Interpretastrophe
A situation where your words are marginally misinterpreted but the end result is a gulf away from what was desired. Submitted by James.
Topic
Moments
A collection of 61 issues
Politeness index
A measure of the professional civility demanded after a colleague’s disastrous intervention, calculated as inversely proportional to the time required to undo it. Submitted by Roxy.
Radiloom
The suspended moment between ignorance and revelation while an X-ray loads.
Rushcision
A situation where detail and nuance are essential, but time pressure ensures they are the first casualties. Submitted by James.
Fmoment
The moment immediately after you wondered if you should do something when it is immediately clear that you shouldn't have. Submitted by Ross Fisher.
PlotTwistitis
The sudden rewrite of a patient's story when a new diagnosis appears.
Pillowsink
When you are non-resident on-call and your phone goes at 2am. Submitted by Ross Fisher.
Passnesia
The sudden mental blackout when trying to log in to a hospital computer youÕve used daily for years, as if the password has been surgically removed from your memory.
Thera-punk
When another clinician undermines your therapeutic plan in a particularly undermining way. Submitted by Bethany Bremner.
Nameghost
The sudden intimacy of caring for a patient who shares a loved one's name.