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CORPORATIZATION OF MEDICINE
CORPORATIZATION OF MEDICINE Medicine is changing..like all other professions..the change is sudden and staring at the face..change with the change ..or ..perish ..at your.. In big cities ..practitioners were taken aback when..10 yeras ago a corporate..hospital told doctors in no uncertain terms and without mincing word..'..increase the numbers'.. Many senior docotrs came back and sat down to think..some still hanging on to their baggage ..of oath..threw in towel and put in their papers.. The smarter...
Mobiles in ultrasound clinic
People can not break the habit of using MOBILES and are unduly anxious about safety of ultrasound.There are no known side effects of either.But Mobiles are something they are keeping because they can not do away with it.And unnecessarily quiz, snigger aboutusg.
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Why do we work more than required?
Fear spent growing years in relative scarcity is the prime factor in forcing us to always keep the foot on the gas-peddle. In formative years, having lived on 'half stomachs' (small cars or cramped apartments), we sprint and build stamina to run for longer distances without looking after what we require during the course in the marathon called life. After missing our meals, running from clinic to clinic we feel like real successful and happening...
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Baby/Parent sex determination
My expereince last evening with a patient...was an eye opener.. 'Doc, would you like to tell the gender of my baby', she said in a monotone.There were no expressions in her voice.The eye contact was missing and she was quite sure of the answer. Quite contrary to her expectations I said, 'What makes you think so?'.'All doctors ',she said who examined me previously told me that this is possible after 7 months!'. Then I realized...
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How to be your doctors darling?
Dress down for the occasion: How would you take a hippie for a doctor! Or may be a doctor with noodle strap dress sitting in OPD in low rise jeans! Similarly a patient should wear only cotton loose fitting garments which do not interfere in examination, X-rays or blood samples.In India one does not change into hospital overalls or clothes so attire should be situation friendly. One should be minimally made up with weather permitting...