Rushcision
A situation where detail and nuance are essential, but time pressure ensures they are the first casualties. Submitted by James.
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A collection of 22 issues
Doctor
A title confidently used by dentists and professors when checking in for flights, and conspicuously avoided by medical practitioners keen not to be summoned mid-air for a “quick look”. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
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.
Glooming
An initial conversation aiming to frame the current situation and prepare people for the bad things that will inevitably come. Submitted by Neil Hill.
Pillowsink
When you are non-resident on-call and your phone goes at 2am. Submitted by Ross Fisher.
Diagnophoria
The quiet surge of satisfaction that follows landing on the correct diagnosis. Submitted by Bethany Bremner.
Thera-punk
When another clinician undermines your therapeutic plan in a particularly undermining way. Submitted by Bethany Bremner.
Autogaslight
When you know something, but are afraid to look a fool if mistaken. Submitted by Guillermo Uribe.
Riiight
When contact a colleague and begin with, "Do you remember that patient...". Submitted by Ross Fisher.
Nightface
When the day team think you've just finished a night shift, but you haven't. Submitted by Anahita Sharma.