The human body is just like a Morris Minor, but with the ability to go up hills.
Modern practice is becoming more and more complicated.
Prof Candid simplifies it with his Handy visual guide to general practice.
- Remember, for a worried mother, a physical examination is more about performance than generating useful clinical information.
2. It’s fine to accept that your work persona and your real self are just not the same.
3. Keep this diagram handy for patients convinced that their body must work just like their 1977 Morris Minor and demand a purely mechanical explanation of their constipation.
4. When your patient insists they can’t possibly take metronidazole for their dental infection because they’ve got a wedding coming up and well… you know how it is doc! Then it’s probably time to pull out the CAGE questionnaire.
5. If your patient with a BMI of over 40 and an HbA1c of over 11 insists they only eat salads then it’s worth asking them to keep a food diary.
Please return next week for part two of Professor Candid’s guide.
