knowledge is required. Some over inflated egos may bepunctured.So Reader, enjoy "Tales of a Meandering Medic".

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