Two amusing articles in this week's BMJ.
One tackles questions about medical myths, such as:
Should we drink at least eight glasses of water a day?Does shaving hair cause it to grow back faster or coarser?
Does reading in dim light ruin your eyesight?
Does eating turkey make you especially drowsy?
The other analyzes some of the new slang doctors use, such as:
Hasselhoff: An injury with a bizarre explanation presenting to Accident and Emergency. Named after the former Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff who suffered a freak injury in 2006 when he hit his head on a chandelier while shaving. The broken glass severed four tendons and an artery in his right arm.Posted by schwitz at December 21, 2007 09:27 AM | TrackBackTesticulation: The holding forth with expressive hand gestures by a consultant on a subject on which he or she has little knowledge.
Blamestorming: A session of mutual recrimination during which a multidisciplinary team attempts to apportion blame for a glaring error.
404 moment: The point in a ward round when - despite searches of the notes or electronic records - a result cannot be found. (From the world wide web error message “404: document not found.”)
Jack Bauer: A doctor still up and working after 24 hours on the job—now something of a rarity but will be recognised by older clinicians.
Ringo: Expendable member of a team. (After Ringo Starr, drummer with the Beatles. John, Paul, and George went on to successful solo careers. Ringo did the voiceover for Thomas the Tank Engine.)
yes on my country also has such myths, so the myths is common in everywhere
Posted by: Sukosari at December 21, 2007 07:23 PM