Tag: Endocrinology
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Quiet days
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Sometimes, back when I worked in general practice, I would wish for that fabled, longed-for rarity: a quiet day. Usually when the case I was examining was clearly more complicated than 10 minutes would allow, or as I watched the waiting room list grow and tried not to think about the other cases I’d already…
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A defence of generalism
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Ahh, veterinary medicine. Look at it, stretching out over the horizon – so pretty. Look at all those referral centres. Of course, I remember back when it was all fields. Back in my day, you could be a proper mixed vet, expressing anal glands with the lingering scent of cowpat on your fingers, and an…