When you hear hoofbeats think horses not zebras. That’s what medical students are taught during training. What does this mean? That, when you have a patient with a list of symptoms, reach for the more common, more likely diagnosis, rather than the rare diagnosis. Because the rarer diagnosis sticks in the mind more easily, students…
What Is Your Experience Of Disability?
This question is the first in a list of 52 questions (Don’t worry, I may not do them all) on Rose B. Fischer’s blog. It’s part of an awareness raising campaign called Redefining Disability. I’ve mentioned my own disability a few times, I’ve seen a lot of campaigning for the raising of mental health awareness…