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David Attenborough as a Geriatrician: a thread.
It’s only taken him 4 hours but he has finally summarised the tomb-like casenotes for all the new admissions.
Unfortunate encounter with a bodily fluid.
His unhealthy obsession with Digitalis.
Upon stepping into the sluice.
Showing the students the ‘Attenborough Test’ for LMN facial weakness.
Trying to negotiate with a delirious patient who is packing his bags and insisting on leaving if he is not provided with a bag of Pear Drops pronto.
Giving a 250ml fluid bolus.
Showing the FY1 what become of the last junior who moaned about the sheer number of PRs generated from one ward round.
Final sign off for his FY2 who has chosen a career in surgery after 4 months on his ward.
“Seriously! It’s literally never a UTI. Unless it’s a UTI.”
Supervising a medical student sim session.
Explaining how to properly perform the Epley manoeuvre.
New look for Spring 2020.
His thoughts on the current state of medical training.
October 2020
