Pretendoscope
The cheap and non-functional piece of stethoscope-shaped plastic ceremonially bestowed to allow us to pretend we might actually hear something other than our own disappointment. Submitted by Sebastian Knudsen.
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A collection of 170 issues
Any-itis
How to concisely summarise immune checkpoint inhibitor toxicities that can affect any part of the body. Submitted by Dan Patterson.
Ghostround
Passing a bed where a patient should be, hours after they have died.
Publishitis
The compulsive urge to turn every passing clinical thought, observation, or half-baked idea into a paper. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Flumplify
When a small piece of creative wandering unexpectedly grows into something meaningful, lasting, or widely shared.
Wordsworth Reflex
The brief, involuntary pause as your jaw tightens before uttering words you know will hurt someone. Submitted by Carole Morgan.
Ne plus ultra(sound)
The (fallacious) belief that the most important thing in medicine is to ultrasound something. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Microscopist
A doctor who would much rather be in the lab. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Flawlessis
The rare, shimmering moment when a complex procedure unfolds exactly as planned.
Medicine avec frontiers
The opposite of medicine sans frontiers or doctors without borders. Those services who just refuse to take a patient. Submitted by Peter Brindley.