Publishitis
The compulsive urge to turn every passing clinical thought, observation, or half-baked idea into a paper. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Topic
All
A collection of 177 issues
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.
Exitcall
The pager going off just as youâre about to leave for the day.
Adrenodrive
VirtualCuppa
The warm drink offered with kindness but declined as you're too busy seeing patients to drink it. Submitted by Susannah Lillis.